: Mon May 11, 2009 8:11 am  

St pete wrote:

I'm thinking of avin good weekend down your way when we play ya in cup.

Is it good night out? Any hotels near by?

South Sheilds is good too and there are tons of B and B's on Ocean Road

: Mon May 11, 2009 9:41 am  

The best curry houses are in Ocean Road as is Colmans fish and chips shop which wins awards on a regular basis Link Good coastline which takes people to Sunderland.

The best curry houses are in Ocean Road as is Colmans fish and chips shop which wins awards on a regular basis Link Good coastline which takes people to Sunderland.

[Jimmythecuckoo]

: Mon May 11, 2009 11:49 am  

good luck to the Thunder for the match.

Long shot is an understatement but enjoy the day ! Hope to get a South Dorset contingent up to cheer you on.

: Mon May 11, 2009 5:07 pm  

Good luck for the big game, guys. I was disgusted by the way the BBC treated your club after the draw. Dave Woods' "A bye for St. Helens" comment was outrageous as was the general tone they gave towards your club.

: Mon May 11, 2009 5:34 pm  

Surreyben wrote:

Good luck for the big game, guys. I was disgusted by the way the BBC treated your club after the draw. Dave Woods' "A bye for St. Helens" comment was outrageous as was the general tone they gave towards your club.

Well, to the Thunder fans I'd like to say that not everyone feels the same way as Dave Woods!

I'm looking forward to the contest. We haven't won up there before so there is some longstanding revenge to be had!

: Mon May 11, 2009 6:38 pm  

Confirmed to be at gateshead stadium i will be there few beers in centurian then hop onto the metro!!!

: Mon May 11, 2009 7:12 pm  

EXILEDHULLADGATESHEAD wrote:

Confirmed to be at gateshead stadium i will be there few beers in centurian then hop onto the metro!!!

Have you got a link for the conifrmation. The club's website says confirmation of date and tickets will be Tuesday

: Mon May 11, 2009 8:55 pm  

Gateshead Thunder will not be seeking a change of venue for their Challenge Cup quarter-final tie against holders St Helens at the end of May.

The Tyne and Wear club have insisted it is only right to give their own fans the opportunity to watch the match at Gateshead Stadium.

And Thunder's chief executive Rod Findlay dismissed any suggestion the tie would be switched to St Helens in order to draw a bigger attendance.

Findlay stressed: "Gateshead is our home and I think it's only right that we play a match of this stature at our own Gateshead Stadium.

"We think our stadium is probably better than St Helens. We have a 12,000 all-seater international stadium and there's no reason to move it. We might get a bigger crowd if we played the game at St Helens but that would be extremely unfair on our fans who deserve better.

"They've had 10 years in the wilderness after Super League was taken from them. There's been an awful lot of interest since the draw was made. There's already a buzz about the match and the phones have been ringing non-stop with people asking about tickets for the tie."

: Wed May 13, 2009 8:09 am  

Bandito wrote:

South Sheilds is good too and there are tons of B and B's on Ocean Road

and Curry Houses

A good night out Shields

: Wed May 13, 2009 10:42 am  

Good on yer Gateshead! Hope you get a 2k+ crowd. Enjoy the big day and give Saints a good run for their money, good Luck.