There's a New Castle episode airing tonight, I want to watch it. It's just after House and just…read morebefore Game Of Thrones. I'm going to rush through this review so I can go and watch it. Oh crap, my shoelace is Untied. First-Hand Experience: Yelp asked me to include more information about my personal experience, so I'm letting you know that I have seen Newcastle United play live, in person, on several occasions, both at SJP and at other stadiums. They're one of my top 3 top flight teams in England, their crowd is intense and second to none, and even though it rains a lot up here, watching Newcastle play is always a real joy. Even though the Ashley era has killed some of the optimism, I will always love watching Newcastle live and look forward to doing so again. *** return to regular review *** Known as The Magpies or The Toon, this is one of the greatest teams in the world not to achieve anything for a long time. They have one of the loudest, biggest, grandest old stadiums in Britain, and have one of the most intense fan bases you will ever find. This team is the very passion and lifeblood of the region, and yet success eludes them, for two reasons. (1) Keegan's Newcastle just missed out on the title by a hair at the end of the season due to Evil Fergie. (2) Mike Ashley then bought the club and is running them into the ground with no real investment and no real chance of success. Formed in 1892, they play to a whopping 52k fans, in "jailbird" black and white stripes. They've been in the top division for almost all of their history. Bobby Robson, along with Kevin Keegan, is one of their recent heroes as manager. Alan Shearer is one of their greatest ever players, as well as Beardsley and Cole, in recent times. They have won the Premier League 4 times, but only in the old days... 1905, 1907, 1909 and 1927. They have been runners up only twice, in 96 and 97 both under Keegan. They've won the FA Cup 6 times, most recently in 1955. They were FA Cup Runners Up 7 times, most recently 74, 98 and 99. They were League Cup runners up in 76. That means they have not won anything since 1955, and they have not been runner up in anything this century. Not good enough for a huge great club like Newcastle. If you're ever up in the North East, one of my fave parts of the whole world, make sure you try a Cheese Savoury sandwich, go to a place called Superpie in Gateshead for the best Cheese Savoury you'll ever have. I am taking one star off this team until Mike Ashley leaves. Then as long as he sells to a respected owner, who takes care of the club properly, I will give them the extra star they deserve for being such a great club.

Part of the Goals Chain. Good 5-a-side football venue…read more There are plenty of pitches, including some 7-a-side pitches. Leagues are on every night with various levels, as well as pitches that can just be rented. Prices have crept up quite slowly in the past few years. Bar is good, with bar staff usually very friendly. Can be hired out for parties. Parking is not bad, but does get a bit crampt at the peak times through the week.

Dedicated fans to be found at Turf Moor. I had a great experience for a Premier League game in the…read morethe little town of Burnley. We drove up north from Liverpool to Burnley to watch their match against West Ham. We got to check out their Jimmy McIlroy social area before the game and we had a great time. The field is a bit antiquated, but sufficient for the steadfast Claret fans. It may be one of the oldest parks in the Premier League. The grounds were well tended to, the seats although a bit old were faded but not cracked or uncomfortable to sit in for the 90+ minutes of the match. The social area was first rate, we had our own ushers that kept us from going astray, and helped us find what we needed. We had to pay for drinks, but the food presented was delicious. Before kickoff, they had three food stations. They offered a Korean Rice Bowl station with pork belly or fried tofu, chilli cucumber pickle, gochujang mayo. I had like three of these... they were amazing. The second offering was a Katsu Chicken Burger with kimchi, katsunnaise, on a brioche bun. It was also pretty good. The third pre-game offering was the beech smoked pork sausage on a brioche bun with smashed nachos, crispy onions, ketchup, and mustard. I passed on this one. After half they served butter chicken & spinach pie, also pretty good - and tea or coffee. The fans were dedicated. There was a lot of chanting, a lot of C'me On Burnley!" They really wanted to will their team to victory. My daughter got a pic with a minority owner, JJ Watts, as he was in the building for the match as well. Unfortunately for the Clarets, they fell short on the "will of one nil," as the Hammers scored two in the final minutes and beat the home team. The Burnley fans were not happy. Warning: It's cold up in the NW England, so bundle up.

Turf Moor is one of your traditional, older stadiums in the Premier League, it has been home to…read moreBurnley since 1883 and as I recall it is one of the oldest football stadiums in the Premier League, older than Goodison Park and Anfield yet a few years later than Stamford Bridge. For an old stadium especially for one of Burnley's structure, I was quite impressed with Turf Moor which has a capacity of just over 22,000. More recently, they have expanded disabled seating to meet Premier League requirements which the ground was behind in for a long time, they previously only offered away supporters 3 wheelchair bays (The average is around 12-15 often reaching 25), but due to a reformat of the stadium they've now increased that to 18 which is impressive. The staff at the stadium seemed mixed - the stewards actually used common sense by not blocking the view (often they stand at the front and refuse to move, meaning you can't see the view), however on the front enterance the person scanning tickets seemed to be talking to a friend - he didn't even look at me which surely was a security flaw (anyone could have gotten in without a ticket, he wasn't paying any attention). Obviously I was happy with the result being a 4-1 win for Manchester City, my team and I also felt welcome as an away supporter from the club, I booked parking in advance which was pretty expensive at £10 considering a large amount of street parking and car parks nearby and the fact there is a good wait to get out of the car park until all the pedestrians have gone, but still how close the car park was to the stadium was remarkable, it was so close I could have probably watched the game from my car (Okay I wouldn't go that far - but it was so close!), and being a first-timer to the ground and it being a freezing, cold night in December I was glad of the parking space. The one big screen at the other end of the Cricket Field (away stand) seemed pretty small, but I did have a decent view of the pitch even if the writing on the big-screen was impossible to read and poorly formatted. Despite being an old stadium, it has been improved of late to meet UEFA requirements and Premier League requirements (more seats for disabled people in both home and away areas AND removing the wooden seats for plastic ones in the Cricket Field Stand) 3* - Pretty cool stadium for a club like Burnley, they have tried to improve it as much as they could while they still don't have the facilities of a big club's modern arena (concourse is not disabled-friendly, you go in from outside), it still is a stadium which has improved and I really hope they won't revert on the changes when Burnley's inevitable relegation comes around.