For those of you who haven't got tickets for the Southampton game and are wondering what to do with yourselves - why not take a trip to Villa Park and support Whitley Bay in the final of the FA Vase against a bunch of jam makers from Essex. It's cheap, you'll be supporting another branch of the Geordie nation, your kids can get in for a quid and it gets you all out of the house.

Details from the Whitley website:

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Official Travel Arrangements

The club are putting on coaches to Villa Park for the final. Coaches leave Hillheads at 8:30am on Saturday 11th May. Please contact Mr T Moody to book. You can call the club house on (0191) 291 3637. Prices are £15 for everyone.

Tickets

Prices are £10 for Adults and £1 for under 16s. The club has asked that anyone wishing to go buys tickets directly from the club as Whitley Bay make 20% commission on all tickets sold. Tickets bought on the day earn Aston Villa Commission. Tickets are available from the clubhouse between the hours of 4pm to 7pm weekdays.

Tickets can also be purchased from Sainsbury's, Safeway and the Playhouse Box Office during opening hours. The club would like to thank them for their support.

-- Anonymous, May 05, 2002

Answers

See you there?

-- Anonymous, May 05, 2002

W/Bay will be at SJP on Tues in order to get tips and advice from Bobby Robson before the match. They were at the Stade de Merdé earlier today, in a publicity stunt which is only likely going to confuse them.
I wish them well.

-- Anonymous, May 05, 2002

I'm told the stuff at SJP with Sir Bobby giving Andy Gowens a few tips was on north east telly tonight. Did anyone see it?

-- Anonymous, May 07, 2002

Of course what NUFC did was simple honest charity and not a publicity stunt, Gibbo. Likewise loaning the team coach to Tow Law Town.

ML³

-- Anonymous, May 08, 2002

If I wasn't going to Soton I'd be at Villa, Howay the Bay. Who remembers our last run when beat the mighty Preston at Hillheads then lost narrowly at Rochdale in the 4th round of the FA Cup?

-- Anonymous, May 08, 2002

Bobby told their manager not to put black polish on white boots. Darned near soiled myself.

-- Anonymous, May 08, 2002

Preston was the second round, DSS, the Rochdale was the third. I thought we'd get the Toon at Hillheads and we got blinkin Rochdale away. I went though - they lost one nowt.

-- Anonymous, May 08, 2002