Speaking as a Thunder fan, I hope that you're all going to come up in huge numbers for what will turn out to be a great Bank Holiday weekend. Some of you may care to 'stay over' - whatever the budget, there's something to suit.

I'm sure that our corporate facilities at The Newcastle/Gateshead Hilton Hotel are second to none - watch out for deals there (this normally includes transport from / back to the hotel)

Pre and post-match, local RL-supporting pubs are The Schooner (very near the stadium - by the river) and The Wheatsheaf, Felling (walking distance)

Decent weather will mean a great atmosphere - whatever the result
Neil

I hope Woods doesn't end up with egg on his face! Or that the Saints team show similar disrespect on the field.

I'd like to see Eastmond and Wheeler at 6 & 7 for Gateshead

To be fair to Dave Woods he actually said that Saints "[ialmost[/i got a bye" but he probably shouldn't have said anything remotely like that.

Silly comment by Woods, but realistically it is very close to the truth.

We will dispatch of Gateshead with minimum fuss and it in honsty we will probably rack up quite a score.

I would expect better from Dave Woods and I can understand the chairman being quite upset about the BBC comments.

That's it, its probably true but shows a bit of disrespect for all he has done in Gateshead