Used to stay in Whitley Bay when i was on the road & there were some good digs there along the sea front. There were some good pubs too & Spanish City fairground of Dire Straits fame.

Mind you, the whole place could be in dire straits nowadays.

We stayed in someone's house this year using airbnb. Should be plenty within a good distance of the stadium on there.

happy with cas..how are these games picked i presume its down to league placings

Were any of the digs in the little red book Niners ?

They would have been in the little red book Brian, or even the back of an old fag packet.

Were in Jesmond too, The New Northumbria, try to catch up with you for a beer.

Good. Give you a shout a bit nearer the time. Looks like people were anticipating it being Newcastle the way the hotel prices started rising from Tuesday of this week.

Seems Jesmond is the popular place to be, we there as well.

You might want to wear your riot gear, we're in the same end as Wigan AND Widnes. What a sensible move, there's no way there will be any trouble.

Maybe it's a way of bringing the fans together. Wire fans could support Wigan when they face Leeds. Widnes fans could cheer the Wire when we play Cas. There could be pictures of fans from the 3 clubs, arm in arm, plastered across the media in an act of solidarity. In fact, we could have a multi club conga around the stand and in the concourse....

Can I have some of what your drinking please lol.

Sounds good. Just ordered a Stone Island hoodie. Looking forward to it now.

Thought you weren't coming if it was in Newcastle, or has that tempted you?

Just browsed a few hotel websites you have no chance of a room in the city centre now, it's looking like you'll have to travel in from miles away.

If you're near a Metro stop there isn't a problem.