Beer: Three Brothers Ruby Resolution 4.6%, Thames London Porter 5.0%Pre-match pints at The Old George. The pub is reasonably empty as we take a table and start fielding texts from those approaching NUT.
Luke, Wilf and Helen are the only ones likely to be here early enough to meet us – and we move to another bar in the (old-fashioned – oldest in Newcastle – sprawling pub). This bar, just opened to cope with the overflow, is very cold; though the room is dominated by a huge bygone fireplace. It’d be lovely if such a bona fide historic feature of this hostelry could be utilised.
The barman listens to our murmurings and explains he’s whacked the heating up to “full”. It’s not likely to get cosy anytime soon.
Pages arrive – and eat - and Wilf predicts Town will win 10-1. Otherwise, because we’re in unfamiliar territory, because we fear the Town might get thrashed and because the crowd will be five times bigger than a big crowd in Luton (reaching our seats, in the ridiculously large stadium, might prove a challenge in itself) – we’re all a bit tense.
The beer is good stuff – particularly the porter.
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