fa cup draw
Barnsley v Hartlepool or Coventry
Yeovil v Leyton Orient
Liverpool v Oldham or Mansfield
Nottingham Forest v West Ham
Bristol City v Watford
Southend v Millwall
Middlesbrough v Hull
West Brom v Crystal Palace
Kidderminster v Peterborough
Doncaster v Stevenage
Stoke v Leicester
Southampton v Burnley
Newcastle v Cardiff
Rochdale v Leeds
Wigan v MK Dons
Charlton v Wrexham or Oxford
Manchester United v Swansea
Port Vale v Plymouth
Norwich v Fulham
Aston Villa v Sheffield United
Macclesfield v Sheffield Wednesday
Sunderland v Carlisle
Bolton v Blackpool
Blackburn v Manchester City
Everton v QPR
Brighton v Reading
Arsenal v Tottenham
Birmingham v Bristol Rovers or Crawley
Grimsby v Huddersfield
Ipswich v Preston
Derby v Chelsea
Bournemouth v Fleetwood or Burton Albion

Fixtures will be played over the weekend of January 4 and 5.

Just been sent this off a mate.

I was working in Tesco, re-arranging boxes of soap powder in aisle 7, when in walks the girl I shagged the night before!
She said "oi you told me you was a stunt pilot .... You lying bastard!".

I replied "no I told you I was part of the Ariel display team!"

Any others out there to brighten up this dreary Saturday afternoon?

President Zuma has announced the death of Nelson Mandela...

RIP Madiba

Flood on the Tyne (I feel a song coming on...)

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/nort...al-6377123

http://tyneandwear.sky.com/news/article/...epares-for

I thought i'd make this thread as no doubt the NEB Admins will would of moved all the Posts into a Separate Thread eventually anyway as they tend to do.

So here is my Predictions:

Scenario 1

ToonLink (14) Mercedes Citaro
Lime (14) Optare Versa
Centurion (9) Wright Streetlite
Fab 57 (5) Wright Streetlite
Quaylink (9) Mercedes Citaro K
DFDS (4) Wright Gemini 2
GNE Spares (25) Wright Gemini 2
GNE Spares (15) Optare Versa
Total 95

Scenario 2

Laser (6) Mercedes Citaro
Prince Bishops (12) Wright Gemini 2
Toonlink (14) Mercedes Citaro
Cats Fast (6) Mercedes Citaro
Lime (14) Optare Versa
Fab Fifty Seven (5) Wright Streetlite
Centurion (9) Wright Streetlite
Loop (8) Optare Versa
Highwayman (11) Optare Versa
Total 85

Scenario 3

DFDS Seaways (4) Wright Gemini 2
Quaylink (10) Mercedes Citaro K
Centurion (9) Wright Streetlite
Fab Fifty Seven (5) Wright Streetlite
Pulse (5) Wright Streetlite
Toonlink (14) Mercedes Citaro
Tyndale Links (7) Optare Solo SR
Lime (14) Optare Versa
East Durham (17) Optare Solo SR
Total 86

Below is a list of the statutory consultees, that Nexus approached under the Quality Contract Scheme proposal. Can anyone else see a problem with it?

Only 2 bodies on that list of 19 profess to 'represent' joe public. Bus Users UK, and PTUG. I'm on the mailing lists and have both of them on Facebook, yet I was never once approached for my view. Leads me to wonder exactly how democratic these bodies are, and who's views are they really representing? Their own personal view, or perhaps a collective view of their supporters/members? Is anyone a member of either?

What would also be interesting to know is whether any members of Unite or Unison, who are not employed by affected companies, were consulted on the feedback they've provided. I'm not a member of either union, but I am both a member and activist of a TUC affiliated union. I never even knew that the TUC had been consulted...

That leaves a mixture of operators, whom have been offered the opportunity to provide feedback under the NEBOA and NTL umbrella too, and the councils, which we already know are for the proposal.

• Arriva
  
• Bus Users UK
  
• Durham County Council
  
• Gateshead Council
  
• Go North East
  
• NEBOA
  
• Network Ticketing Ltd
  
• Newcastle City Council
  
• North Tyneside Council
  
• Northumberland County Council
  
• Oxera
  
• PTUG
  
• Passenger Focus
  
• South Tyneside Council
  
• Stagecoach
  
• Sunderland City Council
  
• TUC
  
• Unison
  
• Unite
  

Sorry for the really old news,
Ashington 7483 was running on X22 on 1/12, I think this shouldn't be allowed?

E200 39728 on xx00 8s from town.

Dan. Any news on Fleet Changes in the last couple of days. Regards Robin

Still expecting a cheesy launch outside Barry's Bargains with Ventureman (pants on the outside for effect) launching it.

Saying that, it is nice for Derwentside to get new vehicles.
It must be 7 years since the last new vehicles were stabled at Stanley.