Newcastle supporters may well have been drinking since before midday in celebration of their new Saudi owners, but the party that followed was a sobering reality of how far their club has fallen.
For so long the home fans fought the temptation to turn on Steve Bruce. Come the end they could not pass up the opportunity to let the new decision-makers know exactly how they feel.
It was cutting and even felt a little unkind on the head coach, the sound of the Gallowgate End bellowing, ‘You’re getting sacked in the morning’.
Newcastle supporters were in great spirits ahead of Sunday’s clash with Tottenham
They did not want it to be like this, though. Even when their team went 3-1 down they roared them back towards the halfway line. That was more in hope than expectation.
But earlier, on a Sunday morning that felt more like a Saturday night, hope was the overriding emotion throughout the city, much like it has been since news of the £305million takeover broke 10 days ago.
To those acquainted with matchday in this town, it is easy to determine how long remains until kick-off, based on the density of the black-and-white shirts gravitating towards St James’ Park. Not this time.
At 2pm – two-and-a-half hours before the start – you would have sworn the teams were in the tunnel, such was the mass of movement in the direction of the stadium.
It was there, outside the Gallowgate, that the party started, a divorce and wedding rolled into one.
The mood turned as the home side were beaten by Nuno Espírito Santo’s men
At the foot of Jackie Milburn’s nearby statue, and slapped on the ball the club legend is poised to welly, was the face of Mike Ashley. ‘He’s out of our club,’ they sang, a twist on the old favourite, ‘Get out of our club’, plus expletives.
But top of the hit parade were a couple of new entries – ‘We’re the Saudi Mags’ and ‘We’re richer than you’. Spurs fans later took great delight in returning, ‘No noise from the…
Source : dailymail
