Newcastle fans are a bit like bumble bees. Most go about their business relatively quietly, work hard and won't bother you unless you do something to annoy them. Magpies' fans greet their beloved Newcastle United players with open arms and give them an unrivalled loyalty throughout their stay on Tyneside but once they decide they want to earn their (normally tripled) wages from a different honeypot then be prepared to feel their Geordie sting. Once you exit St James' Park (unless you have excelled to the level of Sir Leslie Ferdinand) you better not be expecting a heroes welcome upon your return. Without this turning into a passage on Noah's Ark, Newcastle fans have a lot in common with elephants (No, not Sam Allardyce) when it comes to their steel-trap memories. Therefore if you have committed a footballing offence deemed unacceptable by 52,000 Geordies then you're likely to pay the price (through a large amount of distasteful chanting) until you retire from football. Alongside former Newcastle turncoats and St James' Park offenders there are another section of players that are despised season after season simply because they play in red and white. Southampton...sorry Sunderland players will always receive a fair share of crowd abuse and the players who have played well for the Black Cats in the previous North East derbies are normally targeted the most. With that in mind, here's the top 10 players who will get the loudest boos at St James' Park this season...
NCTJ-accredited football writer with an MA in Sports Journalism. What Culture football editor. Write for the official Newcastle United programme. Former video reporter at North News. Featured and published in the Sunderland Echo, Shields Gazette, Mail Online, The Mirror, The Sun and others.
