Newcastle fan left red-faced after untimely tattoo

Newcastle followers wave scarves as they await kick-off within the English League Cup last soccer match between Manchester United and Newcastle United at Wembley Stadium, north-west London on February 26, 2023. (Photograph by ADRIAN DENNIS / AFP)

LONDON – Newcastle United fan Kris Prepare dinner was so satisfied his membership was going to win a primary home trophy for almost 70 years that he had a tattoo celebrating the actual fact on his leg.

The issue was Newcastle ended up shedding 2-0 to Manchester United in Sunday’s League Cup last at Wembley.

Prepare dinner had the favored membership chant “Inform me ma me ma” full with “NUFC Cup winners 26/02/23” etched onto his pores and skin nevertheless it proved considerably untimely as Newcastle’s wait goes on.

“I requested the lass who does my tattoos: ‘Can you place cup winners on my leg?’,” he advised the BBC.

“I believe she was pondering it was a foul concept on the identical time, however I received it performed. I believe my mam remains to be a bit bit furious, my grandma, she went ballistic — other than that, all my friends assume it’s humorous.”

Requested by a BBC Radio Newcastle reporter whether or not one answer could be to vary the N to an M for the sake of accuracy, Prepare dinner mentioned he would fairly await a Newcastle win.

“I wouldn’t have that on my leg — I’d fairly have one leg to be honest,” he mentioned.

“(It was) dedication or stupidity actually, I’ve at all times cherished (Newcastle) however I didn’t assume I’d be strolling round with that on my leg for the remainder of my life.

“So long as they win one thing I don’t care, so I can form of get away with it a bit bit.”

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