Steve Bruce best ever contribution to NUFC 16 years ago today with Newcastle 5 Sunderland 1
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11-second readIt was exactly 16 years ago today at St James’ Park, Steve Bruce supplying fans with one of their funniest ever days, the scoreline reading Newcastle 5 Sunderland 1 (watch... You can click here to read the full article.
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Park, Steve Bruce supplying fans with one of their funniest ever days, the scoreline reading Newcastle 5 Sunderland 1 (watch the goals below). Some cracking goals as Mackem slayer Shola Ameobi scored twice and Kevin Nolan the hat-trick.
Titus Bramble getting a red card and then to cap it all, Steve Bruce losing the plot and lashing out in response to the taunting of Newcastle United fans.
Park, with the Newcastle supporters changing the words in honour of Brucey and his humiliation that day. Hilariously declaring this was ‘typical of that club’s etiquette’ and how he was counting down the days (’71’) until he and his Mackem team could ‘repeat the same dosage when they come to our place’….
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