Newcastle fan in Tokyo gives the best reason ever heard to start supporting the club

A Newcastle United fan in Tokyo gives the best reason ever heard to start supporting the club, and has gone viral in doing so.

Now we all have different reasons as to why we following the clubs we do, but this one is quite something.

The most common reason for supporting a football club is that it is in the family. The Dad or the Mum, supports, maybe because their parents did the same and it is passed down from generation to generation.

The way of supporting the club is made easier if the team is in the top few tiers of English football. Those parents supporting lower league EFL or non league clubs have it tougher trying to persuade their children in supporting.

Perhaps that is another reason for why some of us support our football club, peer pressure. Sometimes in the first few years of Primary school.

It could be the first game you attend in person. It’s your birth place. Where you grew up. Your local.

For others, it can be through playing them in gaming.

But for this Newcastle fan in Tokyo, he stated supporting the Magpies because of Alan Pardew. Now there’s something I support thought I’d say.

The fan, Ucha, says: That Is the best thing in the world. Yeah. I really love the team. Newcastle is my life.

Interviewer: “Why Is it your life? Why did you choose to support Newcastle all the way out here in Japan?”

The fan responds: “It’s like about ten years ago, I watched a game against Hull City. The game was so crazy. And Alan Pardew has a headbutt. There is a game I watched the first that time. I already fall in love with this team.”

🇯🇵Alan Pardew’s headbutt made me support #NUFC!

Great to catch up with Newcastle United supporters in Tokyo today. pic.twitter.com/D77tRDaLnT

— Dominic Scurr (@DomScurr) August 3, 2024

Newcastle United fined the manager £100,000 and given him a formal warning for headbutting Hull midfielder David Meyler in the Magpies’ 4-1 win.

“We have held discussions with Alan, who has offered his sincere apologies,” said a club statement at the time. “It is clear he deeply regrets his actions.”

Speaking after the match, Pardew said: “I did not mean any damage to the guy but I have moved my head forward. I tried to push him away with my head.

“I apologise to everyone. I should not have got involved in it.

“I don’t think it was a headbutt. It wasn’t a motion that was quick.”

In their statement, external released six hours after the game ended, Newcastle said Pardew’s actions were “unacceptable” and “not the behaviour we expect from the manager”.

The club added: “It is most disappointing that this incident has taken the focus away from what was a fantastic performance by the team and an excellent result away from home which leaves the club in eighth place in the Premier League.”

BBC pundits Alan Hansen and Robbie Savage condemned Pardew’s actions.

“The pictures are very, very bad,” said Hansen on Match of the Day.

“There was outrage and understandably so. There was not a lot of provocation, Newcastle were 3-1 up and absolutely cruising.

“The only ones who can sack him are Newcastle and they’ve taken the view to give him a massive fine and warn him.

“He’s a lucky, lucky man. I don’t know what he was doing getting involved in the first place.”

Savage also said Pardew’s actions were “disgusting”, and earlier that day said on BBC Radio 5 Live that Pardew should be given a 10-game stadium ban.

Hull boss Steve Bruce sympathised with his Newcastle counterpart due to the “pressure” managers face, while also praisimng Meyler for staying on his feet.

Bruce told BBC Radio 5 live: “I’m sure Alan’s absolutely regretting it and questioning himself, asking ‘how the hell have I done that?’.

“The pressure on all Premier League managers is enormous. It’s not like Alan, he’s an established Premier League manager.

“I’m delighted with the reaction of David Meyler because other people would’ve been rolling round the floor. We’ve all done silly things in the heat of the moment.”

Twitter users reacted as the Newcastle fan in Tokyo gives the best reason ever heard to start supporting the club…

@NUFCMurph: What a bloke, someone buy him a pint

@ToonMouthTyne: LEGEND! 😂👌

@RobGlen: Pardew years are under rated. The head butt, jumping in the crowd, calling Mancini an old cunt. The french revolution. Magic stuff. Pardew for England I say!

@Tommybirks: Incredible. This lad gets what football is all about 🥰

@Batman1892: Amen brother!

@nufclewizc: 🤣🤣🤣🤣 this is class

@Fruitydish: 🤣🤣 who’d have thought that at the time. Pardew gaining us some global following

@QssssDavid: Brilliant 👏

@JLAW_BROSKI: Pardew knew what he was doing

@realexw: As good a reason as any

@TudorPacket: Love it

@DavidMcAndrews: I love the fact that as we were watching Alan Pardew lose his shit and attack a Hull player there was a kid in Japan thinking “This… This is my team”

@Evanfbird: Fucking fantastic, haven’t heard many a better reason to support us

@OldGilles: Barclays has no borders

@JulioGeordio80: Hahahaha

@geordiedentist: Global fanbase growth also include touchline violence. Who knew? 🤣🤣🤣

@RuddyNuisance: I want to be friends with this man.

@toonarmy2112: This lad deserves freedom of the City of Newcastle. Legend. #NUFC

@Danny59891586: So touching 💗😍

@EggusMaximus: Truly, a Geordie

@IvXv: This is genuinely hilarious 🤣

@Brunosbuddy39: Hahahaha phenomenal 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😭😭😭

@JamesHunt07: Hahahaha this is my new favourite video. To all them fans saying you have to be a Geordie or some bollocks, nah fuck that, I love the toon because Pardew “tried to move” David Meyler with his head 😂 #NUFC

@MDClabon: Those glamour games against Hull under Pardew, few can resist

@jobling_rich: Spent all this money on global marketing only for a headbutt from Pardew to seal the deal.

@PleaseNoStopIt1: I seen the manager headbutt a player and thought, you’ll do for me!

@OldGreyEyeTest: This is a NUFC superhero origin story

@Senorita_Te_amo: Alan Pardew the global reach. Who would have guess.😂😂😂

@LFCExpat:
That’s what football is about. Love it 🫶
Football means so much to so many people.
This is why it’s stupid when locals try to gatekeep their club.
There’s guys like this that get up in the middle of the night, for every game (midweek & weekend) and love the club.

@TheMasterBucks: This guy is gonna make me like Alan Pardew again for this 😂

@ian_walton: Certainly didn’t see that coming 😂😂

@hayleyweeen: Wow, he’s actually one of us. Fits right in 🤣

@YanisNUFC: It is legendary to be fair to him