BBC Sport comments from ‘neutrals’ – Interesting on Newcastle United after Wembley triumph | OneFootball

Interesting to read through these BBC Sport comments, following on from Newcastle United winning the Carabao Cup Final at Wembley, Liverpool very lucky to escape with only a 2-1 defeat.

The comments from neutrals especially telling…

A lot of it different to what Newcastle United fans had come to expect from the BBC Sport ‘neutrals’.

The BBC Sport comments from neutrals in the past had been overwhelmingly a catalogue of abuse aimed at NUFC supporters.

Particularly stuff about the Newcastle United owners and the media-inspired pile-ons that NUFC fans have become used to, when blamed for who now owns their club.

On this occasion the politics (almost!) entirely absent, concentrating instead on matters on the pitch and not the greatest of game, BUT the right result!

The BBC Sport readers comments from neutrals, Liverpool fans and the odd Newcastle supporter also contributing:

‘Well done Newcastle from a Liverpool fan. Fully deserved win.’

‘The better team won today. Well done Magpies.

Liverpool unravelling before our eyes and have forgotten how to shoot at goal, let alone score. Would be an interesting league run in from here on out.

Not a good day for Liverpool and Sunderland fans.’

‘Leeds fan here. I agree, pleased for them and their fans after all these years.’

‘Liverpool should have played Salah.’

‘Not even a Newcastle fan, but as a West ham fan I know what it means to get a trophy after a long time, by far the best team in the pitch. History made. Well done, Up the Toon !!!!’

‘…and from another West Ham boy – what a great win. Well done you Geordie lads.’

‘This is what I was thinking, the catharsis of seeing Bowen played in to score that trophy winning goal, Newcastle must be going mad right now, with joy and relief.

I also thought, hey, Trippier got a trophy before Kane did.

Up the Toon, lads, Up the Toon.’

‘Villa fan here I get what your saying. Winning a trophy is what it’s all about. As well as Villa are doing we haven’t won anything since 1996. I’d take a trophy over finishing 4th any day, well done Newcastle and well done West Ham.’

‘Well done Newcastle!!!

At last!! Totally and utterly deserved.

Brilliant match!

English football at its best. Thank you to both teams.

Made up for Newcastle, especially their die hard fans..

Congratulations to everyone associated with Newcastle United. Some party tonight/month. Superb job…’

”English football at its best’ – how many of the players were English?’

‘Eddie Howe is the first English manager to win the league cup since 2004, the last was Steve McClaren with Middlesbrough. That’s a very poor record by English managers. Well deserved Eddie and Big Congrats Magpies from a Chelsea fan.’

‘Unfair comment. Then you have to also credit Saudis for their investment.’

‘Cartel got Masters on the phone already faking some charges up.’

‘100 percent deserved win for Newcastle United. Well done the Geordies.’

‘Hats off to Newcastle on their cup win.

All most Liverpool fans want is a league title, everything else this season was just side dishes. Nobody expected Liverpool to even get this far this season, so can’t be too disappointed.’

‘With patience Saudi investment is paying off. Well done.’

‘Great win for all of football. Also shows that Liverpool winning the league was more to do with the low quality this season than any brilliance on their part. Fluke of a league title.’

‘Well done Newcastle. Thoroughly deserved that win.’

‘Brilliant Newcastle!

Fully deserved Magpies!

Delighted for you Toon army! Join us as a EFL Winner!

Nottingham Forest’

‘In the 32 seasons since the inception of the Premier League, English managers have won 5 League Cups, and 2 FA Cups.

If Eddie Howe wins another major trophy, he will be the most successful English manager in the Premier League era! ‘

‘Got what we deserved. Newcastle by far the better team. – also my second favourite team so I don’t begrudge them. Well done Newcastle.’

‘Leeds fan buzzing for NUFC!’

‘Toon were way more aggressive and deserved the win as I saw it.’

‘From a very envious Sunderland supporter – well done Newcastle. Dominated the whole match and played Liverpool off the Wembley Park.’

‘Congrats NUFC, Football won today… and thank you!’

‘Well done Newcastle.

Better team easily and go party.’

‘Congratulations Spurs!

With Newcastle winning today, Spurs move up one more spot in the “Longest Trophy Drought’ table.’

‘Huge congratulations. I’m not a Newcastle fan at all and I have a huge smile on my face, you can see how much it means to them.’

‘Thank you Newcastle for putting those scousers in their place. Take a bow Eddie Howe….class act.’

‘Newcastle was the better team. Congratulations to Newcastle—well deserved! You thrashed Arsenal in the semi-final.’

‘We saw more of Ant and Dec than Salah today. Congratulations Newcastle ….. fully deserved.’

‘A Gooner, so no emotional investment in this game and therefore a neutral.

Many congratulations to Newcastle United, to Eddie Howe and their supporters.

Really pleased for them, enjoy the celebrations, all.’

‘Liverpool fans saying they should sign Isak in the summer really sums up the entitled, smug arrogance from many. Watching them bottle it is great for everyone.

That’s what happens when you celebrate wins before the teams arrive at the stadium.Newcastle were all over them. Better team won.’

‘No Liverpool fans want Isak. They want Mo to stay.’

‘Joelinton. 40 million misfit striker but now one of the best ball winning midfielders in the premier league. Lots of talk on isak and guimaraes (and rightly so) but he has been so important to this Newcastle team.’

‘As a Man Utd fan it pains me to say this…… Na not really, from me every Utd fan every fan around the world well Newcastle you’ve made our day.’

‘Hysterical…watching it back at 90 mins the Liverpool fans singing YNWA…only to disappear and let their team walk alone to get the loser medals.’

‘There is not a single statistic that can tell you Newcastle didn’t deserve that. Brilliant. Well played Newcastle United.’

‘I couldn’t help but wonder about all the folk who were taking the p out of Tuchel for selecting Dan Burn. He opened the scoring and his manager called his performance “colossal”. What are the haters saying now?’

Liverpool 1 Newcastle 2 – Sunday 16 March 4.30pm

(Stats via BBC Sport)

Goals:

Newcastle United:

Burn 45, Isak 52

Liverpool:

Chiesa 90+4

Possession was Newcastle 34% Liverpool 66%

Total shots were Newcastle 17 Liverpool 7

Shots on target were Newcastle 6 Liverpool 2

Corners were Newcastle 9 Liverpool 4

Touches in the box Newcastle 26 Liverpool 17

Newcastle team v Liverpool:

Pope, Trippier, Schar, Burn, Livramento, Joelinton, Tonali, Bruno, Barnes (Willock 81), Isak (Wilson 81), Murphy (Krafth 90)

Unused subs:

Dubravka, Longstaff, Targett, Osula, Miley, Neave

(Liverpool 1 Newcastle 2 – Match ratings and comments on all the Newcastle United players – Read HERE)