Newcastle United: Fans react to Craig Hope’s tweet

A lot of Newcastle United fans have responded to a tweet from Craig Hope showing a scene from the new season of Sunderland ‘Til I Die.

The clip is just over a minute long and shows Sunderland’s former board member Charlie Methven discussing what music the Black Cats should have for coming out of the tunnel before the game starts.

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Methven, in the clip, claims that he wants to change the current song from “Dance of the Knights” to something else.

Many Newcastle fans have found this to be hilarious. Given the rivalry between the two clubs, this is hardly surprising – and with Sunderland failing to earn promotion to the second tier amid the apparently comical goings-on behind the scenes, Magpies fans were left to revel in their rivals’ failures.

Not one person in the making of this scene was an actor… brilliant. https://t.co/dnyaYJnkdn

— Craig Hope (@CraigHope_DM) April 1, 2020

I can’t stop watching this, it’s hillarious

— Michael Bell (@mickbell38) April 1, 2020

I’m on to ep5 and its comedy gold……

— Steve Cundall (@stevecundall) April 1, 2020

No wonder Sunderland are in a mess IMO

— Mike Blythe (@blyth_mike) April 1, 2020

This show is absolute comedy gold.. I love it… Especially when you know what’s coming.. ??????????

— Magpiemarge1ofthe10k (@Margeandrews20) April 1, 2020

Had to laugh at the lass who said 40,000 crowd wasn’t going to happen ??as a rival fan it made me laugh. I’ve nearly finished the series even as a Newcastle fan you have to admire the board although the Will Grigg transfer is laughable

— Stuart Hinds (@SH_1993_NUFC) April 2, 2020

I felt Charlie boy acted like David Brent and Stewart Donald even his accent was pure @rickygervais .

— Peter Wright (@PeterWright1801) April 2, 2020

What do we think?

The reactions from people in the room to Methven’s suggestion, to us, is very funny, and we are not surprised that these Toon fans are mocking Sunderland.