Newcastle United fans took over Melbourne ahead of their friendly against Tottenham Hotspur then roared them off at the MCG.
For all the criticism and negativity surrounding this trip, the questions asked of the Magpies were answered emphatically. Toon players should be on their holidays now but they did not moan about travelling 10,000 miles and proved that they can filter out any noise around them.
In a season that has contained ups and downs in almost equal measure, when the chips have been down, Eddie Howe has asked them to go out and answer critics in the best way possible – by winning. And while it may have been a penalty shoot out win with the club’s fourth choice keeper Mark Gillespie pulling off the key save, they demonstrated a key characteristic to move forward.
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Whatever people say about this game, the disappointment on the faces of the Spurs players said it all. This was meant to be their party and Newcastle’s determined stars gatecrashed it.
