Newcastle United have previously made the questionable decision to host an open-top bus parade having failed to secure a trophy and the day left club legend Alan Shearer embarrassed
Newcastle United will soon have an opportunity to celebrate with their fans after their Carabao Cup success.
There were no shortage of festivities for those connected to the club on Sunday night following victory over Liverpool, with joyous scenes in the North East and around Wembley. The club have already indicated that March 29 will see an occasion of celebration on Tyneside however.
The side will be able to share the glory of a first major domestic trophy in 70 years with supporters closer to home. With the possibility of a parade, it may bring back memories of more awkward times however.
Alan Shearer will be relieved for the current squad that they have something to celebrate, after he twice participated in open-top bus parades with the side. Newcastle lost the FA Cup final twice in as many years in 1998 and 1999, while finishing 13th in the Premier League.
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The Toon Army’s greatest goalscorer was left embarrassed to parade with no trophy to show for the club’s efforts. Arsenal and Manchester United each denied Newcastle.
Shearer told Match of the Day’s Top 10 podcast : “We did open-top bus parades after being beaten twice in the cup finals which make you think … how f***ing stupid is this?
“It just shows how desperate the Newcastle fans are for success because there was hundreds of thousands of fans.”
“Only in Newcastle would they all turn out,” host Gary Lineker said in response. Shearer added: “Unbelievable. I mean it’s absolutely outrageous.
“Hundreds of thousands of fans lining the streets. It’s like, ah, it’s embarrassing [to not have a trophy to show].”
Fans will once again line the streets and fill the city for whatever the club have planned following some success however. Speaking about his side’s celebrations on Sunday, Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe reflected on the significance of the moment for the club and its supporters.
“With such a long wait for a trophy, this will be a day that I’m sure everyone will never forget,” he said. “We will never forget it. I certainly won’t. I think there’s different ways to win trophies.
“Today we won it in the best way. We played a brilliant opponent, they’ve been the best team in the Premier League all season by quite a long way. And for me, we were the better team.
“I feel amazing, it is an incredible day. I was so, so pleased with our performance, it was not a lucky win, thoroughly deserved. I am drenched in alcohol from Joelinton and the rest of the squad, it’s a great moment, it is about embracing the success. We have to try and enjoy the moment and take it all in.”
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