Never meet your heroes… or so they say. For one Newcastle United fan, that advice could not be any wider from the mark.
Steve Dutton, a 42-year-old Gateshead native now exiled down south, had his dreams transformed into reality last weekend. A self-confessed Allan Saint-Maximin superfan, the East of England Ambulance worker made the 500-mile round trip to watch his beloved Newcastle against Nottingham Forest.
Eddie Howe’s men kickstarted their 2022-23 campaign with a comfortable 2-0 win to send the Geordies singing long into the night. However, it was Steve who would leave St James’ Park with the biggest smile of all.
