There are more than 52,000 seats at St James’ Park, but Dan Burn’s eyes will forever be drawn to S106 and S107 in the East Stand. It was from this vantage point that the wide-eyed Geordie watched Andy Griffin fire Newcastle United to a 1-0 win against Juventus with his father, David. Now the former season ticket holder will be looking to emulate his heroes after the Magpies qualified for the Champions League for the first time in more than two decades.
“I don’t think at the start of the season we thought we would be in this position,” the left-back told ChronicleLive. “It’s getting real now.”
Real is right. Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and AC Milan all potentially lie in wait for Newcastle, who will be in pot four when the draw is made in August, yet Eddie Howe's team won’t fear anyone. The past 12 months have taught us as much.
