Superstitious Newcastle United supporters are relieved to learn their club will be wearing black shorts and socks for the Carabao Cup final. To some, that news is as good as engraving the Magpies’ name on the trophy.
It is unclear where the belief comes from that Newcastle are unlucky when playing in white socks. Some attribute the fear to Ruud Gullit, the former manager who insisted on his teams doing so.
In the 1999 FA Cup final, the Toon looked unusual without their traditional black socks. Then manager Gullit would explain the decision in a later interview.
