‘We walked out of the ground and even the stewards were saying ‘look, it’s those fellas off the TV,’ recalls Dylan Brett, one lad from a group of Newcastle United supporters who went viral after wearing Hawaiian shirts with Joelinton’s face included in the design.
If they thought the attention towards their brave fashion choices would stop at a few thousand retweets and being noticed by the West Ham stewards, they were very wrong - it’s gone right to the source of the design, Joelinton himself.
The Brazilian not only got in touch with Dylan, a lifelong Newcastle fan, but even organised to meet him to say thanks for the support. Dylan along with his friends Oliver Gallant, James Mitchell, Luke Maskell and Joe Armstrong, all met up with Joelinton at Newcastle’s training ground. The club’s number seven posed for pictures and handed them all a signed shirt.
