Wor Flags’ final display of the season paid tribute to the players and Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe for turning the season around and fighting off relegation to The Championship. The supporters’ group spent the weekend putting together the display which covered the entirety of St James’ Park for the clash with Arsenal.
Around 49,000 pieces of foils were placed on seats across the ground - from the Leazes End to Level 7, with the group determined to make sure nearly every Toon fan had something to wave before kick-off. Fans in the Leazes End held up foil that produced the much-loved blue star of the old Newcastle Breweries, the logo that once was the club’s shirt sponsor in the late 80s and 90s.
The word ‘UNITED’ was held aloft across the East Stand, with ‘Newcastle United Football Club’ spelt out in a banner that went from one end of the Gallowgate to the other with a picture of one of the now-famous dressing photos. The Milburn Stand was a sea of black and white foils.
