'Null and void!' - How Sunderland and Newcastle United fans reacted to Alex Bass' handball winner admission
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The young Black Cats were a goal behind before Bass came up for a late corner. Bass’ initial header hit the post, yet he bundled in the rebound to give the visitors a 1-1 draw at St James’ Park.
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Hide Ad“I was kind of running off in a little bit of shame and then all the boys came over and the ref has given it.”
Here, though, we take a look at how Sunderland and Newcastle United fans reacted to the last-minute equaliser:
Sunderland fans
@notch_32: “Ah this just adds to the fume.”
@AdamSAFC29: “The mags gonna be raging when they see this.”
@safcdavee: “Well he gave it a decent smack, hard enough to knock a horse out so perhaps some appreciation should be shown.”
@BMPCSAFC: “Drink them tears of the NUFC fans.”
@SAFCRABBIT: “Goalkeepers are allowed to handle the ball in the penalty area. So perfectly good goal.”
Newcastle United fans
@GingerPirlo_: “Biggest result of their clubs season.”
@MupMurphy1: “Not bad against their first team I suppose.”
@BenJohnthepooty: “Be the last Tyne-Wear derby for a while…”
@RollsBotman: “Turner-Cooke’s fault.”
@EastwoodGreig: “1-0 in my book, Several Sunderland first team players make it null and void for me.”