‘One of the worst in the Premier League’ – Newcastle fans left unimpressed by new-look tunnel design

NEWCASTLE person unveiled their new-look players passageway - with fans speedy to telephone it "one of the worst successful the Premier League".

The Toon person fixed the players' entranceway to the iconic St James' Park turf a lick of paint.

The determination came aft the Magpies sealed £55million-a-year's worthy of kit deals.

Newcastle's authoritative portion is present manufactured by adidas, alternatively than Castore, portion Sela are the caller sponsors successful spot of Fun88.

The deals are worthy £30m and £25m a play - and Toon officials reacted by updating their tunnel.

Either broadside of the passageway inactive has pictures of cheering fans, but present they're wearing the caller kit - and determination are acold less of them, starring to a "calmer" feel.

Elsewhere the "We Are United, We Are Ready" lettering stands out, having antecedently been masked by supporters.

The golden detailing connected the "Howay The Lads" connection - front-and-centre successful the passageway - has besides been removed, leaving a purely achromatic and achromatic colour scheme.

However, supporters person been near wildly underwhelmed by the update.

One posted connected X: "Honestly compared to different clubs tunnels, I deliberation we whitethorn person 1 of the worst."

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Another asked: "Worse - wherefore marque the nine badge and substance smaller?"

A 3rd wrote: "I preferred the chaos of the erstwhile one, seemed truthful hype. Now it seems calm.

"Ngl this kinda reflects show displacement from commencement of season."

One added: "I’ve ne'er been a instrumentality of the faces of supporters down the tunnel. Wish they’d alteration that."

Newcastle players volition person to hold to bask the caller tunnel, though, arsenic - having scraped past Birmingham successful the FA Cup astatine St Andrew's - their adjacent lucifer is the Premier League clash distant to struggling Manchester City.

Sunday February 23 volition beryllium the Toon's adjacent location clash, arsenic they big high-flying Nottingham Forest successful a crunch top-four showdown.

After a immense clash astatine Anfield to play league leaders Liverpool, they past host Brighton successful the fifth-round of the FA Cup.

Next month, Newcastle volition look to extremity their unthinkable trophy drought - going backmost to 1955 - successful the Carabao Cup final against the Reds astatine Wembley.