‘I don’t think’… Simon Jordan now believes 33-year-old Newcastle player has made a real mistake

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The ever outspoken Simon Jordan believes that Kieran Trippier should not have confronted a Newcastle United fan on Saturday night.

Kieran Trippier was involved in an altercation with a Toon supporter following the Magpies’ 2-0 loss to Bournemouth, in a game where Eddie Howe’s side seriously struggled.

Newcastle had so many injuries going into the game against the Cherries, then suffered another one during with Miguel Almiron hobbling off. And the players that were able to carry on were visibly shattered, powerless to stop wave after wave of Bournemouth attacks.

It was a tough watch for the Toon Army, who felt like they had been transported back to the Steve Bruce days. Luckily, this will be a one off for Eddie Howe’s side.

But in the heat of the moment, one fan was not happy after the full time whistle, which led to him having words with Trippier. The 33-year-old was very angry, insistently asking him to remind him how many injuries the club had right now.

There has since been a big reaction to the incident in the media, with Garth Crooks taking aim at the entire Newcastle fanbase because of the actions of one man – and a man who has since admitted that what he said was wrong and it was merely in the heat of the moment.

But that does not matter to the media, who have intently dissected the post-match coming together.

Now TalkSPORT pundit Simon Jordan has given his view, and he thinks Kieran Trippier should have just ignored it.

Simon Jordan says Kieran Trippier should not have spoke to Newcastle fan

Speaking on TalkSPORT, Jordan has suggested that Trippier was wrong to confront the Newcastle fan.

“I like to think that as a fan you support in good and bad times, because you’re going to have bad times,” he said.

“The expectation level is that fans only celebrate when they’re winning. There’s got to be a priced in thinking that sometimes you’re going to lose.

“But fans are very valuable to you and we all missed them during COVID…until they say something we don’t like.

“I would think he would’ve been better just leaving it. They’ve put in a bad performance. The fans have travelled and spent a lot of money. The players are very well rewarded and recognised and lionised by their fans on most occasions. I think they can take, just every now and then, a little bit of criticism. Life’s not fair and sometimes people say things that you disagree with and you just have to get on with it.

“I don’t think he needed to go over and confront the fans. It’s not a conversation you’re going to win. The fans aren’t suddenly going to say ‘oh we’re sorry that we’re not very happy with the outcome and have come round to your way of thinking while you’re bellowing at us from the touchline’.

“I think that would be better served leaving it alone.”

Context is everything for Trippier and Newcastle

In hindsight, Trippier probably wouldn’t say anything to the fan. And in hindsight, the fan probably would not say anything derogatory to the players if given his time again.

But when the chips are down and you are in the moment, passion can sometimes boil over in defeat. That is exactly what happened on Saturday night at the Vitality Stadium.

There was no lack of effort from Newcastle. They gave everything they had. The issue was that they didn’t have much to give, as they have been asked to work so hard in recent weeks.

This was one game too far, and a depleted Toon side fell to relegation-threatened Bournemouth. It will look bad on paper, but context is everything.

Maybe Trippier shouldn’t have said anything, but that just shows how committed he is to the club and its project. That kind of passion is why he is so important, and has been ever since he arrived at Newcastle United.