Kieran Trippier shares what really shocked him about Newcastle United’s fans

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Kieran Trippier has spoken about the Newcastle United fans and shared what really shocked him following his move from Atletico Madrid.

In his first game after his £12million switch from Atletico Madrid, Kieran Trippier found himself playing against League One Cambridge United in the FA Cup and he was blown away by the fact that the fans had sold out the stadium.

Speaking on the High Performance Podcast, Trippier was asked when he remembers when he realised the power of the Newcastle fans. Tripps said: “On my first game against Cambridge it was a sell-out. No disrespect to Cambridge. You don’t see that. A Premier League side selling out a stadium on a Wednesday night or whenever it was.”

Trippier was blown away at a sell-out SJP when Newcastle faced Cambridge

Of course things didn’t exactly go to plan that night as Newcastle were tossed out of the FA Cup thanks to a 1-0 defeat to Cambridge, but given where Newcastle were in the league at that time, a cup run would have been a risky distraction. That’s my excuse for it anyway.

Trippier went on to praise the fans even more, thinking back to the final home game of last season: “The fans have been incredible since I’ve been here. You see they they have the banners, the Wor Flags, and I can always go back to that game against Arsenal at home last year. It’s up there with the best atmosphere I’ve been involved in, for sure.”

Newcastle fans love Trippier and he loves the fans

Bear in mind that Trippier has lifted the La Liga title, been involved in World Cup semi-finals, European Championship finals, the fact that a Premier League game with very little on the line ranks as one of the best atmosphere’s he’s experienced speaks volumes.

Trippier has certainly connected with the fans since joining and we have taken to him like a duck to water. Seeing him pitch-side on his crutches last season offering encouragement to his teammates, that’s something we’ll never forget. You can’t train that kind of leadership, that passion. Trippier is a one-off.

I’ve said it a few times before, but I really hope Trippier sticks around at Newcastle after he hangs up his boots. For me, he’s an integral part of what has made us so good over the last 18 months and he can learn so much from Eddie Howe in a coaching sense to go on to become a top manager.