Fans say it’s ‘hilarious’ as Japanese fan reveals reason for supporting Newcastle is Alan Pardew’s headbutt

NEWCASTLE fans are loving the reason why a Japanese supporter chose to support the Toons.

Eddie Howe’s team toured Japan this summer.

X/ToonMouthTyneA Japanese fan has revealed his origin story in Newcastle (/caption)

Alan Pardew infamously headbutted David Meyler in 2014Getty Images – Getty

On Wednesday, they beat J-League team Urawa Reds 4-1 in Saitama.

They then suffered a surprising 2-0 defeat to Yokohama F. Marinos earlier in the day.

Besides the friendly matches, Newcastle organise other events for their local fans.

Among these, a question and answer session with club icon Shola Ameobi.

During the event, the Shields Gazette interviewed several attendees.

One fan, named Ucha, revealed he started supporting the Toons after seeing former boss Alan Pardew headbutt David Meyler during a match against Hull City in 2014.

The infamous incident occurred during a 4-1 Newcastle win and saw Pardew fined £100,000.

Explaining his fandom, Ucha said: “About 10 years ago I watched a game against Hull City.

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“The match was so crazy… Alan Pardew got headbutted!

“It was the game I watched first and I already fell in love with the team.”

Watching the clip, one fan wrote: “He got it all.”

While a second added: “At least he’s honest.”

Another added: “I’m a real fan.”

AFPNewcastle played Yokohama F. Marinos in a sparsely attended stadium earlier this week(/caption)