Watch: Rogue Newcastle fan celebrates like Alan Shearer at the Stadium of Light

By Seb Stafford-Bloor
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A cheeky Magpies fan managed to add to the collective misery in Sunderland over the weekend – and even nutmegged a steward for good measure

It's easy to tune out during half-time entertainment. Getting balls in skips, beat-the-keeper competitions, relay races – most fans just watch on with a disgruntled glaze.

Over the weekend, it got a little bit different at Sunderland. True, it's a normal crossbar challenge and the supporters give a cursory "waaaaay" when the fan actually clunks his shot off the bar, but then they realise that... well, he's wearing a Newcastle shirt and celebrating with Alan Shearer's trademark raised arm.

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Seb Stafford-Bloor

Seb Stafford-Bloor is a football writer at Tifo Football and member of the Football Writers' Association. He was formerly a regularly columnist for the FourFourTwo website, covering all aspects of the game, including tactical analysis, reaction pieces, longer-term trends and critiquing the increasingly shady business of football's financial side and authorities' decision-making.