A pensioner caught on digital camera attempting to wrestle a Newcastle participant’s shirt out of the arms of an 11-year-old boy is ‘mortified’ by the incident – and has contacted the lad’s father to apologise, MailOnline can reveal.
Paula Dodds, 65, grappled with the younger supporter as she tried to seize Newcastle star Dan Burn’s shirt after their 3-0 Boxing Day win over Leicester.
Burns had tossed his jersey in direction of younger fan Nathan Junior Surrey, which sparked a tussle with Mrs Dodds.
In footage shared on social media, a big, bald man, referred to as Robert Dodds, who’s believed to be a relative of Mrs Dodds, might be seen attempting to assist the boy get the shirt from her clutches.
A pensioner caught on digital camera attempting to wrestle a Newcastle participant’s shirt out of the arms of an 11-year-old boy is ‘mortified’ by the incident – and has contacted the lad’s father to apologise
Paula Dodds (left), 65, grappled with the younger supporter. In footage shared on social media, a big, bald man, referred to as Robert Dodds (proper), who’s believed to be a relative of Mrs Dodds, might be seen attempting to assist the boy get the shirt from her clutches
Burns had tossed his jersey in direction of younger fan Nathan Junior Surrey (above), which sparked a tussle with Mrs Dodds
Mates of Mrs Dodds say she is embarrassed by the incident.
They are saying she contacted Nathan’s household to apologise and insisted she let go of the shirt as quickly as she realised she was wrestling it from a baby.
A former neighbour advised MailOnline that Mrs Dodds was an enormous Newcastle United fan who had travelled to observe the membership play in Europe.
She has attended matches together with her feminine associate, who declined to remark when approached.
A pal mentioned: ‘She’s mortified by all of it. The images make it look terrible but it surely all occurred in seconds. As quickly as she realised the boy had the shirt, she handed it over. It was a Boxing Day recreation and she or he had a bit to drink earlier than the match, understandably.
‘She contacted the household over Fb to apologise, they usually have accepted it. There isn’t any dangerous blood.’
It comes after Nathan’s father defended the lady who was filmed attempting to seize Dan Burn’s shirt out of his son’s arms.
Mates of Mrs Dodds (proper) say she is embarrassed by the incident. They are saying she contacted Nathan’s household to apologise and insisted she let go of the shirt as quickly as she realised she was wrestling it from a baby
NJ’s father, Nathan, a 39-year-old panorama gardener, pictured with mom, Stacey Surrey, a 33-year-old carer
Loyal supporter NJ, who has owned a season ticket for 2 years, was at his second away recreation along with his father after receiving tickets for Christmas from his uncle
After the Magpies defeated Leicester 3-0 on Boxing Day on the King Energy Stadium, the defender, 30, threw his shirt into the group for Nathan Junior Surrey.
In footage shared on social media, a lady seems to drag the shirt away from the younger Newcastle supporter, generally known as NJ, earlier than one other fan intervenes.
Loyal supporter NJ, who has owned a season ticket for 2 years, was at his second away recreation along with his father after receiving tickets for Christmas from his uncle.
NJ’s father, Nathan, mentioned: ‘NJ was standing on the rail shouting ‘give us your shirt’. Then Dan Burn pointed at him and gave the highest to the steward who threw it into the group.
‘An older lady grabbed it and began tugging on it, then the person within the center, who she was with, additionally snatched it however he mentioned he was getting it for NJ.
‘He is an enormous Newcastle fan. We go to each recreation however this was his second away recreation. His uncle acquired him the tickets for Christmas.’
‘I do not need anybody to be slated, everybody will get carried away and anybody would attempt to seize the shirt,’ the panorama gardener and father-of-three, 39, added.
‘The person within the center truly helped us as a result of he allowed NJ to go in entrance of him for the sport.
‘If the steward hadn’t damaged it up and acquired the shirt it might have ripped or he would not have gotten it.
‘The gamers do not know what it means to the youngsters to have their shirts. Everybody says he is fortunate to have caught the shirt but it surely’s persistence.
After the Magpies defeated Leicester 3-0 on Boxing Day on the King Energy Stadium, defender Dan Burn (above), 30, threw his shirt into the group for Nathan Junior Surrey
NJ mentioned: ‘Dan Burn is considered one of my favorite gamers. I will preserve the shirt for a very long time’
‘He is all the time there early and stays late so the gamers recognise him.’
The ‘large Newcastle fan’, who already has a pair of gloves worn by goalkeeper Martin Dúbravka, plans to border his hero’s shirt.
NJ mentioned: ‘It was one of the best Christmas current I obtained. I used to be very blissful. I’m going to each recreation and get there twenty minutes early to speak to the gamers.
‘I keep after the video games as properly, I will not go away till I’ve seen them. I’m going to the coaching floor when the gamers are there.
‘Dan Burn is considered one of my favorite gamers. I will preserve the shirt for a very long time.’
His mom, Stacey Surrey, a 33-year-old carer, mentioned: ‘NJ goes to border it however he will not let me wash it first.
‘It nonetheless has some mud on from the pitch. The footballers are heroes to youngsters, it is the most important hero he’ll come throughout.
‘I can not imagine the web response, it is on Twitter, TikTok and Instagram. It is overwhelming.’
The Twitter video, captioned ‘Newcastle fan attempting to steal a shirt from a child… pretty Christmas spirit’, shows an older girl clutching on tightly to the jersey as NJ and his father look to maintain maintain of it.
One supporter within the center then tries to lever it out of the lady’s grip, pointing at NJ to point he’s liberating it from her grasp for the kid.
The ‘large Newcastle fan’, who already has a pair of gloves worn by goalkeeper Martin Dúbravka, plans to border his hero’s shirt
A message shared on Twitter from his mom mentioned: ‘The bloke within the purple was getting the shirt for my son however the girl was attempting to grab the shirt from my son’s arms, however the stewards acquired concerned and acquired the shirt’
And followers rapidly took to social media to sentence the ‘shameful’ and ‘disgraceful’ incident
Most will probably be happy to know NJ finally acquired the prize after the stunning tug-of-war, with stewards compelled to step in to mediate the dispute.
Newcastle beat Leicester Metropolis on Monday, with Chris Wooden, Miguel Almiron and Joelinton on the scoresheet.
Burn had thrown his shirt into the stands as a gesture of appreciation for the visiting followers’ assist, with the fortunate teenager pulling in his prize.
A message shared on Twitter from his mom mentioned: ‘The bloke within the purple was getting the shirt for my son however the girl was attempting to grab the shirt from my son’s arms, however the stewards acquired concerned and acquired the shirt.’
And followers rapidly took to Twitter to sentence the ‘shameful’ and ‘disgraceful’ actions of the girl.
One mentioned: ‘Absolute tramp,’ with one other merely including ‘unbelievable’.
A 3rd continued: ‘Not a lot a fan however a bully.’
One other declared: ‘He needs to be ashamed,’ with a fifth concluding: ‘Shame needs to be ashamed of your self.’
