Newcastle United supporters will not be able to gather in their planned takeover of Trafalgar Square on the eve of the Carabao Cup final.
Mail Sport can reveal that the landmark location in central London will be closed on Saturday March 15 to allow for set up ahead of the city’s St Patrick’s Day celebrations on Sunday March 16, the same day as the final.
The closure is sure to be met with great disappointment by fans, who planned to descend on Trafalgar Square in huge number across the weekend.
For the Carabao Cup final in 2023, it was estimated that up to 50,000 Newcastle supporters visited the square at some point over the weekend, including a host of former players and the club’s owners, Jamie Reuben and Mehrdad Ghodoussi, who wore a disguise to mingle with fans.