Supporter mistakenly travelled to St James Park ground instead of Newcastle namesake (save for an apostrophe)
The two stadiums are 366 miles apart. One holds more than 50,000 people, the other less than 10,000. The buzz as you walk up to the two grounds is a little different.
But nevertheless, one Barcelona fan appeared not to have realised that he was at the wrong ground and tried to get through the turnstiles at Exeter City’s modest stadium (St James Park), rather than Newcastle United’s hulking one (St James’ Park).
Staff at Exeter told on Thursday how they gently explained the mistake and gave him a seat for their third-tier match against Lincoln City rather than the Champions League clash he had hoped to watch.
“He looked absolutely devastated,” said Adam Spencer, supporter experience officer at Exeter City.
