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Newcastle fan got 'NUFC cup winners' tattoo BEFORE Carabao Cup final defeat to Manchester United
28.02.2023 - 17:55 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A confident Newcastle fan who got a 'cup winners' tattoo three days before his side's Carabao Cup final defeat to Manchester United has said he has no regrets.
Dad Kris Cook, 31, had "Tell me ma me ma, NUFC Cup winners 26/02/23" etched onto his left leg last Thursday, ahead of the showpiece game at Wembley on Sunday, Newcastle's first major final for 24 years.
Victory would have seen the Magpies claim their first major trophy since 1955, however they lost 2-0 against Erik Ten Hag's United at Wembley.
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Toon fan Kris, who is dad to eight-year-old Honey, says his family and friends were stunned when he asked his tattooist from Sunderland to ink the message, a reference to one of the club's chants during their run to the final, before the game.
But despite their eventual defeat, he has told Chronicle Live that he doesn't regret it and won't be getting it covered up.
"I got it done on Thursday last week," he said. "I was booked in for a tattoo anyway and I said to my mates 'I might get it done'. When I did get it done they were like 'Jesus Christ, what have you done?'
"It was just for a laugh. Sometimes I forget I've had it done, it doesn't bother me. I don't regret it. I'm not getting it covered up or anything like that.
"When people see it they just think it's funny. I will just keep getting the dates added underneath the next time we reach a final. I will probably do it before again!"
He said the stunt had divided his family. "My sister thinks it's hilarious, my mam was a bit livid," he said. "My grandma is anti-tattoo. I was going to try and hide it but I can't really hide it. She's probably taken it the worst!
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