《The Athletic》最新消息，10月20日，纽卡斯尔联在自家球场的桑德兰对决前夕，安全团队实施了引起广泛讨论的两项措施。首先，桑德兰的客场支持者被要求必须乘坐官方安排的大巴车前往圣詹姆斯公园球场。其次，客队球迷的门票配额也得到了相应的削减。

球迷团体对这一决策普遍表达了不满，其中桑德兰的支持者群体更是对此行为表示了强烈的愤慨，将其视为一种不名誉的行为。桑德兰的著名球迷团体“红白军团（RAWA）”与球迷联络理事会共同发布了一份联合声明，坚决反对强制实行的“隔离出行”计划，并敦促俱乐部撤销该决定。球迷团体指责，这一严格的措施是在没有充分听取球迷意见的情况下秘密制定的，缺乏必要的透明度。

主管部门面临球迷的强烈要求，需提供确切证据以阐明为何在本赛季采取如此严格的赛事管理措施。该措施具体表现为，桑德兰客场球迷若未乘坐官方指定的巴士，将无权进入场馆进行观赛。

自2014年起，此提议便已浮出水面，那一年，德比赛事结束后，市中心爆发了激烈的混乱，包括球迷对警察的攻击和警用马匹的殴打事件。涉事者最终被判处监禁。在此背景下，隔离巴士策略曾被提议实施，然而，由于东北地区两大对立球队的球迷罕见地联合起来反对，该计划最终被搁置。

在此次引发的争议中，不仅仅是桑德兰俱乐部，纽卡斯尔的著名球迷组织Wor Flags也公开发声，对减少客队门票数量的举措表示强烈的不满。他们称之为“令人遗憾至极”，并引用了凯尔特人与流浪者之间的传统德比赛事作为例子，指出门票限制将不可避免地损害比赛日的观赛体验。在本轮德比战中，桑德兰的客场球票供应量仅为2200张，较今年3月的2528张减少了13%，而在此之前的圣詹姆斯公园，原本能够为客队提供3200张球票。

In March of this year, during the last encounter between the two teams, Sunderland's bus was subjected to projectiles such as bottles and fireworks hurled by home fans. As the Sunderland supporters traveled by train, they too faced debris and were involved in minor skirmishes while being escorted by police from Central Station to the stadium. In the end, only three individuals were detained, and the police at the time deemed the security operation to be largely effective.

尽管如此，诺森比亚警方仍向球场独立安全顾问团队（SAG）提出建议，即在下一轮德比赛中采用单独的出行管控措施。纽卡斯尔俱乐部强调，这一举措是为了进一步确保球迷、员工及公众的安全，并确认在明年5月于桑德兰主场举行的回程比赛中，将不会采取类似的限制措施。

The Sunderland club has expressed its disapproval of the decision, acknowledging the safety committee's findings yet requesting an updated risk assessment report, aiming for a more transparent decision-making process. Over the past three years, the FA Cup encounters at Sunderland's home ground have also implemented the segregated bus plan, where Newcastle's visiting fans, regardless of their personal convenience, were compelled to board buses from St James' Park to the stadium. The club had previously declared that this approach would not be adopted as a precedent for league derbies. Nonetheless, following two matches where fan behavior was commendable, the combined restrictions of segregated travel and reduced away tickets were reintroduced.

RAWA，桑德兰的支持者团体，强调泰恩-威尔德比是东北地区足球激情与传奇对决的象征，赛事的管理应当做到恰到好处。然而，现有的方案显然未能达到这一标准。这场宿敌之间的较量在英格兰足球界再次引发了广泛的争议，关于安保措施的控制力度问题。