《The Athletic》于10月20日发布消息称，在纽卡斯尔联与桑德兰即将展开的主场对决前夕，安保团队实施了两项备受争议的措施。首先，桑德兰的客场球迷被要求必须乘坐官方指定的接送巴士前往圣詹姆斯公园球场。其次，对桑德兰的球票分配数量进行了削减。

两队支持者的集体抗议声浪响彻云霄，桑德兰的粉丝群体对于这一决策表达了强烈的不满，有人甚至将其称为一种“羞辱”。备受瞩目的桑德兰球迷组织“红白军团（RAWA）”与球迷联络理事会共同发布了一份联合声明，对强制实施的“隔离出行”计划表示坚决反对，并呼吁俱乐部撤销该决策。批评者指出，这一严格的措施是在缺乏公众参与的情况下秘密决定的，整个过程缺乏透明度。

球迷们迫切希望相关部门提供依据，阐明为何在本赛季采取如此严格的管控措施。所谓的隔离观赛规定，意味着桑德兰的客场支持者若未乘坐官方指定的巴士，将无缘进入场馆观看比赛。

自2014年起，此提议便初露端倪，那一年德比赛后，市中心陷入一片混乱，部分球迷甚至对警察和警用马匹施暴，行凶者最终被判处监禁。原本旨在实施大巴隔离的措施，却因东北地区的两大敌对球迷团体的罕见团结抵制而被迫暂停。

在本次引发的争议中，不仅桑德兰队有所反响，纽卡斯尔的著名球迷组织Wor Flags也公开表示了他们的不悦。他们对于减少客队门票数量的举措表示极度遗憾，并将其与凯尔特人与流浪者之间历史悠久的地域对决相比较，指出这样的门票削减将直接损害比赛的观赛体验。在本周的这场德比比赛中，桑德兰队获得的客队球票数量仅为2200张，相较于今年3月的2528张减少了13%，而在此前，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 team 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 disturbances en route to the stadium, escorted by police. In the end, only three individuals were detained. 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）提议，在即将到来的德比赛事中实施隔离出行措施。纽卡斯尔俱乐部强调，这一举措旨在进一步增强球迷、工作人员及公众的安全保障，并已明确表示，明年5月在桑德兰主场进行的回场赛事将不会采取类似的限制措施。

The Sunderland FC has publicly expressed its disapproval of the decision, acknowledging the safety panel's findings while demanding a revised risk assessment report for enhanced transparency in the decision-making process. In the past three years, a segregation bus plan was implemented during the FA Cup clashes at the club's home ground, necessitating that Newcastle's away fans, regardless of their personal transportation ease, must board buses from St. James' Park to the stadium. At that time, the club had declared that it would not adopt this measure as a precedent for league derbies. Nevertheless, following two matches where the fans' behavior was commendable overall, the combined strategy of segregated travel and reduced away tickets was reintroduced.

RAWA，桑德兰的忠实球迷团体，强调泰恩-威尔德比作为东北地区足球激情和悠久对抗的象征，赛事的组织管理应保持适度与公正。然而，目前的管理策略显然未能满足这一要求。这场宿敌之间的较量在英格兰足球界再次掀起了关于安保措施的热议。