John Beresford has perfect answer to Newcastle's TalkSPORT and Sky Sports critics

Newcastle United ambassador John Beresford says he has no problem with Toon supporters getting carried away this summer. After all they have spent so long in the doldrums under Mike Ashley, the passionate Geordie fans deserve all the positivity that is coming their way under new ambitious owners.

Beresford will sign off for the season at Central Park with a Newcastle themed party and will team up with former star Steve Howey to provide entertainment in the build-up to the weekend's Premier League finale.

Summing up the mood in the city ahead of the event, Beresford told Chronicle Live: "Fans just can't wait for the next game to come now. The minute one game finishes, everybody is looking forward to the next one rather than dreading it.

"It's a weird thing, and I know we get a bit of stick on TalkSPORT and Sky Sports and stuff, where they say the Geordies get carried away. And yeah we do! Because it makes such a difference to a lot of people's lives and some people don't understand that passion up here.

"I wouldn't change that passion for anything and as I say the players have to learn that as well. You get certain players who have said: 'I find it all a bit intense'.

"And I always say: 'Well maybe Newcastle is not for you then mate.' It's about the character and profile of players."

Beresford was delighted to see a fully-fledged member of the full-back union in Kieran Trippier arrive on Tyneside in January. And he feels that type of signing can help take the club to the next level.

The popular former full-back said: "Kieran Trippier is a great example, because firstly he's got the ability and secondly he's played at Atletico Madrid. "So he's had that intensity and understands what it all means.

"When he was at Spurs he