Young Newcastle fan, 9, caught skipping school after being caught on camera at Carabao Cup
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A YOUNG Toon fan skipped school to attend the cup clash at Arsenal after his mum told teachers he was ill - only to be caught on camera celebrating Newcastle’s win. Sammy Scott, nine, was desperate to travel to London with dad Mark for the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg.
So mum Claire, 40, told his school he was poorly which allowed him to miss lessons and head south for the crucial game on Tuesday evening. But they landed in hot water when Sky cameras picked out jubilant Sammy clenching his fists and screaming in delight after Anthony Gordon grabbed the winner in the 2-0 victory.
Mark’s phone erupted with texts from friends telling him they had been on the television. But an email from Sammy’s school also landed saying his absence would now be marked as “unauthorised”. Plasterer Mark, of Forest Hall, North Tyneside, said: “We were right at the front of the Emirates and were celebrating when Gordon scored.
“The cameras panned round to us but obviously we didn’t know at the time that we had been on TV. “Soon after my phone started going mad and people were sending us videos and messages saying: ‘We’ve just seen you and Sammy on tele’. “We thought it was brilliant at the time but then Sky Sports News used the picture of Sammy as a still with the message ‘Geordie Joy’.
“It was nice but his school obviously got to see it because we got an email saying his sick day was now an unauthorised absence.”. The email from Benton Dene Primary said: “Just to let you know that Sammy’s absence from Tuesday 7th January 2025 will now be marked as unauthorised.