《The Athletic》于10月20日透露，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安排的大巴车前往圣詹姆斯公园球场。其次，客队的球票分配额度也遭到了削减。

球迷群体对这一决策表达了普遍的不满，其中桑德兰的支持者群体更是直言不讳，将此行为称为一种“羞耻”。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，坚决反对这一强制性的“隔离出行”计划，并敦促俱乐部撤销该决策。球迷团体指出，这一严厉的举措是在缺乏公开讨论的情况下秘密决定的，完全未征求球迷的意见，缺乏必要的透明度。

球迷们迫切希望管理部门提供确凿依据，阐明为何在本赛季采取了如此严格的监管措施。所谓的隔离观赛规定，意味着桑德兰客场支持者若未搭乘官方指定的车辆，将无缘进入场馆观看比赛。

自2014年起，该提议便初露端倪。那一年，德比赛事落幕之后，市中心陷入了混乱，球迷与警方发生冲突，甚至有人袭击警察并伤害了警用马匹。此后，这些人被判处监禁。原定要实施的隔离大巴措施，却因东北地区的两支死敌球队球迷罕见地共同抵制而被迫中止。

在此次纷争中，不仅桑德兰一方感到愤慨，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极度遗憾。他们以凯尔特人与流浪者之间历史悠久的德比比赛为例，指出这种门票削减行为将严重损害比赛现场的氛围。在本场德比中，桑德兰的客队球票数量仅为2200张，较今年3月的2528张减少了13%。而更早前，圣詹姆斯公园本可以为客队提供高达3200张的球票。

In March of this year, during their last encounter, Sunderland's team bus was subjected to bottles and fireworks thrown by home fans. As the Sunderland supporters, who were traveling by train, were escorted by police from the Central Station to the stadium, they were met with debris and minor confrontations erupted. Ultimately, only three individuals were arrested. At the time, the police praised the security measures as predominantly effective.

尽管如此，诺森比亚警方向球场独立安全顾问小组（SAG）提出建议，即在下一次德比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增强球迷、员工及公众的安全保障，并确认在明年5月于桑德兰主场进行的回场比赛中，将不会采取类似的限制措施。

The Sunderland club has publicly disavowed the decision, expressing respect for the safety committee's findings yet demanding an updated risk assessment report to enhance the transparency of the decision-making process. In the past three years, a similar isolation bus plan was implemented during the FA Cup encounters at Sunderland's home ground, compelling Newcastle's visiting fans, regardless of their personal convenience, to board buses from St James' Park to the stadium. The club had previously declared that it would not set this arrangement as a precedent for league derbies. Nonetheless, following two matches where the fans' behavior was commendable overall, the combination of isolated travel and reduced guest tickets was reintroduced.

RAWA，桑德兰的支持者团体，强调泰恩-威尔德比赛成为东北足球领域情感冲突与历史对决的象征。赛事的管理层必须确保措施得当，但现行的方案显然未能达到这一标准。这场宿敌之间的对决在英格兰足球界再次掀起了关于安保措施的大规模争议。