《The Athletic》于10月20日的报道指出，在纽卡斯尔联与桑德兰即将展开的主场对决前夕，安保团队实施了引起广泛讨论的两项措施：桑德兰的客场支持者需乘坐官方指定的接送巴士抵达圣詹姆斯公园，并且对桑德兰的球票分配进行了限制。

球迷群体对于该决议表达了普遍的不满，其中桑德兰的支持者尤为激愤，认为这一行为是对他们尊严的亵渎。桑德兰的著名粉丝团体“红白军团（RAWA）”与球迷联络理事会共同发布了一份联合声明，对强制实行的“隔离出行”计划表示坚决反对，并敦促俱乐部撤销这一决策。球迷组织指责，这一严格的措施是在缺乏公开透明的情况下秘密制定的，完全没有考虑到球迷的意见。

球迷们强烈要求相关管理部门出示确凿的资料，以阐明为何在本赛季实施了如此严格的赛事管理措施。所谓的隔离观赛规定，指的是桑德兰的客场支持者若未乘坐官方指定的巴士，将无缘进入现场观看比赛。

自2014年起，此提议便浮出水面，那一年，德比赛事结束后，市中心陷入混乱，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。原定实施的隔离巴士措施，因东北地区的两大竞争对手球迷的罕见联合抵制而被迫暂停。

在此次纷争中，桑德兰并非唯一受影响的队伍，纽卡斯尔的著名球迷组织Wor Flags也公开了对削减客队门票数量的行为的不满。该组织认为这一举措“令人遗憾”，并引用了凯尔特人与流浪者之间的经典德比赛事作为例子，强调门票分配的减少将不可避免地损害比赛日的现场气氛。在本场比赛的德比中，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%，而更早之前，圣詹姆斯公园原本可以提供3200张客队球票。

In March of this year, during the last encounter between the two teams, Sunderland's away contingent faced a series of disturbances. Fans at the home stadium hurled bottles and fireworks towards the traveling Sunderland supporters. As the train-bound fans, accompanied by police, made their way from Central Station to the stadium on foot, they were subjected to debris attacks and minor skirmishes. In the end, only three individuals were apprehended. The police at the time deemed the security measures to be largely effective.

尽管如此，诺森比亚警方仍然向球场独立安全顾问团队（SAG）提议，在即将到来的德比比赛中采用隔离出行管理措施。纽卡斯尔俱乐部强调，这一举措旨在增加保障球迷、工作人员及公众安全的措施，并确认将于明年5月在桑德兰主场举行的回场比赛将不会实施类似限制。

The Sunderland club has expressed its disapproval of the decision, albeit acknowledging the safety panel's findings. It has demanded an updated risk assessment report and is seeking greater transparency in the decision-making process. In the past three years, a segregation bus plan was implemented during the FA Cup clash at Sunderland's home ground. Regardless of their personal convenience, Newcastle away fans were compelled to board a bus from St. James' Park to reach the stadium. At that time, the club vowed not to adopt this approach as a precedent for league derbies. Nevertheless, following two subsequent matches where fans exhibited commendable behavior, the combined measures of segregated travel and reduced away tickets were reintroduced.

RAWA桑德兰球迷团体强调，泰恩-威尔德比战作为东北地区足球赛事中的经典对决，其管理应当平衡且适度，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成为焦点。