Bradley Simpson talking about his lifelong love – Newcastle United | OneFootball

Bradley Simpson has been talking about Newcastle United.

Frontman with The Vamps, Simpson speaking ahead of the match against Forest on Sunday.

Despite having been born in Sutton Coldfield, Bradley Simpson is a lifelong Newcastle United fan.

He comes from a Geordie family who are all Newcastle fans.

Unfortunately for Bradley Simpson, his dad’s job took him to Birmingham shortly before he was born.

The Vamps’ frontman releases his debut solo album, The Panic Years, on 28 February, his new single, Carpet Burn, is out now.

Now Bradley Simpson has been making predictions on all the Premier League matches this coming weekend, up against Chris Sutton of BBC Sport. Mainly though, the lifelong NUFC fan talking about the club he supports…

“I grew up in Birmingham but all my family are from Newcastle.

“My dad is a golf coach and he got a job at The Belfry so they moved down there about six months before I was born.

“I would have loved to have grown up in Newcastle with a Geordie accent, so I still hold that against them!

“My dad actually played for Newcastle – he was a really good footballer when he was younger and played in their youth team for a bit, before he moved into golf – and he always held on to his ties to the club when he moved away.

“So, for me, growing up I was always a massive Newcastle fan because of him, but I was surrounded by Aston Villa and Blues [Birmingham City] supporters and I was always the odd one out.

“It was hard as well because I think it’s nice to grow up in the city of whoever you support so you can go to games quite regularly, and we didn’t really get that chance.

“My dad and I would always watch games where we could, but the first time I went up and watched a game at St James’ Park was against Manchester City, about 15 years ago.

“We lost 3-1, so it feels like we’ve been losing to City for a long time – which is why last Saturday’s defeat really stings!

“I just got sucked in even more from there, though, because St James’ is such an amazing stadium that the city is built around, and the Newcastle fans are just a different breed.

“The atmosphere was incredible, even though we were losing – everyone was so up for it.”

Bradley Simpson prediction for Newcastle v Forest on Sunday:

“The past couple of games in the league, we have not been great, but I put that down to the focus that has been put on the Carabao Cup final.

“We need to build that confidence back up before we go to Wembley, so this is an important game, and it helps we are back at home where we are usually so strong.

“On the flip side, Chris Wood is in great form for Forest and coming back to Newcastle, so he will probably score – we just need to sit on him as much as we can.

“It all makes it a hard one to call and it is going to be a really tough game, but I am going to back us. 2-1.”

Bradley Simpson on the Carabao Cup final, Newcastle United v Liverpool on 16 March 2025:

“It is going to be very tight.

“I don’t want to tempt fate by saying we are going to win it and I also think it depends a lot on how we do in the next couple of weeks.

“After Forest, we play Liverpool on the league on Wednesday and the same applies to their form and how the title race is going too.