The Newcastle horse puncher speaks out

The mysterious horse punching masked Geordie has broken his silence.

Following Newcastle’s 3-0 loss to rivals Sunderland, violence broke out on the streets outside the stadium and 45-year-old Barry Rogerson has described the first time he saw Bud (the horse) and his terrifying ordeal that ended in him simply defending himself from the four-legged devil.

"It's all a nightmare. I came out of the pub... then we were in the middle of all these horses and all of a sudden I was stuck in the middle of it all,” Rogerson told BBC Sport.

"Somebody set a rocket off, or a banger or something and it spooked the horses, the next thing I knew, the horse came running at me and I instantly reacted, stupidly and wrongly.

"What I think I did, because it all happened so quickly, I think I went to stop it with my left hand on its neck and I've punched it in the nose and I was stupid.”

Despite Mr Rogerson pleading his innocence, Bud and the Tyne and Wear Police aren’t letting this go lightly and a lifetime ban is the most likely punishment.

"I panicked and it was just an instant reaction, I wasn't intending to hurt the horse,” Rogerson awkwardly continued.

"I know it sounds a feeble excuse, but that's the truth, sorry. I am not a thug, I have never been involved with football hooligans, I have never been in trouble before.

"I never set out to go to the match to cause trouble."

Bud was unwilling to talk in full to BBC but did admit it was a shock.

The video below shows the scenes that took place following the match.

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[Phil Plumpton]

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