How Twitter reacted to Newcastle United's relegation
Here's the Twitter reaction to an eventful evening in the Premier League.
"Sad day in the history but they will be back. #ToonArmy" - Former Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton (@Joey7Barton)
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Hide Ad"Sad to see my old club go down tonight. Sorry for the fans. They deserve @premierleague #nufc" - Former Newcastle United midfielder Nolberto Solano (@nobbysolanouk4)
"Thanks for trying Everton... Appreciate the effort." - Great Britain Paralympian and Newcastle fan Stephen Miller (@hailfabio)
"I think Kevin Keegan would do a cracking job at Newcastle." - Stan Collymore (@StanCollymore)
"Mike Ashley about to oversee 2nd relegation as Newcastle owner. The man who revels in capitalising on distressed assets has created his own." - BBC Sport's Richard Conway (@richard_conway)
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Hide Ad"@SunderlandAFC passion desire excellent, @Everton speechless." - Former Sunderlandmanager and Everton legend Peter Reid (@reid6peter)
"You wouldn't want to be relying on Everton. For anything." - Cricket journalist Elizabeth Ammon (@legsidelizzy)
"Everton should be relegated for this." - TV commentator Janusz Michallik (@JanuszMichallik)
"Expected it for weeks...still gutting when it actually happens #NUFC #Toon" - Capital FM North East host and Newcastle fan Matt Bailey (@i__am__matt)
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Hide Ad"You can't pretend it hadn't been coming. @NUFC not learned lessons from 2009. Hard as it is for me to say, well done Sam and @SunderlandAFC" - Newcastle's record scorer Alan Shearer (@alanshearer), who as a short-term manager could not keep the team up seven years ago.
"Work very hard to come back to @premierleague for your fans. WE DESERVE IT!! #NUFC" - Colombian striker Faustino Asprilla (@TinoasprillaH), a Newcastle favourite in the 1990s.