Newcastle United’s official Twitter account has given a bit of a subtle poke to our local rivals today. They, of course, have done so with a bit of class as well.
Lee Bowyer– when playing for Newcastle United
Newcastle United have tweeted out congratulations to our former midfielder Lee Bowyer after he has guided Charlton to the Championship with a thrilling win today at Wembley over Sunderland.
Congratulations to former Magpies midfielder Lee Bowyer on steering @CAFCofficial to the @SkyBetChamp! ?? pic.twitter.com/cG2SybTwLi
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) May 26, 2019
This is a tremendous accomplishment for Lee who only became the permanent manager in September and is actually out of contract with the club this summer.
We’re pretty certain Charlton Athletic will be eager to sign Lee to another contract after this great success.
Bowyer played for the Magpies from 2003 to 2006 and made 107 appearances for the club. While he may mostly be remembered for that unfortunate incident, we remember him as a player of determination and passion who was a quality midfielder on his day.
Lee seems to have been able to channel his fire and use it to inspire his players. We hope to see him do well in what looks to be a bright future as a manager.
Well done to Lee and Charlton Athletic.
310 comments so far
ronaldo aarons
May 26, 2019 at 8:35 PM
Comment #1First
Shadow_Shearer
May 26, 2019 at 8:36 PM
Comment #2He certainly wasn’t my favourite ever Newcastle player
ronaldo aarons
May 26, 2019 at 8:37 PM
Comment #3Tim Krul tweeted response to the play off final.
Tim Krul
@TimKrul
Replying to @BBCSport and @BBCMOTD
Haha ??????????
ronaldo aarons
May 26, 2019 at 8:38 PM
Comment #4???????????????
Are just celebratory emojis that are not recognised on here.
ronaldo aarons
May 26, 2019 at 8:40 PM
Comment #5If anything though sums up Sunderland and their attempt to get back up to the championship, it’s this.
https://mobile.twitter.com/janaway_andrew/status/1132679094536146944
Warning: Multiple replays will occur.
Lee Charnley Bunga Party
May 26, 2019 at 8:44 PM
Comment #6Can we just get Rafa’s contract done and dusted now please?
What a week it would be Tories in chaos , Sunderland down and Rafa signs a new deal just to top it all off !!
hallelujah..john tudor john tudor
May 26, 2019 at 8:46 PM
Comment #7and no frogs
jane
May 26, 2019 at 8:55 PM
Comment #8since Sunderland won the FA cup in 1973 Newcastle (6) and Sunderland (7) have lost 13 Wembley appearances!
hallelujah..john tudor john tudor
May 26, 2019 at 9:10 PM
Comment #9very quiet on here without all the makem wum,
jane
May 26, 2019 at 9:12 PM
Comment #10* excluding Spurs in the league
Lilongwe Geordie
May 26, 2019 at 9:21 PM
Comment #11I reckon if Charlton had been playing anyone else, most NUFC fans would have been happy with Bowyer losing.
jazzyp
May 26, 2019 at 9:22 PM
Comment #12Hopefully this time next week we will have something to shout about with Rafa benitez signing a long term contract and our first signing on board
simon376
May 26, 2019 at 9:27 PM
Comment #13About halfway back, and got to say family all over the moon, but both sides seemed shocking. Thought whoever wins is going to need to spend a lot to keep them up
simon376
May 26, 2019 at 9:27 PM
Comment #14When I said that was told to be quiet and let them enjoy the moment
Online Guy
May 26, 2019 at 9:48 PM
Comment #15Anyone know the financials at Sblunderland?
Do they receive £20 million next season as part of parachute payments or is that finished ?
The new owners seem to be saying it’s for sale ! Just in to make a few million and then off.
Skip the best wishes , I want to see them in the bottom half of the Wearside league .
Toon22
May 26, 2019 at 9:49 PM
Comment #16I hope one day I can be like my role model, Mr Sir Mike Ashley.
Online Guy
May 26, 2019 at 9:51 PM
Comment #17Simon , I imagine the importance of the match stopped players expressing themselves ..Nervous form and mistake ridden because of it.
Buster
May 26, 2019 at 9:54 PM
Comment #18Absolutely ‘buzzin’ as the kids say!
I hate sunderland with an irrational passion for someone of my years. (almost 60) I wasn’t brought up in a hostile footballing family – this is all my own work!
I hope they crash and burn horribly and cannot for one moment understand why some Mags want them to progress up the leagues again just so we can have a derby match.
If the shoe was on the other foot could you imagine what life would be like?
We may be stuck with Ashley but hopefully with Rafa at the helm we have some small hope for the future. I genuinely hope they have none at all.
Their defeat today is all the sweeter because of the fact it happened in the last few seconds and that it was an ex-mag who manages their conquerors.
I would love to think administration now beckons for the smarmy bastards who bought them on borrowed money from Ellis Shaw.
Let them rot in hell.
Jail for Ashley
May 26, 2019 at 9:58 PM
Comment #19There’s some truly ‘orrible people populate this blog!
toon22
May 26, 2019 at 9:59 PM
Comment #20You think its possible they might not exist at all soon ?
Gone bust ?
Hahahahahahahahahahaha
toon22
May 26, 2019 at 9:59 PM
Comment #21Jail
yep
And i bet 100% of them love MA
toon22
May 26, 2019 at 10:00 PM
Comment #22You think we might get sold again this summer OLG ?
Toon22
May 26, 2019 at 10:04 PM
Comment #23I love Ashley.
Online Guy
May 26, 2019 at 10:09 PM
Comment #24Anyone who wants to see the Derby match with Sunde*and return (one day in maybe the next 20 years) ha! I say with Sunde*and before some nutter sez Derby County… needs to have a re-think as the games between the Clubs are full of hate and spite and it comes from Wearside.
Sunderland made a massive mistake in letting Kids in for a fiver, unaccompanied by an adult ..and then for free accompanied by an adult .. you got thousands of kids attending from Single parent families ..no roll model in the shape of a father figure…the behaviour from the Mackems on Derby day is appalling .
No , I can do without the hate and the venom and the bad publicity it brings when we play them .
Let’s hope we never play them in a game of competitive football again .
lochinvar
May 26, 2019 at 10:23 PM
Comment #25The Brexit party have won Sunderland in the EU elections kicking out Labour.
Must be the first time that loosing a play off match gets you into Europe.
jane
May 26, 2019 at 10:24 PM
Comment #26“The Brexit Party has also won Sunderland – previously held by Labour.
Nigel Farage’s party won 39.8% of the vote.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-48417378
jane
May 26, 2019 at 10:25 PM
Comment #27“Must be the first time that loosing a play off match gets you into Europe.”
lol yours was a much better post than mine
Nicky the ball tosser
May 26, 2019 at 10:25 PM
Comment #28After the great “Stokoe” Cup Final, Sunderland would have been the closest thing to my second team, if I had one, although I probably actually prefer Hartlepools. Ideally I’d like them in the EPL, doing well but always beneath us of course, there to be beaten in the derby, occasionally by several goals, but more often in tight, tense, full blooded affairs. There’s really nothing like a Tyne Wear derby. Now we’ve only got half a dozen games against the senior clubs to really look forward to, with very little chance of actually winning, and a whole heap of other games that only really offer the chance to pick up points, goals to cheer and little more. The derby, well that’s something else entirely, absolutely magic.
jane
May 26, 2019 at 10:26 PM
Comment #29maybe it’s all those single parent families 😉
Nicky the ball tosser
May 26, 2019 at 10:29 PM
Comment #30Bet Rafa and the lads would love to have the derby to sink their teeth into twice a season.
Lee Charnley Bunga Party
May 26, 2019 at 10:45 PM
Comment #31https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMAMz1oupaE
Quite like the look of Moraes who we have been linked to looks a pacier , lankier version of Rondon would love us to sign both and have some rotation on the go ! Play the 2 at the same time for beast mode!
even the stevens
May 26, 2019 at 10:47 PM
Comment #32Is this for real???
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/9160258/newcastle-mike-ashley-sell-350million/
MG-Man
May 26, 2019 at 10:47 PM
Comment #33Anyone seen the headline in the sun , fingers crossed it’s true , but I’ll believe it when I see it , apparently club sold to Man City’s owners cousin . And before the frog starts I’m no shill , and certainly not it’s
MG-Man
May 26, 2019 at 10:49 PM
Comment #34ITK not it’s
JohnReese
May 26, 2019 at 10:52 PM
Comment #35It can’t be happening can it? I don’t trust a damn thing coming from the sun.
Bigjim67
May 26, 2019 at 10:52 PM
Comment #36Buster @18
I feel exactly the same way about them, grew up in Walker and we all hated the mackems and i still do. I really hope they struggle next season and drop down to league two. If that makes me a horrible person, I’ll take it! Hwtl
beefman13
May 26, 2019 at 10:53 PM
Comment #37TOON SHEIKH-UP Newcastle owner Mike Ashley agrees to SELL Toon to Arab sheikh for £350million
SunSport understands contracts have been signed and submitted to the Premier League between Ashley and Dubai-based billionaire Sheikh Khaled bin Zayed Al Nehayan
lochinvar
May 26, 2019 at 10:54 PM
Comment #38MG-Man spotted it , here it is.
Believe to be utter bollocks until it’s given credence by a reliable source like the Daily Star
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/
lochinvar
May 26, 2019 at 10:56 PM
Comment #39Calling Dubai Mickey
Calling Dubai Mickey
Do you copy ? Over
Bigjim67
May 26, 2019 at 11:03 PM
Comment #40Nick @28
Sunderland as your second team? WHAT??? You serious?