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13. Warren Barton
Sad day for @NUFC but thank you Rafa Benitez for all your hard work good luck in the future. Photo: Stu Forster
14. JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - MAY 28: Ian Wright (former footballer player) of England and Arsenal attends the Carling Black Label media launch at Park Station on May 28, 2019 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images/Getty Images)
I am absolutely gutted for NUFC fans... Rafa has had to fight tooth and nail to try and get an owner and a club to back him to try and take Newcastle to a place in the PL where they may be going for Europe... win the FA Cup. Photo: Gallo Images