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da brdice： Mention the name Jonathan Woodgate and arguably the first thing that pops into your head is ‘injury-prone’. The current Middlesbrough boss played around the block in his heyday, but he even admitted himself that recurring setbacks had stopped him from fulfilling his potential.
Nevertheless, the ex-England international did enjoy some relative success with his respective clubs, reaching the UEFA Cup semi-final in 2004 with Newcastle, and then winning the League Cup with Boro.
Since then, both clubs have endured mixed fortunes, but speaking about how a couple of his new signings have adjusted to life at the Riverside, Woodgate appeared to take a dig at the Magpies.
He said: “This football club is a big football club, who’s done well. I know we’ve only been in the Premier League once in 10 years but we’ve been to a UEFA Cup final, we won the Carling Cup, Newcastle haven’t. When was the last time Newcastle went to a UEFA Cup final? Our history is better than theirs in recent times, I’d say. It’s a big club.”
After hearing Woodgate’s comments, Newcastle fans understandably flooded to Twitter to voice their thoughts on their matter.
Many supporters of the Tyneside club pointed back to how Michael Owen had also recently taken a shot at Newcastle, and suggested it is ironic that they keep talking about the Magpies even though they are a “small club”.
Some fans however offered a more ruthless response to Woodgate’s words, and insisted they have now lost their respect for him.
Check out some of the reaction of Newcastle fans below:
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