Geordie superstars Ant and Dec have reacted to the news of the Newcastle United takeover and they did it rather musically.
The takeover by a Saudi-led consortium had been rumbling on since April 2020, but after months where it looked as though Mike Ashley's reign would continue it was dramatically turned around today.
Hundreds of fans have gathered outside St James' Park to celebrate the news that the deal is done, following a breakthrough in negotiations yesterday.
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Their excitement looks to be matched by Ant and Dec themselves, whose musical Tweets today perfectly captured the mood around the city.
Oh what a beautiful moooooorrrrrning…..
— antanddec (@antanddec)
This morning before the news broke they simply wrote "Oh what a beautiful moooooorrrrrning…." - but their post drew thousands of likes and countless reactions from fellow fans.
One fan replied: "I have a wonderful feeling everything is going our way. Have a great day!"
Another user commented: " Newcastle fans deserve this! Great club fantastic support."
Then this evening after the new of the deal going through they then tweeted: "Oh what a beautiful day…" - which again got thousands of likes and retweets.
In reply one follower commented: "There will be a fair few ‘Newky browns’ sank tonight I’m sure!"
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