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Andrew Musgrove

Sports Direct logo removed from Newcastle United's website as fans celebrate

Newcastle United fans are celebrating the removal of Sports Direct from the club's website - following the confirmation that the company's signs are being removed from St James' Park.

Eagled-eyed Toon fans noted that Sports Direct, the company owned by former United owner Mike Ashley, was no longer listed alongside several other companies on the club's website.

A snapshot from last month shows the sportswear company listed alongside 11 other companies, but now the website appears clean of any logo.

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It appears to have been replaced by firm Energy Impact.

For many, the removal of the logo from the website and stadium marks the end of Ashley's links to the club - having sold it to a Saudi-backed consortium in October, it irked many supporters that the stadium was still covered in the signs.

Co-owner Amanda Staveley admitted last month to being frustrated at the situation.

"The Sports Direct signs I'm looking forward to coming down," she said.

"It's a slight frustration when I go into the stadium and I try and take a picture which doesn't have Sports Direct in it."

Work will be going on up until the home game against Manchester City on Sunday, December 19th to remove all signs.

Newcastle secured their first victory of the Premier League as they beat Burnley one-nil, and that win marked the first one of not only the new owners but new head-coach Eddie Howe.

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