Double FA Cup finalist Rob Lee has accused Newcastle owner Mike Ashley of riding roughshod over long-suffering Geordie fans and leaving them with ‘nothing to look forward to’ next season. The former Newcastle midfielder, an integral figure under Kevin Keegan and Kenny Dalglish in the 1990s, was aghast when Ashley ruled cup competitions are of secondary importance — branding the stance ‘shocking.’ He claimed Ashley was abusing the ‘incredible’ loyalty of Tyneside fans and warned that this latest clash could rebound on him. ‘Let’s see what happens when the draw is made for the third round of the FA Cup,’ he said. ‘If Newcastle land a home tie, they could be playing in front of an empty stadium.
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The former Newcastle midfielder was aghast when Ashley ruled cup competitions are of secondary importance
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Lee says the Newcastle owner is abusing the loyalty of Tyneside fans
@placeholder agony: Lee was part of the Newcastle team that lost consecutive FA Cup finals in 1998 and 1999