‘Bet the Boro chairman is wiping his history’ - Newcastle, Sunderland fans lead reaction to negative news

The Transfer Tavern really has been abuzz with discussion and debate today with the news coming out about police raids and manager charges.

Certainly, with Sky Sports reporting the investigation on Newcastle and West Ham by the police and then revealing that Sunderland manager David Moyes had been charged by the FA over his recent comments to a reporter, things have been dramatic today.

Indeed, football in the north-east has been really hit hard and that is surely something that could only get worse with Sunderland and Middlesbrough on the brink of relegation at the moment.

The jokes on Twitter, then, have been flying about with many fans of the north-east clubs getting involved with the discussion and so, with that in mind, here is the best of what was said:

Moyes charged for slap comment and newcastle investigated for tax evasion what a day so far #safc #nufc

— StressAFC (@stressafc) 26 April 2017

#NUFC getting raided, #Boro and #SAFC going down, Moyes getting charged by FA, Hartlepool in dissarray.

Oh NE football is great…………

— CompleteNUFC (@CompleteNUFC) 26 April 2017

Moyes charged
Newcastle raided by HMRC
Bet the boro chairman is wiping his history & chucking paper into a fire as we speak#SFC #NUFC #MFC

— Sam/Fiend (@Berardied) 26 April 2017

Lee Charnley arrested a day after #nufc promoted. David Moyes charged by FA on the day Sunderland visit Middlesbrough. It’s quiet up here…

— David Coverdale (@dpcoverdale) 26 April 2017

All hapening on @SkySportsNewsHQ this morning. Trust us to be involved in it all! Now David Moyes getting in on the action! #NUFC pic.twitter.com/8Jlm4yI9Om

— Amy (@geordiegalg) 26 April 2017

Mad start to the day, football wise. #NUFC and #WHUFC raided over tax fraud, and Moyes charged over slap comments. Mental!

— Tom Power (@thomp1987) 26 April 2017

@SkySportsNewsHQ Lee Charnley arrested, David Moyes charged by the FA, Steve Gibson must be clearing his internet history just in case #NUFC #SAFC #MFC

— James Edgar (@jledgar11) 26 April 2017