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title: "Newcastle fans on Twitter devastated to see Mike Dean in charge of Brighton clash"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-fans-on-twitter-devastated-to-see-mike-dean-in-charge-of-brighton-clash/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Ally Darlow"
section: "Brighton & Hove Albion"
published: "2019-04-24T18:10:43Z"
modified: "2020-04-05T10:29:36Z"
---

# Newcastle fans on Twitter devastated to see Mike Dean in charge of Brighton clash

**Mike Dean is probably one of the most hated men in the Premier League for a lot of fans. The extravagant match official is often the centre of attention, and it’s not a secret that he loves making himself the centre of attention. Ahead of the weekend, Newcastle fans have found out that Dean will be refereeing their clash with Brighton, and they’re not happy.**

> The match officials have been confirmed for Saturday’s [@premierleague](https://twitter.com/premierleague?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) game at [@OfficialBHAFC](https://twitter.com/OfficialBHAFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)…
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> [https://t.co/zqPtLxymcT](https://t.co/zqPtLxymcT) [#NUFC](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NUFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/t5qLxKfsvc](https://t.co/t5qLxKfsvc)
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> — Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) [23 April 2019](https://twitter.com/NUFC/status/1120662250916855809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Newcastle fans can rest easy knowing that they have Premier League football to look forward to next season, however, it’s not all going to be fun between now and the end of the season, as Rafa Benitez could be managing his last three Newcastle games and will want to win them. The first of those three clashes is against Brighton on Saturday, and the last thing he needs is Dean to ruin it.

With a win this weekend, the Magpies could really put Chris Hughton’s Brighton under the cosh as relegation is becoming a real threat for the Seagulls. Mike Dean will want to make himself the star of this one, though, especially considering it’s a televised game. History doesn’t favour the Geordies either here, as Dean’s two games officiating Newcastle have seen them pick up just one point out of six with both a red card and a penalty decision going against the St James Park faithful.

You can read the Magpies’ verdict on Dean’s appointment here:

> Thank god we're safe then
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> — Andrew Wells (@Wellzy95nufc) [April 23, 2019](https://twitter.com/Wellzy95nufc/status/1120662598389829633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

https://twitter.com/Kriss\_nufc26/status/1120672271629201409

> Pen to Brighton 2 of our players sent off what else can happen. Mike dean show.
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> — thereal andrew young (@temperamentalan) [April 23, 2019](https://twitter.com/temperamentalan/status/1120683286337138688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Pen to Brighton confirmed for holding in the box even though holding will take place at every corner on the day.
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> This man loves influencing results
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> — Dell (@agbnufc) [23 April 2019](https://twitter.com/agbnufc/status/1120686854712508416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

https://twitter.com/BillyBufter/status/1120677799356923904

https://twitter.com/gavthegeordie/status/1120665094231293952

> Ladies and Gentlemen…..Please welcome to the stage the star of the show…..MISTER MIKE DEAN!
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> — Barry Cox (@bazooka1892) [April 23, 2019](https://twitter.com/bazooka1892/status/1120679090808401921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Might as well not show up [@CraigyNUFC](https://twitter.com/CraigyNUFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
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> — Andy (@Darth\_Roo) [24 April 2019](https://twitter.com/Darth_Roo/status/1120926577527853056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

The Geordies aren’t happy to see Dean reffing them this weekend, and will just hope they can get through the clash without incident.