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Newcastle coach has Geordie to Spanish translation sheet

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Working as part of Rafa Benitez's backroom staff, Newcastle coach Michael Antia has unwittingly revealed that he still needs help understanding the local accent.

Indeed, a photo of the Spaniard at work in his office shows that he has a "Geordie-to-Spanish" translation cheat sheet pinned to his wall.

'Wey-aye, man!' Newcastle's Spanish coaching contingent get to grips with local lingo https://t.co/GSF99Isj0n pic.twitter.com/3Y7mmtfx9q

- MailOnline Sport (@MailSport) November 15, 2016

Antia's sheet contains important Geordie slang words such as "canny" (good), "gadgie" (old man) and, perhaps most importantly of all, "toon" (town).