'Wey Aye Man!' Newcastle's Spanish Coaching Staff Are Learning Geordie Lingo to Aid Promotion Push
"?Newcastle United's Spanish coaching staff are attempting to learn the local Geordie lingo in an effort to embrace the culture of the club.
The coaches' communal office has a piece of paper pinned to the wall entitled 'Geordie Words Translated' "?the Daily Mail have reported.
The translated words include "aye", "gadgie" and "hinny", and clearly this knowledge is helping to some extent, with Newcastle sitting comfortably top of the Championship.
A Spainish Newcastle Coach has a list of "Geordie words translated" #fireodds pic.twitter.com/xRoVtaKfN8
First team coach Mikel Antia shares the office with fellow Spaniards Francisco De Miguel Moreno and Antonio Gomez Perez. There is also Scottish assistant coach Ian Cathro and Simon Smith, their goalkeeping coach from the North East.
An insider reportedly said the coaches are "keen to understand and embrace the Geordie culture".
It will probably go down well with Newcastle fans, particularly as they currently boast a three point lead over second placed Brighton and Hove Albion and an eight point lead over third placed Huddersfield.
And the club's staff seem to be enamored with manager Rafael Benitez, with doctor Paul Catterson revealing to "?the Chronicle that he's the key to team's success so far.
"I strongly believe that the main thing is the culture that comes from the manager," he said.
"The way he communicates with everybody is brilliant "? from the kitchen staff to his most senior staff.
"He looks all of us in the eye in the morning and you really get that connection. So for me, everything that is going well off the field is being replicated on it."
Wey Aye, man!
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