Good to see that Newcastle United media partner, The Mirror, are putting such effort into their coverage of the club with these comedy classic blunders…

Newcastle 2 Brighton 0 – The biggest problem I could see was manipulating my beer filled frame up the 170 odd steps to the top deck of the Milburn stand…

Interesting comments from Brighton fans on Newcastle defeat: ‘This is the game that shows we’ve only played average sides up to this date.’

A no-brainer for Mike Ashley once Newcastle United are back in the Premier League to stay…The bottom line is more people paid to watch Newcastle playing football yesterday than anywhere else in England.

Chris Hughton thought Brighton should have got something from the game… “I was really disappointed because, even in hindsight, I thought we had a really good opportunity.”

Newcastle 2 Brighton 0 – watch the excellent Lascelles and Shelvey goals here.

Newcastle 2 Brighton 0 – The instant fan/writer reaction from Saturday teatime’s match.