NEWCASTLE hero Rafa Benitez suffered a hilarious gaffe on social media after his former club sealed Champions League qualification.
Benitez joined the Magpies in 2016 and won over the fans as he gained Premier League promotion in his first full season and brought stability before falling out with Mike Ashley three years later.
The Spanish tactician still has a soft spot for the Toon and proved it on Twitter after the Tyneside giants made it to the Champions League for the first time in 20 years.
However, the ex-Liverpool boss put together a funny typo as he mistook the iconic “Howay the lads” slogan with a famous cowboy greeting and wrote “Howdy the lads”.
Benitez issued a photo showing Newcastle players as well as manager Eddie Howe celebrating and tweeted: “Congratulations to all involved. Howdy the lads.”
The ex-Real Madrid manager quickly realised his mistake and deleted the tweet.
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But some Newcastle fans managed to get a screenshot and enjoyed some friendly banter as they still appreciated the gesture from their former manager.
One fan tweeted: “Rafa Benitez tweeted “Howdy the lads!” Instead of “Howay the lads!” Yeehaw.”
Another posted: “I reckon howdy the lads might take off y’know, especially on our USA tour in pre-season. Rafa Benitez, marketing genius.”
A third commented: “Rafa Benitez accidentally tweeting then deleting “Howdy the lads!” is sending me west.”
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This fan said: “Cowboy town!!!!”
That one wrote: “Yeehaw up the Toon.”
And this supporter tweeted: “Rootin’-tootin’ for the Toon!”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
