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Cockney Mafia steal Newcastle United’s lemon sole

Newcastle United fan's hold a banner up during the English Premier League soccer match between Newcastle United and Hull City at St James' Park, Newcastle, England.Saturday Sept 13, 2008. Disgruntled Newcastle fans were protesting against club owner Mike Ashley and director of football Dennis Wise. Supporters are angry over an alleged undermining of manager Kevin Keegan, which led to his recent resignation. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell) ** NO INTERNET/MOBILE USAGE WITHOUT FAPL LICENCE - SEE IPTC SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FIELD FOR DETAILS **

FAMOUS meals time now, readers.

On Tuesday May 31 1994, Tony Blair invited Gordon Brown to meet for ‘dinner’ the Granita restaurant in London. It was there that the dour Scotsman agreed to step aside in the 1994 leadership contest in favour of the trendy urbanite. Brown never stood a chance. Faced with bowls of fennel-seed bread and mussels in lemon grass and coconut-milk liquor, and surrounded by knit-yer-own millionaire new Labour sat in a brick and blonde wood yurt, Blairs was in his element.

The other great dinner meeting was between Newcastle United FC’s owner Mike Ashley and Joe Kinnear, the club’s former manager now given a job in charge of all football matters. The issue of how they came to their agreement occupies minds at the Daily Mail.

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Posted: 20th, June 2013 | In: Sports | Comment