Isaac Hayden has revealed that Newcastle United paid his £19,000 fine last season after Eddie Howe 'loved' his tweet.
Hayden accepted an FA charge of improper conduct following the social media post, which was written in the aftermath of Newcastle's 1-0 defeat against Chelsea. The tweet read: 'Some performance from the boys against 12 men'.
The injured midfielder, who was watching on from home, made the comment after referee David Coote decided against giving the visitors a penalty at Stamford Bridge after Trevoh Chalobah pulled down Jacob Murphy. The tweet was found to be in breach of FA Rule 3.1. for 'attacking the integrity of the official' and an independent regulatory commission handed Hayden a £19,000 fine. However, Hayden, who is now on loan at Norwich City, did not have to stump up the cash himself.
