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The Toon’s big challenge: Newcastle United building on Carabao Cup success

Chris Dunlavy says Newcastle need to use their Carabao Cup success as a springboard to further glory 

Lift-off? Or false dawn? After ending their long, agonising wait for a major trophy, Newcastle United stand at a crossroads.
The Carabao Cup victory over Liverpool and the emotional scenes at Wembley marked a cathartic release for a fanbase ground into grim resignation by the drudgery of the Mike Ashley era.
Supporters doomed to dwell on the swashbuckling near-misses under Kevin Keegan could, at long last, forget the past. The curse was broken. A monkey cast off black and white backs. The ...

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