16 Things Newcastle Fans Need To Know About Andros Townsend
9. He Had A Public Falling Out With Paul Merson
This will be music to the ears of Magpies' supporters who follow the former Arsenal striker's predictions before a Barclays Premier League weekend. Merson questioned Townsend's call-up to the England squad ahead of the friendly with Italy in March last year, labelling him one of the worst players on the pitch during a game for Spurs around the time of the announcement. Andros scored a cracking long range goal to secure the Three Lions a 1-1 draw, and sent the following tweet back to Merson: "Not bad for a player that should be 'nowhere near the squad' ay @PaulMerse?" https://twitter.com/andros_townsend/status/583014786746724352
