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Taylor fools Sky reporter

Cape Town - Sky Sports reporter, Pete Graves, was sent into a flat panic by Newcastle midfielder, Ryan Taylor, on deadline day. 

Taylor sent Graves a text, hinting that he was "on my way somewhere" which sent the Sky reporter into a frenzy.

Here is the full text conversation (via @PeteGravesSky):



Graves admitted that he was well and truly pranked, with this little bit of deadline day "drama" now having gone viral.

Graves later tweeted: "SkyDeadlineDay problems for SkySportsNewsHQ staff - thnx TaylorR1984 for this msg last night... hooklinestinker" 

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