Was it really sexy football at Newcastle or just delusions of grandeur?

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Keith Gillespie terrorising Barcelona on the wing and Tino Asprilla scoring a hat-trick against one of Europe's great superpowers. Hello sexy football.

Keegan: Newcastle hero

NEWCASTLE 5 MANCHESTER UNITED 0 October 20 1996

Worth a visit to YouTube even now, especially the delicious Philippe Albert chip over a helpless Peter Schmeichel from 30 yards, for goal No 5.

It's been downhill since.

LOVING IT April 29 1996

'I'll tell ya — you can tell him now, he'll be watching it — we're still fighting for this title, and he's got to go to Middlesbrough and get something, and and I'll tell you honestly, I will love it if we beat them — LOVE IT!' — Kevin Keegan loses the plot and his side lose the title.

SORRY SHEARER

He came, he scored, he won their hearts, but nothing else.

From 1996 to 2006, Shearer hit the net 206 times, having chosen Newcastle ahead of Manchester United.

In the same decade, if he had moved to Old Trafford, Shearer would have won six Premier League titles, two FA Cups and a European Cup. It's all about timing.

GET YOUR POTS OUT

Newcastle won the InterToto Cup in 2006. They last won a proper trophy in 1969, the European Fairs Cup.

Their last domestic trophy was lifted in 1955, when they won the FA Cup. A world war has been won since they last won the title. They have a nice stadium, though.