August 30 – Cole Fires Four and Tino Returns

Toon strikers past and present in today’s round up from the OTFD vaults.

1999 – Andrew Cole Was a Merry Old Soul

On this day in 1999 Andy Cole made Newcastle rue the day they sold him when he scored four, and set up the fifth in United’s 5-1 demolition of the Magpies at Old Trafford. Read on here.

2002 – Tino’s Off

THERE is a really rather good discourse here on why Tino Asprilla, contrary to popular opinion, was not actually responsible for Newcastle United losing out on the title in 1996.

After apparently not derailing the Toon title bid and then leaving St James’ Park in 1998 most English football fans probably thought they had heard the last of the Columbian striker, but he was back on the radar in the most unlikely way in 2002. See what went down here.


Tino takes down Barca.

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