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5 days ago
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Peacock, Taylor, Hayden? Your most underrated Newcastle players
We asked for your views on former Newcastle defender John Anderson's top five most underrated Magpies players of all time. Anderson's list was: 5. Andy Griffin4. Kevin Gallagher3. Shola Ameobi2. Sean Longstaff1. Aaron are some of your thoughts:Darren: Darren Peacock played for Toon as a centre-back in the Kevin Keegan days and was often the only defender doing his job. The concept of 'rest defence' just was not a thing with the Keegan teams and poor Darren was frequently left cruelly exposed as Steve Watson, Rob Elliot and Philippe Albert would all go charging up field. But he did a stalwart job amid very unfair criticism from the usual Monday morning midfield Still annoys me that we let Aaron Hughes go for peanuts and replaced him with Jean-Alain Boumsong, who cost a fortune and was much Can't argue with John Anderson's picks for the great under-appreciated but I would try to push Scott Sellars in there somewhere. Him, David Kelly, John Bracewell and Barry Venison set the foundations for King Kev's entertainersAndrew: If Shola Ameobi made the list, surely so should Steve Harper. A club legend, who all fans liked! But, how about a punt for Steven Taylor? At his peak, he was a starter for the team and super reliable. He also gave us an entire career. But he never got a chance to prove his talent for England, even when at his peak. Final shout out for Isaac Hayden. He was ultra reliable. Sad how it ended with Ando is a legend so by and large I agree with his choices. But, James Milner deserves a mention. Went on to have an unbelievable career, still going, has won everything there is at club level and could have made so much difference to a very modest team for so many 1. Gaza 2. Beardsley 3. Waddle 4. Malcolm MacDonald 5. Andy Cole. The club underrated them all by letting them go. Fortunately, PIF have more sense!
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5 days ago
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'Should never have let him go' - is this Newcastle's most underrated player?
Earlier on Friday, we revealed numbers five to two in former defender John Anderson's list of this century's most underrated Newcastle players. And now it's time to tell you his 'winner'.In first place, he has gone for defender Aaron Hughes, who made the 278 appearances for the Toon between 1997 and 2005."He was so underrated," Anderson told a BBC Radio Newcastle special. "He was a great player who could play all across the back four or as a holding midfielder. He had a great attitude and work-rate."It's only when you lose someone like him that you start to think how good he was. "He went to Aston Villa and was outstanding at Fulham. We should have never let him go. He was a top player. He was a quiet lad who went about his business and who did everything right on and off the pitch."So to recap Anderson's list: 5. Andy Griffin4. Kevin Gallagher3. Shola Ameobi2. Sean Longstaff1. Aaron do you make of the selections? Did Anderson miss any players out?Get in touch with your views here And listen to the full rundown and the reasons behind the selections on BBC Sounds here
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6 days ago
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'He always scored against Sunderland'
Throughout Friday, we are revealing who former Newcastle defender John Anderson has selected in his list of the Magpies' five most underrated players of the 21st third place is Shola Ameobi. Raised in the Fenham area of the city, the striker made just shy of 400 appearances for the St James' Park club between 2000 and 2014, scoring 79 goals."He was a young boy when he came into the side and it was really difficult when you look at who he was playing alongside and who he was trying to replace," Anderson told BBC Radio Newcastle."He scored huge goals in Europe - and always scored against Sunderland."He took some harsh criticism here. He played an awful lot of games and probably should have scored more than he did, but he never left anything on the pitch and always worked his socks off."And second place goes to Sean Longstaff. It looks like the midfielder's time at his boyhood club could be coming to an end, but he has made 214 appearances after making his debut in 2018."It is always difficult when you are a homegrown lad because the expectations are always a little bit higher," Anderson said."He got into the side and was steady - won the ball and kept it moving. There was nothing flashy about him but can be relied upon to do a job."I don't think anyone can argue that Longstaff hasn't had a fair amount of criticism - but I think he has been there when we needed him."Come back later to see who Anderson has at the top of his to BBC Radio Newcastle's top-five special on underrated playersAnd access top-five shows on managers, centre-backs and hardmen here
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6 days ago
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'He would chase a paper bag' - Newcastle's most underrated players
Former Newcastle defender John Anderson has selected his top-five most underrated Magpies players over the past 25 fifth, he selected defender Andy Griffin, who made over 100 appearances between 1999 and a BBC Radio Newcastle special, Anderson said: "He was always solid and a little bit of an old-fashioned [player]. He loved a tackle and didn't mind putting himself about. I don't think he is as appreciated as he should have been."Next on Anderson's list, in fourth place, is Kevin Gallacher. The winger featured 47 times for Newcastle between 1999 and 2001:"He had a great work ethic - he would chase a paper bag and chase lost causes. I don't think he got the appreciation he should have done."He was a very good player because he came in, did a job and got on with it. I don't really recall him having a poor game. He was a steady Eddie."Come back to this page throughout Friday to see the rest of Anderson's to the top-five special on underrated playersAccess top-five shows on managers, centre-backs and hardmen here
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7 days ago
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Should McCann and Rae have made underrated Sunderland players list?
Former Sunderland defender Darren Williams selcted Lee Cattermole, Marcus Stewart, Andy Reid, Chris Maguire and Luke O'Nien as his five most underrated players the club has had in the 21st asked for your thoughts on his selections:Sean: O'Nien is a worthy winner. Consistency, longevity and playing through injuries, as well as leadership on and off the pitch. Maguire wasn't underrated, though - he had a great game in him but nowhere near often enough. Gavin McCann would be my pick to replace him - an unsung player in our best years, while Niall Quinn and Kevin Phillips took the Cattermole was a top underrated player. He could tackle, pass short or long, motivate team-mates and much more. At a time when Sunderland weren't great, and perhaps some players weren't bothered, he never gave less than 100%.Luke: There are about 50 players better than Maguire I can think Agree Cattermole was a massively underrated and hugely important player for us. Terrific servant - more so given his Middlesbrough roots. I would also put Alex Rae on my list, another wholehearted lad who led by example.
