This is nicked from the chronicle but i thought made fairly interesting reading, plus i always like the where are they now type things

I remember most of this lot. I wonder how many would of made it with better youth coaching here.

Jak Alnwick - Now at Glasgow Rangers after a frustrating and difficult time at Newcastle in 2014.

The goalkeeper struggled to get out on loan and ended up being thrown in the first team during an injury crisis feeling ill-prepared. Alnwick left the club 2015 to join Port Vale before winning a move to Rangers 79 appearances in the EFL.

James Tavernier - Like Alnwick, his current home is Ibrox and it’s fair to say Tavernier is a real star for the Scottish Premiership outfit.

After being loaned out to the likes of Rotherham, Gateshead, MK Dons and Carlise, Tavernier’s game-time was limited on Tyneside.

He ended up joining Wigan but then going on loan to Bristol City before permanently before signing for Rangers.

Tavernier has just signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with the Gers.

Jeff Henderson - Another who went on loan to Gateshead before joining Sligo Rovers in Ireland.

The 26-year-old made 45 appearances for Sligo including some Champions League and Europa League qualifiers.

Stephen Folan - The centre-back is probably remembered more for upsetting the club following a night out in Tup Tup Palace.

Back then Folan, Leon Best and Stephen Ireland were pictured posing the night before a game at Stoke City.

Folan left Newcastle shortly after that incident and has been a journeyman in Irish soccer playing for Limerick, Galway, Sligo, Cork and Dundalk.

Brad Inman -Big things were expected of the Australian wonder-kid when he made his way through the reserve team ranks.

But Inman never made a solitary first-team appearance and after being sent to Crewe Alexandra on loan he ended up signing permanently for the Gresty Road club.

Inman clocked up 106 appearances for Crewe before moving to Peterborough, but the midfielder has since been sent to Rochdale where he is currently plying his trade.

Greg McDermott -The younger son of Terry Mac showed promise in the reserves but never got a chance in the first team.

Alan Pardew released him in 2012 before he spent time at Stockport, Bury and Gateshead before moving back to Newcastle to do his coaching badges.

He is currently working on the back-room team with the Academy.

Conor Newton - Like Dummett, he spent a successful loan spell at St Mirren where he scored a famous goal in the League Cup final to deliver the Paisley club a trophy.

He played for Rotherham and Cambridge before returning to the North-East where he is currently playing for Hartlepool United.

Phil Airey - The Geordie striker was regarded as one of the best prospects in the reserves and spoke about wearing the number 9 shirt like Andy Carroll did before him.

Pardew handed him a debut away to Stevenage in the FA Cup but he was soon released after unsuccessful loan spells at Hibernian and Gateshead.

Went on to play for Blyth Spartans and Whitley Bay but has now drifted out of the game and works in the building trade.

Sammy Ameobi - The winger did make it to the first team stage at Newcastle and was at the club just last season.

Loan spells at Middlesbrough, Cardiff and Bolton followed after life in the first team squad - which included two Premier League goals for the Magpies.

But things didn’t work out for Sammy and he signed permanently for Bolton last summer where he is currently a regular for the Trotters.

Samuel Adjei - The Swedish youngster had skill in abundance and used to torture defences in the second string.

But he never made the step up at Newcastle and after one loan appearance for Hartlepool, he left England in 2012.

Adjei returned to Sweden to star for Jönköpings Södra IF and now finds himself playing for Hawke’s Bay United in New Zealand.


Haris Vuckic - Once courted with moves to Real Madrid and AC Milan as a kid before moving to Newcastle.

The Slovenian played 18 times for Newcastle’s first team before loan stints at Cardiff, Rotherham, Rangers, Wigan, and Bradford.

After nine years on Tyneside, he moved to FC Twente after being unable to live up to his potential.