Although never the most graceful of defenders to ever grace the turf at St James' Park in the Premier League era Dabizas was a cult hero supreme at Newcastle. The former Greece international even holds the distinction of settling a Tyne-Wear derby in the Magpies' favour when he headed the winner in a 1-0 victory at the Stadium of Light in February 2002, peeling away in the aftermath and whipping off his shirt to celebrate with the black and white masses behind the goal. I have a reminder of scoring that goal every day in my home in Greece," he said when speaking to the Chronicle last year. "It was a great feeling to score that goal. But more so because it was the winning goal at the Stadium of Light. Dabizas, like Nobby Solano, is one of few foreign imports to build a real affinity with the Toon faithful.