10 Players Newcastle Should Never Have Sold In The Premier League Era

7. John Beresford

Considering the roll call of atrocious left-back's brought to the club in the years after Beresford was forcibly packed off to Southampton by Dalglish in early-1998 it says everything that it took three years to consider him adequately replaced when Olivier Bernard arrived on the scene in 2001. Didier Domi, Alessandro Pistone, Carl Serrant and Wayne Quinn never quite cut the Beresford-standard mustard. A key component of Keegan's 'Entertainers' team that won promotion and established itself in the Premier League, he was often confused for floppy haired doppelganger Warren Barton when they both lined up on either side of the back-four. Two goals in the first-leg of the Champions League qualifier against Croatia Zagreb kicked off a mini goal streak, including a stunning long-range volley in the 1-0 victory over Aston Villa. As with any player that showed the slightest inkling of attacking talent he was shipped out without hesitation by Dalglish.