His brother was scorned and castigated among some sections of the supporters, but beloved amongst other and Sammy Ameobi appears to divide fans much in the same vein. With an occasionally frustratingly inept touch, the fox-in-the-box composure of a centre-half, and the lack of any semblance of a footballing brain, Ameobi The Younger does not look like threatening even his older brothers modest tally of 53 goals for the club any time soon. Not skilful enough to be a winger, and not blessed with the finishing instinct to make it as a striker, Ameobi is not a Premier League footballer and the sooner Alan Pardew ships him off to a Bristol City or a Doncaster Rovers, the better. He cuts a forlorn figure in most matches, apparently confused at what a Premier League footballer must do to survive in the cut-throat world of modern football, and as he lumbers around like a headless chicken, it's clear he should probably be doing so in another club's colours. Sammy established himself as something of a cult figure in 2011, when the Toon fans rushed the field following the famous "if Sammy scores, we're on the pitch" chant during the pre-season friendly win at Darlington, but it's now three years later, and Sammy Ameobi is no longer a teenager. The joke has worn thin, and if Wor Shola had never pulled on those famous black and white stripes, his brother would be the leading marksman for Gateshead.
Recent Journalism & New Media graduate. Insatiable thirst for all things football, and hopes to break into the field of sports journalism in the near future.
Have made a significantly insignificant playing career out of receiving several slaps around the head for not passing the ball.
