10 Players You Totally Forgot Played For Newcastle United

3. Ronny Johnsen

Throughout Newcastle's modern history, there is a worrying trend associated with signing former Manchester United players: Danny Simpson was solid but uninspiring, Giuseppe Rossi was too raw, Gabriel Obertan took three years to start playing and Nicky Butt was atrocious in his first season. There's a good chance when thinking of those former Man Utd players that you would fail to add former Red Devils centre-back Ronny Johnsen to the list. Why would you? Over the course of the best part of six months, the Norwegian made five appearances in black and white before he was released amid concerns that he just wasn't fit enough, prompting him to temporarily retire. Ironically, Johnsen had been signed as a replacement for Jonathan Woodgate. Another good call by Graeme Souness.