Sir Bobby Robson's first pre-season in charge of The Magpies saw the club head to America for the very first time. Newcastle played two games against DC United and the Columbus Crew, going down 3-1 against DC (Daniel Cordone with the consolation on the night), before two Carl Cort goals secured a 2-2 draw against the Crew. We've had some shocking strikers down the years, haven't we?