2. Shola, Tomi And Sammy Ameobi
nufc.co.ukWhen Shola Ameobi's career came to an end this summer, he ended a 17 year association with the club that had seen 311 league appearances and just 53 goals, the most important of which generally came against Sunderland. Born in Nigeria - for whom he made a late career international debut and earned an unlikely World Cup call-up for Brazil - Shola moved to the North East aged five and played for Walker Central Boys Club before signing a pre-contract at Newcastle in 1997. After making his first team in 2000, Shola went on to make a name as one of the club's most erratic forwards, though he did score important goals against the likes of Barcelona, Bayer Leverkusen and Sunderland, and despite fervent criticism of him (mostly well-justified), he has become a cult hero at the club. Hopefully he won't be back. His brother Sammy continues his association with Newcastle, despite some links to other clubs this summer, and while he is deemed by most to be a fringe player, Alan Pardew has spoken in the past about his hopes for the gangly winger, who has something of Lomana Lua-Lua's skill about him. Sammy became the third brother to sign for Newcastle, after middle Ameobi Tomi, who currently plays in Canada for FC Edmonton followed in Shola's boots, though he spent only two years at the club without signing a professional contract before moving to Leeds.