Sir Bobby Robson's 10 Greatest Moments At Newcastle

9. His First Game Was The Stuff Of Legend

Once the initial joy over the appointment had subsided, the reality of the task facing Sir Bobby came sharply into focus. Namely that he had inherited a broken and disorganised squad that was a medley of the contrasting and conflicting ideals the last three managers had held. On top of that, their star player had just come back from a career-threatening injury and was, by the admission of the press "finished", and they were bottom of the league. Robson's first game at St James' Park saw the visit of Sheffield Wednesday. Newcastle had 1 point on the board, hadn't won in the league since April and hand't sent home fans away with a victory since February. A week previous the game was billed as a scrappy and nervous affair, in reality it became the very definition of a dream start - an 8-0 win. Selected for duty that afternoon were Harper, Barton, Hughes, Goma, Domi, Solano, Lee, Speed, Dyer, Ketsbaia, and Alan Shearer who scored five goals. This rekindling of his centre forward, and plenty other minor miracles, saw Newcastle register another 13 wins that season and haul themselves back to 11th in the table.