Shola Ameobi knows how the good times roll on Tyneside and admits he is now getting the same feeling about Newcastle United as the club find themselves 14 months into a whole new era.
The former striker famously scored at the Nou Camp against Barcelona as United took their fans on a Champions League tour back in the early Noughties. But after some barren years, the club are now aiming high again and Ameobi witnessed the ambition of Newcastle at first-hand as supporters were briefed by co-owners Amanda Staveley and Jamie Reuben and CEO Darren Eales at an international fan event in Riyadh.
Ameobi too spoke to fans at length and inevitably was asked about his remarkable goalscoring record against Sunderland back in the day. But as he met with fans from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Bahrain he needed no reminding of the massive potential at St James' Park these days.
