Nikos Dabizas may have been wearing a trench coat, but there was no chance of the cult hero slipping into St James' Park undetected.
The former Newcastle United defender was back on Tyneside a couple of months ago to pay a visit to the academy to catch up with friend and former team-mate Steve Harper before watching the Magpies' first team take on Liverpool. Let's just say that it took Dabizas a while to make his way into the stadium to take his seat alongside club legend Bob Moncur after supporters gave him quite a welcome.
"This is what makes the Geordie fans special and unique because it's been almost 19 years since I left the club and I feel that I've never left," Dabizas told ChronicleLive. "I still feel like I'm playing for the club.
