Nobby Solano admits he has mixed memories of Newcastle United's last stint in the Champions League - and feels that the Magpies should have achieved more between 2002 and 2004.
Solano was an integral part of the team that drove Newcastle to Europe's premier competition but then watched on as the black and whites failed to invest and improve. That led to a decline as well as Solano's own heartbreaking exit from St James' Park, before Sir Bobby Robson paid the ultimate price and was sacked.
Solano pinpoints the damage back to the summers of both 2002 and 2003 when Newcastle did not go on a major spending spree in either summer. United opted to sign only younger stars during both summer windows.
