Frenchman's 'Double' Could Price Toon Out Of The Market!
Gomis turned on the edge of the area and released an unstoppable drive past keeper Marcelo Elizaga on 60 minutes before volleying home a Nicolas Anelka cross with five minutes remaining.Gomis lit up the evening and gave Kevin Keegan a glimpse of what could be.
But the St Etienne striker, earning his first international cap, will suddenly be hot property and any deal had better be sorted now before the asking price rockets.
It's a chance Newcastle will have to take, just like in 1998 with Frenchman Stephan Guivarc'h (pictured).
He went on to become a World Cup winner with France, but then-manager Kenny Dalglish bought him just days before the competition started, hoping to beat the growing opposition.
But he only made two starts for Newcastle and moved on to Rangers after only a matter of months. Mind you, Rangers weren't keen on him either.
'INSIDE NEWCASTLE' - GOD'S COUNTRY!!!
With Newcastle-Mad being one of the very few Newcastle United websites actually based in NEWCASTLE ... with the summer upon us and no match reports, we will be including a few funny articles about the "goings on" in our fine city.
NO LONGER CURRYING FAVOUR
YESTERDAY'S ARTICLE: SHIT HITS THE FAN
"The band's frontman, Mark Wardlaw, put his finger up his backside and then administered an Apache-like brown stripe across a punter's face. We understand young students in Newcastle refer to this manoeuvre as the 'Dirty Sanchez'.
"The member of the audience was understandably upset and according to a witness 'properly lamped' the singer before all hell broke loose."
MORE "INSIDE NEWCASTLE" TOMORROW!
Newcastle Stuff: A belated farewell to Abdul Latif - Lord of Harpole and Curry King of Newcastle, who passed away earlier this year.
Mr Latif was proprietor of the Rupali Indian restaurant in Newcastle's Bigg Market, which achieved national fame by serving up what was claimed to be the "hottest curry in the world".
An industrious self-publicist cut from the same cloth as the legendary Westgate Road tailor Mr Rahaman whose TV and radio adverts said: "I put a zip in anything from top-coat to a bikini"!
Abdul bought the title 'Lord of Harpole' for five grand.
He got in the Guinness Book of Records, recognised as the world's hottest curry. Ordering this was no trivial matter. He insisted customer's signed a document waiving him and his restaurant of any responsibility for complications that may follow the meal - such as impotence or loss of earnings due to the time it would take to recover.
Attempting the 'Curry Hell' undoubtedly brought an unpleasant end to many a stag and hen night in town. Of the hundreds who tried it every month, Mr Latif claimed only half a dozen succeeded in clearing their plate. If successful, no charge was made.
Allegedly personalities such as Tony Blair, Carol Malia, David Ginola, a girl who sang on X-Factor, and the Newcastle Falcons rugby team all left with stains on their kegs.
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YESTERDAY'S ARTICLE: SHIT HITS THE FAN
We would like to tell you about the violence that erupted at Byker's Cumberland Arms last month, when a member of the audience reacted to having shit smeared across his face by the singer of a punk band.
Newcastle Stuff: "Cops were called to quell the ensuing brawl, arresting the singer and guitarist from Pills From America.
"The band's frontman, Mark Wardlaw, put his finger up his backside and then administered an Apache-like brown stripe across a punter's face. We understand young students in Newcastle refer to this manoeuvre as the 'Dirty Sanchez'.
"The member of the audience was understandably upset and according to a witness 'properly lamped' the singer before all hell broke loose."
MORE "INSIDE NEWCASTLE" TOMORROW!