Mark Lawrenson, and those of his questionable ilk, will no doubt interminably malign Newcastle United’s defence whenever results and performances are not going the way of Roeder’s team. It’s an easy assessment to make in the wake of Kevin Keegan’s legacy of gung-ho flamboyant and attacking football which always attested to the immortal ethos that if the opposition scores four, Newcastle United will score five.

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