While a toothless Newcastle lose to Arsenal at the Emirates on a Monday evening thoughts drift back to the season when they nearly finished in a Champions League spot. Demba Ba and Papiss Cisse were the striking pair scoring 29 goals between them in the 2011-12 Premier League season.
Historically Newcastle always had quality strikers. Think back to Peter Beardsley, Andy Cole, Les Ferdinand, Craig Bellamy, Obafemi Martins, Michael Owen and of course Toon legend Alan Shearer who is still the leading Premier League goal scorer of all time.
Demba Ba signed for Newcastle in 2011 on a free transfer from West Ham.