▁New castle ▁United ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁G in ola ▁joined ▁New castle ▁United ▁for ▁£ 2 . 5 ▁million . ▁He ▁was ▁signed ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁manager ▁Kevin ▁Ke eg an ▁was ▁attempting ▁to ▁turn ▁the ▁club ▁into ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁forces ▁in ▁English ▁football , ▁and ▁the ▁board ▁was ▁prepared ▁to ▁offer ▁strong ▁financial ▁backing ▁to ▁sign ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁European ▁super st ars . ▁G in ola ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁against ▁Cov entry ▁City ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁in ▁a ▁ 3 – 0 ▁win . ▁He ▁scored ▁his ▁first ▁league ▁goal ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁August ▁against ▁She ff ield ▁Wed nes day ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 – 0 ▁away ▁win , ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁score ▁five ▁league ▁goals ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁season . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 – 9 6 , ▁New castle ▁finished ▁second , ▁four ▁points ▁behind ▁Manchester ▁United . ▁This ▁was ▁their ▁strong est ▁league ▁performance ▁in ▁dec ades , ▁and ▁G in ola ▁was ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁team . ▁The ▁team ▁chem istry ▁was ▁perfect ▁with ▁G in ola ▁fitting ▁in ▁nicely ▁with ▁his ▁new ▁team m ates . ▁However , ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁disappoint ment ▁that ▁New castle ▁had ▁finished ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁Premier ▁League ▁as ▁they ▁had ▁led ▁by ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁points ▁as ▁late ▁as ▁January . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Bobby ▁Rob son , ▁manager ▁of