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Andy Cole's departure to Burnley this week means he is destined to remain a Premiership nearly-man.
Not in terms of making the grade in the top flight - his record speaks for itself - but insofar as he now seems certain to miss out on membership of the Premier League's exclusive 200 Club.
In fact, so exclusive is that club that Alan Shearer - who leads the way at the top of the Premier League's all-time top scorers' list with a massive 260 goals - is the only member!
Cole arrived on Wearside at the start of the season as number two on the list and knowing he needed a dozen more strikes to reach the double century landmark.
But he left Sunderland this week after making just a handful of appearances for the Black Cats and failing to add to his 188 goals.
