Newcastle can't forget Radford's goal
Newcastle United's current goalkeeper, Shay Given, is hoping he won't be on the end of a giant killing as fellow Irishman Willie McFaul received when he was in goal against Hereford back in 1972 reports South Tyneside Today.
McFaul was the Newcastle United goalkeeper when Hereford United humbled the Magpies and Ronnie Radford wrote his name into cup folklore with a stunning equaliser as the non-league outfit went on to produce a sensational 2-1 upset.
Geordie fans have been treated to endless re-runs of THAT goal over the past 30 years, and it's sure to be screened again in the build-up to Sunday's David-verssus-Goliath FA Cup Third Round encounter with Yeading at Loftus Road.
But Republic ace Given is determined the current Toon side don't suffer non-league humiliation like Northern Ireland international McFaul and his colleagues did in that Third Round replay shock at Edgar Street.
He said: "Every time the FA Cup comes around, Ronnie Radford's is one of the main goals they keep showing.
"I watch it and think poor Willie had no chance. It was just an unbelievable strike.It was a fairytale result and it sums up the magic of the FA Cup, but we've got to make sure there is no fairytale on Sunday.
"Whenever people watch an FA Cup game they always root for the underdog. This is the big fish against the little tadpole.
"It's a huge game for Yeading, it will be their cup final. But it's also a huge game for us in terms of our season.
Newcastle have been drawn against non-league opposition on five occasions in post-war history - and have never won at the first time of asking!