As reported earlier celebrated football commentator John Motson is to retire at the end of this season.
His career took off when in 1972 he was at Edgar Street for the FA Cup game between Hereford United and Newcastle United.
He spoke about that day to the Newcastle Journal in 2004.
Here's part of the article.
Without one of Newcastle United’s lowest days in its history - on the pitch, certainly - his storied career may not have even took off. It’s a game that most Magpies supporters hate to be reminded of.
The day they were knocked out of the 1972 FA Cup in a third round replay by Hereford United.
Motson explained how it changed his life in an interview with the Journal back in 2004.
He recalled: “I was still on trial with Match of the Day from BBC Radio when I was sent almost as an afterthought to cover Hereford’s third-round replay against Newcastle.
“The weather was so bad in the west country that the game had been postponed three or four times and eventually took place on fourth round day.
“My editor Sam Leitch had warned me that if SuperMac was on form the tie could be over in the first-half and the highlights might last about eight minutes. But what happened was a fairytale for me.”
Malcolm Macdonald, as expected, did give Newcastle the lead that day - but only with eight minutes to go. Newcastle had dominated the game but just could not score until that point.
But the game was not over, and what followed was FA Cup history for the non-league part-time side.
Ronnie Radford blasted a late long range effort passed Toon keeper Willie McFaul to send the tie to extra time. Ricky George then stunned Tyneside by firing the winner before a penalty shoot-out was required.
“It was a classic game and it changed my life because my boss on Match of the Day realised I could be trusted to commentate on a big match,” Motson enthused.
As a result of the big cup shock, the game would go on to be one of the main features of that evening’s Match of the Day - with Motson’s voice telling the story in a way that all football fans are far more accustomed to now.