RIP Ronnie Radford - Hereford Hero

[Moriarty]

Back in 1972, Hereford United were a non-league side who made it to the 3rd round of the FA Cup. They drew Newcastle away, a team that boasted goal machine Malcolm MacDonald. The first game ended 0-0 and the replay took place on an absolute quagmire of a pitch on the same day that other teams were playing their 4th round games. The story was that MacDonald said he was going to put 10 past Hereford (he denied this later) and the stage was set. Hereford won and Ronnie Radford's goal will live on in the annals of FA Cup history when the competition really was magical.

 

[NormansDarkSide]

I live in Hereford and the passing of Ronnie here has been huge, many tributes etc. Ironically tonight the new Hereford utd, Hereford fc, are live on the BBC! FA cup 1st round vs Pompey. I would imagine the BBC will go big on this story. Magic of the cup etc. Let's hope the pitch has improved!