Archive for November 9th, 2006


United Great Wee Hughie GallacherHughie Gallacher is recognised by United fans as a scorer of 143 goals in 174 appearances and the last man to lift the Championship, but a quick glance at the record books and stats does not tell you the full amazing story of Hughie Gallacher, the wee Scots lad, the best centre-forward Newcastle ever had.

Gallacher is perhaps the greatest ever player in the history of our beloved club, most certainly the greatest character to have ever worn the famous black ‘n’ white stripes and statistically the best ever goalscorer despite Alan Shearer’s record. No player in the history of the club has a better goals to games ratio than Gallacher.

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After Saturday’s debacle at SJP, Glenn and his boys knew it was important to get things back on track with a victory over the Glory Hornet Boys at Vicarage Road. After 3 games in 6 days, the last thing we needed was extra time, but after 120 mins or hard graft and a share of 4 goals, the match went to penalties. For once, United stood up to the task. Here’s what the press had to say about it…

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