I was there that day, atmosphere was fantastic, remember the Geordies dancingon the touch line smethwickend,remember Malcolm Macdonald having a great game,we didn't turn up that day, yet Newcastle were rubbish in the final against Liverpool
Spot on. They didn’t turn up against Liverpool at Wembley, just as we didn’t against them.
It’s very much what I remember Stu. We were in the doldrums in Division Two playing in front of small crowds and it felt a big day with a packed Hawthorns with well over 40,000 inside.
From what I remember we were never really in it. A huge disappointment.
And the team that day included Wile, Robertson, Cantello, Willie Johnston and Tony Brown. More than enough quality to have given them a better game.