ALAN JOHNSON remembers when the world’s most expensive player, Alan Shearer, made his Newcastle United debut at Sincil Bank
DID I ever tell you about the time I saw the world’s most expensive footballer make his debut at Sincil Bank, Lincoln?
When Kevin Keegan agreed to pay Lincoln City an initial £400,000 to take youth team graduate Darren Huckerby to St James’ Park in November 1995, he also promised to bring his Newcastle United first team for a friendly the following summer. Unbeknown to the Lincoln board, it would prove to be an even better deal than th...
