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THE BEAUTY OF BEARDSLEY

CHRIS DUNLAVY WAXES LYRICAL ABOUT THE FORMER NEWCASTLE UTD AND ENGLAND STAR…

LOOKING BACK
ASK a Newcastle fan to name the greatest player of the last 30 years and you’d probably be surprised by the answer.
Alan Shearer? He’d be up there, of course. You might even get a few votes for David Ginola or Paul Gascoigne. Maybe Yohan Cabaye for the youngsters.
But I’d bet serious money that the name sitting proudly atop the list would be that of Peter Beardsley.
Pedro, as he was known on the terraces of St James’ Park, played football like no Englishman has since.
The...

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