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a day ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Gascoigne just 'a ridiculously good player'
Throughout Thursday, we are revealing who Newcastle legend Steve Howey believes are the club's most skilful players of all time and in second place, it is Paul to come through the ranks at St James' Park, Gascoigne only spent three years in the north east but Howey told BBC Radio Newcastle how his physical traits made him unstoppable."He went past players as though they weren't there," Howey said. "Used his arms really well, basically as weapons. He used to properly get across players and whack them across their face. So strong, so difficult to get off the ball and he could go left or right. "People forget - he ran with the ball under control just as much as he ran without it. And that is something which is very difficult to do. "Just a ridiculously good player - so so talented." Have you worked out who is number one on Howey's list? All will be revealed later on WednesdayListen on BBC Sounds
BBC News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
🎧 30 years on
Some 30 years have passed since Peter Reid took charge of Sunderland to usher in a booming time in the club's team at BBC Radio Newcastle's Total Sport have had the man himself on the show and you can listen to the special episode here.
