When Wor Flags unfurled the last bit of their display just before kick-off against Leicester City last weekend, it was 30 years in the making. A long overdue nod to Ned.
Memories of David ‘Ned’ Kelly’s famous goal against Portsmouth back in 1992 have faded for some. You can include Kelly himself in that list. He thought he was nearly 30 yards out when he cracked his half-volley home, rather than just inside the box.
The Wor Flags tribute was a vital reminder of an iconic moment in the club’s history. Emblazoned across the Gallowgate, the words of commentator Clive Tyldsley were echoed: Kelly: That’ll do. You cannot put a price on that goal.
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It may not have the status of Tyldsley’s more famous lines, but there won’t have been many that have rung truer. A priceless goal. The modern-day Newcastle United history would have been very different without it.
