 celebrating after the Newcastle FA Cup win in 1972Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd Radford took aim from distance to score an equaliser on the mud-curled pitchCredit: BBC Now he now wants his troops to put on a performance their most famous player would be proud of tonight. Radford — who passed away on Wednesday, aged 79, after a long illness — is forever part of FA Cup folklore. His incredible strike helped the non-leaguers topple top-flight Newcastle 2-1 in a third-round replay in 1972 at Edgar Street in one of the greatest upsets in the competition's 150-year history. He was even in the current squad's thoughts before news broke of his passing — as they tried hit their own Ronnie rockets into the top corner ahead of the first-round tie. Gowling, 38, said: 'Ronnie put this club on the football map. Whenever anyone thinks of Hereford, they just immediately think of Ronnie Radford. 'I'm so sad to hear about his passing. He was much loved at Edgar Street. 'All the time that I've been here, both as a player and now the manager, not much time passes before Ronnie's name is brought up. 'We're going to pay our respects before the Portsmouth game and do our best to put on a performance that Ronnie would be proud of.' It might not be on the level of Newcastle but beating Pompey this evening would be a big upset. FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALS - BEST NEW CUSTOMER OFFERS And in amongst the hard work in training, their efforts to recreate Ronnie's goal were also filmed — with Gowling boasting that his attempt was the best effort of the lot. He said: 'All the lads were trying to have a go at copying it in training — but I had to end up showing them how it was properly done!' So if someone was to come up with their own Ronnie Radford moment against League One Pompey, who would Gowling put his){kind=link}
HEREFORD’S squad have tried to recreate Ronnie Radford’s iconic FA Cup goal in training this week.
And Bulls boss Josh Gowling reckons he was the best at it . . .
Now he now wants his troops to put on a performance their most famous player would be proud of tonight.
Radford – who passed away on Wednesday, aged 79, after a long illness – is forever part of FA Cup folklore.
His incredible strike helped the non-leaguers topple top-flight Newcastle 2-1 in a third-round replay in 1972 at Edgar Street in one of the greatest upsets in the competition’s 150-year history.