Malcolm Macdonald: 'Without Tueart the monkey might not have been on Newcastle's back for quite so long'

The St James' Park cult hero knows Wembley heartbreak only too well but has faith in Eddie Howe's Carabao Cup finalists Malcolm Macdonald will never forget the extraordinary contrast of pain and perfection. To this day, the memory leaves him torn between angst and awe. On 28 February 1976, Dennis Tueart left Macdonald and his Newcastle teammates shattered after scoring the most exquisite winning goal imaginable in front of 100,000 fans at Wembley as Manchester City won the League Cup final 2-1. ...