Goddard were sold for a combined fee of £3.7M, to the dismay of the Toon Army.[citation needed] With huge gaps in the team McFaul went on a shopping spree buying goalkeeper Dave Beasant for £700,000, defender Andy Thorn for £800,000, winger John Hendrie for £500,000, and Hearts striker John Robertson for £800,000. Despite Gascoigne's sale Newcastle fans were in great spirits for the opening game of the season, as 3,000 travelled down to Goodison Park. Newcastle lost 4–0 with Tony Cottee bagging a hat-trick.[citation needed] A battling 2–2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur seemed to have been the start for McFaul, but no wins in the next four matches saw his Newcastle side under severe pressure, but they pulled off a great win at champions Liverpool 2–1 with Mirandinha and Hendrie scoring.[citation needed] A 3–0 defeat at home to Coventry City spelt the end for McFaul, who had only been given the job three years earlier for a couple of matches and had given his all for Newcastle United.[citation needed] References External links Willie McFaul, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database Willie McFaul Interview Willie McFaul Interview with Belfast Telegraph Gazza was special 1943 births Newcastle United F.C. players Association footballers from Northern Ireland Northern Ireland international footballers Living people Coleraine F.C. players Coleraine F.C. managers Linfield F.C. players People from Coleraine, County Londonderry Newcastle United F.C. managers Guam national football team managers Association football goalkeepers Football managers from Northern Ireland FA Cup Final players