NEWCASTLE United fans will again be out in force for Saturday's FA Cup Third Round clash with Mansfield Town.
The 'House Full' signs went up at St. James' Park for the opening fixture of 2006 - the Tyne-Tees derby with Middlesbrough - and another healthy attendance will be recorded at Gallowgate for the visit of League Two opposition.
Ticket sales are already hovering around the 35,000-mark, and the Stags will have huge backing on Tyneside, having sold their entire 5,500 allocation - more than 2,000 more than their average home league gate this term.
The FA Cup has always captured the imagination of the Geordie public. Last season, a Fourth Round game with Coventry attracted 44,044 to St. James', and the Toon Army will again turn out in numbers for lower league opposition.
An added attraction is that skipper Alan Shearer goes into the game just two goals short of breaking Jackie Milburn's all-time United record tally of 200. Will Saturday be the day our current number nine makes history?
Big Al is also closing in on another Milburn milestone. For he needs three more FA Cup goals to equal Wor Jackie's club record of 23 in the competition.
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