Mark Knopfler enjoyed an emotional return to Newcastle at the weekend as he offered a capacity crowd at St James’ Park an exclusive preview of a new recording of the anthem, which signals the start of every home game for Newcastle United. More than 50,000 fans were encouraged to pre-order Going Home (Theme from Local …
There can be few greater tests of resilience than the world of football. But as newly appointed college principal and chief executive of Bishop Auckland College Group Shaun Hope is discovering the skills he developed in the game are crossing into education. “When you are growing up with football you don’t realise the lessons you …
Bizarrely, given his impressive background as a proven business leader and in-demand commercial consultant, Geoff Thompson readily admits that he didn’t fully crunch the numbers prior to the greatest challenge of his career. When the former CEO of Utilitywise, the now defunct North East-based energy company, chose to save South Shields FC from extinction in …
One of the biggest names in non-league football is braced for a brave new era after legendary giantkillers Blyth Spartans announced a change of ownership. The Northumberland club famously reached the fifth round of the FA Cup in 1978 only to be thwarted by Wrexham. And now Blyth are aiming to follow in the footsteps …
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