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SPARTS NEED A SPARK, SAYS AL

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
22 July 2018

COOL FINN-ISH! Carl Finnigan stoops to head South Shields into a 2-0 lead
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By Jack McGraghan
SOUTH SHIELDS 2
BLYTH SPARTANS 2
ALUN Armstrong admits trying to recruit players is becoming ‘really tough’ after his Blyth Spartans side were put through the wringer by South Shields at Mariners Park.
The National League North side were given a thorough preseason test by their north-east rivals in an entertaining derby affair in which they had to battle back from 2-0 down.
The Mariners took the lead through a low driven effort by one of their trialists early on be...

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