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NOW JUST GET US INTO THE LEAGUE, LEE!

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
21 June 2026

THE HEED PLUMP FOR ROOKIE BOSS CATTERMOLE TO LEAD NEW ADVENTURE
By Mark Carruthers

SHAKE ON IT: interim Heed chairman Graham Wood, left, and new boss Lee Cattermole
PICTURE: Gateshead FC

IT WAS hard not to notice the wry smile on Lee Cattermole’s face when the newly appointed Gateshead manager was caught off-guard by interim chairman Graham Wood earlier this week.
Sitting in front of the North East press pack, Wood, who recently returned to his role at the International Stadium, was asked what his targets were for his time at the helm.
His reply caught many by surprise - ...

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