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Cup glory is Bears necessity

Team like Congleton Town do not often get a chance to take a shot at opponents from the National League.
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Congleton enjoying a 20-year best
By Andy Simpson

BEAR-INGALL: Arron Johns, right, wheels away after scoring Congleton’s last-minute FA Cup winner against Newcastle Town
PICTURE: Judie Tingle

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TEAMS like Congleton Town do not often get a chance to take a shot at opponents from the National League.
For the Bears, a wait to play again in the FA Cup third qualifying round has been almost 20 years.
It’s probably why spectators continued to queue on the street, waiting to get into the ground, long after Tuesday’s replay against Newcastle Town had s...

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