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Robins hoping to match hometown hero Fender by hitting right note in search for silverware

Rarely has the town of North Shields experienced such a remarkable seven days.

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
20 February 2022

By Mark Carruthers

HUG IT OUT: Dan Wilson celebrates with the North Shields fans after his penalty helped beat Rugby Town in the last round
PICTURE: Mark Fletcher

Rarely has the town of North Shields experienced such a remarkable seven days.
Hometown hero Sam Fender – currently the most talked about artist in the UK music scene – landed his second Brit award when he was named as Best British Alternative/Rock act.
He sealed a busy 24 hours by returning to North Shields and passing his award on to the Low Lights pub – where it will be converted into a beer hand pump.
Days later, with over 1...

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