By Neil Harvey

BOXING DAY delivered a knockout blow for no fewer than THREE north-east National League North managers.Darlington boss Josh Gowling left the Quakers following their 2-0 defeat at Scarborough Athletic. A 3-1 loss for South Shields against Blyth Spartans then saw Julio Arca’s reign come to an end as their recent bad run stretched to six without a win. And to top off a frantic week, Graham Fenton’s ‘reward’ for orchestrating Blyth’s derby delight was to be put on gardening leave with Jon Shaw now confirmed as his replacement (see bac...