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HEED HAVE AVOIDED A ‘DISASTER’, SAYS CARL

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
24 November 2024

By Mark Carruthers

CARL Magnay believes Gateshead would have been facing “a disaster” if off-field issues had prevented them from being eligible for promotion into the Football League for a second consecutive season.
Just over six months have passed since the Heed were denied a chance to compete in last season’s National League play-offs after it emerged their International Stadium home had failed to meet the criteria to host EFL fixtures.
At the time, it was revealed the stadium did not possess a ten-year security of tenure and the local council’s search...

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