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  Shields boss pays tribute to Coppen

  North Shields manager Brian Smith has paid an emotional tribute to defender Curtis Coppen after he passed away two weeks ago. Smith’s side returned to action for the first time since Coppen’s sad passing as they claimed a 3-0 win in a friendly with Northern Alliance neighbours Percy Main. It...

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  BRODIE BUNCH BUILDING BIG!

  North End lifted by Rich pickings By Chris Dunlavy RICHARD Brodie is hoping a triple transfer raid on rivals Chadderton can propel Glossop North End into promotion contention. Ethan Sutcliffe, Jordan Schofield and James Purfield were all key members of the Chadderton side that finished sixth in the North West...

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  CREDIT BANK NEW BOSSES

  PAUL Harris and Steve Goss have been appointed as the new joint managers of South West Peninsula Premier West side Crediton United. The pair have replaced Dan Western, who had been at the helm for two years, and his assistant Jason Cook who both quit after the end of the...

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  Bosses launch Swift raid on LR

  LUTTERWORTH Town’s new joint management team have snapped up several players from the defunct Hinckley Leicester Road for the coming United Counties Premier South season. Taking over at the Swifts are former Aylestone Park striker Matt Langham, who played for Lutterworth last season, and Callum Earls, who was with Hinckley...