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Mark Carruthers
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⚽️ Writer for The Chronicle, Sunday Sun, Sunderland Echo, Shields Gazette ✍🏻 Weekly columnist for Non-League Paper 🎙️Co-host of Everything is Black and White podcast 💚 Proud Ambassador of I U Care Share Foundation
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⚫️⚪️ Newcastle United U21s coach Adam Lawrence reflects on his first month with the Magpies academy.

He discusses:

⚫️ Newcastle spirit
⚪️ Early defeats
⚫️ Long-term focus
⚪️ Loan calls
⚫️ Facing senior opposition

A piece for @chroniclelive.co.uk

#NUFC

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Swapping Man Utd for Newcastle has been a crash course but we have to embrace it
Newcastle United's youngsters can hopefully progress into the first team under Adam Lawrence
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⚫️⚪️ Sean Neave grabbed another two goals for Newcastle United Under-21s in a dramatic win against Burnley on Saturday.

🤔 But what does he have to do to progress into the Magpies senior setup?

#NUFC

📰 A piece for @chroniclelive.co.uk.

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Sean Neave told what he needs to push for Newcastle chance amid Osula setback
Newcastle United youngster Sean Neave has been backed for success if he 'stays hungry'
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November 10, 2025 at 9:06 AM
🗣️"Sometimes football just lands like that"

⚓️South Shields manager Ian Watson offered a measured response to his side’s home draw with National League North rivals King’s Lynn Town.

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Watson takes positives as South Shields battle to King's Lynn draw
South Shields battled to a 1-1 home draw with National League North rivals King’s Lynn Town on Saturday afternoon.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Hebburn Town manager Daniel Moore hailed his players after they claimed an impressive 2-0 win at Northern Premier League Premier Division rivals Prescot Cables.

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Moore 'excited' by in-form Hebburn Town after Prescot Cables win
Hebburn Town claimed all three points from their visit to Northern Premier League rivals Prescot Cables on Saturday.
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November 9, 2025 at 8:59 AM
A visibly annoyed Alun Armstrong admitted he understood the frustration of Gateshead supporters after their side fell to a 2-0 defeat against Solihull Moors and failed to bring an end to their long wait for a win at the International Stadium.

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Armstrong frustrated as Gateshead fall to Solihull Moors loss
Gateshead fell to a 2-0 home defeat against National League rivals Solihull Moors on Saturday afternoon.
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November 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
📹 Reaction from the International Stadium as Gateshead fall to a 2-0 defeat against National League rivals Solihull Moors as Alun Armstrong's men are unable to improve their form on their home patch.
November 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
🤝Premier League and EFL youngsters will feature on loan for Non-League clubs across the country today.

🧠 Talent takes you so far - but the right attitude and mentality can define the success of a loan spell.

🖊️ My latest Non-League Paper column.

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Mark Carruthers: Why attitude, not ability, makes or breaks young players in Non-League - The Non-League Football Paper
It always feels like a major step when a Premier League or EFL youngster is handed their first opportunity in senior football with a loan move into the Non-League game.
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November 8, 2025 at 11:39 AM
🏠"We are going to have to try something different because it’s not working at home"

⚪️⚫️Alun Armstrong has urged Gateshead to improve their poor home form - starting with a win against Solihull Moors on Saturday afternoon.

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Gateshead urged to improve home form ahead of Solihull Moors clash
Gateshead will face Solihull Moors at the International Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
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November 8, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Ian Watson was impressed with South Shields resilience as they bounced back from successive defeats in midweek and sent themselves into today's home game with King's Lynn Town on a high.

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South Shields resilience pleases Watson ahead of King's Lynn test
South Shields face National League North rivals King’s Lynn Town at the 1st Cloud Arena on Saturday.
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November 8, 2025 at 10:53 AM
🟡⚫️Hebburn Town manager Daniel Moore wants his side to build on what he described as a ‘really pleasing’ first quarter of the season.

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Hebburn Town making good progress - but Moore demands more
Hebburn Town face an away day at Northern Premier League neighbours Prescot Cables on Saturday afternoon.
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November 8, 2025 at 10:51 AM
💙 A lovely visit to my old primary school Lemington Riverside this morning.

Got to speak to year six pupils about my career, football in general and writing and set a competition for the class too.

A special moment for my Mam to revisit as it was her first school as well!
November 7, 2025 at 12:57 PM
🗣️“There are always things to learn, they are always things to improve on and I think the competition has helped with that”

⚫️⚪️ Newcastle United youngster Scott Bailey reflects on the first four games of the Magpies UEFA Youth League campaign.

#NUFC

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Newcastle United prospect senses progress despite UEFA Youth League loss
Newcastle United’s Under-19s suffered a 3-2 defeat in a UEFA Youth League game against Athletic Club on Wednesday afternoon.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:13 AM
🟢⚪️ Marc Nash is ready to get to work after being named as new Blyth Spartans manager.

🗣️ Three candidates interviewed
🤝 Backroom staff in place
📄 New signings close
👀 All focus on Brighouse
👊🏻 ‘Head down and graft’

🗞️ Via the Non-League Paper.

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Nash ready to go as Blyth Spartans appointment confirmed - The Non-League Football Paper
Northern Premier League East Division strugglers Blyth Spartans have confirmed the appointment of Marc Nash as their new manager.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:01 AM
⚪️⚫️ Gateshead have been handed a chance to take their earnings from their FA Cup run beyond £200k after their second round tie with League Two club Walsall was selected for live television broadcast by TNT Sports.

🗞️ Via the Sunderland Echo.

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Gateshead handed boost as FA Cup tie with Walsall is selected for live broadcast
Gateshead's FA Cup second round tie with League Two club Walsall has been selected for live television broadcast by TNT Sports.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:49 AM
⚫️⚪️There was another UEFA Youth League defeat for Newcastle United U19s on Wednesday - but midfielder Scott Bailey has sensed an improvement from the Magpies youngsters throughout the competition.

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🗞️Reaction via the Shields Gazette.

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Newcastle United prospect senses progress despite UEFA Youth League loss
Newcastle United’s Under-19s suffered a 3-2 defeat in a UEFA Youth League game against Athletic Club on Wednesday afternoon.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:46 PM
🗣️“It’s all about getting our heads down and grafting”

🟢⚪️Marc Nash is ready to get to business after being named as permanent manager of Blyth Spartans.

🗞️Via the Non-League Paper.

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November 6, 2025 at 8:37 PM
🗣️“A fantastic opportunity for us to showcase Gateshead as a club and community”

Chairman Bernard McWilliams reacts after the news Gateshead's FA Cup second round tie with Walsall is to be broadcast live by TNT Sports.

🗞️Reaction via @chroniclelive.co.uk.

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Gateshead FA Cup heroics rewarded with TV date and 'fantastic opportunity'
The Heed will face Walsall in the second round after beating AFC Wimbledon
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November 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
📹A massive boost for Gateshead as their FA Cup second round home tie with League Two promotion contenders Walsall is selected for live broadcast by TNT Sports 2.

📅The game now takes place on Sunday 7th December with a 3.30pm kick-off.

💷The Heed receive £60,000 in broadcasting fees.
November 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
⚫️⚪️ Some reaction from the International Stadium after Newcastle United U19s fell to a 3-2 defeat against Athletic Club in their latest UEFA Youth League game.

#NUFC
November 5, 2025 at 6:41 PM
🧤Pope or Ramsdale?

Andrew Musgrove and myself discussed Newcastle United's keeper situation on the Everything is Black and White podcast.

The latest episode is also available as Andrew and Gibbo preview tonight’s game with Athletic Club.

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November 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Alun Armstrong is preparing to rotate his squad as his Gateshead FA Cup heroes prepare to return to National League action with a tough-looking trip to promotion contenders York City on Wednesday night.

🗞️Via the Sunderland Echo.

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Gateshead boss hints at changes for York City clash
Gateshead face a difficult test as they travel to National League promotion contenders York City on Wednesday night.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:24 AM
🗣️"We are ready to attack the game"

South Shields have been told they must ‘draw a curtain’ over their FA Cup disappointment and fully focus on a crucial trip to National League North promotion rivals AFC Fylde on Wednesday night.

🗞️Via Shields Gazette

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Watson demands 'right mentality' as South Shields prepare for AFC Fylde test
South Shields will travel to National League North promotion rivals AFC Fylde on Wednesday night.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:21 AM
📹 Some thoughts on the FA Cup second round draw as Gateshead are handed a home tie with League Two leaders Walsall.

📺 Surely it’s a tie in the mix for live broadcast by either TNT Sports or the BBC? But
November 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
⚪️⚫️Gateshead manager Alun Armstrong wants his side to take inspiration from their FA Cup heroics at Wimbledon after they were handed a tough-looking second round home tie against League Two leaders Walsall.

🗞️FA Cup draw reaction via the Sunderland Echo.

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Armstrong wants local support as Gateshead handed Walsall tie in FA Cup second round
Gateshead have been handed a home tie against League Two leaders Walsall in the FA Cup second round draw.
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November 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
That’s the North East’s involvement in this weekend’s FA Cup first round ties done and dusted and there were mixed fortunes.

A few thoughts on how South Shields, Spennymoor Town and Gateshead fared from a chilly 1st Cloud Arena.
November 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
🗣️ “We are delighted, we were really professional”

👏🏻 Michael Appleton was left delighted as Shrewsbury Town produced a disciplined display to avoid an FA Cup upset at South Shields.

🗞️ Reaction via the Shropshire Star.

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Appleton salutes Shrews after professional display
Michael Appleton hailed a ‘really professional’ performance from his Shrewsbury Town players as they avoided an upset in their FA Cup first round visit to in-form South Shields.
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November 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM