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The bairn plays for their U11 Academy team and there's 42 of us, a mixture of parents and kids from his team getting the train down. Ticket prices weren't bad at all. Only a tenner for the kids as well.

Secured our tickets for the FA Trophy Final. Hopefully Gateshead can go one better this year! Shame it's the same day as NUFC v Brighton as no doubt that'll have an effect on how many travel.

Aye Bishops are the only team who always used to apply for Promotion (when it was optional) but just never had the team to match their ambitions/fanbase/ground until now. Best of luck to them.

Here's an idea of their growth over the past decade; https://twitter.com/Heatonstan/status/1780194907275112531?t=TkiehEv4KBYZj7ZCPigJyw&s=19

Nowt major. Just heard there'd be a refurb of the clubhouse, better hospitality so they can try to get a few more quid in through that and just general improvements that will constantly be ongoing. They don't want to just stand still.

There's already lots of plans in place regarding ground improvements and the general infrastructure whether they go up or not so definitely exciting times ahead for Stan.

I bought a part season ticket (10 games) after Xmas. Cost me £45. Can't knock it!

That's my plan as well. Might take in a good few of their away games next season if they were to go up and tick off some grounds I'd otherwise never go to. As thing stand in L2 there's only Tranmere I've been to (also Carlisle who are already mathematically relegated to L2 next season) so loads of new grounds to visit.

Gateshead v Aldershot tonight. A win for Gateshead moves them up to 4th which theoretically gives them an easier route in the Play Offs.

We were at Gateshead last night. Slightly fortunate to win as Chesterfield could have been 3 or 4 up before they got the 1st pen and Gatesheads 2nd pen was one of the worst refereeing decisions I've seen this season. Only 879 there last night (average is around 1,200) so not quite sure how that could support a Football League Club should the unthinkable happen and they were to make it through the Play Offs

Admittedly I've only watched him the once this season, against us, but he looked like an absolutely fucking dreadful football player who Looked totally out of his depth alongside Premier League opposition. Only Pritchard looked half decent for them and they sold him for £100k.

I'd be tempted to go back to the olden days (pre 1993) and have behind both goals (safe) standing and seats along the side. Milburn paddocks can stay as all seated.

There was mate. Me and the wife. Bairn sat just begind us. Wish I'd known it was you. Would have said hello!

You weren't sat in the front row of the stand were you? We went into the 2nd row when it started pissing down and noticed 2 lads in front of us who shifted during the 2nd half. Ritchie Slaughter kicked the Shields lad when he was on the ground. Crazy thing to do and a deserved red card. It was actually a Stan free kick as well which made his reaction all the more bizarre. Can't park inside the ground unfortunately. That's for players, officials and people who pay for a pass. You can park on the street that leads up to it from Sainsburys. There's some parking set back off the road but it usually gets taken quickly.

Action packed game at Heaton Stan yesterday. 2 goals and a sending off in the first 10 mins set the tone! Spoilt quite a bit by the wind and then we had a huge downpour just after HT but a good day and a good match to watch nonetheless Shields looking really poor these days mind. Seemed to be a mixture of young kids and a couple of lads right at the end of their careers. The number 4 who played CM looked canny but other than that they don't have much else. Stan up to 4th now. 5 points being 3rd with 4 games in hand.