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Blyth's travelling next season will probably be the lowest in years. There will always be a few long treks, but getting as many shorter journeys makes a huge difference, especially when it comes to rearranged games due to weather / cup clashes which always pile up as the season goes on.

 

Wonder if Blyth or Spennymoor or Darlington will play Gateshead on boxing day and new years day

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Blyth's travelling next season will probably be the lowest in years. There will always be a few long treks, but getting as many shorter journeys makes a huge difference, especially when it comes to rearranged games due to weather / cup clashes which always pile up as the season goes on.

 

Wonder if Blyth or Spennymoor or Darlington will play Gateshead on boxing day and new years day

 

I would imagine it’ll be blyth vs Gateshead, spennymoor vs Darlington.

 

Recent seasons it’s been blyth v spenny. Darlo v York.

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Blyth seem to have lost most of their first team squad going off their Twitter feed. Cost of overachieving I guess.

 

The board have also cut the budget which is why Armstrong and half the team signed for Darlington.

 

Aye, I read a while back saying last season was unsustainable any further which is fair enough.

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The story goes that Armstrong didn't give players with one-year options the letter confirming they'd be taken up or the letters confirming non-contract players would be retained, presumably because he was already going to Darlo and that made it easier for him to re-sign them one he popped up there.

 

In terms of fixtures, unlike the NPL- where clubs volunteer Christmas / Easter fixtures to the league by mutual agreement then other games are fitted around those, the Conference just mandate a double header at Christmas and NY. I don't think they even do anything special for Bank Holiday games.

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The story goes that Armstrong didn't give players with one-year options the letter confirming they'd be taken up or the letters confirming non-contract players would be retained, presumably because he was already going to Darlo and that made it easier for him to re-sign them one he popped up there.

 

In terms of fixtures, unlike the NPL- where clubs volunteer Christmas / Easter fixtures to the league by mutual agreement then other games are fitted around those, the Conference just mandate a double header at Christmas and NY. I don't think they even do anything special for Bank Holiday games.

 

It's really sad to see with Blyth, but as Disco[/member] quite rightly says, it's the cost of their fantastic season last year (along with their sensible approach to sustainability - though I'm not sure the fans will see it that way if they have a poor season this time round). They have signed a lot of lads from Newcastle Benfield in NL1 and it could be a big tough task for them to adjust to three levels higher but it's an excellent opportunity for them all the same. Lee Clark has a big job on his hands there.

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Don't think it's been mentioned yet but Dan Maguire signed for York City yesterday, moving into full-time football. Bad blow for Blyth but can't blame him for wanting to give it a try.

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Don't think it's been mentioned yet but Dan Maguire signed for York City yesterday, moving into full-time football. Bad blow for Blyth but can't blame him for wanting to give it a try.

 

Ex-Blyth keeper Pete Jameson has now also been confirmed as following Dan Maguire into full-time football at York City.

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Seen Tweets from Gateshead, Hebburn & Whickham plugging season tickets this evening. Good on them.

 

Aye, likewise Heaton Stan and Benfield. Even 20-30 on the gate makes a huge difference at that level.

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