By Neil Harvey

DEMOTED: Shields’ stadium

NORTH SHIELDS insist they lodged a strong appeal against their ground grading failure that has ended up with their demotion back to Step 5.
The Robins finished seventh in the NPL Division One East – their highest place in 50 years – having won promotion from the Northern League last season.
A crowdfunder was launched to raise £50,000 to make the necessary improvements to their Daren Persson Stadium but their attempts fell short in time for the March 31 deadline
However, they were belatedly able to secure funding ...