By Mark Carruthers

A WAVE of positivity has finally descended on Blyth Spartans after a community-led takeover rescued the Croft Park club from a nightmare era under former owner Irfan Liaquat.
Spartans faced a battle for survival in more ways than one with the club’s position so perilous they were forced to postpone two home games because they did not meet the legal requirements to stage them.
On the field, Spartans remain in the Northern Premier League Premier Division relegation zone and are deep in a battle to avoid a second consecutive relegation and only the third in th...