Local pride can heal the pain of play-off snub
By Mark Carruthers

ROAD AHEADRED TAPE: Gateshead’s failure to have a ten-year security of tenure on their International Stadium home resulted in the club missing out on the National League play-offs
PICTURE: Alamy

THERE was an all too obvious mixture of elation and relief that enveloped Gateshead’s International Stadium just under two weeks ago.
The shrill of referee Aaron Bannister’s whistle signalled the end of a hard-fought win over newly crowned champions Chesterfield that sealed the Tynesiders’ place in the National League play-offs.
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