By Mark Carruthers

WELCOME ON BOARD: Julio Arca, left, with South Shields chairman Geoff Thompson

SOUTH SHIELDS chairman Geoff Thompson believes Julio Arca can translate on-field success into life in the dugout after he was named as new manager of the National League Northbound club.
The former Sunderland and Middlesbrough midfielder forged a strong bond with the newly-crowned Northern Premier League champions after bringing down the curtain on his playing career with a highly-successful three-year spell with the Mariners.
After coming out of retirement in 2015, Argentine Arca he...