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Newsletter · By Billy Blackmur · English · Official site

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  1. Issue · Sep 23, 2026

    Blyth Spartans – Croft Park (opens the original)

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    Blyth Spartans were formed in 1899 and given their unique name by their founder, who wanted his team to ‘give their all and go into battle on the field of play’The club refer to themselves as ‘the most famous non-league football club in the world ’, and this is mainly due to their exploits in the FA Cup in the past. In 1977 the club made it all the way to the 5th round where they were eventually beaten by Wrexham, with the replay taking place at Newcastle’s St James’ Park in front of over 42,000

  2. Issue · Sep 19, 2026

    The Lord of the Vase (opens the original)

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    I’ll tell you a secret. Before this year, I had never heard of the FA Vase.It is therefore somewhat ironic that there I was, standing by the side of a football pitch in Kingston-upon-Thames, about to embark on a journey in which I aim to do every round of the FA Vase.It is perhaps not quite Frodo Baggins to Mordor (A) or Odysseus’ epic journey back to Ithaca. But the Non League Commentator’s FA Vase journey should be a fun one.Nine Saturdays and one Sunday blocked out for the competition. Why is

  3. Issue · Sep 9, 2026

    Non-league Sponsorship: A minefield! (opens the original)

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    Now recently I have been starting to look at more ways to promote my website and magazine (Parks to Pitches).One of the main ways I wanted to do this was by reaching out to Non-League clubs and enquiring about what sponsorship options they have available: Player sponsors, programmes adverts ect…<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1026" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!flcL!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_

  4. Issue · Sep 2, 2026

    Dundee North End : Pies, Goals and a Piece of Tannadice. (opens the original)

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    As part of my growing affection for South of Scotland league side Wigtown and Bladnoch, I went to Dundee on the day of the Dundee derby as one of the very few people in the city with no intention of staying to watch the derby itself.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal

  5. Issue · Aug 12, 2026

    My First Ever Documentary (opens the original)

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    Since 2020, I have had a huge passion and interest in video editing and have dabbled in short 1-2 minute videos in my 9-5 capturing days out and putting them together in a corporate “this is what we did” approach, alongside holiday vlog style pieces. However, what I really wanted to do was to take on my first ever documentary - a mad jump I know! I love watching documentaries and the more I learnt how to edit, the more I became fascinated with the process, planning and then editing sequence behi

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