North Shields
“North Shields Quality
Butchers were looking
to sponsor a local sports
team and North Shields
FC at the same time
were looking for some
sponsors. We ended up
working together and I
agreed to sponsor the
Main Stand at the Daren
Persson Stadium which
has been for four years
now.
We also have a few
boards
around
the
stadium and we try and
get to as many matches
as we can to show our
support to the club. The
club have had some
raffles to help raise
funds over the years
where we have also
donated prizes to help
out. From all of us here
at North Shields Quality
Butchers we would
like to wish everyone
associated with North
Shields Football Club all
the very best.”
North Shields
Quality Butchers
Traditional family butchers
Warm and friendly service
• Poultry • Pork • Beef • Lamb
• Homemade Sausage & Burgers
0191 259 5225
19 West Percy Street, North Shields NE29 0AH
Mark Batey
to bring fresh ideas to the club. Our hope
is that we will be able to improve our
community work as each season passes.”
Challenges
“I think the biggest challenge that
the club will be facing in the immediate
future is coping with the increase of
quality amongst the league. Whilst we
remain confident that we have more
than enough to win the league, more
and more teams are now proving that
they have the quality required to at
least mount a challenge. Let’s take a
look at Hebburn Town for example
who have only just been promoted
to Division One, however, with good
financial backing coupled with being a
very well run club, they find themselves
fighting tooth and nail to finish in the
top six; something which would be a
tremendous achievement for them. It
isn’t just them as Consett, Dunston UTS,
Bishop Auckland, Sunderland RCA and
West Auckland Town have all shown
how good they can be. We at North
Shields need to make sure we are ready
for this kind of a challenge.”
Ambitions
“I would say that over the course
of the next five years, we would love to
see ourselves maintain our high levels
and carry on winning football games.
Whether this results in the club being
promoted or not is not for me to say but
should we achieve promotion, we will
absolutely set out to carry on with our
winning mentality.
One example would have to be
Morpeth Town who, after being
promoted from second place in Division
One last season, now find themselves
running away at the top of the league
above us. Having said that, we aren’t the
type of club to copy how another club
has achieved promotion, we want to do
things the North Shields way!”
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