Russell Claydon
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Sports Editor @Suffolknewswire @SFPSudbury @buryfree @Diss_Express @haverhill #itfc & #nonleague reporting / busy dad ex @EADT24 newshound. #Suffolk
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Joined March 2009
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#itfc shirt sales see @IpswichTown ranked inside the top 20 clubs in the country and well above a certain Premier League outfit across the border. #ncfc 👇.
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It was not the Miracle on Merseyside (there's the headline gone) as #ITFC went down to a 4-1 defeat at #PL champions-elect #LFC but those present will remember what proper support sounds like (this recorded at 4-0 down) 💙 .- @SuffolkNewswire for report and reaction
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💙 GOOD morning #ITFC fans 😊 .THE MOMENT Portman Road celebrated a #PremierLeague victory for the first time in more than 22 years 🙌 💙. #CFC had only lost 3 games in 18 but were no match for a team with 6 players starting who won promotion from League One with McKenna 💪
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Good morning #itfc fans 😃 - here's a spine tingling moment captured from the press box at London Road 🙌 🫶
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Here we go. as Sam Morsy and the mascot alongside him come out in ear defenders it's LOUD at Portman Road as the world watches on. time for an upset, boys!?. #itfc #MUFC #IPSMUN .@SuffolkNewswire for report/reaction after
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73' GOAL! @needhammktfc 1 @dartfordfc 0 .Luke Ingram buries the penalty and Bloomfields erupts!!!
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The Harry Clarke fist-pump makes it way round each stand at Portman Road while Kieran McKenna is given the promotion bumps! Fantastic scenes at #itfc
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Great hair-do from @snakebitewright at @OfficialPDC Annual Awards Dinner. was nominated for Televised Performance & Player of The Year
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FT: @gymutdfc 2 @MayfairFC12 1 #BuryStEdmunds side Gym United are heading to the @FASunday_Cup final after second-half goals from Andrew Wood and Nathan Clarke! First #Suffolk side to do so @buryfree website for report & video later.
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As revealed in today's @SFPSudbury, after 34 years of service to keeping semi-pro football running smoothly in #Sudbury David Webb is to hand over his day-to-day secretary duties at @IsthmianLeague @AFCSudbury: .
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EXCLUSIVE: @IsthmianLeague @BuryTownFC waiting to see if former #itfc player Cole Skuse is offered a new contract by #ColU ahead of being set to offer him his first managerial role 👇.
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* 19 points from 21 .* Manager of the month ☑️.* Performance of the month ☑️. @BuryTownFC boss Cole Skuse says he was always confident his side would click into gear 👇.
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Delighted to say tonight @BuryTownFC & @IpswichTown #itfc will be playing for the Martin Swallow trophy. Martin, pictured speaking to Paul Cook, has been heavily involved with both clubs in various fan & club capacities (does Bury’s PA). He has been diagnosed with a brain tumour
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Former @BuryTownFC & @TeamBuryFC goalkeeper @Popey1992 looks set to be named in the England #WorldCup2018 squad - completing a fairytale rise from #nonleague for the #BurnleyFC player and former @WestSuffolk student: #sfklive .
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Been a busy day: Introducing Jasmine Sophia Claydon - 7lb 3.5oz mother and baby doing very well - father now well and truly outnumbered 😆
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Good tweet. He didn't fall for the theatrics of Garnacho. I can't remember the last game I covered without a booking. Was refreshing. Don't remember him getting much wrong and certainly nothing big #ITFC #MUFC.
Compliments to referee Anthony Taylor tonight. Not a single booking and kept the game flowing. This is how all games should be refereed. And no bloody VAR getting it the way either. #IPSMUN #EPL #PremiereLeague.
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Former @NewmarketTownFC player Shaun Whiter gets a big reception on completing the #tourofsuffolk ride, and deservedly so- great effort 👍
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GOOD morning #itfc fans 😃.This is how 3️⃣ big precious #PremierLeague points was marked with 'one of our own' @HarryyClarke6 👊🫶
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Just turned 17-year-old @AcademyAFC @AFCSudbury player not old enough to receive the usual bubbly, so was presented with 4 pints of milk!.
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I thought Phillips stood out as #ITFC Motm but others disagreed. His stats didn't lie though: .* Pass accuracy was 90% (37/41).* Won 2/3 tackles .* 4 clearances .* 6 interceptions .Surely starts on that vs Saints. Does Morsy drop to bench again?! (comment below. ).
No point talking about the negatives so going for positives imo:.Phillips very good.Axel is back.Encisco has a delivery that no one else can do.Townsend was very solid. Season starts next week. #itfc.
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A @SuffolkNewswire/@SFPSudbury exclusive as @AFCSudbury's young goalkeeper Josh Blunkell is selected for the England Colleges national squad 👇.
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A 900+ crowd at @needhammktfc tonight for the visit of Scunthorpe Unitef in @TheVanaramaNL North (I think it was called as 957) .- heard there are around 400 from the visitors @SUFCOfficial #Iron . @SuffolkNewswire @buryfree @jonnychick__
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A week on still trying to digest the news that I’ll never see my best friend again. So many phenomenal memories with this guy, and despite all his health issues he taught me life is for living - and he truly did that R.I.P Trigger 😢
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🚨 ✍️ New signing ✍️🚨.Pleased to have @Mike_Bacon on board to keep @SuffolkNewswire readers up to speed with @ipswichspeedway this season. His first 'Flying with the Witches' column on app & website from 6am tomorrow ahead of Thursday's big opener #speedway @ipswichspeedway
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What a goal this is from @Walsham_Warbler Craig Nurse! At HT it's @ThetfordTownFC 2 @Walsham_Warbler 1 though. Live coverage over on
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Here's my chat with @AFCSudbury's teenage star @JoshStokes22 who outlines his ambition to get back into a professional club in 2023 as well as delivering promotion for the Yellows 👇 .
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Four years ago today my little sis was cruelly taken away from us 😩 But as it says on her grave ‘always in our thoughts, forever in our hearts’ 😘 R.I.P Sophie x
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Morning Twitter. Today is one of the days my dad is an #NHShero working as a porter at @WestSuffolkNHS to repay the service’s care for my sister before she lost her fight to cancer #wewillneverforget
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Kind-hearted @BuryTownFC players led by @ollyhughes87 use holiday fund to send gifts to #NHS staff at @WestSuffolkNHS in #BuryStEdmunds .
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Proud of my dad today as he undertakes his first shift as a bleep volunteer at @WestSuffolkNHS to give back something back following the treatment and support given to my sister before she lost her battle to cancer.
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One we knew about but waited for the club to announce. (and it's come earlier than anticipated). New @BuryTownFC manager Cole Skuse appoints his rival for the job, former @stowtownfc boss Paul Musgrove as his no2 👇.
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72' GOAL! @gymutdfc 2* @MayfairFC12 1 Captain Nathan Clarke heads home Bailey's right-wing corner. Thumping header. Got away from his marker - @FASunday_Cup.
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Here's @IsthmianLeague @AFCSudbury chairman @AGLKZ.on why ex @stowtownfc @Richard30892920 and ex @StanwayRovers @HarropAngelo were the outstanding candidates to lead the Yellows into a bright new era: .
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A great piece by @liamapicella with @ThetfordTownFC player-manager @MattMorton16 on coming out as a gay footballer in today’s @buryfree - thanks to Matt for opening up on his situation and experience for, hopefully, the benefit of others.
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🚨✍️ The new @AFCSudbury manager is no stranger to the @SouthernLeague1 having previously managed @StNeotsTownFC while he cut his managerial teeth at @ThurlowNunnL @HaverhillRovers 👇.
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84' GOAL! @needhammktfc 0 @SUFCOfficial 1 .Gutting for Needham as they concede a penalty before Whitehall fires the spot kick in with Garnham, so often the hero on these, diving the wrong way before celebrating in front of the #Iron fans
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The memories of @BBCSuffolk's @bbcsimonwarr will live on with a lasting tribute at @needhammktfc - @gmacsuffolk @MarkGlennMurphy .
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4 #itfc fans (incl @CNettraining employee) currently cycling from Land's End to Thurston for new cancer support charity @sophie_stars in memory of my sister. Could we get a shout out @IpswichTown @edsheeran @bmjcrew28 @MarkDetmer @berkebakay @footyrich?
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FT: @BuryTownFC 2 (Jolland 9', Ramadan 53') @Felixseasiders 0.A massive 3pts for Bury as Cole Skuse's side put in a big shift on their home patch to go clear at the top of the @IsthmianLeague N. Just how important this proves to be is what we'll have to wait till May to find out
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A childhood dream came true on Saturday when I got to report on #itfc in the Premier League 🙌 .Apt it was also against Liverpool - the team I used to change colours for at Portman Road (🙈) until relegation (the first time around) made my mind up of where my heart was 💙🤍
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No doubt there's going to be a lot of players moving for financially-motivated reasons this summer. But #ncfc FA Youth Cup winner Cameron King won't be one of them. And his reasoning for remaining in Step 5 with @ThetfordTownFC is highly refreshing 👇.
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Happy 10th wedding anniversary to my beautiful wife and now work colleague @mariamghaemi - cheers for putting up with me #TractorBoyOnTour 😂
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90+4 GOAL!! @Longmelfordfc 4* @benfleet_fc 3 I think Will Wingfield is the man who heads in this corner. manager @jamiebradbury runs on the pitch to celebrate with his players. What a time to score!
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SIGNING: @IsthmianLeague @AFCSudbury bring back a familiar face to cover @walksgk25's injury absence - while a crowd funding page has been set up for the latter:.
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EXCLUSIVE: @AFCSudbury star @tylerfr3nch on trial at Premier League @LCFC #lcfc #cpfc #itfc @IsthmianLeague #sfklive.
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After bringing you the 1st news of @AFCSudbury's Josh Blunkell gaining England Colleges' selection we can also reveal @Josh92086195 is on trial at FA Cup conquerors Colchester United #ColU - from today's @SFPSudbury back page, here's the full story👇.
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I don't think there will have been a more dramatic ending and storyline panning out on #NonLeagueDay than there was at @_IWFC as they dethroned @ThetfordTownFC in their top-two clash (includes some great @MechaMorton pics & @LSimons82 goal videos) 👇.
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✅️ @StanwayPegasus Jack McPherson completes a perfect set of penalties for a 5-4 shootout win to knock higher-league @HalsteadTownFC out of the #FAVase and claim club history
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🚨✍️ Exclusive: Ex #itfc #mcfc #whufc professional @Kevinhorlock6 - announced as leaving @needhammktfc's @NMAcademy1 yesterday - has taken up the role of the academy manager at the new @HFAcademy6 based at @TheNewCroft in partnership with @SamWardAcad 👇.
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Bumped into some familiar faces at Rugby Services…the #itfc players were pleased to hear about @needhammktfc’s big win (though afraid they weren’t familiar with who Kevin Horlock was! Sure they’ll YouTube’ing him on the rest of the journey back…)
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Great news for #itfc fans as @edsheeran continues his main sponsorship of the club's kits 🙌👇.
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Some transfer news and reaction involving @BuryTownFC ahead of the visit of Hullbridge tomorrow 👇.
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Great, as always, to catch up with former @AFCSudbury star @L1amBennett30 following his role in helping #CamUtd pull off the Great Escape in @SkyBetLeagueOne after returning from #Saddlers loan. Includes a brilliant video of him amid the pitch invasion 👇.
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#itfc fans: introducing our new midfield maestro. @mattholland8 (was great value at @BuryTownFC tonight along with Terry Butcher)
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7,944 tickets includes 2,500 in #itfc areas.
🚨 SOLD OUT! 🚨 We will have a capacity crowd for our upcoming home match vs @IpswichTown. 💛🖤 #CamUTD.
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Wow what a result for a @BuryTownFC squad without 10 players today! The Blues are back at Ram Meadow on Tuesday for the re-arranged visit of @Felixseasiders in the @SuffolkFA Premier Cup (maybe I won't get a game after all 😆).
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Sis' bravery with cancer has led me to join #itfc ride to fundraise for @CR_UK @Official_ITFC charities. Please help
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Here's @IsthmianLeague @AFCSudbury manager @MarkJMorsley calling on the government and @FA to bring back socially distanced crowds at #NonLeague levels first - @NonLeagueCrowd @squeezefootball.
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REPORT + PICS: @AFCSudbury cut loose in second half against @leistonfc to ensure their domination of U18s football continues with a fifth straight @SuffolkFA Boys' U18s Midweek Cup secured in style at @needhammktfc .
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Sad news as @IsthmianLeague @AFCSudbury @walksgk25 retires 6 months after sustaining a horror injury at @StamfordAFC - but good news he is set to still play an active role at the Yellows 👇.
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Seven years since we cruelly lost my little sis. Always in our hearts and her memory serving as an inspiration in our lives 💜 .Heading to the beach today, somewhere she loved being
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Spirit of #nonleague - @Walsham_Warbler chairman praised for picking @The_Yachtsmen player up from hospital at 3am.
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🤝Good news for @BuryTownFC fans as the.@IsthmianLeague club announce management duo Cole Skuse and Paul Musgrove have agreed new deals. They will take the Blues into next season, regardless of if promotion is achieved 👇.
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26' GOAL! @NewmarketTownFC 2 @Longmelfordfc 0 .Player-manager Michael Shinn places a low free kick into the bottom corner to double the Jockeys' advantage
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There was an unprecedented flood of signings into #itfc over the last 12 months, but this one - with arguably the most interesting back story - went under the radar (a face that @AFCSudbury fans would surely recognise though)👇.
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These @hashtagutd players certainly popular. this is the crowd who want a selfie/autograph. Some even dancing with sub Lee Hursit! My video interview with a disappointed @HalsteadTownFC boss Mark McLean to follow on @SFPSudbury and sister titles' websites in our round-up from 7
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Today's @SFPSudbury back page with @AFCSudbury winger-turned-striker Liam Wales on new role + @SudburyCC pre derby
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A national award for @suffolkcricket batsman @JaikM32 after averaging more than 100 in the Minor Counties #SFKLive.
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I caught up with ex #itfc #ColU @MyStJos head of football and new @BuryTownFC coach Cole Skuse earlier this week. Here he talks about:. ➡️How he ended up at Bury.➡️ Turning down a stay at #ColU.➡️ His biggest signing likely already made.➡️ Recruitment👇.
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Don't miss tomorrow's @SFPSudbury for the first time @AFCSudbury @tylerfr3nch has opened up about the disappointment about those two Premier League trials and why it hasn't put him off achieving his burning ambition
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Very powerful video (and clever marketing for it) from #itfc’s East Anglian rivals #ncfc and their president @stephenfry - sure Town fans would happily RT this one 👏.
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Good to catch up Josh Curry after he was given the nod to succeed Ollie Fenn as @BuryTownFC captain on a permanent basis. He talks about that, his manager's latest award and the promotion race following their excellent run 👇.
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Good luck to @AFCSudbury @AcademyAFC for tonight's #FAYouthCup tie at @Official_BRFC - here's @lannydaws from Thursday's @SFPSudbury back page on deserving more respect for their recent achievements, including this run:.
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'Just too good' - here's our @SFPSudbury back page this week about @AFCSudbury @AcademyAFC looking to break out of the #ThurlowNunnLeague to @EFL U18s set-up after winning 50 straight matches. Online version with @lannydaws here:. - Let us know your views.
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The @_IWFC fans may beg to differ but result of the day surely goes to @stowtownfc for a 5th straight league win to become the side to finally halt @hashtagutd's incredible 21-game winning run (and hats off to them for that).
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This is how close @BuryTownFC - despite not being at their best for most of that half - came to opening the scoring 👇.
This is probably the maddest 30 seconds of football you’ll ever see!!! #nonleague #nonleaguefootball #football
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53' GOAL! @gymutdfc 1* @MayfairFC12 1 Andrew Wood, who hasn't had a sight of goal all day, blasts a left-foot effort into the top left-hand corner from just outside the area. Another great strike!.
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90+7 GOALLL! @BuryTownFC 2* @HistonFC 1 - substitute @Cemal_9 wins it for Bury from the spot! Crazy end to this one! Report to follow on @buryfree shortly
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🚨✍️He's coming 🏡⚽️🔵⚪️🙌.The former #itfc #ytfc #millwallfc #mkdons #bristolrovers #bristolroversfc midfielder switches one Suffolk Step 4 @IsthmianLeague club for another. 👇.
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EXCLUSIVE: Here's the story of how @ThurlowNunnL @ThetfordTownFC manager @MattMorton16 pulled off a dream return for #NCFC FA Youth Cup winner Cameron King off the back of his release from relegated National League club @officialKLtown👇
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Here's my fleshed out report from last night's @SuffolkFA Boys' U18 Midweek Cup quarter-final at @BuryTownFC between @burytownunder18 and @AFCSudbury with great pics added from @NDsport79 and my @SuffolkNewswire man-of-the-match (+ semi-final line-up)👇.
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19' GOAL! @_IWFC 0 @CornardUtdFC 1 What a great flick in from a corner this is from Lewis Blanchett to put Cornard ahead in this semi-final!
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VIDEO + REPORT: #BuryStEdmunds side @gymutdfc make history for #Suffolk by booking their place in the @FASunday_Cup final at @SolihullMoors with a 2-1 win over #Liverpool side @MayfairFC12 #SFKLive @SuffolkFA @bury_sunday @ThetfordTownFC @DebenhamLCFC .
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Popped down for what I can of @BuryTownFC's 1st friendly under Cole Skuse against his former club #itfc (McGreal's U21s, given McKenna's 1st team were playing last night) - an emotional one being the first Martin Swallow Challenge Trophy since his death - wife Teresa in the pic
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I managed to catch up with @AFCSudbury's Shane Temple after he scored for #safc @SAFCAcademy in their season-ending U18 Premier League derby at Newcastle to make it 2 goals in 2 games on his trial - got our fingers crossed for him 🤞.
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Pride was the over-riding emotion for @BuryTownFC boss Cole Skuse as his first season in management ended in a play-off semi-final defeat to @BrentwoodTownFC 👇.
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Here's the write-up and @MechaMorton pictures as @stowtownfc went top of the @IsthmianLeague North Division, thanks to a hat-trick from Luke Brown against Suffolk rivals @AFCSudbury 👇.
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