After an emphatic return to winning ways on Friday night, Newcastle Blue Star head to Croft Park this evening with a place in the next round of the Northumberland Senior Cup at stake against Blyth Spartans. There will be no shortage of familiarity between the two sides, having already met at this same venue earlier in the season. That meeting came back in August in the FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round, with Blue Star suffering a 2-0 defeat in the blazing summer sun. Blue Star h

After a difficult opening to the league campaign, Newcastle Blue Star will be hoping the FA Cup can provide a welcome change of focus as they make the relatively short journey to Blyth Spartans on Saturday. That opening to the season sees Blue Star still searching for their first league victory of the season and the search continues after suffering a 4-1 defeat at Easington Colliery on Wednesday night, leaving the Scotswood outfit with just a single point to their name. Their