Positive Message Is a Heady Brew at the White House

The Northern Echo › October 09, 2010

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Saturday Spotlight

There's a thin line between football success and failure at the top level of sport. At the other end of the scale, Sports Editor and Sunday league defender Nick Loughlin and his team-mates enjoyed a session with sports mind coach Richard Nugent to see if he could inspire The White House to some sort of success

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Positive Message Is a Heady Brew at the White House

HYLTON Road Recreation Ground, Sunderland.

Durham Sunday Cup, second preliminary round, Sunderland Jollies v Hartlepool White House.

11.18am.

It's half-time and, despite being on top, the visitors haven't scored. It's 0-0.

You need all your fingers and toes - and someone else's as well - to count the number of times a White House forward has been caught offside.

Jollies have rarely threatened.

The message and talk from the White House manager is simple. Whatever the scoreline after 45 minutes it's going to be sane. None of the usual ranting, sho...

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