Interest Rises!
The Interest rate was certainly rising in Dublin last week when the North's first team of partially-sighted footballers paid a fleeting visit.
South Shields based Northern Rock cashed in on their ground breaking promotion success with an end-of-seson cup competition in the Emerald Isle.
Skipper Lee Cawkwell and his boys proudly flew the flag for the region before being knocked out 3-1 in the semi-final stage.
But after a well deserved rest, you can bank on the team bouncing back when their inaugural first division campaign gets under way this September coming.
