Try GOLD - Free
'Big calls' for Armstrong as Heed eye major upset
The Journal
|November 01, 2025
ALUN Armstrong is preparing to provide a large dose of disappointment to some of his Gateshead players ahead of their FA Cup first round tie at League One promotion contenders AFC Wimbledon.
-
The Heed will head to the Cherry Red Records Stadium as underdogs against a Dons side that are sitting in the League One playoff places and are now just three points adrift of leaders Stockport County.
Despite the odds being firmly stacked against them, there is a confidence about Gateshead after they pieced together an improved run of form consisting of just one defeat in six games despite injuries robbing Armstrong of a number of key players.
With some of those player now close to a return, the former Ipswich Town and Middlesbrough striker has admitted he has some major decisions to make over his starting eleven for the first time this season.
This story is from the November 01, 2025 edition of The Journal.
Subscribe to Magzter GOLD to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 10,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
MORE STORIES FROM The Journal
The Journal
Blow for Moors as key man Ramshaw injured in Cup defeat
SPENNYMOOR Town could be without the influential Rob Ramshaw for a period of time after the midfielder picked up what appeared to be a significant knee injury in Saturday's FA Cup first round defeat to Barrow.
1 mins
November 03, 2025
The Journal
Air Force needs review
THERE'S a new £2.6bn black hole in the Ministry of Defence budget. Time to look at the £9bn-a-year Royal Air Force, overmanned and underemployed.
1 min
November 03, 2025
The Journal
We were unrecognisable, says Howe after
\"The numbers aren't good for us in terms of our away form so it would be foolish for me to dismiss that outright.
2 mins
November 03, 2025
The Journal
'Agile' Fenwick has 'clear plan for profitable growth'
NORTH East luxury department store chain Fenwick has narrowed its losses for a second year, while challenges continue to bite into the UK retail industry.
3 mins
November 03, 2025
The Journal
Shader may be ready for the spotlight
THE lightly raced Shader is well worth a shot at Listed level in the Unibet Floodlit Stakes at Kempton today.
2 mins
November 03, 2025
The Journal
Le Bris weighs up best way of blocking Toffees
HEAD coach Regis Le Bris hinted Sunderland could revert to a back four as his inform team take on Everton at the Stadium of Light tonight.
2 mins
November 03, 2025
The Journal
Anger as new 24-hour casino set to go ahead
A 24-hour slots casino will be allowed to open in North Shields, despite a wave of opposition.
1 min
November 03, 2025
The Journal
Armstrong hails Heed heroes after Cup shock
ALUN Armstrong was left speechless as a heroic Gateshead performance secured a shock win at AFC Wimbledon and sent his side into today’s second round draw.
2 mins
November 03, 2025
The Journal
Row breaks out as plan for incinerator advances
CONTROVERSIAL North A waste incinerator project looks set to go ahead - despite a war of words after a previouslycritical Reform council claimed to have negotiated an alleged £250 million saving.
2 mins
November 03, 2025
The Journal
We can get Over this, insists Jamie
JAMIE Overton denied England’s miserable 3-0 ODI series clean sweep by New Zealand will have any bearing on the hotly-anticipated Ashes series.
2 mins
November 03, 2025
Listen
Translate
Change font size