http://baileyfootballblog.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/eric-idle-v-longitude-0-in-vase-final.html
It's been a magnificent day at the "home of football" where Buildbase Non-League Day took place. The Buildbase FA Vase was the first game of the day and Liam as an openly gay footballer, is the first to nail his colours to the mast overtly (so to speak), especially at Wembley. The Lincolnshire side played South Shields, a team stacked with ex Newcastle United players, who won the final easily 4-0.
The Cleethorpes Town club is only 20 years old and they gave their best on the country's biggest "stage". Davis joined the "Owls" last October and has been a regular scorer for them. He also made a name for himself when he openly supported Thomas Hitzlsperger, the ex Aston Villa and Germany footballer, when he "came out".
The South Shields team, the Mariners, founded only in 1974, ran riot in the final, and this was no surprise with Julio Arca in their side. The Argentine who gained U20 caps, has played in England since 2000 and has spent his entire time in the North-East with Sunderland for six years and then Middlesbrough until 2013.
Once out of the league he played for the Willow Pond FC, a pub side, until he eventually got sorted out with South Shields, who are now FA Vase holders. He is joined with several lads out of local Football League academies, clearly he has added the necessary class to the team.
13000 north-easterners have travelled south to support their team and the Vase win completed a quadCUPplet of trophies including the Northern League Div One title, the NL Challenge Cup and the Durham Challenge Cup. A good year then.
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