
Showgrounds legend Harry Fay hopes Bangor's blueprint can inspire Newry City's return to Premiership
City will play in the Premier Intermediate League next season after losing 3-2 to Newington in a Playr-Fit Championship relegation battle, just 12 months after they dropped out of the Premiership.

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