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BBC News
09-05-2025
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Spennymoor manager says team inspired by wife's cancer
A football manager says his wife's attitude to cancer will inspire him and his team during the FA Trophy Lee, who is married to Spennymoor Town FC boss Graeme Lee, was told she had 12 months to live in 2019 after being diagnosed with a cancerous brain chemotherapy and radiotherapy failing to shrink the growth, the 44-year-old has been using a £5,000-a-month trial drug and has defied doctors' whole family will be heading down to Wembley with the team, and Mrs Lee said it had "given the whole family a boost". She said she kept active and felt "exceptionally lucky" to still be said: "The first thing I do every morning is look up to the sky and say 'thank you'."I was given months to live and, thankfully, that was wrong."It's still scary every day but I've just had a stable scan result so that's pretty phenomenal." 'A massive reward' Mrs Lee said the trip to Wembley had given their family something to look forward to between scans."It just feels like a massive reward that we've all been waiting for," she said."Especially for this guy [Graeme Lee], he deserves it more than anyone."I see the work he puts in, he really cares for the fans, the players and the staff."It has given the whole family a boost and we are all going to be there."Mr Lee said watching Mrs Lee "fight every day" inspired him and he wanted to take that attitude with him into the said: "Seeing what she goes through every single day, she inspires you."If it wasn't for how well she deals with it, we wouldn't be able to deal with it."She drives us and we back her up all the way."I take that out onto the pitch with the lads."Spennymoor Town fans will be travelling down to Wembley on Sunday to face Aldershot Town at 16:15 BST. Follow BBC Tees on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
BBC News
08-05-2025
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Spennymoor Town FC fan pays £1,000 to get others to Wembley final
Fan pays £1,000 to get others to Wembley final 10 minutes ago Share Save Gemma Sherlock BBC News, North East and Cumbria Share Save Spennymoor Town FC Gary Finley, left, donated £1,000, to help fans watch Spennymoor FC at Wembley A football fan has paid £1,000 to help others travel to Wembley for an FA Trophy final. Lifelong Spennymoor Town FC fan Gary Finley said he had to "follow his heart" and pay transport costs for more than 65 fans going to watch their team play Aldershot Town on Sunday. It comes after Spennymoor Town Council refused to help the club pay for fans to travel to the final as part of their Back the Fans and Pack the Stands campaign. The council said it wanted to prioritise money on ailing public infrastructure, but admitted plans were being worked on for a civic reception and celebrations should the Moors win. Google Spennymoor Town FC are headed to Wembley for the FA Trophy Final The club had already paid for some fans to get to the final as part of its campaign but had asked the council to consider allocating up to £20,000 from its general reserves. The Back The Fans, Fill the Stands campaign allows people and businesses to donate directly to the club's PayPal account, with all donations going towards fan transport to Wembley. Mr Finley said while it was "fantastic" seeing the club support fans, its purse strings were tight. "I just want to help the club get the best backing they can by contributing financially," he added. "It would be fantastic to see as many Moors fans as possible to see their heroes play, and hopefully win, at Wembley. "Our family has been loyal supporters of our hometown club for decades and my son is the club's under-18s supporters' representative, so we just want all fans of all ages to see the lads play on the hallowed turf and bring the trophy home." Spennymoor beat Rochdale AFC 5-4 on penalties to secure their place in the FA Trophy final. Follow BBC Tees on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
