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Newark Town player Sam Wright was the butt of his team-mates’ jokes – after driving 70 miles to the wrong ground. Wright mistakenly thought the Blues were playing St Neots away in the United Counties League Cup on Saturday after misreading a message on the group chat. He made the journey to Cambridgeshire only to learn it was actually a home tie. Wright, who was due to start the game, arrived back in Newark shortly before kick-off and was able to go on the bench. He came on as a second-half substitute and completed the scoring as Town staged a remarkable comeback from 3-0 down to win 5-3. “I g…

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