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Blues boss Luke Parsons says play-off defeat has made Newark Town even more determined to succeed. Town suffered a 2-1 home reverse to Harrowby United in Saturday’s United Counties League Division One promotion final, in front of a bumper crowd of 983. But despite the heartbreak of going so close to promotion for the second successive season, Parsons wants the positives from this campaign to galvanise his squad going forward. “I think ultimately you’ve got to be proud of what you’ve done,” he told the Advertiser. “Two years on the trot we’ve reached the play-offs and some teams can be in that …

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