Simon is the sports correspondent with ITV Tyne Tees and Border. He's been covering and caring about, sport 'up north' since birth. Away from work Simon's a happy family man with two lovely daughters.

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Finally

He got out of bed hours ago. He’d sat on the old bus, sang the old songs and dreamt the old dreams. But now it was real. Years of unconditional love would be defined by the next few hours. He was prepared for the overwhelming emotion he was feeling. He had perspective now and that helped. He knew there was… Read it