Former Carlisle United player from Hexham 'treated cancer like an injury'
‘Life in football hardens you,” says Gareth McAlindon, with the confidence of a man who knows. The former Carlisle United forward learned this truth over a career which included a part in the Blues’ memorable 1990s and, more recently, coaching and scouting experience that helped his old club with the spotting of Jon Mellish. The hardness, though, benefited McAlindon most of all when he was confronted by cancer. Five years ago, a trip back to Cumbria was followed by the toughest of challenges. “I’d been to play in [the former Carlisle and Workington defender] Kyle May’s testi...
Source: hexham-courant.co.uk