It has been a long wait since the premature covid-hit closure of the 2020/21 campaign last Autumn, but there were mixed results for the returning Beeston Hockey Club’s men and women’s first XI’s over the weekend as an ex-Bee stung his old club with the opening goal of the Premier Division season as Old Georgians…
As widely anticipated, the announcement of Steve Cooper as the new Head Coach (not Manager) of Nottingham Forest has been made this morning. The former Swansea City boss now 41 will be showcased to the media this afternoon but first is getting to grips with his new team members and staff at the Nigel Doughty…
Amazing, isn’t it? A Forest manager, albeit interim, dares to break from the monotony of 4-2-3-1 and gets a vital win on the road. And with the possibility of Steve Cooper as the next permanent gaffer at the City Ground, who knows, we may finally be come a side that intends to win as opposed…
Nottingham Caesars 34-8 Scunthorpe Alphas (BAFANL Central East) 19.09.21 Twice in two, successive outings, the Nottingham Caesars American Football side, registered a 30+ score against opponents, Scunthorpe Alphas, whilst also restricting them to single figures. Last time out, the Caesars, away to the Alphas, claimed a 33-6 success, on Sunday gone, the score-line was marginally…
Saturday afternoon would see the opening exchanges of the Euro Soccer Nottinghamshire Senior League’s Senior, Intermediate, and Junior Cup competitions, played out, with action aplenty along the way. In the first of the three competitions, the NSL Senior Cup, progression was made by that of AFC Dunkirk, Cotgrave, FC Sez, FC Cavaliers, and emphatically by…
The Nottingham Panthers’ pre-season training camp concluded with a 5-3 win over arch-rivals Sheffield in Yorkshire on Sunday afternoon after a 2-3 defeat the previous night at Nottingham Arena to share the Aladdin Cup. On Sunday, Kevin Carr started in goal for the Panthers opposite Rok Stojanovic for the Steelers. Nottingham were without Kevin Domingue…
Clipstone 2-2 Retford (Northern Counties East League Division One) 18.09.21 In the first meeting between Clipstone, and Nottinghamshire-based outfit, Retford FC, at the weekend, it was to be honours even in a game which saw both sides lead, before a last-minute equaliser earned a share of the spoils. Falling behind after just ten minutes, it…
Carlton Town 1-1 Ilkeston Town (Northern Premier League Midlands Division) 18.09.21 A last gasp strike denied Carlton Town a fourth successive home win as they drew 1-1 with Ilkeston Town. Charlie Wakefield fired home from close range in the fifth minutes of added time to score the first goal Carlton have conceded at home this…
It is a rare commodity in the modern, sporting era, to have a hometown captain leading the way, but, at the Nottingham Outlaws, Nottingham’s rugby league side, they have got just that. Still, at the tender age of just 29 years, the Nottingham Sport caught up with their captain, Coryn Ward. Often referred to as…
Kirby Muxloe 2-2 Hucknall Town (United Counties League Division One) 18.09.21 Hucknall Town will be pleased to extend their unbeaten league run to 7 games but may return to Nottinghamshire thinking they should’ve had more than they got out of their 2-2 draw at Kirby Muxloe. Hucknall dominated for large portions of the match, including…
How will Nottingham Forest look to turn a toxic City Ground around and get the supporters back in full swing following the departure of Chris Hughton this week? Our very own Matthew Benton-Smith takes a look. Nottingham Forest will certainly look to put this dismal start to the season behind them as they move on…
As so often happens in life, what the elder sibling does, the younger sibling is sure to look to follow, no matter how long that is for, just ask Notts County Women’s left wingback, Hannah Kiddle. A broadcast journalist by trade, graduating from Nottingham Trent University, Hannah spends her days working in the Digital PR…
There’s a tweet currently doing the rounds that states “advice”… “If you are looking to apply for the vacant Nottingham Forest Managers job, don’t do it”… A statement echoed by many throughout the football world, a poisoned chalice that is the City Ground top job, twenty plus years of misery, obscurity from the best league…
Basford United U18 8-1 Deeping Rangers U18 (FA Youth Cup Second Qualifying Round) 15.09.21 Rory Harrison scored a hat-trick as Basford United U18s progressed to the Second Qualifying Round of the FA Youth Cup as they romped to an 8-1 victory over Deeping Rangers at Greenwich Avenue on Wednesday night. Lewis Rourke bagged a brace,…
Halesowen Town 2-2 Carlton Town (Northern Premier League Midlands Division) 14.09.21 An 88th minute own goal from Niall Davie saw Carlton Town held to a 2-2 draw in a fabulous game at table-toppers Halesowen Town. While the goal was harsh on Davie, who had produced a superb performance which included scoring both of Carlton’s goals,…
Nottingham Forest 0-2 Middlesbrough (EFL Championship) 15.09.21 It was just one of those nights where fans of Nottingham Forest Football Club had already determined their destiny, one said after forgetting his season-card on Sunday, where he was asked by the club ticket office to pay a further £10 for entrance, instead turning head to walk…
Having toiled and fought through the first half of the AJ Bell Tour of Britain 2021, through Southern England, and Wales, Nottinghamshire rider James Shaw, and his Ribble Weldtite team-mates, headed North, via Warrington and Gateshead, before two days north o’ border, in Edinburgh and Aberdeen. Overall, it was a good weeks’ ride for the…
Worksop Town 1-0 Pontefract Collieries (Northern Premier League East Division) 14.09.21 After consecutive draws, away to Tadcaster Albion, and home to Hebburn Town, Craig Parry’s Tigers collected another win, and a third clean-sheet of the season last night, when Pontefract Collieries visited the Windsor Foodservice Stadium. The two sides have a little bit of history…
Nottingham Trent University Women’s first ever away game in the Vitality Women’s FA Cup was an astounding success at the weekend as they reached double figures, and kept in a clean sheet, in an emphatic 10-0 win away to Hinckley United Ladies. Playing at the home of Barlestone St Giles, the University side were captained…
Basford United 2-0 Gainsborough Trinity (Northern Premier League) 14.09.21 Basford United continued their impressive run of form against Gainsborough Trinity on Tuesday night, in a game marred by a serious injury to visiting goalkeeper Matt Yates. Matt Thornhill and Kane Richards ensured a fourth straight win for Steve Chettle’s side in a game delayed by…
