Peter Shilton, Stuart Broad, Mary Earps, as well as Becky and Ellie Downie, were amongst the plethora of names announce this weekend in the King’s End of Year Honours List. Of the five, legendary ex-Nottingham Forest and England goalkeeper, Peter ‘Shilts’ Shilton, was previously awarded that of the MBE (1986) and OBE (1991), now he’s…
Mansfield Town 1-1 Doncaster Rovers (EFL League Two) 29.12.23 Nigel Clough’s high-flying Stags stretched their current unbeaten run to five matches as they finished 2023 with a hard-fought draw, at the One Call Stadium, against League Two struggles Doncaster Rovers, this past Friday night. Again, Mansfield wasted a plethora of chances in which they could…
An enticing fixture ends with a Nottingham Forest result – the first for over 20 years in Forest’s favour. The game started as it seemed to go on; Forest placing on record their intentions – a point wouldn’t suffice, a loss wasn’t even considered, Nuno’s men had their eyes on the price from the ‘get-go’….
The year of 2023, what a year it has been for Notts County Football Club. Comfortably the most successful I have had in my time loving this club, even thinking about the events from start to finish has you sat there thinking did that really happen? It has been a rollercoaster from start to end,…
Quantity over quality; Forest’s loan business needs improvement. Over the last couple of seasons, Nottingham Forest’s loan business – for the most part – has been fairly successful; particularly in the 21/22 promotion season. This season however, despite looking good ‘on paper’, Forest’s loan business has proved poor, and fans are beginning to question recruitment….
Nottingham Rugby, although having had a mixed start to the current, RFU Championship season, could end the year as leaders, or drop down to fifth, as Head Coach Craig Hammond explained around the Archers’ Boxing Day clash away to Coventry, and those upcoming, New Year friendly dances with the British Army, and Gallagher Premiership outfit,…
Derbies, on Boxing Day, it’s what grassroots football is all about – the drama, the excitement, the last-gasp winners…. And there was plenty of that across Nottinghamshire’s non-league this past Boxing Day, a good half-dozen local dust-ups played out across the Northern Premier, Northern Counties East, and United Counties leagues. In the NPL it was…
Mansfield Town 2-0 Grimsby Town (EFL League Two) 26.12.23 Another win, and another clean sheet, as back-to-back 2-0 wins for Nigel Clough and his Mansfield Town side keeps them in the hunt, in third place, in Sky Bet EFL League Two, affording the Stags faithful continued, festive cheer. It’s also four successive games in which…
Notts County 3-0 Doncaster Rovers (EFL League Two) 26.12.23 Four successive matches league and cup have seen Notts County’s season slip of late, but a resurgent performance of old Luke Williams ways had the Magpies back pleasing their fans of which 12,000 frequented Meadow Lane, most leaving happy after a Boxing Day performance of pure…
Newcastle United 3-1 Nottingham Forest (Premier League) 26.12.23 A Chris Wood hat-trick against his former club, Newcastle United gave Nottingham Forest a much deserved and highly surprising away win at St James’ Park, a first victory for new Head Coach Nuno Espirito Santo and a hugely significant three points in the fight for survival, bringing…
Sitting joint-fourth (fifth) in the National Basketball League Division One, level with both Newcastle University and Loughborough Riders on a dozen points, it’s been a mixed opening half to the season for the Nottingham Hoods basketball team. The season actually began, back in early October, with back-to-back success at their Wildcats Arena, defeating first Derby…
Ahead of Boxing Day’s ‘Retford Derby’ both Chris Woodhead (Retford) and Ryan Hindley (Retford United) celebrated milestones with the respective clubs, with victory in the Northern Counties East Division One, on Saturday afternoon. The Choughs will host the derby, and they sit eleventh in the table, sandwiched between Louth Town and Harrogate Railway Athletic, Woodhead’s…
Sutton United 0-2 Mansfield Town (EFL League Two) 23.12.23 Mansfield Town, with a game in hand and sitting a point behind that of joint-second pairing Barrow, and Wrexham, afforded their ever-loyal support three points for Christmas, when on the road at lowly Sutton United, thus stretching their current run to three unbeaten. A goal in…
A ‘baffling’ Bournemouth win sees Forest in danger After perhaps the most controversial game of football, Nottingham Forest find themselves in serious danger – sides below them picking up crucial points, Forest slumping to just one win in 14. That being said, a result that, I don’t feel, fairly represented Forest’s performance. The First Half:…
It seems we’ve forgotten our roots at Nottingham Sport, in truth we’re struggling for journalists as nobody wants to work for free… And that’s why some of our local sides, unfortunately like Nottingham Wildcats, have been ‘pushed to the side’ when it comes to coverage. As Editor, I feel for those ‘full time’ media outlets…
Squint a little, use your imagination, and Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis might be mistaken for Santa Claus. Bushy beard, full face and rotund body seal a physical resemblance. Giver of gifts could be another similarity. The present that we – the supporters – have received wasn’t on a Christmas ‘wish-list’. That would simply have read:…
Nuno Espírito Santo: Who is the new Forest boss hoping to turn around the club’s poor form? It is no secret that Forest’s form is causing concern amongst the fanbase, and indeed the ownership. Following such concerns, the club made a “difficult decision” to sack manager of two-years, Steve Cooper – the manager responsible for…
Mary Alexandra Earps and Stuart Christopher Broad afforded Nottingham a 1-2 finish at this weeks’ 70th BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards, with Earps, goalkeeper for Manchester United and England, taking home the main accolade. Earps, 30, is the second successive Lioness to claim the prestigious SPOTY, following on from England team-mate, Arsenal’s Beth…
When Steve Cooper walked through the City Ground doors on 21 September 2021, little did anyone know, expect, or dare to even dream the position the club would be in just twelve months later, let alone where it sits today. In short of a previous Manager once walking on water, this was as big a…
After recent poor form, with just one win in 13 league games, Steve Cooper has been officially relieved of his position, one which he held since September 2021, and earning ‘legendary status’ in the process after taking the club from the bottom of the championship to the Premier League, keeping the club in the league…
