‘YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’RE DOING’ is every football manager’s nightmare chant. The supporters are no longer supporting. It’s a sure sign of frustration, if not disillusion, an ominous indication of what might come next: the sack. Even one of England’s most successful managers, Gareth Southgate, has recently spoken of the impact of disenchanted voices…
After a well phrased “1-0 thrashing” on Saturday against a struggling Halifax side, Notts County take the trip down the A42 to Birmingham where they play former manager Neal Ardley’s Solihull Moors. A win away from home for ‘The Magpies’ would be huge as they then would sit top of the table with a three-point…
Saturday afternoon at the One Call Stadium could well have seen the changing of the guard come into force as Nigel Clough’s side bore witness to the presence of their three, new signings. That trio, defenders Alfie Kilgour, 24, and Callum Johnson, 26, alongside midfielder, Louis Reed, 25, formed an interesting triumvirate on the Stags’…
The Nottingham Panthers endured a weekend to forget as they tasted defeat at the hands of both the Manchester Storm and the Glasgow Clan. Corey Neilson’s side were beaten 2-0 by the Storm in Altrincham on Saturday night, before a late winner from Jordan Cownie on Sunday condemned them to a second defeat of the…
There’s two, incredible, runs, going on in the Nottinghamshire non-league scene this season, at both Worksop Town (Northern Premier League East) and Retford United (Central Midlands League Premier North). Worksop, in winning 2-0 away to Pontefract Collieries, stretched their league record to twenty-three matches, and in doing so, shot-stopper Sebastian Malkowski, and his wall of…
Notts County 1-0 Halifax Town (National League) 28.01.23 Notts County stretched their unbeaten league run to a club record equalling 19 games on Saturday, with a comfortable 1-0 victory over Halifax Town at Meadow Lane. Macaulay Langstaff’s 23rd league goal of the season shortly before half-time proved to be the difference between the two sides,…
Mansfield Town 4-1 Doncaster Rovers (EFL League Two) 28.01.23 An 8,000 plus crowd packed into the One Call Stadium on Saturday afternoon to see Nigel Clough’s Mansfield Town pick up their first win of the new year, and with it their four point of the month, with victory over visiting Doncaster Rovers. The Stags, they…
Alongside Central Midlands Premier North high-fliers, Retford United, Teversal, of the Premier South, have also put their name forward for promotion at the end of the season, and, with only one side currently being promoted from each of the two division’s, it’ll be a tough ask for Callum Harris’ side. Presently fourth in the division,…
After the recent signings of Gustavo Scarpa and Danilo from Palmeiras, adding to that of loan capture Renan Lodi from Atletico Madrid in August, Santos’ 18-year-old Angelo Gabriel is the latest Brazilian linked with a move to the City Ground. So, who is he and what can he bring to Forest? The left footed winger…
Notts County have the chance to equal a club record for the longest unbeaten run when they welcome FC Halifax Town to Meadow Lane on Saturday. The Magpies have gone 18 league games without defeat since their one and only league loss of the season at Dorking Wanderers in September and now have the opportunity…
Notts County have announced the signing of attacker Jodi Jones from League One Oxford United on a loan deal until the end of the season. Jones, who can operate as an attacking midfielder or a winger, arrives at Meadow Lane having made just eight appearances since joining Oxford in the summer. The 25-year-old will be…
Nottingham Forest 0-3 Manchester United (EFL Cup Semi Final 1st Leg) 25.01.23 Nottingham Forest were well beaten by Manchester United in the first leg of the Carabao Cup at the City Ground as the Red Devils attack proved too hot for the Garibaldi defence, soft and butter like at times as the away side slid…
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club have announced New Zealand International Colin Munro as their overseas player for the T20 team ahead of this summer’s Vitality Blast campaign. Munro helped Trent Rockets to win the Hundred competition last year and is familiar with the surroundings at Trent Bridge, he’ll bring quality and experience to the side after…
Although frustrations boiled over at the weekend in a match between Chelsea and Liverpool that was abandoned after just five minutes of play due to freezing pitch conditions, with many, stating that games shouldn’t be being called off for this reason in this day and age, women’s football is otherwise at an all time high….
Having won the FA Women’s National League Plate last season, Andy Cook’s Nottingham Forest side are through to the semi-finals (first time since 2016) of this season’s League Cup competition following a hard-fought, 2-1 win, over Burnley on Sunday afternoon their reward a home tie with Portsmouth. Made to fight from the off, Forest went…
Is there anything quite like a match at the City Ground on a winter’s night? Something about darkness intensifies the experience as senses shift into hyper-alert. Every smell becomes essence of, whether it’s fags, beer or burgers. Every sight gains another characteristic, from a black velvet, rippling Trent, to a stadium so illuminated it has…
The Nottingham Panthers slipped to a 5-3 defeat at the hands of the Belfast Giants at the NIC on Saturday night. Panthers had led the game 3-0, before five unanswered goals from the Giants saw them return to Belfast with the two points. The result marked a disappointing end to the Panthers’ weekend, which had…
The cold, winter snap continues to play havoc across the nations’ non-league scene, with only a handful of matches being played across Nottinghamshire, Basford United and Worksop Town two of the beneficiaries of games managing to go ahead. In the Southern League Premier Central, Basford United were held to a 2-2 draw away to lowly…
Nottingham 17-29 Caldy (RFU Championship) 20.01.23 It’s been a tough few months for Nottingham Rugby Club who slip to ninth in the table after a home defeat against Caldy, the Archers ninth loss in a row since their last victory in October at home to Richmond. It hasn’t been all doom and gloom, some decent…
We all remember how this game played out in early September. Forest went 2-0 up at the City Ground, only to be left stunned by a rousing Bournemouth resurgence in the second half, which left Gary O’Neill’s side celebrating as 3-2 winners. A lot has changed since that day, the Cherries have won twice in…
