Nottinghamshire 293 & 80 v Essex 253 & 374/9 dec (County Championship Division One) 05.04.24-08.04.24 *four day match Essex win by 254 runs For many a fan of the red ball game, the start of the County Championship summer season brings joy and optimism of those who’ve missed their cricket fix since September the previous…
The title race in EFL League Two is certainly a rollercoaster ride this season, and Mansfield Town, despite a recent dip in form, are still in the thick of it all. Not that long ago Stags boss Nigel Clough and his charges hit top spot ahead of the run-in and all was looking rosy at…
After a huge 4-2 victory against the Storm on Saturday night, the last day of the EIHL would be a barnburner regardless, with 4 teams still looking to book their place in the playoffs. For the Panthers, it was simple: they needed to win and have 2 of Clan, Dundee, or Coventry lose their games….
One of a handful of long-serving players at Debdale Park, defender-turned-midfielder, Ewan Robson, is celebrating promotion to the Northern Premier League after his club, Sherwood Colliery, recently won the United Counties League Premier North title, at the expense of Lincoln United. At 25-years-old Robson, has already been at the club for a number of years,…
The FA Women’s National League Northern Premier division title race continues following Sunday’s results, victories for both second place Burnley, and third place Nottingham Forest, just about keeping them on the coat-tails of runaway leaders, Newcastle United. The chasing pack both have a game in hand on the leaders, with the Lady Mags agonisingly close…
Two games in hand, a point off the play-offs, Carlton Town’s season is going to be going the distance as they look to book their place in the end-of-season dance in the Northern Premier League East division. Hosting Northumberland outfit, Ashington, they sitting in mid-table, the Millers were made to wait until the second half…
This season has seen Sherwood Colliery lift their first piece of silverware in some seven years, this the United Counties League Premier North title; not since winning the Central Midlands Alliance (League) Floodlit Cup, back in 2017, have they achieved that feeling. It’s been a tiring run for manager Wayne Savage and his merry band…
Easter time is always a packed programme of events, rituals and fixtures, all loaded with significance. As millions head for airport escapes and delays or domestic breaks and traffic jams, the long bank-holiday weekend unfolds. Easter bonnet parades still colour corners of the nation and families make efforts to spend time together. And there are…
A busy Easter weekend kicked off on Friday for Notts County, who, struggling for form, travelled south to Swindon to take on Gavin Gunning’s side in a contest which would prove to be frustrating for the Magpies. As they so typically do, Notts dominated the possession statistics in the early exchanges; however, when they attempted…
Nottingham Forest 3-1 Fulham (Premier League) 02.04.24 Forest got redemption on Tuesday night under the floodlights of the City Ground, as they smashed Marco Silva’s Fulham by three goals to one – superb teamwork & collective mentality, on and off the pitch, spurring them on. The first half It was fascinating. Forest had awoken; the…
Carly Davies’ Nottingham Forest side were made to battle for a point when at Pride Park, home of Derby County, at the weekend, as they look to push the Northern Premier title race on as long as possible, meanwhile, in Division One, Notts County boosted their hopes of beating relegation with a big win at…
After Saturday night’s dominant 4-1 win over the Coventry Blaze, I spoke to goal scorer and GB forward Ollie Betteridge to get his thoughts on that game and the playoff push. Q: Thoughts on the game? “I thought we battled really hard as a group. We know every game going into the end of the…
On Saturday, I was fortunate enough to speak to Nottingham Lions Captain Luke Clouting-Thomas after the playoff first leg defeat against Billingham. We spoke about the game which Nottingham lost 5-0, looked forward to the following days second leg fixture (which Nottingham unfortunately lost 5-1 for a 10-1 aggregate loss), and looked back on his…
Lincoln United’s midweek defeat at home to play-off rivals Melton Town, meant that Nottinghamshire side, Sherwood Colliery, managed by Wayne Savage and captained by Jobe Shaw, have been promoted to Step 4 as champions of the United Counties League Premier Division North. Themselves inactive in midweek, Sherwood celebrated on Saturday afternoon with a 3-0 win…
