Imagine finding that Forest’s fixtures until the end of the season had them face alternate home and away games against Southampton! The south-coast club is the only team the Reds have beaten twice and six points in the bag is excellent business. Reality has it that Forest’s fate – and survival in the Premiership –…
The grand finale of this remarkable National League season is finally upon us and what match could be better for the neutral as two non-league giants go head-to-head in the National League final at the prestigious Wembley stadium this Saturday. Notts County take on Chesterfield FC in front of a predicted turnout of around 40,000…
“Objective achieved. Now people will see how good Retford United really are; don’t write us off for back-to-back promotions.” Badgers manager, Ryan Hindley, May 2023 Badgers boss, Ryan Hindley, who took the helm last summer and has guided the Cannon Park outfit to the Central Midlands League Premier North title, and with it, promotion, has…
Expectations were high going into the 2022/23 season, the season before had seen Mansfield Town, under the guidance of Nigel Clough, finish seventh in SKY Bet EFL League Two, and reach the play-off final, before losing to Port Vale, at Wembley. Fast-forward twelve months and, despite flirtations with the play-offs, and promotion, the Stags would…
The quiet midfield man at the heart of Nottingham Forest’s relegation resistance. The ideal midfield man, someone who can hold the ball well, have great vision, strength, and endurance – Forest have longed for this, and they may have just found their solution: a quiet 25-year old Belgian, who despite a difficult start at the…
In the midst of one of the most nail-biting relegation battles in recent years, Nottingham Forest found themselves in a battle with bottom of the league Southampton – a game that had every fan off their seats, and the palms of their hands glued to their temples, nervous would be an understatement. A tale of…
As the season, especially in non-league, slowly edges towards its close, the games continue to flow and, with Notts County having made this seasons’ National league Play-off final, at the top end of the non-league pyramid, the lower echelons continue to produce. Several games were played out in the Central Midlands League South over recent…
Colchester United 0-2 Mansfield Town (EFL League Two) 08.05.23 Despite victory away to Colchester United, on the final day of the SKY Bet EFL League Two season, Nigel Clough’s Mansfield Town will have to spend another season in the bottom division of the Football League. Undone by too many draws in the last few months…
Notts County 3-2 Boreham Wood (National League Playoff Semi-Final) 07.05.23 It was never going to be easy, was it? After disappointment in losing out on the title to Wrexham, Notts County have long known their destiny was to dust themselves down, pick themselves up and win two further matches in order to gain the promotion…
Steve Cook is a loyal servant, what is his future at Nottingham Forest? The Premier League is a truly beautiful platform, some of the world’s most prominent and prolific superstars gracing the grass of English football, and some incredible stadiums/audiences, but beneath all this is a brutal and unforgiving trapdoor, one of which many players…
Never mind the pomp and paraphernalia surrounding the coronation of King Charles III this weekend, courtesy of the royal family and sponsored by his subjects (that’s us). We football fans know there are plenty of other concurrent crownings going on in the world as the game comes to its domestic league climax and champions are…
Eschewing an age-old joke about an Englishman, an Irishman, and Welshman walked into a bar, as Elliott Hewitt (Welshman) walked away with four awards alone, Stephen Quinn (Irishman) nabbed one, and English duo of Lucas Akins (shared) and Ollie Clarke, also picked up honours. Prior to all those being handed, alongside the awards’ respective sponsors,…
Newark & Sherwood United 3-2 Carlton Town (Notts FA Senior Cup Final) 02.05.23 There’s a new name on the Notts FA Senior Cup board of honours as United Counties outfit Newark & Sherwood United beat Carlton Town in the final on Tuesday night at Eastwood to lift the trophy for the first time in the…
This season’s Nottinghamshire FA Senior Cup will be contested between Carlton Town, of the Northern Premier League East Division, and Newark & Sherwood United, of the United Counties League Premier North, both sides having overcome stern opposition in their respective semi-finals. Carlton, having won the Senior Cup last season, defeated a strong, Mansfield Town side,…
Nottingham Forest were crowned FA Women’s National League Northern Premier Division champions, for the first time since 2008, on Sunday afternoon, following a 3-0 home win over visiting Stoke City, in front of a 1,700 strong crowd. Back then, it was a division which contained the likes of Newcastle United, Manchester City, and Aston Villa,…
Hucknall Town, who finished the regular season in fourth place, have been promoted to the United Counties League Premier North Division following a second successive penalty shoot-out win, on Saturday afternoon. Having dismissed Bourne Town, away, 4-2 on penalties (following a 1-1 draw), the previous weekend, the Yellows proceeded to see off Birstall United, 5-3…
Mansfield Town 1-2 Harrogate Town (EFL League Two) 29.04.23 And so it goes to the final game of the EFL League Two season, to see whether Nigel Clough’s Mansfield Town, can slip in the back door and take one of the four remaining play-off spots, following a 2-1 defeat to Harrogate Town, in their last…
Despite a phenomenal win earlier in the week over now 8th place Brighton, Nottingham Forest faced a humbling defeat at the hands of Brentford, after two goals just before the blowing of the whistle – a disappointing end to a majoritively decent game for the away side, who originally took the lead just before the…
An awe-inspiring victory for Nottingham Forest on Wednesday night, their first win in the Premier League since early February – and in some style, there is hope, the fight goes on, down to the wire. The Starting XI: Steve Cooper opted for two changes for Forest’s side to take on Champions League touted Brighton, with Remo…
