Mansfield Town 0-0 Bradford City (EFL League Two) 02.09.23 Nigel Clough’s Stags stretched their unbeaten start to the 2023/23 campaign to eight games at the weekend, following a dour, goalless draw at home to Bradford City. The point, the hosts’ fifth draw of the season to date, sees the Stags sitting in seventh places in…
Chelsea 0-1 Nottingham Forest (Premier League) 02.09.23 Forest take-over the capital, three points is theirs after a tantalising affair at Stamford Bridge on a memorable weekend for the Reds; Pathetic fallacy if you will, as the sun shone, Steve Cooper’s men triumphed over Mauricio Pochettino’s high-spending Chelsea. 1st Half: In all honesty, a dull affair….
A 31-0 whitewash of visiting Chester Romans last time around for Bryce Stevenson’s Northumberland Vikings set up a tantalising, Northern Final with the Nottingham Caesars, this Sunday (3 September) afternoon. A clash that’s been mooted, discussed, bandied about for quite a while now, finally comes to fruition as two of the NFC1 champions go head-to-head…
County Cup finalists and a fourth placed finish last time around, Mansfield Town Ladies manager, Andi Bell, is urging a near, new-look side, to take the next step this season. They’ll begin, this Sunday (3 September) with a home game against Anstey Nomads, and, with a new captain leading the way, Bell naming Chloe Hutsby…
Nottingham Forest are starting to get a bit of a reputation for deadline day dealings after they secured seven September 1st signings in addition to the eleven they had already earlier captured in the summer window. The Reds replacing 33 outgoings in another busy shopping spree since securing their Premier League status last season and…
Nottingham Caesars centre, Sam Fraser, returned to British soil during this past winter, following a Germanic sojourn which saw him experience playing American Football at German third tier outfit, Biberach Beavers. Fraser, now 24-years-old, has already racked up a number of years playing ‘Americas Game,’ the qualified physiotherapist having initially took up the sport when…
There’s a big couple of weeks incoming for Cuckney Cricket Club, one which includes a trip to the home of cricket, Lords, and that could see them walk away not only as National champions, but also with a bulging trophy cabinet. Two more league wins (and a slip from Kimberley Institute CC) will see them…
Sunday afternoon in the north-east, Nottingham Caesars are the visitors of the Northumberland Vikings in the Northern Play-Off Final, with a place in the Premiership North up for grabs. The Caesars, like their north-east counterparts, have had an unbeaten season, Vanden Warner’s side currently on an eleven-game winning streak following last weekends’ 29-6 win at…
Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Mansfield Town *4-5 pens (EFL Cup Round Two) 29.08.2023 Championship opposition provided the backdrop for Mansfield Town this midweek as Nigel Clough’s Stags continued their unbeaten start to the season with a sudden death, penalty shoot-out success at Hillsborough, home of Sheffield Wednesday. Visiting shot-stopper, Christy Pym, took the plaudits with numerous,…
Notts County’s life back in the EFL may have got off to a slow start, but Luke Williams’ men have turned their fortunes around since the opening day loss, going unbeaten in 4 league games. Most recently getting another three points at Meadow Lane on Saturday, where they beat Tranmere Rovers by 2 goals to…
There was double success for Nottingham clubs in the Determining Round of the FA Women’s National League Cup on Sunday afternoon as Nottingham Forest continued their red-hot start to the season with a big win away to Solihull Moors, and Notts County went through following a rain-soaked penalty shoot-out win at Chester-le-Street Town. Having notched…
Eight Nottinghamshire clubs progressed to the next round of the FA Vase at the weekend following home comforts for Clipstone, Newark Town, Selston, Sherwood Colliery, and Southwell City. They were joined in the next round by AFC Mansfield, Hucknall Town and Retford, on what was a relatively good afternoon for the county’s non-league scene. Newark…
Mansfield Town 3-2 Stockport County (EFL League Two) 26.08.23 It’s six unbeaten to start the new season off for Nigel Clough’s Stags after they came from behind to see off visitors Stockport County in a five-goal thriller on Saturday afternoon. Recent signing Aden Flint was afforded the captain’s armband on what was his 500th career…
Returning home following four years in Nottingham studying for a degree in Pharmacy (MPharm, Master of Pharmacy with Honours) at University of Nottingham, 22-year-old Jenny Ashton, born in the pit mining villages of County Durham, this summer became the fifteenth signing at FA Women’s National League Division One North side, Chester-le-Street Town. This weekend though,…
League tables can – and do – play havoc with the imagination. Dreams get ignited and nightmares flare up. Only two games into the Premiership season and the media would have us jostling for our team as ‘top four’ contenders or ‘relegation material’. And it’s still August, so still time for sunshine-lazy days and wallowing…
As Notts County look forward to their second home game back in the EFL against Tranmere Rovers this weekend, fans will look back on a return of seven points from the opening four games as a widely positive outcome. Especially considering the opening day thumping away to Sutton United, which Luke Williams’ men have bounced…
Nottingham Forest’s new Head Coach, Carly Davies, saw her side start the new season in emphatic fashion, putting Stourbridge to the sword with a seven-goal demolition job on the opening day of the FA Women’s National League Northern Premier season. The Reds, who missed out on promotion last time around in a season which saw…
Carlton Town and Sherwood Colliery both succeeded in their home, FA Cup Preliminary Round ties at the weekend, the former defeating visitors Maltby Main, whilst the latter stunned visiting Grantham Town. Musa Ndaw-Jawarra netted a late brace for Carlton to finally break down a stubborn Maltby side, the Notts hosts having taken an early lead…
Grimsby Town 1-1 Mansfield Town (EFL League Two) 19.08.2023 Mansfield Town maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a come-from-behind draw away to Grimsby Town on Saturday afternoon. The Stags, who despatched the same opponents in the League Cup recently, were under-strength following a spate of injuries in their last outings, but battled to…
Nottingham Forest 2-1 Sheffield United (Premier League) 18.08.23 Three points on the table for Nottingham Forest, in what was considered a “must win game” by many Nottingham Forest fans — lay down strong foundations with a home win, and gain points in a game against a newly promoted side, ahead of a tough few weeks…
