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…
Nottingham Panthers 4-1 Coventry Blaze (Elite League) 30.03.24 In a pivotal game with playoff implications, the 10th-placed Nottingham Panthers clashed with the 6th-ranked Coventry Blaze. With only four points and four places separating the two teams, the significance of securing two points tonight was paramount for both sides. The anticipation was palpable, with fans on…
Nottingham Lions 0-5 Billingham Stars (Playoff Quarter Final 1st Leg) 30.03.24 Playoff hockey is back in Nottingham as the Nottingham Lions clashed with the Billingham Stars in a highly anticipated quarter-final first leg encounter. Despite facing a short-benched lineup, the Lions aimed to thwart the visiting Stars. Period 1 – A Slow Start for the…
Nottingham Forest 1-1 Crystal Palace (Premier League) 30.03.24 Forest seal draw with second half Wood wonder goal. A sunny day at the City Ground didn’t quite showcase a shining Forest side, but despite a poor first half, managed to pull off a draw thanks to a superb Chris Wood header looped over Dean Henderson. The…
The run-in, it’s getting interesting across the Nottinghamshire non-league scene following Saturday’s round of matches with Worksop Town continuing their push for a play-off spot with victory on the road in the Northern Premier League Premier, whilst Carlton Town are in a similar position in the NPL East after a battling win in the north-east….
Nottingham Panthers 2-4 Sheffield Steelers (Elite League) 23.03.24 The clash between the Nottingham Panthers and the Sheffield Steelers lived up to its reputation as an eagerly anticipated fixture in the hockey calendar. With Sheffield having recently missed the chance to secure the league title against the Devils, losing 4-0, they entered this encounter seeking redemption….
Ash Gardner, Rovman Powell and Imad Wasim were the big players of the night to join Trent Rockets at The Hundred Draft, powered by Sage. In the women’s competition, Ash Gardner was chosen with the Rockets’ first pick – joining Nat Sciver-Brunt and Alana King in Nottingham – while Rovman Powell and Imad Wasim link…
Bradford City 0-3 Notts County (League Two) 21.03.24 Notts County finally returned to winning ways on Tuesday night, overcoming the challenge of Bradford City, giving Stuart Maynard and his coaching staff only their second win of their tenure thus far. Coming into this contest, Notts had been on a torrid run of form, gaining only…
There’s never a dull moment being a Forest supporter is there? Just as the Premiership and Championship leagues take a two-week breather for international fixtures, the City Ground is febrile with frustration at the outcome of the most recent match: Nottingham Forest FC v The Premiership. The venue for this clash between lawyers representing the…
