Blidworth Welfare 0-2 Real United

Tuesday 27th December -- kick off 3pm

Made the short trip to Blidworth to see the Welfare lads take on Real United. The game was far from being a classic, but it was interesting, to say the least!

When we talked to Jamie Senior before kick off, he informed us that 4-5 of the regular starters were absent due to Boxing Day over-indulgences! To see long term Blidworth stalwart, keeper Jason Fisher starting up front with Senior was rather strange, but at least Fisher was on the team sheet - which can't be said about the United no. 8!

This unlucky chap was booked by the Ref after just 15 minutes or so, but because his name wasn't on the team sheet he was told to leave the field of play!  Who takes the yellow card, and will pay the fine is a total mystery to me, but I'm sure the League and the F.A. will have come across this before -me and Kev certainly haven't!  A few minutes later, the offending player was handed a triple whammy when he was asked to leave the dugout - he had no right being there is he wasn't on the team sheet!

Referee Mr. Gilvarry got that right, but some of his decisions throughout the game left us scratching our heads and wondering if he came from somewhere that contact wasn't permitted!  Every tackle, every attempted tackle was deemed to be a foul - although having said that, in the 29th minute he did get the decision for the opening goal right.  Welfare keeper Paul Stanhope went to punch a ball in from the left, but took an attacker out, punching the back of his head and not the ball!  Penalty, every day.....

Dalton Stephens confidently put the spot kick to Stanhope's right as he dived the other way.  H-T 0-1

From the restart, Craig Gould almost levelled for the Welfare, but could only find the side netting after making a great run down the left. Stanhope did well to save from the United no. 11 seconds later, then the visiting no. 5 headed just over from a corner. 

Half way through the second period, Stanhope shouted "Malc, what are you doing still coming to watch this?"  My reply was that I couldn't offer a reason - and after several minutes I still couldn't think of a reason!!! The old "it gets you out of the house" standard reply was my only feeble offering!!!

Some comical attempts at goal by the Real forwards meant that the score stayed at one-nil right up until the 85th minute, when a scorching drive from their no. 10 shirt flew past Stanhope, who dived to his left to try and save, but in reality had no chance of getting anywhere near the ball.  F-T 0-2

As we left the ground, Welfare treasurer Scott Ward wished me all the best.....and make no mistake, we will be back at the Welfare . Despite the poor standard today, this is still one of our favourite venues ... don't ask me why, I don't know!!

Admission £3

Programme £1 ( no charge though - thanks Mr. Gate Man)

Attendance - H/C 26

Tuesday 27th December - local teams in action

Been fairly blank December,  due to various circumstances, but if all goes to plan we should be at Blidworth to see them take on Real United in the CML Southern Division.

EMCL
Graham St Prims v Radcliffe Olympic (7:45pm)
Radford FC v Oadby Tn (7:45pm)

CMLN
Clipstone Welfare 5-2 FC 05 Bilsthorpe (2pm)
Welbeck Welfare P-P Thorne Colliery (2pm)

CMLS
Belper Utd 2-3 Nottm Utd (2pm)
Bilborough Pelican 1-2 Clifton (2pm)
Blidworth Welfare 0-2 Real Utd (3pm)
Calverton MW 2-1 Notts Police (3pm)
Newark Tn 1-0 Southwell City (3pm)
Sutton Tn AFC 2-2 AFC Hucknall (2pm)

Boxing Day

When Kev let me know he had decided to spend Boxing Day with his family, I settled for spending time with mine, rather than go to a game. Sorry - no match to write about....

Hope to be back to normal service in the New Year!

26th & 27th December - local teams in action

26th December

BSP
Mansfield Tn 1-1 York City

BSN
Boston Utd 4-2 Eastwood Tn

NPP
Matlock Tn 1-1 Buxton
Worksop Tn 2-1 FRickley Athletic

NP1S
Belper Tn 1-3 Sheffield FC
Carlton Tn 0-0 Rainworth MW
Hucknall Tn 0-2 Ilkeston FC
Shepshed Dynamo 2-2 Romulus

MFA
Dunkirk 1-1 Loughbro University

NCELP
Lincoln Moorlands Railway 0-3 Retford Utd
Long Eaton Utd 0-1 Arnold Tn

NCEL1
Shirebrook Tn 1-1 Dinnington Tn

EMCL
Anstey Nomads 0-2 Greenwood Meadows
Heanor Tn 2-0 Gedling MW
Holbrook Sports P-P Borrowash Vics

27th December

EMCL
Graham St Prims v Radcliffe Olympic (7:45pm)
Radford FC v Oadby Tn (7:45pm)

CMLN
Clipstone Welfare v FC 05 Bilsthorpe (2pm)
Welbeck Welfare v Thorne Colliery (2pm)

CMLS
Belper Utd v Nottm Utd (2pm)
Bilborough Pelican v Clifton (2pm)
Blidworth Welfare v Real Utd (3pm)
Calverton MW v Notts Police (3pm)
Newark Tn v Southwell City (3pm)
Sutton Tn AFC v AFC Hucknall (2pm)

Merry Christmas.......

Boxing day games will be listed here sometime over the weekend.  We hope to be at Heanor Town v Gedling MW, weather permitting!!

Happy Holidays, my friends!!

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Kimberley Tn 2-3 Pinxton (CMLS)

Saturday 17th December 2011 - kick off 3pm

Late change of fixture, and a poor choice by yours truly. This game was not a classic by a long chalk.  Despite the visitors dominating the proceedings, Kimberley could have easily grabbed an unlikely point as the Pinxton players failed to add to a two goal lead against 10 men.

Kimberley had the bare eleven after 5 players let them down, and one or two of them had less than athletic physiques!!  Pinxton were also down to the bare bones - Manager Kenny Shinfield was actually named as one of only two subs...

Ben Moore and Wayne Cooke were Pinxton's two front men - not exactly a towering threat - unless that is, one stood on the other ones shoulders!!!

Kimberley should have gone ahead in the first minute, but poor finishing let the home team down.  Moore had Pinxton's first real chance on 17, crashing a shot against Simon Dye's crossbar.  Dye made a spectacular diving save  from Cooke in the 31st minute, and then repositioned  well to block the same players follow up effort. 

The travellers did take the lead on 35, a Sean Gregory through ball picking out WAYNE COOKE who deftly lifted the ball over Dye as the keeper advanced to the edge of his area.  Kimberley did manage to level just before half time, TRISTAN SPENCER slotting home from 18 yards after a failed pass back by Pinxton midfielder Sean Gregory gifted him the ball.  H-T 1-1

Pinxton looked determined to ease Gregory's anxiety as the second half progressed, and should have restored their lead on 59, but Cooke only managed to hit the bar after he was picked out just 6 yards from goal.   It was only seconds later that they did retake the lead though,  JAMES SENIOR crashing home a terrific effort from 20 yards out.  Keeper Dye had no chance of saving Senior's shot, but he did foil the midfielder a couple of minutes later, saving a fiercely driven free-kick.  Dye reacted well again to keep out Cooke as he raced in to try and force home the loose ball.

In the 66th minute, SAM RAWSON headed an Elliott Jones corner powerfully home at the far post to seemingly make the points safe, but as the Pinxton back line relaxed, COURTNEY BARTLEY raced down the right and fired in an effort that somehow flew past Dave O'Hare in the visitors goal.  A frantic few minutes followed, and even though Kimberley lost a player to an injury, taking them down to 10 men,  they finished the game on the front foot and Pinxton were mightily relieved to hear the final whistle.  F-T 2-3

Admission £3

Programme - none available

H/C 40

Saturday 17th December - local teams in action

BSP
Southport 3-1 Mansfield Tn

BSN
Eastwood Tn 0-3 Workington Tn

NPP
Matlock Tn P-P Rushall Olympic
Worksop Tn 1-0 Hednesford Tn

NP1S
Belper Tn 3-0 Shepshed Dynamo
Brigg Tn 1-1 Ilkeston Tn
Carlton Tn 4-2 Coalville Tn
Hucknall Tn 0-1 Goole AFC
Newcastle Tn P-P Rainworth MW

MFA
Dunkirk 1-3 Studley

NCELP
Arnold Tn 0-1 Tadcaster Albion
Retfiord Utd 4-2 Liversedge

NCEL1
Teversal 2-2 Handsworth

EMCL
Anstey Nomads 3-2 Blackwell MW
Barrow Tn 7-0 Greenwood Meadows
Borrowash Vics 2-3 Thurnby Nirvana
Gedling MW 1-6 Oadby Tn
Graham St Prims 4-2 Blaby & Whetstone
Ibstock Utd 0-4 Heanor Tn
Radcliffe Olympic 2-3 St. Andrews
Radford 1-0 Holwell Sports

CMLN
Welbeck Welfare 0-3 Easington Utd (2pm)
Kinsley Boys 5-0 Glapwell (2pm)
Kiveton Pk 0-2 Clipstone Welfare (2pm)
Phoenix 0-6 Ollerton Tn (2pm)
Thoresby CW 2-1 Thorne Colliery (2pm)

CMLS
Bilborough Pelican 7-0 Notts Police
Blidworth Welfare 2-0 Belper Utd
Calverton MW 1-2 AFC Hucknall (2pm)
Kimberley Tn 2-3 Pinxton
Newark Tn 1-2 Basford Utd
Nottm Utd 1-5 Sutton Tn AFC (2pm)
Real Utd 0-2 Clifton (2pm)
South Normanton Ath 3-5 Southwell City

NSL Senior Cup
Awsworth Villa 2-4 Cotgrave Welfare
Bilborough Tn 1-3 Keyworth Utd
Gedling SB P-P Wollaton
Kimberley MW 4-0 Bingham Tn
Linby CW 16-0 Vernon Villa  ( sixteen - nil!!!!)
Netherfield Alb 2-6 Selston
Ruddington Village 4-1 Magdala Ams
Southwell St Mary's 1-3 Sandhurst
Underwood Villa 1-4 Bulwell
West Bridgford 3-4 Hucknall RL

NSL Senior
Attenborough 1-1 F.C. Cavaliers

Heanor Town 5-1 Holbrook Sports

Saturday 10th December 2011 -- kick off 3:05pm

EMCL leaders Heanor didn't produce the goods when they played St. Andrews and Anstey at the Town Ground recently. They did today! Holbrook had only lost two league games prior to this game, but they have only played 14 games so far, so were in a decent mid-table position. 

On paper this looked a stiff test for the Lions, but in the end it proved to be a well polished display from the home team, and a decent warm up for their upcoming Derbyshire Senior Cup game at Cheaterfield and Tuesday.....

Lee Stevenson replaced the out of form Ryan Cancellara in the Heanor midfield, and with Josh Royce and Stef Frost partnering Nathan  Benger up front, the Lions certainly had plenty of fire power!

The ground was bathed in sunshine as the teams entered the pitch, but the temperature was only just a little above freezing, but with no wind to add any chill factor, it wasn't as bad as it could have been. 

Anyone who visits the Town Ground regularly will know all about the mad kick in that the subs have before the teams take to the field.  Kev and I retrieved balls from the street on our previous visit, and the stand behind the goal has umpteen dints in it - testament to the accuracy of the shooting.......the question is then, given the lack of direction imparted to the balls, how did this net come off it's hooks?   Answers on a postcard please!

The home team took just 10 minutes to take the lead. After neat approach play the ball went wide right and when it was crossed into the box,  STEF FROST was waiting in the middle of the goal to tap in.  Missed the goal pic, but got the celebrations.....

Simon Lillie in the Holbrook net made a couple of cracking saves as Heanor looked to add to the score, and it wasn't until the 36th minute that the visitors conceded again, NATHAN BENGER drilling home from 15 yards after finding room in the area.

Lillie did well to block Benger's effort on 43, but seconds later, JOSH ROYCE fired across the goal from the left and with the help of a deflection the ball ended up in the back of the net. H-T 3-0

Blinding save from Lillie

The home team netted again on the hour mark, a header from a free-kick in from the right was blocked but not cleared, giving JOSH ROYCE  a shot at goal from close range.  NATHAN BENGER added the home teams fifth in the 64th minute, firing home superbly after running into the Holbrook box.

Holbrook pulled a goal back on 67,  a free-kick from the left headed powerfully home at the far post by DARREN RUSTON. Lions' keeper Mark Frost was left hopelessly exposed as his defence failed to pick up the tall striker. F-T 5-1

Refereed very well by Mr. Craggs.....well done, Peter!

Admission £5

Programme £1

Attendance 93

Saturday 10th December - local teams in action

F.A. Trophy
Droylesden 2-1 Mansfield Tn
Worksop Tn 1-0 Tamworth FC

NPP
Stocksbridge PS 1-1 Matlock Tn

NP1S
Goole AFC 2-2 Carlton Tn
Ilkeston FC 1-3 Grantham Tn
Loughborough Dynamo 3-0 Hucknall Tn
New Mills P-P Belper Tn
Rainworth MW 3-0 Stamford FC
Shepshed Dynamo 1-1 Leek Tn

MFA.
Bridgnorth Tn 0-2 Dunkirk FC

NCELP
Liversedge 0-4 Retford Utd
Long Eaton Utd 2-0 Selby Tn
Tadcaster Albion P-P Arnold Tn

NCEL1
Pontefract Colls P-P Teversal
Shirebrook Tn P-P Glasshoughton Welfare

EMCL
Barrow Tn 2-4 Blackwell MW
Ellistown 0-5 Borrowash Victoria
Greenwood Meadows 0-2 Radcliffe Olympic
Heanor Town 5-1 Holbrook Sports
Radford FC 1-2 Gedling MW
St. Andrews 1-0 Graham St Prims

CMLN
Welbeck Welfare P-P Glapwell
Harworth CI P-P Bentley Coll
Ollerton Tn 6-0 Thorne Colliery (3pm)
Westella & Willerby P-P Clipstone Welfare
CMLS
AFC Hucknall P-P Southwell City
Basford Utd 2-1 Belper Utd (2:30pm)
Bilborough Pelican 6-1 Sutton Tn AFC (2:30pm)
Clifton 1-2 Blidworth Welfare (2pm?)
Nottm Utd 1-2 Calverton MW (2pm?)
Notts Police 0-5 Pinxton (3pm)
South Normanton Ath 1-1 Kimberley Tn (3pm)

NSL Senior
Bulwell FC 1-0 Attenborough FC
F.C. Cavaliers 9-0 Gedling SB
Magdala Ams 4-2 Sandhurst FC
Selston FC 2-3 Hucknall RL
Vernon Villa 1-9 Cotgrave Welfare
Wollaton 2-1 Awsworth Villa

Arnold Tn 1-2 Retford Utd (NCELP)

Saturday 3rd December 2011 - kick off 3pm                                                       

Arnold were very unlucky to come away with nothing from this blood and guts encounter at the Eagle Valley.  A combination of poor finishing and last ditch clearances foiled the home team, but the Eagles gave their high flying visitors one heck of a game.

Liam Corrigan was in the Arnold line up after his recent transfer from Retford, while his former team mate Carl Haslam played with a headband to protect a non-football injury!

Kev was Christmas shopping, so I tried my hand at taking a few pics - but it was so cold at the Valley ( again!!), that I only managed a few....

 





Teams

Eagles ; Kearney, Burton, Leggitt J, Smith, Corrigan, Wood, Schofield, Garner, Whitehurst, Smithson, Kemp. Subs: Mason, Leggitt S, Francis, Carruthers

Badgers : Fisher, Hall, Carty, Hayes, Nightingale, Austin, Hatfield, Brown, Chambers, Haslam, Scott. Subs: Payne, Issott, Pride, Howard

The players were friendly enough pre-kick off, but it soon became apparent there was really no love lost between these two teams.  Arnold had dumped Retford out of the Vase earlier in the season, and were looking for a little bit of payback - and the relative league positions before kick off indicated this should be an away banker. 

ADAM SCOTT duly put the Badgers ahead on 12 minutes, popping a 22 yard free-kick into the top corner, with keeper Martin Kearney a spectator.

  

This fired up the Arnold players and they quickly showed Retford that they were going to have to fight to keep the lead.  Jason Fisher did well to punch away from Liam Garner, and Corey Nightingale did well to keep Joe Wood at bay.

Several chances went begging as the home team pressed forward, but when Danny Hayes tried to be clever and play the ball out of defence instead of putting it out of the ground,  the ball was taken from him and whipped into the area to where Fabian Smith was waiting. Unfortunately for Arnold, the former Badger completely missed his kick, and the ball went safe, much to Hayes' relief.  H-T  0-1

Arnold had another chance to level seconds after the restart, but the chance went begging. As the ball was played out of defence though, CARL HASLAM latched onto it some 30 yards from goal and ran in -on-one with Kearney before slotting just inside the post.

Haslam was then involved in a tussle with  Joe Wood and the centre-back ended up colliding with the perimeter fencing. Despite the other Arnold players protests, Referee Mr. Barney recognised this as just a footballing incident and after a few raised voices and bit of pushing and shoving, order was restored.  Wood was fit to return to play after treatment, but the players all seemed to forget the football for a while and resorted to hacking and kicking each other for a while! 

When Arnold pulled a goal back on 65, things calmed down a bit and Retford concentrated on keeping the now rampant Eagles out. The goal came from the left - the ball across the goal picking out LIAM GARNER who fired back across Fisher and into the net.  Martin Carruthers had a gilt-edged chance with 10 to go, but failed to connect with his head after he was left unmarked in the area.  Mr. Barney added five minutes stoppage time, a five minutes that saw Badger's boss Brett Marshall hopping about and screaming at the Ref to blow his whistle.....F-T 1-2

As I mentioned at the start of this report, Arnold can consider themselves unlucky to have nothing to show for this performance - but if they keep playing like this, there should be no repeat of last season's relegation fight.

Admission £5

Programme £1.20

Attendance TBC

Saturday 3rd December - local teams in action

BSP
Mansfield Tn 4-1 Braintree Tn

BSN
Eastwood Tn 0-5 Nuneaton Tn

NPP
Bradford PA 2-2 Matlock Tn
Chester FC 2-0 Worksop Tn

NP1S
Carlton Tn 2-1 Loughborough Dynamo
Kidsgrove Athletic 2-0 Belper Tn
Leek Tn 1-0 Rainworth MW
New Mills 4-2 Shepshed Dynamo
Sutton Coldfield Tn 5-1 Hucknall Tn

MFA
Dunkirk FC 1-3 Atherstone Tn

NCELP
Arnold Tn 1-2 Retford Utd
Maltby Main 0-1 Long Eaton Utd

NCEL1
Dinnington Tn 1-2 Shirebrook Tn
Worsbough Bridge Ath 2-3 Teversal

EMCL
Blackwell MW 0-0 Blaby & Whetstone
Graham St Prims 0-1 Heanor Tn
Greenwood Meadows 0-1 Borrowash Vics
Ibstock Utd 2-1 Radford FC
Radcliffe Olympic 1-3 Barrow Tn

CMLN
Welbeck Welfare 0-6 Yorkshire Main (2pm)
Ollerton Tn 3-1 Clipstone Welfare (3pm)

CMLS
Belper Utd 1-2 Sutton Tn AFC (2pm)
Calverton MW 5-2 Kimberley Tn (3pm)
Newark Tn 7-0 Notts Police (3pm)
Pinxton 2-2 Bilborough Pelican (3pm)
Real Utd 1-2 Basford Utd (3pm)
Southwell City 5-0 Nottm Utd (3pm)

Notts F.A. Intermediate Cup
AFC Hucknall 0-7 Bulwell (3pm)
Awsworth Villa 4-2 F.C. Cavaliers (1:30pm)
Santos 2-5 Sandhurst (1:30pm)

NSL Senior
Cotgrave Welfare 3-1 Kimberley MW
Keyworth Utd 5-0 Attenborough
Linby CW 1-1 Hucknall Rolls Leisure
Magdala Ams 4-2 Gedling SB
Ruddington Villa 6-2 Selston
Wollaton 7-1 Vernon Villa

Hucknall Tn 1-2 Grantham Tn (NP1S)

Wednesday 30th November 2011 - kick off 7:45pm

Carlton won 6-0 at Shepshed to take them to the top on the Northern Premier League Division One South - after this victory at Watnall Road,  Grantham move into second place behind the Millers, just two points behind with two games in hand.

Link to table

To say this was the last day of November, it wasn't as cold as expected, although the wind was a bit on the chilly side.  After spending the first 10 minutes or so in the open, we soon relocated to a spot behind the Watnall Road goal - this afforded some respite from the chill, and gave us a chance to catch up with good friend Fred Kirk who was also seeking shelter there.

The Gingerbreads 'keeper Rob Murray made a cracking save in the first minute of the game, and Hucknall looked the better team early doors.  Grantham are one of the form teams in the division, but Hucknall more than matched them for half an hour - then a cross in from the right was met with a fine header from battering ram TONY BATTERSBY. Yellows custodian James Lindley maybe could have made a better effort cutting out the cross, but take nothing away from Battersby, he was given the chance and took it well.  Murray made a cracking fingertip save from a Grant Brindley header - the centre-backs blushes saved and an OG averted. H-T 0-1

Relocated again during the break - decided to have a sit down.  Positioned in front of the press box we had a great view of the proceedings, despite the 6' 12" linesman's occasional efforts at blocking it.  Blimey, he was tall!

A poor challenge on the edge of the box gave Hucknall a free-kick on 75, and ANTHONY GREGORY took full advantage, curling a superb shot past Murray. So well placed was the effort that the keeper never moved as the ball flew into his net.

The home team were on terms for only 6 minutes though, JAMIE McGHEE on hand to tap in from close range after Lindley had superbly saved Paul Grimes' fierce drive. Great save, but no defenders reacted to clear the loose ball, giving the winger the simple chance.  F-T 1-2

Admission £7

Attendance 210

Arnold Tn U19 1-3 Handsworth U19 (NM U19)

Monday 28th November 2011 -- kick off 7:45pm

Decided to go to this game even though the weather was a little inclement to say the least!  Eagle Valley was swept by a bitingly cold wind and occasional driving rain! Well done to all the lads for entertaining us so well, despite the conditions.

Spent the game in the company of Keith Parnill and Danny Staley, Kev having decided this game wasn't for him....

PAT LINDLEY put Handsworth ahead in the 10th minute, jumping well to head home a Jack Williams free-kick.   Arnold battled against the wind and  rain in an attempt to pull level, but the visitors defended well and the teams went in for a well deserved cuppa without any change to the score. H-T 0-1

CARTER MPWAYA doubled Handsworth's lead on the hour mark, finishing well after latching onto a ball in from the right. On 75, LUKE BROADBENT made it 0-3 with his first kick of the game after coming off the bench, then 5 minutes later DANNY GORDON hammered a 25 yard free-kick home to give the home team a little reward for their efforts. The young Eagles also hit the post soon after, but the visitors held on and took the points back to Sheffield with them. F-T 1-3

Heanor Tn 2-3 Anstey Nomads (EMCL)

Saturday 26th November 2011 -- kick off 3:04pm

No programme again - the attendance was officially 137, so no surprise the programmes were sold out before we arrived at the Town Ground, even though we were there for 2:45pm.

Blustery conditions were never going to allow the teams to produce good, flowing football, but Nomads coped far better with the wind and looked the far more comfortable team as the game progressed.

Heanor went into the game on top of the league, having gone 14 unbeaten. Nomads were on the back of a 9 game unbeaten run and to be fair, looked the better team. They were very well organised at the back and snuffed out the usually dangerous Heanor attack with some ease.

We decided to position ourselves in the stand behind the top goal, this afforded decent shelter from the biting wind, although my old rheumy eyes do struggle to see the bottom goal.  This becomes even worse when the floodlights are on - the glare adding to the problem!!!

Anstey had the ball in the net on 23 after Lions'  keeper Mark Frost had made a cracking save and the loose ball was tapped home, but the Assistant ref had already flagged for offside.   The visitors did deservedly take the lead 12 minutes later,  Brett Peel's attempted clearance apparently striking the stomach of SIMON ALEXANDER and ending up in the net.  

Nathan Benger had a trademark looping header cleared off the line just before the break, but in reality, Nomads' keeper Stefan Joyce had a relatively quiet first half.  H-T 0-1

The second half began with Anstey seeming to have decided to hold on to their advantage, allowing Heanor to drive at them. As mentioned previously though, the visiting defenders gave little away.  On 58, and against the run of play, Anstey actually went further ahead.  Heanor keeper Frost advanced to the edge of his area to clear a hopeful through ball, but right back Jason Foster had the same idea. Unfortunately the players left the ball for each other leaving DARREN TAYLOR the simple task of collecting the ball and walking it into the empty net.

JASON FOSTER redeemed himself somewhat seconds later, looping a 25 yard free-kick past Joyce.  Was the comeback on? Heanor thought so, going four up top, throwing Josh Royce and Stef Frost on to partner Benger and Vernon.  Unfortunately for the Lions, Anstey were up to the challenge and with 5 minutes  to go made the victory theirs. A fierce drive from the left was parried superbly at his near post by Frost - but CHRIS RUSKIN was sniffing three feet from goal and gleefully stabbed home the loose ball.

Heanor striker JAKE VERNON prodded home in stoppage time to give the scoreline some respectability, but in all fairness, the visitors were by far the better team on the day, and were fully deserving of the three points.  Heanor remain at the top of the table, but there are several teams ready and willing to topple them if they can't put this defeat behind them and get back to winning ways sooner rather than later.  F-T 2-3

Admission £5

Programme - sold out

Attendance 137

Saturday 26th November - local teams in action

BSP
Bath City 1-1 Mansfield Tn

F.A. Trophy
Guiseley FC 7-0 Eastwood Tn
Northwich Victoria 1-1 Ilkeston FC
Matlock Tn 0-1 Hyde Utd
Worksop Tn 3-2 Curzon Ashton

NP1S
Belper Tn 0-2 Carlton Tn
Hucknall Tn 1-0 Kidsgrove Athletic
Rainworth MW 1-0 Lincoln Utd
Shepshed Dynamo 2-2 Sutton Coldfield Tn

NCELP
Barton Tn OB 4-2 Arnold Tn
Long Eaton Utd 1-1 Winterton Rngs
Nostell MW 3-4 Retford Utd

NCEL1
Bottesford Tn 2-3 Teversal
Shirebrook Tn 3-0 Appleby Frodingham

EMCL
Borrowash Victoria 4-3 Radcliffe Olympic
Gedling MW 0-2 Holbrook Sports
Heanor Tn 2-3 Anstey Nomads
Holwell Sports 3-4 Graham St Prims
Radford FC 0-3 Thurnby Nirvana
St. Andrews 1-1 Blackwell MW

CMLN
Clipstone Welfare 2-2 Kinsley Boys (3pm)
Ollerton Tn  4-3 Phoenix S & S (3pm)

CMLS
Belper Utd 2-2 Southwell City (3pm)
Blidworth Welfare 1-3 AFC Hucknall (3pm)
Clifton FC 1-3 Pinxton FC (2pm)
Newark Tn 4-3 Bilborough Pelican (3pm)
Notts Police 2-4 Nottingham Utd (3pm)
Real Utd 4-4 Sutton Tn AFC (3pm)

CML Cup
Parkhouse FC 2-1 Basford Utd (2pm)
South Normanton Ath 2-1 Kimberley Tn (3pm)

NSL Senior
F.C. Cavaliers 3-0 Selston
Gedling SB 1-2 Cotgrave Welfare
Hucknall Rolls Leisure 2-2 Attenborough
Keyworth Utd 1-2 Magdala Ams
Ruddington Village 2-5 Awsworth Villa
Sandhurst 0-3 Bulwell FC
Vernon Villa 0-2 Kimberley MW
Wollaton 4-2 Linby CW

Notts FA / Derbys FA Senior Cup

Local F.A. competitions round 3

Notts F.A.
Arnold Tn v Carlton Tn
Greenwood Meadows v Dunkirk
Sutton Tn AFC v Eastwood Tn
Hucknall Tn v Gedling MW
Basford Utd v Rainworth MW
Retford Utd v Wollaton
Newark Tn v Bilborough Pelican
Clifton FC v Thoresby CW

Due to be played 7th February 2012

Derbys F.A.
Chesterfield v Heanor Town
Mickelover Sports v Graham St Prims
Blackwell MW v Pinxton
Ilkeston v Dronfield Town
Belper Town v Derby County
Buxton v Long Eaton United
Gresley v Alfreton Town
New Mills v Matlock Town

Due to be played 13th or 14th dec, 7.30 or 7.45 pm

Saturday 19th November - local teams in action

BSP
AFC Telford 0-0 Mansfield Tn

BSN
Harrogate Tn 2-1 Eastwood Tn

NPP
Chester FC 4-0 Matlock Tn
Worksop Tn 2-3 FC Utd Manchester

NP1S
Brigg Tn 0-4 Rainworth MW
Ilkeston Tn 3-0 Newcastle Tn
Lincoln Utd 2-3 Shepshed Dynamo
Market Drayton Tn 3-0 Belper Tn
New Mills 2-3 Carlton Tn
Quorn FC 0-0 Hucknall Tn

F.A. VASE
Dunston UTS 12-1 Blackwell MW
Long Eaton Utd 0-3 St. Ives Tn

MFA
Alvechurch 1-1 Dunkirk

NCELP
Arnold Tn 4-2 Liversedge
Thackley 2-0 Retford Utd

NCEL1
Hemsworth MW 1-0 Shirebrook Tn
Teversal 1-7 Albion Sports

EMCL
Barrow Tn 1-1 Borrowash Vics
Ellistown 3-1 Radford FC
Graham At Prims 0-3 Gedling MW
Radcliffe Olympic 1-2 Heanor Tn

CMLN
Bentley Coll 5-2 Glapwell (2pm)
Welbeck Welfare 0-6 Harworth CI (2pm)
Dronfield Tn 2-1 Ollerton Tn (2pm)

CMLS
AFC Hucknall 1-2 Real Utd (3pm)
Pinxton FC 5-0 Nottm Utd (3pm)
South Normanton Ath 1-1 Belper Utd (3pm)

Notts FA Senior Cup
Basford Utd 1-0 Attenborough (3pm)
Bilborough Pelican 3-1 Hucknall Rolls Leisure (2:30pm)
Notts Police 0-5 Newark Tn (3pm)
Southwell City 1-5 Clifton FC (3pm)
Sutton Tn AFC 2-0 Clipstone Welfare (3pm)
Thoresby CW 5-1 Gedling SB (1:30pm)

NSL Senior
Kimberley MW 0-3 Wollaton
Linby CW 0-4 Bulwell
Ruddington Village 1-3 Cotgrave Welfare
Sandhurst 2-6 Awsworth Villa
Selston 4-3 Keyworth Utd
Vernon Villa 1-8 F.C. Cavalier

Clipstone Welfare 8-0 Welbeck Welfare (CMLN)

Tuesday 15th November 2011

8-0 might point to this being an entertaining game - sorry, it wasn't.  Clipstone found the net eight times, but it was a bit of a procession second half.  The home team went in 2-0 up at the break, but increased that to 6-0 within 12 minutes of the restart.  Two late goals completed the rout.

Goals

18 Mike Taylor

41 ?

46 Mike Taylor

52 Mark Carter

53 Michael Lyall

57 Rob Palin

76 James McCann

88 Rob Palin 

Heanor Town 0-0 St. Andrews (EMCL)

Saturday 12th November -- kick off 3pm

No goals, no programme, no team details - no report!



Lee Stevenson receives an award in recognition of his 150th appearance for the Lions



Shake 



Well observed minutes silence



Panoramic view of the Town Ground



Saturday 12th November - local teams in action

BSN
Eastwood Tn 2-2 Guiseley FC

NPP
Matlock Tn 1-1 Worksop Tn

NP1S
Belper Tn 2-3 Stamford
Carlton Tn 2-2 Kidsgrove Athletic
Hucknall Tn 3-0 Lincoln Utd
Rainworth MW 1-4 Ilkeston Tn
Shepshed Dynamo 2-2 Market Drayton Tn

MFA
Dunkirk 3-5 Tipton Tn

NCELP
Armthorpe Welfare 2-0 Arnold Tn
Long Eaton Utd 0-1 Staveley MW
Retford Utd 1-1 Scarborough Athletic

NCEL1
Shirebrook Tn 0-1 Worksop Parramore

EMCL
Blackwell MW 4-3 Gedling MW
Borrowash Victoria 2-0 Oadby Tn
Greenwood Meadows 0-2 Ibstock Utd
Heanor Town 0-0 St. Andrews
Radcliffe Olympic 3-3 Radford
Thurnby Nirvana 1-1 Graham St Prims

CMLN
Welbeck Welfare 0-6 Dronfield Tn ( 2pm)
Ollerton Tn 2-2 Glapwell (3pm)

CMLS
Belper Utd 4-1 AFC Hucknall (2pm)
Bilborough Pelican 3-0 Basford Utd (3pm)
Blidworth Welfare 1-4 South Normanton Athletic (3pm)
Newark Tn 5-1 Sutton Tn AFC (3pm)
Nottm Utd 0-7 Clifton (2pm)
Notts Police 3-3 Real Utd (3pm)
Southwell City 2-1 Calverton MW (3pm)

NSL Senior
Awsworth Villa 4-2 Selston
Bulwell 1-1 Gedling SB
F C Cavalier 4-2 Attenborough
Linby CW 4-0 Cotgrave Welfare
Magdala Ams 1-1 Keyworth Utd
Ruddington Village 0-2 Kimberley MW
Vernon Villa 2-3 Sandhurst
Wollaton 1-1 Hucknall Rolls Leisure

Teversal 1-5 Pontefract Colliery (NCEL1)

Tuesday 8th November 2011 -- kick off 7:50pm.

Decided to visit Teversal rather than go to the Notts Police v Clifton game - the persistent rain a factor, there is hardly any cover at Calverton, whilst Teversal's ground has ample cover against the elements.

Met up with Tony Squires in the ground - Tony has been getting in quite  few games lately, and it's always a pleasure to be in the young man's company.

What a miserable evening weather wise - we spent the first half in the stand behind the dugouts - not a great view, but at least we were dry. The rain had stopped by the time the second half got underway, so we repositioned to the opposite side of the pitch - uninterrupted view and the opportunity for Mr. Squires to have a bit of banter with the Assistant referee......

Teversal began the game on the front foot, but after 10 minutes or so, Colls began to have more possession, and looked the more threatening.

They went ahead on the half-hour, debutant GARETH ROBERTS climbing highest to head home a Liam Ormsby free kick. Roberts wasn't even on the very  classy  team sheet, his late inclusion announced only as the teams took to the pitch.  H- 0-1

Off for a beverage at the break, very nice apparently and the chips and gravy getting a big thumbs up from Tony.

The home team began the second half as they had the first, and on 68 were level through LIAM WILD, the centre back hammering the ball home after the travellers failed to clear a free-kick into the box.

The parity lasted barely 2 minutes, another scramble, another clearance not made, GREIG McGRORY stabbing home from close range to put the Colls back in front.  On 75, McGRORY grabbed his second after racing onto a through ball from Will Ramsay and calmly slotting past Wilson from the edge of the box.  

Ponte added their fourth in the 80th minute, McGrory battled well to keep possession before finding CONNOR ROLLINSON who fired home through a ruck of players.  The scoring was completed two minutes later when LIAM ORMSBY converted from the spot after Referee Mr. Sporne awarded  the Colls a penalty for a trip in the area. F-T 1-5

The scoreline is a bit harsh. Tevie weren't that far apart from the Colls, but poor defending and very tired legs towards the end of the game made the result look a little worse than it should have been. 

Pinxton 3-0 Belper United (CMLS)

Saturday 5th November 2011 - kick off 3pm

I almost decided to change our game after the poor effort at Bilborough last week left us feeling we had wasted a Saturday afternoon.  This game certainly restored a little faith in the CMFL, with both teams well matched, and both sets of players working hard and showing plenty of endeavour and ability.

On arriving at the ground, the first thing we saw was a recycle bin in the Welfare car-park was on fire.  They start their Nov 5th celebrations a bit early in Pinxton, don't they?? !!

Pinxton were September's CMFL team of the month, and were presented with a salver pre-kick off. Unfortunately we missed the presentation by Byalan Johnson of CU Phosco Lighting and CML official John Farmer, but managed to persuade Secretary Jane Brookes to pose with the award during the second half.

The game was very even for the first half an hour or so, with plenty of opportunities at both ends. Belper's skipper Tony Hemmings conducting superbly from the middle of the park, and Wayne Cooke proving a real handful for the home team. 

Jay Cooper had a decent long range effort on 25 that forced keeper Adam Jablonski to tip over, but it was ELLIOTT JONES who broke the deadlock ten minutes later. The ball was played out of  the home defence, and Jones ran in between two Belper players, reached the ball first and calmly lobbed over the advancing keeper and into the empty net from 35 yards.  

Jones was again played in on goal just before the break, but his run forward was halted abruptly by United no. 4 shirt. There were cries of "red ref!!", but the visitors no. 11 was covering and Referee Oliver Bickle had also noted this, quite rightly punishing the offence with just a yellow. H-T 1-0 

We were joined at the break by Pinxton midfielder Joe Riley who gave us one or two insights into who is who, and who knows who in the village.  There are teams who have great dressing rooms with superb bonding, and it appears that the Wharf Lane outfit are as close knit as any of them. It was particularly nice to see our good friend Jamie Renshaw back at Pinxton - genuinely nice bloke, very good defender and always good for a laugh or two. Mind you his effort on 85 made everyone in the ground laugh - I don't know if the ball has come down yet, or whether NASA have picked it up on their radar!!

Belper started off the second half on the front foot and on 51, their no. 10 forced a cracking save from Dave O'Hare in the home goal.

The home team were soon in real command though when they added their second soon after.  Jay Cooper made a great run into the box and fired in an effort that Jablonski should have, in all honesty, held on to. He didn't,  and WAYNE COOKE was on hand to prod the loose ball home from two yards. With 65 played, Pinxton netted their third, and the game was effectively over - and what a goal it was!

The ball was played out right to WAYNE COOKE, and it sat up perfect for the no. 10 to volley superbly across Jablonski and into the net.  Absolute stunner, although I have to report that his hat trick effort effort shortly after flew wide the target by at least 20 yards!!! Cooke is not in the sequence of pictures below, but you should be able to judge how good the effort and where the player was from the ball's trajectory!

Pinxton have a lot of faith in their U19 team, and watching some of the players on show in this game you can see why.  Midfielder Greg Marriott began the game, as did right back Corey Hardy.  Cameron Short and Jacob Longden came on halfway through the second period and it was Longden's magnificent goal line clearance on 78 that kept the home teams clean sheet intact.

MOM Wayne Cooke

All in all, a great afternoon at Wharf Road.  Plenty of banter, plenty of good football and as usual, a hell of a lot of fun!!

Admission £3 inc programme
Attendance  - didn't bother with a head count, but have to be 80 or more present. ( 86 apparently).....

Don't usually bother to name MO M, but Wayne Cooke had a belter.....

I mentioned to Kev about the reflection ......

......and after repositioning, Chairman Richard Riley just had to get in on the act!!

Saturday 5th November - local teams in action

BSP
Mansfield Tn 1-2 Cambridge Utd

BSN
Altrincham 2-0 Eastwood Tn

F.A. Trophy
Curzon Ashton 2-0 Belper Tn
Hednesford Tn 0-0 Matlock Tn
Radcliffe Borough 1-1 Worksop Tn

NP1S
Carlton Tn 2-0 Brigg Tn
Hucknall Tn 2-2 Market Drayton Tn
Loughborough Dynamo 6-2 Shepshed Dynamo

MFA
Dunkirk 0-1 Westfields

NCELP
Arnold Tn 0-1 Nostell MW
Hall Road Rangers 1-2 Retford Utd
Lincoln Moorlands Railway 0-1Long Eaton Utd


NCEL1
AFC Emley 4-4 Shirebrook Tn
Teversal 3-1 Grimsby Borough

EMCL
Blaby & Whetstone 1-3 Heanor Tn
Blackwell MW 5-1 Holwell Sports
Gedling MW 0-3 Anstey Nomads
Graham St Prims 0-7 Bardon Hill
Radcliffe Olympic 1-5 Oadby Tn
Radford FC 4-1 Greenwood Meadows

CMLN
Dronfield Tn 3-2 Clipstone Welfare
Hutton Cranswick Utd 2-0 Glapwell
Kinsley Boys 9-1 Welbeck Welfare

CMLS
Blidworth Welfare 2-2 Notts Police
Kimberley Tn 0-5 Bilborough Pelican
Nottm Utd P-P Basford Utd
Pinxton 3-0 Belper Utd
Real Utd 0-2 South Normanton Athletic
Sutton Tn AFC 6-0 Southwell City

Arnold Town 3-2 Staveley MW ( NCELP)

Tuesday 1st November 2011 - kick off 7:45pm

Another visit to the grandly named Eagle Valley - and another evening spent in the company of Steve "retired bank manager" Reading...of course the first topic of conversation was his beloved Manchester City's trouncing of their city neighbours ...

Staveley were the only team in the NCEL Premier division still unbeaten, but a couple of dodgy penalty awards and an OG by keeper Ian Deakin cost them dearly.

A few familiar faces were on show tonight -- Staveley keeper Ian Deakin, Arnold's Callum Mason and Liam Garner from our Eastwood days, and Tris Whitman who we used to enjoy watching at Carlton.

The three officials were all local and all familiar to us as well -  Referee Andy Wood,  along with  Assistants Peter Craggs and Harry Hawkins. The officials took a bit of stick from the Arnold faithful when the home team were struggling to cope with the Staveley attack, but two dubious penalty awards later and Andy was the best thing since powdered milk!

Staveley took the lead on 20, prolific scorer SIMON BARRACLOUGH latching onto a through ball before calmly slotting past Martin Kearney.  That was the only goal of a mostly uneventful half, but the second period more than made up for it. H-T 0-1

With 68 minutes on the clock, Arnold were given the chance to level when a defender was adjudged to have handled in the box. Looked a very harsh decision , as the ball hit the hand as the defender was trying his best to get the offending appendage out of the way.  No problem for JOSH SCHOFIELD from the spot, the sub sending Deakin the wrong way.

The home team went in front in the 76th minute and talk about lucky! Liam Garner saw his powerful header brilliantly saved by Deakin, but the ball fell to Tris Whitman on the line at the near post and he hammered it goalwards. The ball ricocheted off the unlucky Deakin and ended up in the back of the net.

It was 3-1 to the Eagles just 5 minutes later, another penalty converted by JOSH SCHOFIELD after Garner had "deceived" the officials by kicking his markers leg and going down in a heap. Sorry Liam, but that was simulation to the max. Still, Mr. Wood saw it as a foul and had no hesitation in pointing to the spot.

KYLE FORBES-CHAMBERS ran through the Arnold defence to slot home on 92, ensuring a squeaky bum finish as Mr. Wood added a further four minutes to the game.  Arnold held out to record a fine win over their classy opponents.  F-T 3-2

Admission £5

Programme £1.20

Attendance - not many!

Bilborough Pelican 4-1 Calverton MW (CMLS)

Saturday 29th October 20011 - kick off 3pm

This was our first ever visit to the Brian Wakefield Memorial Ground, and I think it will be a while before we go there again.  The pitch is is good nick, but the facilities aren't the best and the football was not very entertaining, despite the scoreline.

We seem to be very hard to please just lately,- Kev was really fed up and wanted to go and watch Dunkirk Reserves after the break.  I couldn't have walked that far, so we stayed with the Bilborough game and to be fair, it did improve second half.

The Calverton keeper, Tommy Wright,  was kept busy as the first half progressed - but he was busy only watching the ball fly wide or over the goal.  Until the 26th minute that is, when he had to pick the ball out of the net after JOE ASHURST had raced into space before delicately chipping over his head from 15 yards.  Calverton central defender "Giz" made a last ditch challenge to foil Danny Blanchard soon after. H-T 1-0

CHRIS ISON leapt highest to power home a header from a free-kick on 57, doubling the home teams advantage, the five minutes later DANNY BLANCHARD fired under Wright's body after he latched onto a superb through ball from Ashurst.

In the 78th minute, the home team grabbed their fourth, and this goal was probably the highlight of the game.  Ison played a great ball to Blanchard wide right, and the no. 9 carried the ball into the area before picking out strike partner ASHURST who hade the simple task of side-footing home.  Calverton grabbed a consolation on 84 through their no. 9, but even that was a gift, as a defender failed to clear giving the striker a clear shot at goal. F-T 4-1

Admission £3 inc programme

Attendance -- head count was 30

Saturday 29th October - local teams in action

F.A. Cup 4th QR
Mansfield Tn 1-1 Fleetwood Tn

BSN
Vauxhall Motors 1-2 Eastwood Tn

NPP
Northwich Victoria 0-0 Matlock Tn
Stafford Rangers 2-2 Worksop Tn

NP1S
Belper Tn 1-5 Hucknall Tn
Grantham Tn 4-2 Carlton Tn
Rainworth MW 0-2 Coalville Tn

MFA
Atherstone Tn 0-3 Dunkirk

NCELP
Long Eaton Utd 1-3 Bridlington Tn
Retford Utd 1-1 Arnold Tn

NCEL1
Eccleshill Utd 4-2 Teversal
Shirebrook Tn 1-0 Louth Tn

EMCL
Borrowash Vics 2-0 Greenwood Meadows

EMCL Cup
Blaby & Whetstone 3-4 Graham St Prims
Heanor Tn 4-0 Holwell Sports
Radford 1-2 Blackwell MW
St. Andrews 0-2 Radcliffe Olympic

CMLN
Easington Utd 4-1 Ollerton Tn
Yorkshire Main 5-0 Glapwell

CMLS
Bilborough Pelican 4-1 Calverton MW
Kimberley Tn 0-3 Blidworth Welfare
Newark Tn 5-1 Real Utd
Nottm Utd 3-2 AFC Hucknall
Notts Police 0-3 Belper Utd
Pinxton 3-0 Southwell City
South Normanton Ath 4-1 Clifton
Sutton Tn AFC 1-1 Basford Utd

NSL Senior
Attenborough 3-2 Ruddington Village
Bulwell 4-1 Selston
Hucknall Rolls Leisure 2-2 F.C. Cavaliers
Kimberley MW 2-3 Awsworth Villa
Linby CW 0-2 Magdala Ams
Sandhurst 3-2 Gedling SB
Wollaton 7-2 Cotgrave Welfare

Hucknall Tn 0-2 Stamford (Evo-Stik Div 1 Sth)

Wednesday 26th October 2011 -- kick off 7:45pm

Hadn't planned on going to this game - but thought it may be interesting to see how Des Lyttle's men were shaping up, and to see the return of former Yellows boss Tommy Brookbanks to Watnall Road with his new charges, Stamford FC.

Teams :

Yellows - Lindley, Walker, Baxter, Duik, Graham, Lloyd, Gregory C, Gregory A, Ryan, Massingham, Brady.  Subs : Armstrong, Pearson, Goodacre, Allen, Platt.

Daniels : Ziccardi,  Cook, Barratt, Staff, Chamberlain, Pheasant, Beeson, Deane, King, Mullarkey, Watson. Subs : Smith, Toyne, Gibson, Whitby.

Had a chat to Mansfield Town boss Paul Cox prior to kick off - he said he isn't too happy how his team are playing at the moment, but was quick to point out that the Stags are one of only 30 teams, at Conference level and above, who have lost only three games since the league season started.  (Stat not checked !!).

Rob Hornby greeted me as I entered the ground - he was with the Stamford FC press officer who kindly let me copy from his team sheet.   Watched the game in the company of Fred T Kirk - physio extra-ordinaire.  You want treatment for sports injuries? Fred is your man...

I spent half the first half wondering where I knew Anthony Gregory from - then when someone called him by his nick-name "Chink" it clicked -- Arnold Town via Dunkirk  - although he was most recently at Eastwood Town.

Not a lot to say about the game - it was poor... no, strike that - it was awful.  The first half was a non event, and the second half, although the visitors did score twice, was hardly any better.

It was a player that Brookbanks took to Stamford from Hucknall who broke the deadlock on 47.  I was having a chat to injured Yellow Dean Gent, when NATHAN WATSON tried his luck from 35+ yards - somehow the ball went under Town keeper James Lindley's his body and into the net, much to the amusement of the few Stamford fans behind the goal.   

The second goal came 6 minutes later,  full back KIERAN WALKER stabbing into his own net at the far post after the ball was played across the goal from the right wing.   Not a lot the young man could do to get out of the way, but again the Stamford faithful went into raptures!

Hucknall looked ineffective against a well marshaled Daniels defence, and in desperation, resorted to long range efforts, most of which flew onto the roof of the Watnall Road stand.   F-T 0-2

Des Lyttle has his work cut out for him in his new post as Hucknall gaffer - so far he has seen three games played with no wins ...conceding 9 goals and scoring only twice.  Could be a cold, long, hard winter!!

Admission £7

Programme £2 (adverts take up 15 pages out of 28) really not worth £2 in my opinion....

Attendance 171  

The game that I originally had pencilled in for 26th Nov, was Carlton tn v Market Drayton Tn - finished 5-2 to Carlton - damn!!!!