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Owls Steel The Points
Cleethorpes Town 2-1 Stockbridge Park Steels (Northern Premier League) It was former Grimsby Town midfielder Tommy Watson who formed Lincolnshire Soccer School in 1998, they would soon become LSS Lucarly before changing their name to Cleethorpes Town in 2008, Watson still to this day involved in mostly coaching the club's juniors. Since changing names a third time, the Owls have rapidly risen up the divisions from winning the Lincolnshire League and both Northern Counties Ea
Apr 38 min read


Boys verses Pitmen
Ilkeston Town 0-3 Hednesford Town (Northern Premier League) It's a local one today as I'm out with friends tonight, so I've told the wife I'll be home by 6pm. Ilkeston is just 12 miles from my house so a nice cushty little number on a Saturday afternoon. The Robins have been slipping of late. The last time I seen them they were awful at home to Cleethorpes in 3-0 defeat, before going on a decent run of seven unbeaten, they have since lost their last six not including a Derby
Dec 14, 20256 min read


Trouble At New Manor
Ilkeston Town 0-3 Cleethorpes Town (Northern Premier League) It’s the penultimate round of the County Championship. Nottinghamshire are at Surrey playing out a huge match in Division One to determine who’s most likely to win the league, whilst I’m at Derbyshire who face Glamorgan in a third verses second battle in Division Two. Like last week, when in Sussex ahead of my trip to Lewes, I’ve worked out on a Tuesday night, I can probably make it to a game of football, and Ilkes
Sep 17, 20256 min read


Craig David
Gainsborough Trinity 2-1 Hyde United (Northern Premier League) It was Christmas jumper day at Southwell Races on Saturday which I...
Dec 18, 20247 min read


Entertainers
Basford United 2-1 Stockton Town (Northern Premier League) So David Coote has called Jurgen Klopp a German c**t. He probably shares a...
Nov 13, 20246 min read


Football Stripped Back
Matlock Town 1-1 Warrington Rylands (Northern Premier League) Remember football before VAR? No Premier League or Champions League? No...
Oct 23, 20247 min read


The Basford Swifty
Basford United 3-2 Bamber Bridge (Northern Premier League) I was at the Nottingham Robin Hood beer & cider festival at Trent Bridge on...
Oct 13, 20245 min read


Not Ah Neet
Worksop Town 1-2 Prescot Cables (Northern Premier League) Worksop Town is a team I know a bit about but I don’t get too many...
Oct 9, 20247 min read


The Angel Gabriel
Basford United 0-2 Guiseley (Northern Premier League) I was in the Lake District over the weekend and thankfully, got lucky with the...
Oct 2, 20246 min read


Brown Sauce
Basford United 0-1 Leek Town (Northern Premier League) I used to live in Basford. The home of Shipstones Ale, Imperial Leather and HP...
Aug 14, 20245 min read


GR8 To Be Back
Gainsborough Trinity 3-5 Scunthorpe United (Friendly) Less than 18 miles of the A159 separates north Lincolnshire neighbours...
Jul 20, 20245 min read


House of Pain
Ilkeston Town 2-3 Lancaster City (Northern Premier League) As quick as the whistle has been blown at the Pirelli I’m with go faster...
Feb 11, 20246 min read


Walkers Crisp
Ilkeston Town 4-1 Basford United (Northern Premier League) It was meant to be York. I’ve dropped the dog off at the mothers-in-law’s for...
Jan 20, 20245 min read


Squad Game
Basford United 1-3 Radcliffe (Northern Premier League) I’ve been cricket scoring for the bet markets today, sat in my pyjamas until...
Jan 17, 20246 min read


Worky Worky
Workington 3-3 Worksop Town (Northern Premier League) It’s the midweek game nobody wants. Workington on a Tuesday night. I was supposed...
Dec 13, 20236 min read


Lethal Lions
Ilkeston Town 1-4 Guiseley (Northern Premier League) Formed in 1909, Guiseley Association Football Club were West Riding County Amateur...
Nov 29, 20237 min read


Defences On Top
Gainsborough Trinity 5-3 Matlock Town (Northern Premier League) Auntie Julie’s on her way around with cakes. It’s laddo’s nineteenth...
Oct 4, 20236 min read


Ajax of Erewash
Ilkeston Town 1-0 Bamber Bridge (Northern Premier League) It’s the start of a busy week of football where I’ll be cramming in a game a...
Oct 1, 20237 min read


Tigers Roll Over Town
Worksop Town 2-0 Matlock Town (Northern Premier League) It’s pissing down with rain and not yet 8:30 in the morning, I’m in the car...
Sep 27, 20238 min read


Derbyshire Derby – The Markovitz Cup
Matlock Town 1-0 Buxton (Friendly) I’ve been playing the service station game with my friends on WhatsApp. It’s got that bad, even if I...
Jul 13, 20237 min read
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