Ilkeston Town 0-1 Warrington Rylands (Northern Premier League) It’s been a tricky season for Ilkeston Town. A couple of lads who I have previously worked with in football, Aaron Large and Triss Whitman, got the Robins job in the summer, two young coaches who made the leap from United Counties League side Hucknall Town (in step 5) to the third tier of the non-league game, I always felt it was going to be a tough ask, but they know ball, give them time they’ll get it right, I j

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

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

Ilkeston Town 0-1 Hereford (FA Cup Second Qualifying Round Replay) I've been at the cricket all day, covering Derbyshire v Middlesex in...

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...

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...

Ilkeston Town 1-4 Guiseley (Northern Premier League) Formed in 1909, Guiseley Association Football Club were West Riding County Amateur League champions four times in the thirties, a further title in the fifties had them soon move across to the West Yorkshire League (which they twice won in the sixties) before promotion to the Yorkshire League in 1968 where they would eventually finish twice runners up in Division One, before becoming founder members of the Northern Counties

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 day until Friday. To compromise I told the wife I would keep it local today. Ilkeston is only ten miles from my house and I’ll be back home in time for Strictly. Whilst the Robins have been a regular watch over the years it’ll be my first ever viewing of Bamber Bridge. A team based near Preston, Lancashire and one with links as far back as the

Ilkeston Town 2-0 Barwell (Southern League Central Division) I got to play on the hallowed turf of Wembley on Tuesday. A 4-3 loss means I’m still yet to win at the home of football having appeared once before ‘neath the famous arch’ during a drab nil nil draw in 2019. It was a member’s event with celebrities involved, Danny Murphy was manager and offered some pearls of wisdom whilst Kelly Smith looked after the opposition, Kevin Friend was Referee. My 43-year-old legs have on

Ilkeston Town 2-3 St Ives Town (Southern League Central Division) It's our lad’s 18th birthday and we're up in the dark, watching him open his presents at 7:30am before he goes to college. Grandma's coming over at 3pm with a cake before I'm asked to drive to Five Guys for some celebratory and slightly naughty looking tea. £48 for three burgers. It’s a wet and miserable one outside. I'm home shortly after 5pm with the grub and back out of the house and down the ring road fully