• Photo of fans at Nottingham Forest Game with red smoke in background

    Growing Up A Forest Fan Part 2: Riding The Championship Wave 

    For Nottingham Forest, 2022 started on January 9th, when they faced Arsenal in the FA Cup. As Dom Allin explains, the Gunners were firm favourites, supporting a wonderful charity ‘No More Red’ against knife crime in London. It was the start of what would prove to be a huge...
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    Growing Up A Forest Fan, Part 1: The Doldrums 

    A million articles have been written about Forest’s magical rise, from the bottom of the Championship in September 2021 to their high-water mark of tenth in the Premier League in 2022. It’s all well and good knowing the facts about Forest’s 2022 but it is only half the story....
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    Gareth Bale: Britain’s’ Greatest Footballer?

    Dreary January mornings are rarely the time for sentiment, yet the announcement of Gareth Bale's retirement this week got Henry Durand thinking: is he the greatest British player of all time?  ...
  • County Frustrated With Draw Against Boreham Wood 

    Matthew Gaskins Fresh from a dominant 3-0 victory away at Aldershot Town, Notts County returned to Meadow Lane hoping to extend their advantage at the National League summit to eight points. Having scored four goals in three of their last five league encounters, The Magpies’ Tuesday night clash with...
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    The American (Sporting) Revolution

    Henry Durand You may not know it, but we are in the midst of a sporting revolution here in the UK. Whilst this may not be on the scale of 1776, the United States is coming for British tradition once again, and there are signs of success already, as...
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    Looking Back On Our World Cup Predictions

    Now that Qatar 2022 has come to its dramatic conclusion, with Argentina lifting the trophy for the third time, it's time to see if there were any champions amongst our prediction-makers. We may claim to know sports and have passion for writing about all the action, but unfortunately it...
  • Award-winning dance pairs hold their trophies for a photo

    Notts LBSS Success In Varsity Competition

    On 26th November, UoN’s Latin, Ballroom and Salsa society (LBSS) hosted their annual varsity competition, where universities from all across the country competed against one another in different dancing styles. This year saw 11 teams competing, with Nottingham being joined by Glasgow, Durham, Bournemouth, Leeds, Lancaster, Leicester, Manchester, York,...