Football

William Wigg GK : Jordan Pickford ( vs Arsenal )  The Everton keeper was the standout pick this week, although it is important to also recognise strong performances from Robert Sanchez of Chelsea, Lukasz Fabianski of West Ham, and Emi Martinez’s wonder save at the City Ground. Pickford displayed...

Sam Bunce and Kian Gadsby When discussing Nottingham-based football, the discussion rarely extends beyond Nottingham Forest, and almost never below Notts County. Despite that, there are other local teams that form the foundation of the football pyramid and define the passionate culture of English football.   One of these...

Kian Gadsby The FA Cup returned on the 29th November, with 40 teams from the lower levels of English football hoping to be in the hat for the third round. The second round always throws up some exciting ties with upset potential, and these match ups may end up...

William Wigg and Tomos Millward Despite dominating possession and having the better of the sparse number of chances created, Stuart Maynard’s side were unable to find a breakthrough against Newport County at Meadow Lane. The Magpies lined up in a slightly unorthodox 3-4-2-1 which, despite looking overly rigid at...

Aaron Jaffe Notts County finished their Bristol Street Motors Trophy campaign with a 1-0 win against Leicester City U21 at Meadow Lane. Cedwyn Scott scored the only goal of the evening in front of 1,178 fans, placing his shot perfectly into the bottom corner in the 31st minute. Impact’s...

William Wigg GK : Andre Onana ( vs Ipswich A )    Manchester United fans would have been hopeful ahead of Ruben Amorim’s debut in charge of the club, however, it was another tepid performance that has become characteristic of United over the past decade. One shining light, despite...

Tomos Millward On October 28th in Paris, the 2024 Ballon d’Or awards should have signalled an uncontroversial entrance into a new era of the award’s lifetime. Following Lionel Messi’s record eighth victory in 2023 and effective retirement from high-level football in Miami, France Football had the simple task of...