Posted by Nik Myles on Tuesday, December 22, 2009,
In :
Unibond
Mystery surrounds the whereabouts of Crewe defender Scott
McManus who has gone AWOL after returning on loan to Curzon Ashton.
The
20-year-old defender, who impressed during Gudjon Thordarson's reign at
Gresty Road, has had no contact with the UniBond League Division One
North outfit since playing a handful of games for them in early October.
McManus made six appearances for Crewe when Thordarson was
manager, but is believed to have been beset by personal problems.
Posted by Nik Myles on Sunday, November 15, 2009,
In :
Unibond
Carlton Town 0 Willenhall Town 2
Unibond Division One South
Saturday 14th November
Coming in to this game, Willenhall had gone almost 500 minutes without
scoring. They were rooted to the bottom of the table after a traumatic
summer that culminated in a 10 point deduction. They had recently been
beaten by Spalding, who as connoisseurs of this division will testify,
are routinely rubbish year on year. Carlton on the other hand sat
mid-table, but with games in hand, and were showing signs of... Continue reading ...
Posted by Nik Myles on Sunday, November 1, 2009,
In :
Unibond
Hucknall Town 1 Retford United 4
Unibond Premier Division
Saturday October 31st
Retford United
travelled to the other end of Nottinghamshire to face a Hucknall Town side
who were coming to the end of a rocky
week. It is pretty much a lcoal derby, but such is the apathy
amongst both sets of fans, coupled with the lack of any meaningful
meetings prior to this, that it was really just a run of the mill game.
Retford picked the same team who had surrendered so meekly the previous
Tuesda... Continue reading ...
Posted by Nik Myles on Thursday, October 29, 2009,
In :
Unibond
retford guiseley
Retford United 0 Guiseley 2
Unibond Premier Division
Tuesday 27th October
Yet again, an inability to trouble the onion bag proved to be Retford United's
undoing. As with the match on Saturday, enough chances were created in
the first half alone to put the game to bed, yet the misfiring Godber
and Harvey, normally so reliable, repeatedly failed to bring saves out
of the visiting keeper, let alone put the PA guy to use. Add to their
woes the fact that the back up artistes i... Continue reading ...
Posted by Nik Myles on Tuesday, October 27, 2009,
In :
Unibond
Wakefield 0 Radcliffe Borough 0
Unibond Division One North
Monday 26 October
Note to self (1) Remember to work out where the ground is and how to
get there before leaving. Note to self (2) Trust your judgement. If the table says it will be
goal-less, you might just be right.
Understated
entrance to the theatre of dreams
With the clocks announcing the arrival of winter, and following a long
and luscious day off to recuperate from a day out in dat der Lundun,
the Boneshaker headed up th... Continue reading ...
Posted by Nik Myles on Saturday, October 24, 2009,
In :
Unibond
Retford United 2 Ossett Town 2
Unibond Premier Division
Sat 24th Oct
Honestly, I don't know what to write about this game. Retford United
played some of their best football for a fair while, but yet again
reluctant strikers and fortuatous defending served to keep the game
within grasp of the visitors, before Ossett Town rode their luck into
the sunset with a goal gift-wrapped by a series of inept defending. And
the the end, it was only a suspect offside decision that left Retford
gr... Continue reading ...
Posted by Nik Myles on Tuesday, October 13, 2009,
In :
Unibond
Worksop Issue ‘Hands Off' Warning to Clubs
Worksop Town
have been the victims of several illegal
approaches
from other clubs during the last few days and manager Peter Rinkcavage
says the club are ready to take action. He said, “I know of
at least
four clubs who have been talking to our players over the weekend
without going through the correct channels. Open season on us is over
and we will be contacting the F.A. if this continues. A couple of the
managers are ones I have a good...
Posted by Nik Myles on Saturday, October 10, 2009,
In :
Unibond
Ossett Town v Retford United
Unibond Premier Division
Saturday 10th October
I don't really know what to say about today. The drive up was nice
enough, although I wasn't able to try the King's
Arms as intended. If anyone can explain the horses wandering
around Heath Common though, I would be hugely appreciative.
The ground deserved more in
the way of attendance (160-odd), and whilst the natives were friendly
enough, it would seem Ossett is fairly uninspiring place. That said,
it'...
Posted by Nik Myles on Thursday, October 8, 2009,
In :
Unibond
Worksop Town
could face suspension from their fixtures, if money owed to a former
player is not paid this month.The FA issued a statement today
confirming that Worksop
Town have been barred from signing new players over non payment of
midfielder Steve Robinson.
The FA said: "The club was yesterday
placed under an immediate embargo on all player registrations for
failure to pay Steve Robinson contractual salary due."
"The club
was found guilty of breach of FA Rule E.1 (f) for failing to ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Nik Myles on Thursday, October 8, 2009,
In :
Unibond
Players and staff at Worksop Town have gone without pay, and the club
has been barred from signing any new players by the FA.
According to a statement released today on the club website after the
Guardian's print deadline, staff at the club have gone without wages,
and the Football Association has issued an embargo on new signings.
The statement said: "Following rumours amongst the press and other
sources, Worksop Town Football Club has acknowledged that it has
suffered cash flow problems ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Nik Myles on Thursday, October 8, 2009,
In :
Unibond
Marine
boss Kevin Lynch says he is now starting to see the fighting spirit in
his side he has longed for.
The Mariners battled to an impressive 1-0 win at Retford United on
Saturday to give Lynch’s men a third consecutive win.
Three
points in Nottinghamshire catapulted the Whites to eighth in the
UniBond Premier Division
table though midweek results elsewhere
means they now lie in 11th.
Lynch said: “It was really
pleasing to keep a clean sheet in the win at Retford. Of late we have
be...
Posted by Nik Myles on Thursday, October 8, 2009,
In :
Unibond
Whitby Town aim to
end
their seven game winless run tomorrow at the Turnbull Ground when
Merseysiders Marine
visit in a rearranged Unibond
Premier Division clash.
Kevin Lynch's side are moored in mid-table, with five wins, seven
defeats and just one draw.
In contrast, Town have shared the spoils on five occasions.
Most
of Marine's wins can be attributed to runaway leading goalscorer Jamie
Rainford, who has already netted 11 times in 13 league matches.
Posted by Nik Myles on Thursday, October 8, 2009,
In :
Unibond
Matlock
Town boss Mark
Atkins was still seething three days after watching his side succumb to
their highest defeat of the season at Bradford Park Avenue last
Saturday.
He
gave a blunt assessment about the 5-2 loss in the Unibond Premier Division, agreeing that it was
probably the worst Matlock performance since his arrival at Causeway
Lane just over ten months ago and hinted that some of the squad might
have tested his patience a little too much.
Posted by Nik Myles on Tuesday, October 6, 2009,
In :
Unibond
Buxton 0 Boston United 1 Unibond Premier Division
Monday Oct 5th
Silverlands is an odd place. It manages to combine the charm of rustic
old school stadia, with a couple of fairly impossing stands, all the
while making you think of what could be. No doubt the infrastructure is
in place for a succesful team. On nights like tonight, one can
see the potential. The stadium has a capacity of 5000+, so
the 350-odd hardy souls who braved the first wooly hat evening of the
season were fair... Continue reading ...
Posted by Nik Myles on Sunday, October 4, 2009,
In :
Unibond
Lord knows if this will be
a long-running series. Even now I am aware of the amount of work I
might be signing up for. But I quite enjoyed doing it in a previous
guise, so I wouldn't go putting your mortgage on it, one way or the
other, just now.
