The next issue of BallsMania will be out on the 16th August… just in time for the NEW football season. Look out for it as there will be a few extra features and special reports that you must not miss.

Forest have just won the European Cup for the second year running, so it’s time for the Annesley Reds to hit Madrid in celebration. But they will encounter angry gorillas and conning barmen…
It appeared the Bernabéu Stadium staff wanted us out as lights were extinguished as quick as possible. Okay, Real Madrid didn’t get to [...]

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I particularly like the touching shots of Clough and Taylor embracing at the final whistle.

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European Cup Final: Nottingham Forest v Hamburger SV. May 28, 1980.
The stadium wasn’t full but considering the amount of travel both sets of supporters had to do, the attendance looked pretty good. We outnumbered the Hamburg and had more vocal support than them. It was a home game. On paper the Germans were favourites and [...]

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The hangover from the night before soon wears off as the Forest lads prepare for the big match – the 1980 European Cup Final (even if the locals don’t seem bothered).
Sleep came easy on our first night in Madrid and today is the big day. The sun was bright and we dared not open [...]

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Clifton Toast Memorable League Title
Carlton Town Academy booked a place in the Reserve Cup Final with a 2-1 victory over Cotgrave Welfare Res. Ross Marriott and James Price netted for Academy to cancel out Nick Gammon’s effort for Cotgrave and secure them a final berth where they will play Newark Flowserve Academy.

Kimberley’s impressive finish to the season has seen them move into fourth spot. Jake Fisher scored the only goal in their 1-0 win over Gedling Southbank to increase his tally to 37 goals for the campaign. Champions Clifton didn’t finish to season as they’d have hoped as they went down 3-1 to Attenborough; Sutton, Flinders and Spencer the scorers for Boro.

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Forest stumble on the beach at Blackpool
It was a case of third time unlucky for the Reds as Blackpool had the beating of them over ninety minutes for the third time this season – setting up a tense return leg at the City Ground on Tuesday. The Reds must beat Blackpool over ninety minutes, and by two or more goals if they want to avoid extra time.

A thousand or so Reds fans once again struggled to make any noise in the open stand, but were given early cheer with a sublime Chris Cohen goal to put Forest in to the lead, but unfortunately for the travelling Red Army they had to bear witness to – for the first time – Forest falling behind in a fixture having taken the lead. Since this fixture is two-legged, I’m sticking with it being half time so the stat still stands!

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We are back now though! Look forward to more up to date issues, photographs, jokes and reports from the world of sport in Nottinghamshire.

Gary Roe and the intrepid Annesley Reds have arrived in Madrid for the European Cup Final and it’s time to hit the bars with their limited knowledge of the lingo…
There was no chance of getting a copy of the Daily Mirror over here. I think the local sports paper was The Marca. From back home [...]

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If you are stuck at home for tonight’s play-off 2nd leg match check out Picklive who run a very simple and FREE game where you pick 3 players from the 22 on the pitch and the user with the most points wins. Tonight’s picklive match is being run in conjunction with LTLF and will be [...]

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