Issue 93 – 01 September 2009
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Much ado about Tyson
Forest won and it meant the world to the fans. It also meant the world to the players and management, hence the exuberant celebrations. Hot tempers go hand in hand with a match like that. So could Tyson’s final whistle celebrations be justified? Robbie Savage thinks not, but I don’t really think [...]
Issue 92 – 24 August 2009
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County too sharp for the Daggers
Notts County kept up their 100% start at Meadow Lane with their second victory on home turf yesterday, this time a 3-0 triumph over then league leaders Dagenham & Redbridge. The Daggers had knocked the Magpies off top spot in midweek after a 5-0 victory over Shrewsbury Town, but after [...]
Issue 91 – 17 August 2009
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Nottingham can’t tame the Tigers
Nottingham Rugby faced a strong Leicester Tigers outfit at Meadow Lane on Saturday afternoon, losing out 47-5 to the Guinness Premiership champions. The 2,000-strong crowd saw the Tigers run in seven tries, including one from Nottingham back row man Ben Pienaar who turned out for Leicester.
Lady Luck’s not shining on [...]
Issue 90 – 10 August 2009
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BallsMania meets-up with Carl ‘The Cobra’ Froch
BallsMania met-up with Carl Froch, relaxing at his home prior to the build-up for the new Super Six round-robin tournament that is kicking-off in October. The tournament will lay claim to which boxer is the ultimate ‘World Champion’ in the Middleweight division and BallsMania wanted to get The Cobra’s [...]
Issue 89 – 03 August 2009
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County’s wheelbarrow keeps rolling on… next-up Bradford
Notts County rounded off their pre-season preparations with a 2-2 draw at home to a Liverpool XI this evening. Defenders Mike Edwards and Graeme Lee got the goals in an entertaining clash at Meadow Lane in the Magpies’ final pre-season fixture before the start of the 2009/10 season next [...]
Issue 88 – 27 July 2009
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Sven starts off with a bang to get the Magpies singing
Full match report from the weekends “bragging rights” encounter between Notts County and Nottingham Forest. Probably the most interesting bit of the afternoon was the unveiling of Sven to the Nottinghamshire crowd, but unfortunately many Forest fans missed their chance to see the Swede on [...]
Issue 87 – 20 July 2009
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Booth & Conveney are both King of their Rings
It was a stunning and spectacular night at the Victoria Leisure Centre last Sunday night (July 12th). It started off brilliantly with local street-dance group Ground Hogs opening the show with there awesome dancing that everyone was entertained by. The first bout was between Chris Conveney who [...]
Issue 86 – 13 July 2009
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Nottinghamshire Premier Side do well in Liverpool
The Nottinghamshire Premier Cricket League Representative side played at Welbeck on Sunday in their League Cricket Conference President’s Trophy game against a Liverpool Competition League side. The visitors won the toss and asked Notts. to bat first on what was described as a ‘bowler friendly’ pitch, Michael Bell going [...]
Issue 85 – 06 July 2009
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Outlaws bounce back to beat top of the table
Nottingham Outlaws produced the shock of the rugby league season on Saturday when they became the first side to defeat Conference National league leaders Bramley Buffaloes. In a gripping and at times brutal match, the Outlaws led throughout the game, withstanding prolonged periods of pressure and a [...]
Issue 84 – 29 June 2009
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Attenborough no match for Clifton attack
Clifton retained top spot in the Nottinghamshire Premier Cricket League with a win at home to Attenborough. Clifton won the toss and elected to bat, posting a score of 235-7 off their 50 overs, Liam Andrews scoring 72 (2 fours, 3 sixes), James Hollingsworth 50 (5 fours) and Luke Fletcher [...]
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