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Thursday 23 June 2011

The constitution of the Precision Training sponsored Notts Senior League's three divisions was voted in by member clubs at the AGM held at Hucknall Rolls Leisure. With a number of clubs leaving the league, the NSL had a number of quality applications to replace them, some of which were accepted whilst four applications were rejected. Current proposals are for three leagues, each with 16 teams. Division One champions Ruddington bounce back into the top flight at the first time of asking, with Vernon Villa, who have much improved facilities at Vernon Park, and ROKO based Magdala, also coming up. Selston, formerly of the Midland Regional Alliance, are bringing two teams in - the first of which will also join the Senior Division

As well as Selston Reserves, NAA outfits Bingham and Burton Joyce both come into Division Two. All have excellent facilities and are sure to add to the overall standard of grounds within the league. West Bridgford Colts, whose set up at Adbolton Lane is as good as anything within the county, including a main pitch with floodlights, dip their toe into the water of men's football after many years as one of the most successful youth set ups in Notts and beyond, with Nottinghamshire and Ruddington also bringing new reserve sides in

Divison Two champions Southwell St Marys jump into Division One alongside Bilborough Town, whose name change from Chilwell Town will see them play at Birchover Park which previously hosted senior football for the now defunct Bilborough FC back in the days of the Notts Alliance. Carlton Town's Academy side also move up into Division One after a strong season, as do Nottinghamshire

'All in all this gives us three strong leagues' said NSL Chairman Kevin Presland. 'We're very pleased with the quality of the applications we received. All the new clubs bring something to the league and we're also very pleased with some of the strides our exisiting member clubs are making to improve both on and off the pitch. Fifteen of our forty eight sides will now have the ability to host home games under floodlights. Clearly we have faced challenges but when we started out, our stated aim was to provide a decent standard of football within Notts for clubs not wishing to incur to financial and infrastructure costs associated with leagues higher up. It's not only some clubs that don't want all the travelling and cost but individual players too. Our members tell me that a good number of quality footballers are choosing to stay local as they don't percieve it's worth it to leave early and get back late on a Saturday as well as face a number of journeys in midweek. We're very happy with our current offering - indeed we've had to turn clubs away and expect this trend to continue. We've had a number of teams who are on the up approach us with a view to coming in once they've secured either the appropriate facilities or a playing record and we will continue to work with our existing population to help develop what they have to offer. We have an excellent Committee and our track record shows we are prepared to sit down and work with clubs to nip problems in the bud before they develop so all in all we're very confident going forward. We'd like to thank those who have stuck with us through the recent choppy waters and we look forward to working with those committed to local football going forward'

Sandhurst's Bob Crawford was presented with the Secretary of the Year award, with Wayne Jones of double winners Boots Athletic voted Player of the Season in the Senior Division. In Division One this award went to Mark Ballard of Southwell City Reserves whilst the Division Two prize went to Chris Walker of Southwell St Marys. Jones' team mate Kevin Walker was top scorer in the Senior Division with Roy Sharp of Clifton Reserves coming out on top in Division One and Chilwell's Liam Webster's 43 goal haul winning the Division Two award

Notts Intermediate Cup winners Attenborough rounded off an excellent season by being voted Fair Play winners in the Senior Division by their fellow clubs. Hucknall Rolls Leisure Reserves excellent disciplinary record was a huge contributory factor in helping them win Division One Fair Play with Sandhurst Reserves reflecting Crawford's sporting approach to the game in Division Two

The NSL season will start this season on Saturday 13th August

Full constitution of leagues for 2011/12:

Senior:

Attenborough
Awsworth Villa
Boots Athletic
Ruddington
FC Cavaliers
Wollaton
Hucknall Rolls Leisure
Linby CW
Selston
Magdala Amateurs
Vernon Villa
Keyworth United
Cotgrave CW
Bulwell
Kimberley MW
Gedling Southbank

Division One:

Notinghamshire Reserves
Boots Athletic Reserves
Clifton Reserves
Basford United Reserves
Wollaton Reserves
Carlton Town Academy
Southwell St Marys
Bilborough Town
Netherfield Albion
Hucknall Rolls Leisure Reserves
Sandhurst
Keyworth United Reserves
Cotgrave CW Reserves
Arnold Town Reserves
Gedling Southbank Reserves
Radcliffe Olympic Reserves

Division Two:

Selston Reserves
Nottinghamshire Reserves
Awsworth Villa Reserves
Kimberley MW Reserves
Linby CW Reserves
West Bridgford
Bingham Town
Burton Joyce
Ruddington Reserves
Calverton MW Academy
Sandhurst Reserves
Underwood Villa
Beeston AFC
Hucknall Town Reserves
Magdala Amateurs Reserves
FC Cavaliers Reserves

Tuesday 21 June 2011

Precision Training NSL side Kimberley MW have secured a 25 year lease on their much improved Digby Street ground. Club spokesman Steve Hobster said 'with Kimberley Miners Welfare Social Club closing down, we've been in touch with the people who ultimately own the ground. They've granted us a 25 year lease, with the option of a further 25 years whilst the ground is being used for football. This is great news for us as a club and will enable us to retain complete control of the ground and push on with a planned programme of improvements'

Monday 13 June 2011

Following the resignation of First Team manager Neil Smith, Linby are pleased to announce the appointments of Dave Bradshaw and Dave Marlow as Joint First Team Managers. Ash Ward will carry on as 1st team Assistant manager , and Leon Percival will be Physio. The Reserves will be Managed by Dave Elson, with John Riley as his assistant. Dave Bradshaws record at this level speaks for itself,in four seasons as Linbys manager, They didnt finish out of the top half of the Senior Division, finishing runners up in 2004. Last season he helped guide Awsworth Villa, to a very respectable mid table finish, in their first season back in the division.

Dave Marlow is a talented local player,who has played at CML and EML level for the past 8 seasons, Including a spell at Hucknall Town in the Unibond Premier, 2 years ago. His former clubs include Calverton MW,Heanor Town, Hucknall and Gedling MW. He will still play , and coach , in his role as joint manager. Both men are local, and former players, who understand the rich history of this club .

Pre Season training starts on Tuesday 28th June, 7pm at Linby. Several freindlies have been lined up against higher level opposition , Including Greenwood Meadows, Bilboro Pelican and Clifton (full details to follow). Secretary Ade Ward said We feel its the perfect partnership to take Linby forward. Both Daves are full of enthusiasm and eager to re build this club . Personally I cant wait to Work with them. The appointments have already given us a huge lift, and everybody at the Club are Looking forward to the start of the new season. Linby are holding their annual Summer BBQ/Disco at the Church lane ground next Saturday 18th June It starts at 4pm . free entry , all welcome In part of the Clubs Community ties , the Linby Ladies Senior team is linking up with Notts County Ladies. Which means Notts County Ladies will play their home games at Church Lane next season, on Sundays. The Club feel this is a bold move forward and will help with the Development plans. Finally, On a sad note , one of the last great players of Linbys legendary team of the early 1950s , Paddy Breedon, Passed away 2 weeks ago .

Keyworth Win Junior Cup

Thursday 26 May 2011

Keyworth United Reserves, managed by the experienced duo of Alan Jackson and Dave Collison, lifted the Notts Junior Cup after an excellent game at Eagle Valley saw them defeat fellow NSL side Magdala Reserves 2 - 0

Tom Richards gave United the lead in the 40th minute but underdogs Magdala gave it a real go after the interval and came close to levelling the tie on several ocassions before Alex Woolich's 85th minute strike secured the victory

Magdala & Keyworth do Battle Again

Monday 23 May 2011

The Notts FA Saturday Junior Cup Final takes place for the second time at Arnold Town's Eagle Valley ground on Wednesday (7.30) after the original tie had to be abandoned at Carlton Town due to power failure. The game is an all NSL affair with First Division Keyworth United Reserves taking on Magdala Reserves from Division Two. With Attenborough having won the Intermediate Cup, the NSL is assured of having two of it's sides lift County trophies which is excellent news for the league. United, jointly managed by Alan Jackson and Dave Collison, are without five regular players but are able to call on the services of a number of non cup - tied first teamers to help the cause as they select from: Jennings, Hallam, Bradley, Richards, Cooke, Warren, Jackson, Bremner, Ravenscroft, Brown, White, Wooley, Shaw, Chilvers, Woolich, Marlow

Magdala must start as underdogs, however, based on the evidence of the first game, they have little to fear as they were probably marginally the most threatening side overall before the match came to a premature halt. They certainly have experience in abundance with John Bentley, Austin Weaver, Dan Ellis and Mark Curry very much to the fore and 16 year old Connor Naylor, recently released by Notts County, shows much promise on the right wing so it promises to be a close run thing. Dala will pick from: Morley, Charlton, Ward, Harrington, Poole, Haywood, Naylor, Omran, Curry, Speight, Weaver, Brown, Hyman, Bentley. Skipper Martin Kearns is on holiday. Jez King and Pat Hughes also miss out

Double Delight for Boots

Wednesday 18 May 2011

Precision Training Notts Senior League Champions Boots Athletic completed the league and cup 'double' by beating Hucknall Rolls Leisure 3 - 1 at Arnold Town's Eagle Valley

Rolls, who were beaten in the final last season by FC Cavaliers, began brightly in their quest to go one better but failed to convert their superiority into goals and The Chemists gradually wrestled control of the game to their advantage, resulting in former Notts County trainee Tommy Kemp giving them the lead with his 12th goal of the season with a quarter of the game gone. Rolls continued to press and Boots 'keeper Nick Grayling had to be alert to deny Andy Start and Kyle McDermott before Congolese striker Patrick Bakone showed great pace to slip the ball past Neil Waters to extend Boots lead on the half hour

After the break Rolls had the wind at their backs and used the elements to good effect, mounting wave after wave of attacks which culminated in Boots centre back Alex Bowles toeing an own goal past Grayling to give Rolls a deserved lifeline but try as they might, Jez Corthorn's side couldn't find the equaliser and Boots had a goal correctly disallowed for pushing as Martin Holt headed home

It was perhaps fitting that Boots forward Kevin Walker should have the final say though and, after failing to convert two opportunities to make the game safe, Walker, signed from Basford United in the summer, capped a memorable season as he latched onto Jack Smith's through ball to calmly chip Waters for his 38th goal of the season right at the death- rounding off a memorable season for Boots, managed by Alan Perks, Steve Tasker and Mark Whysall