Eratt-Thompson is in some pain on the ground. He has to be helped off the field.  He's replaced by Hallam.  Brig remain on top.  Corner to Brig.        1-0.    71 mins  

UPDATES 30th September 2023 16:40
 
Northern Premier League Premier Division
Basford United 3 Gainsborough Trinity 0 att 384
Ilkeston Town 1 Bamber Bridge 0 att 650
   Luke Cox on 48’
Marske United 0 Matlock Town 3 att 356
Stafford Rangers 0 Bradford PA 0
Workington 1 FC United of Manchester 0 att 1026
 
Others
Derby Country 0 Cambridge United 0
Reading 0 Burton Albion 0
Colchester United 5 Notts County 3
Gillingham 1 Mansfield Town 1
Maidenhead United 1 Chesterfield 1
Scunthorpe United 0 Buxton 2
Alvechurch 2 Long Eaton United 1
Belper Town 2 Consett AFC 1
Grantham Town 1 Pontefract Collieries 2
Hebburn Town 1 Carlton Town 0
Quorn 5 Gresley Rovers 0
Shepshed Dynamo 1 Coleshill Town 0
Sutton Coldfield Town 0 Loughborough Dynamo 2
Walsall Wood 1 Anstey Nomads 2
 
FA Cup
Alfreton Town 1 Emley AFC 0
Blyth Spartans 1 Worksop Town 1
Hyde United 0 Marine 2
Lancaster City 0 Ashton United 1
Macclesfield 2 Warrington Rylands 1
Stourbridge 1 Mickleover 0
Whitby Town 1 Morpeth Town 0
 
Ex Robin Updates
15:00 Charlie Wakefield and Remaye Campbell start for Basford against Gainsborough Trinity who include Declan Howe
15:00 Marcus Harness on the bench for Ipswich Town
15:00 Mark Godden starts for Coventry City
15:00 Dan Udoh up front for Shrewsbury Town
15:00 Luke Waterfall starts for Grimsby Town
15:18 Luis Rose scores for Anstey Nomads 18’
15:27 Remaye opens the scoring for Basford United 25’
15:30 Mitchell Woakes is on the bench for Basford United today
15:30 Tyree Wilson 20’ and Paddy Webb 24’ have scored for Quorn to put them 2-0 up
15:36 Dave Eve in goal for Alvechurch against Long Eaton United
15:36 Long Eaton have Ryan Campbell-Gordon, Riece Bertram and Nathan Tyson in their starting line up
15:44 Leroy Lita wins Nuneaton Borough a penalty and Kane Richards is booked
15:46 Remaye Campbell gets his second and third for Basford 44’ and 45’ Hat Trick!
15:50 Tyree Wilson gets his second for Quorn 42’
14:00 Jordan Smith is on the bench for Stockport County but Akil Wright starts
16:12 Tom Marshall scores for Loughborough Dynamo 45’
16:15 Kyle Dixon scores from the spot for Shepshed 58’
16:35 Kevin Bastos scores for Belper Town 74’

Hallam tries a speculative effort and its not far wide. Brandy injured now. He's replaced by Wider.
Yates again to the rescue.    1-0.     86 mins

Corner to Brig  Great claim by Yates.  Ilkeston break but Hallam is offside. 

UPDATES 30th September 2023 17:10
 
Northern Premier League Premier Division
Basford United 3 Gainsborough Trinity 0 att 384 ft
Ilkeston Town 1 Bamber Bridge 0 att 650 ft
   Luke Cox on 48’
Marske United 0 Matlock Town 3 att 356 ft
Stafford Rangers 0 Bradford PA 0 att 517 ft
Workington 2 FC United of Manchester 1 att 1026 ft
 
Others
Derby Country 0 Cambridge United 0 ft
Reading 0 Burton Albion 0 ft
Colchester United 5 Notts County 4 ft
Gillingham 1 Mansfield Town 1 ft
Maidenhead United 1 Chesterfield 1 ft
Scunthorpe United 0 Buxton 3 ft
Alvechurch 2 Long Eaton United 1 ft
Belper Town 2 Consett AFC 1 ft
Grantham Town 2 Pontefract Collieries 2 ft
Hebburn Town 3 Carlton Town 0 ft
Quorn 6 Gresley Rovers 1 ft
Shepshed Dynamo 1 Coleshill Town 0 ft
Sutton Coldfield Town 0 Loughborough Dynamo 2 ft
Walsall Wood 2 Anstey Nomads 2 ft
 
FA Cup
Alfreton Town 1 Emley AFC 0 ft
Blyth Spartans 1 Worksop Town 1 ft
Hyde United 0 Marine 2 ft
Lancaster City 0 Ashton United 2 ft
Macclesfield 2 Warrington Rylands 1 ft
Stourbridge 2 Mickleover 0 ft
Whitby Town 1 Morpeth Town 0 ft
 
Ex Robin Updates
15:00 Charlie Wakefield and Remaye Campbell start for Basford against Gainsborough Trinity who include Declan Howe
15:00 Marcus Harness on the bench for Ipswich Town
15:00 Mark Godden starts for Coventry City
15:00 Dan Udoh up front for Shrewsbury Town
15:00 Luke Waterfall starts for Grimsby Town
15:18 Luis Rose scores for Anstey Nomads 18’
15:27 Remaye opens the scoring for Basford United 25’
15:30 Mitchell Woakes is on the bench for Basford United today
15:30 Tyree Wilson 20’ and Paddy Webb 24’ have scored for Quorn to put them 2-0 up
15:36 Dave Eve in goal for Alvechurch against Long Eaton United
15:36 Long Eaton have Ryan Campbell-Gordon, Riece Bertram and Nathan Tyson in their starting line up
15:44 Leroy Lita wins Nuneaton Borough a penalty and Kane Richards is booked
15:46 Remaye Campbell gets his second and third for Basford 44’ and 45’ Hat Trick!
15:50 Tyree Wilson gets his second for Quorn 42’
14:00 Jordan Smith is on the bench for Stockport County but Akil Wright starts
16:12 Tom Marshall scores for Loughborough Dynamo 45’
16:15 Kyle Dixon scores from the spot for Shepshed 58’
16:35 Kevin Bastos scores for Belper Town 74’

Let's be fair, Bamber Bridge were the better side today. But didn't we defend well and Matty Yates deservedly got Man of the Match. It was a day when we struggled to get going up front and it took a set piece to get the goal that won us the game. But let's take the positives ie we defended for our lives and we got the result. 


 

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Sat 30 September 2023
Northern Premier League
Ilkeston Town  1  Bamber Bridge  0
A towering header from Luke Cox at the start of the second half proved enough for Ilkeston to take all three points in a game largely dominated by Bamber Bridge after they fell behind. 
The early action saw visiting keeper James Pradic race out and his clearance appeared to hit a defender but fell to safety. Zak Goodson then did well down the right and his cross was met first time by Jamie Walker but Pradic was in position to save. At the other end an effort from distance by Jack Baxter rattled the Ilkeston crossbar before Ben Starkie saw a shot deflected wide. Then a Michael Potts shot for Bamber Bridge took a deflection and Matt Yates did well to re-adjust and make the save. A great block by James Perch stopped Harry Scarborough putting Bamber Bridge ahead before half time.
The deadlock was broken just three minutes after the restart when L’Varn Brandy’s corner was firmly headed home by Luke Cox who rose highest. Visiting Manager Jamie Milligan was not happy because the corner followed a free kick given for what was deemed to be a back pass to goalkeeper Pradic. The goal stung Bamber Bridge into retaliatory action and from then on they dominated possession. Ilkeston were forced to defend and Yates was called upon to make some important saves. After 64 minutes substitute Sam Billington almost made an instant impact for the visitors but his close range effort was pushed behind for a corner. Walker had Ilkeston’s best effort but Pradic was in the right place to save his powerful volley. In the final stages Yates saved bravely at the feet of Louis Holt as Ilkeston held on and despite Bamber Bridge’s greater possession they were unable the penetrate Ilkeston’s mean defence which has conceded just one goal in the last four matches.



 

Brief highlights from the game ...

https://youtu.be/7JGOwgZzOaE?si=wyftfW_XqBEfA8XX

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Saturday's match against Bamber Bridge showed that there are no easy matches in the Northern Premier League. What looked like a routine game which we expected to win turned out to be a really difficult game in which we had to grind out a result. Maybe our tough midweek game against Macclesfield contributed. Bamber Bridge didn’t have a midweek game. The main thing is that we came through it with the points and it’s another game with the new players settling in. Ian Deakin is putting out teams that are conceding very few goals, there’s no problem there. But up front, apart from the Lancaster match we’ve only scored one goal in each game. It’s probably just a matter of time before the goals start to flow and the new players start to gel. So far we’ve been dependant on Jamie Walker but Goodson, Brandy and Starkie are all capable of ten goals in the season. We have a strong squad with only the superb Matt Yates currently sure of his place. Kieran Fenton, our best player over the last few seasons is still injured and regulars like Henri Wilder and Jordan Hallam are having to fight for a place in the team.