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Sat 18 Jul 26 : Ilkeston v Barwell (Friendly) : NMG ko 1pm
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Our 5th pre-season friendly is on Saturday 18th July at the NMG and kickoff is at the earlier time of 1pm.
Barwell were a Step 3 team last season in the Southern League Premier Central but they were relegated with 35 points from 42 matches,
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Two more signings yesterday takes us to 14 committed players as we take on Barwell at the NMG in our 5th pre-season friendly.
Kick off is 1pm
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Another warm afternoon at the NMG and the players are warming up. kickoff is in 35 minutes
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1 wilson
2 Cashmere Rowe
3 Fedel ross-lang
4 linden
5 pharrell johnson
6 Elwalid
7 demas
8 belgrave
9 seaton
10 newell
11 reason
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12 noah
14 Colin Daniel
15 Jordan stevens
16 Logan green
17 Nathan
18 ck
Pretty sure I've been given an incorrect team sheet
This was the team:
1 Sam Wilson
2 Cashmere Rowe
3 Fedel Ross-Lang
4 Lynden Joyce
5 Pharrell Johnson
6 Logan Green
7 Jordan Stevens
8 Trialist
9 Jevin Seaton
10 Sam Newell
11 Dylan Reason
Bench:Trialist • Trialist • Daniel • Trialist .Trialist • Trialist • Trialist
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we’re off
No 6 is Logan Green
No 7 is Jordan stevens
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Great run by Barwell no 3. Barwell have made the better start. Shot by Stevens is wide. shot by Barwell no 11 is inches wide. 0-0. 12 mins
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Sitter missed by Barwell after carving through the Ilkeston defence. 0-0. 16 mins
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Wilson races out to clear. Good save by Wilson as Barwell continue to make chances. Seaton wins the ball but then fires wide. 0-0. 24 mins
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Good Ilkeston attack started by Stevens but Barwell keeper makes the save. Good interception by Ross-Lang then best Ilkeston move so far almost brings a goal. Stevens with a first time volley is so close. 0-0. 35 mins
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Half time: Ilkeston 0 Barwell 0
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Barwell looked the better side in the fist half
Ilkeston need to do better in the second half attacking the clocktower end
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We’re off again....
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Daniel is on for Stevens
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Re: Sat 18 Jul 26 : Ilkeston v Barwell (Friendly) : NMG ko 1pm
Foul by Daniel gives Barwell a free kick chance. Nothing from it. Attendance 143. 0-0 54 mins
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Seaton can’t quite reach a right wing cross. Barwell free kick is wasted. 0-0. 60 mins
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Good chase back and win of the ball by Reason. Then almost an Ilkeston goal. Barwell passing is superior. What a save by Wilson. Header from the corner is wide. 0-0 69 mins
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Ilkeston free kick on edge of area. Nothing from it.
GOAL BARWELL They’ve been much the better side 0-1 76 mins
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Ilkeston header clears the bar. I have to say it’s been a really poor performance today. Barwell have looked far superior.
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Late corner for Ilkeston . Again Nothing from it. 0-1. 89 mins
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Nothing going right today. That has to be our worst pre-season performance
Result: Ilkeston 0 Barwell 1
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For some Ilkeston fans it was the first time they had seen the new Robins and they weren’t overly impressed. I know pre-season results don’t matter but we were outplayed by a team relegated from Step 3 last season.
I've seen all of the pre-season games and in my opinion the best performance was at Worksop and today was the worst.
I'm starting to form an opinion on some of the players
Obviously Pharrell Johnson is the standout player, big strong and quite quick
Elwalid Elhagany is a similar player to Pharrell
Cashmere Rowe - I've been impressed every time I've seen him
Dylan Reason - I like his attitude - he never gives up
Jevin Seaton - looked really good in the early matches
Sam Wilson - good shot stopper but likes to venture out of his goal
Jordan Stevens's class stood out in the first half at Clipstone and again today
Jordan struggled to get into Deaks's teams. Now he's our most gifted player.
Performances will be better when we have chosen the squad and the likely team is able to start playing together.
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Re: Sat 18 Jul 26 : Ilkeston v Barwell (Friendly) : NMG ko 1pm
Harry Wakefield was working round the ground yesterday. He's another player which hasn't played yet
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Alex wrote:
Harry Wakefield was working round the ground yesterday. He's another player which hasn't played yet
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Hopefully yesterday was just one of those days and to be fair it was hot out there in the midday sun. I think if we had managed to score a goal, it might have perked us up. Jevin Seaton who had looked good up front in previous matches had a quiet game.
Is Harry Wakefield injured Alex?
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