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09/1/2020 9:51 AM  #1


Spalding United away - Live Updates

Spalding’s home record is P 10, W 2, D 4, L 4. 
They  haven’t won a home league game since 10th September when they beat Cleethorpes Town 2-1.

Here is their home record :  
          20th Aug    Loughborough D     Won 2-0
          31st Aug    Market Drayton       Lost  0-1
          10th Sep    Cleethorpes Town   Won  2-1
          21st Sep    Worksop Town         Lost  0-2
          19th Oct    Stocksbridge PS      Lost  0-1 
          2nd Nov    Stamford                  Drew 2-2
          16th Nov   Sheffield                   Drew 0-0
          14th Dec   Kidsgrove                 Drew 2-2
          21st Dec   Sutton Coldfield       Drew 2-2
          1st Jan      Lincoln United          Lost  0-1 

Their best home results were a win against Cleethorpes and a draw against Stamford.

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09/1/2020 5:54 PM  #2


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Spalding have only scored 10 goals at home from 10 matches. Only Chasetown have scored fewer.

Spalding have only conceded 12 goals at home.

Spalding's home supporters have seen fewer goals than any other teams home supporters.


Market Drayton supporters have seen the most goals at their ground  ie 49  (unfortunately 36 of these have been by opponents)
Ilkeston and Lincoln United are next with 43 goals
           Ilkeston Town   P13,  GF 24,  GA 19
           Lincoln United  P13   GF 17,  GA 26
           

 

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11/1/2020 2:42 PM  #3


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Spalding team :
1 Alex Smith 2 Owen Betts, 3 James Hugo, 4 Gianluca Bucci, 5 Ben Greenwood, 6 Jan Yeamans, 7 Kevin Bastos, 8 Kegan Everington, 9 Jack Smith, 10 Lewis Browmhill, 11 Elliott Burrell.
12 Ben Richards, 14 Josh Spencer, 15 Devante Rettie, 16 Elliott Ramadan, 17 Michael Duggan.

Ilkeston team
1 Ross Durrant, 2 Fabian Smith, 3Kieran Fenton, 4 Jermain Hollis, 5 Chris Robertson, 6 Tom Marshall, 7 Reece Fyfe, 8 Fernando Bell-Toxtle, 9 Kieran Wells, 10 Alex Marshall, 11 Kole Lambert.
Subs : 12 Jamie Walker, 14 Richard Stainsby, 15 Dean Freeman, 16 Billy Bennett, 17 Daniel Mallarky

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11/1/2020 2:49 PM  #4


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The team are here now after arriving a little later than normal.
Spalding officials feel that they have been losing matches when they have been the better side. 
Interesting journey here.

It's ten minutes to kickoff.

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11/1/2020 3:02 PM  #5


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Spalding are in all yellow. Ilkeston are in all red.  The teams are out and we're off.

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11/1/2020 3:06 PM  #6


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It's a bobbly pitch. The ball is not running true. Wells wins a corner. Smith to take. Keeper puches out for another. Fenton header only just wide.Good start by Ilkeston.       0-0     4 minutes

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11/1/2020 3:12 PM  #7


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Great break by Wells who tries to lob the keeper but keeper does well to touch it over the bar. It's all Ilkeaton in first ten minutes.    0-0

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11/1/2020 3:17 PM  #8


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Another Ilkeston corner. Spalding defender clears off the line. Appeal for ball being over line but we play on. Alex Marshall header just wide. Can't believe this dominance.        0-0      15 minutes

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11/1/2020 3:21 PM  #9


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This sounds like cleethorpes all over again

 

11/1/2020 3:23 PM  #10


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Hugo has Spalding's first attempt but it's well wide. Spalding keeper races out to clear from Bell-Toxtle. Alex finds net but offside flag is up.        0-0     21 minutes

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11/1/2020 3:31 PM  #11


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Ilkeston continue to dominate but we need to score. Hollis header easily collected by Keeper.       0-0      29 minutes

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11/1/2020 3:39 PM  #12


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Heading chance for Jack Smith but he can't get enough on it. Yet another Ilkeston corner. Lambert can't quite get his head on the cross. Generous free kick given to Spalding on edge of area.  GOAL the shot takes a big deflection  and goes in.   Bukki took the kick which was Spalding's first shot on target.     0-1      35 minutes

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11/1/2020 3:41 PM  #13


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Surprise surprise always against Ilkeston

 

11/1/2020 3:49 PM  #14


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Lambert almost through but defender clears. Great chance for Wells but he can't get a connection.


Half Time  :  Spalding  1  Ilkeston  0

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11/1/2020 4:05 PM  #15


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Incredible we're behind. So what can we do in the second half. We desperately need a lucky break.

Second half is underway .....

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11/1/2020 4:14 PM  #16


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Gate announced  -182.
Great work by Alex but Wells header deflected for corner. Corner is cleared. Big Chance for Bukki but he fires over.         0-1     55 minutes
 

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11/1/2020 4:17 PM  #17


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How many from ilson

 

11/1/2020 4:23 PM  #18


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Lambert shot deflected for corner. Owen Betts is down receiving treatment.  Chance for Fenton but it's wide.  Bastos wins a corner. Durrant does well to collect.     0-1        62 minutes

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11/1/2020 4:31 PM  #19


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Lambert replaced by Walker on 64 minutes.  Walker volleys over after good play by Bell-Toxtle and Smith. Spalding's Yeomans  gets yellow. Bastos races away but can't take the chance.        0-1    70 minutes

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11/1/2020 4:36 PM  #20


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Walker can't get his head on ball into box and a good chance is gone. Another Walker chance goes wide. 
0-1      76    minutes

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11/1/2020 4:45 PM  #21


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Great save by Keeper from Fabian Smith header. Bell-Toxtle overhead effort is saved. Durrant saves Brownhill effort as Spalding counter. Alex replaced by Mallarkey.    84 minutes

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11/1/2020 4:48 PM  #22


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Time is running out.      0-1       88 minutes

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11/1/2020 4:50 PM  #23


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4 added minutes

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11/1/2020 4:55 PM  #24


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Spalding have the ball in the corner. 
FULLTIME   :  SPALDING UNITED  1  ILKESTON TOWN  0

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12/1/2020 7:41 PM  #25


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thought we were by far the better team but come away with nothing . Not a great game but that was understandable because of the conditions . A great following from the ilson faithful yet again . 

 

12/1/2020 8:07 PM  #26


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kevilsonlad wrote:

thought we were by far the better team but come away with nothing . Not a great game but that was understandable because of the conditions . A great following from the ilson faithful yet again . 

After the game one of the Spalding officials came into the hospitality room and said "I can't believe it, they've lost yet the Ilkeston supporters are singing in the clubhouse."  

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12/1/2020 10:25 PM  #27


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Sat 11 January 2020
Northern Premier League, South East Division
Spalding United  1  Ilkeston Town  0
Despite dominating the match, Ilkeston suffered another defeat on a difficult bumpy pitch at Spalding. Manager Martin Carruthers refused to criticise the players who he felt gave everything. The Robins had no luck and not for the first time they lost to a fluke goal. Spalding manager, Lewis Thorogood admitted after the game, the pitch and the wind were a leveller. 
A Kieran Fenton header was only just wide on four minutes and six minutes later Kieran Wells burst through only to be thwarted by a fine save by Alex Smith who tipped over his lob. Ilkeston were piling up the corners and from one of them a Spalding defender had to clear off the line. Alex Marshall then found the net but the offside flag was raised. On 35 minutes Spalding were given a debatable free kick on the edge of the area. Glanluca Bucci took the kick and it took a massive defection which diverted it past the stranded Ross Durrant. It was Spalding’s first shot on target and they held on to the lead until half time.
After the break, Spalding were much better but Ilkeston still held the upper hand. A Wells header was just wide following good play by Alex Marshall then Bucci missed a big chance at the other end. On 62 minutes, a Kole Lambert shot was deflected for a corner. Shortly after that, ex-Ilkeston player, Kevin Bastos, raced though on a counter attack but couldn’t provide the finish. Jamie Walker volleyed over after great interplay between Fernando Bell-Toxtle and Fabian Smith. A couple of half chances fell to Walker before Bastos had another chance for Spalding. Tulips keeper Alex Smith then saved brilliantly from a Fabian Smith header. Bell-Toxtle tried a spectacular overhead kick but couldn’t get enough on it. In the closing stages as Ilkeston pushed forward, Lewis Brownhill had a chance to settle the outcome but Durrant saved well. Spalding saw out the added time and Ilkeston were left contemplating an undeserved defeat. 

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13/1/2020 2:01 PM  #28


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13/1/2020 4:32 PM  #29


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On the Ilkeston Town Supporters Community facebook page, a supporter questioned whether Martin Carruthers was up to the job and quoted his record of 1 win, 1 draw and 6 defeats. Let’s not forget, Carruthers had a very successful record in his time at Basford and Quorn. He’s only been with Ilkeston a short time and needs a bit of time to turn things round. He’s an experienced manager and can be seen to go about his work in a professional manner. 

On the team bus to Spalding he spoke individually with each player and also spoke to them in groups, ie defenders, midfielders and forwards. I couldn’t hear what was said but he was obviously giving them instructions, telling them what he expected from them and trying to boost their confidence. 

As other people have said , when you’re doing well you get the breaks and when you’re struggling everything goes against you.  

The pitch at Spalding was not good and the wind made it even more difficult. One big plus for me was Fernando Bell-Toxtle on his return from St Neots. He’s a creative player like Reco and I thought he did really well. Fabian Smith also had a good game and in my opinion doesn’t get the recognition he deserves.  

The Club showed on Saturday how much they value and appreciate the supporters.
The team bus to Spalding set off before the Supporters bus but after being told there were some supporters who couldn't get on the Supporters bus because it was full, the team bus returned to the ground to pick them up.


 

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