6 points out of 15 from 5 games.
Conceded 5 goals in 4 games with 1 clean sheet.
Scored 4 goals in 2 games, 3 games we haven't scored in.
We need another centre back and striker for me.

Results haven’t been good but let’s stick together. Bamber Bridge are a really good side.
As Deaks said in his post match interview we need our fans with us not against us

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Of course you do pezamb.  My reply wasn’t aimed at you personally. I don’t know if you were at the match but if you were you would know what Deak’s comment was about. It was just one fan.

Today we had several players carrying injuries and Bamber Bridge were too strong for us. 

Last edited by Matchman (Yesterday 9:17 PM)

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Sat 23rd August 2025
Northern Premier League
Bamber Bridge 2 Ilkeston Town 0
Two cracking goals condemned Ilkeston to back to back defeats. There was no stopping the hosts after they had taken an early lead though Kofi Moore;s rocket. Jack Baxter added a second 15 minutes from time and Ilkeston couldn’t find a way back into the game. They were outfought by a very good Bamber Bridge who now sit 4th in the table. 
The game started evenly with both sides creating openings but it was Bamber Bridge who struck the early blow. It came from a swift counter down the left with Kofi Moore curling an unstoppable effort right into the top corner from just outside the area after just 7 minutes. Bridge were making the better chances and could have gone two up when Ewan Bange was played through on goal by Jaimie Allen. But the big Bamber forward tripped himself up at the crucial moment and Ilkeston keeper Dylan Wharton was able to gather, Harvey Kirby-Moore weaved his way into the Bamber area before losing possession and there were shouts for a foul when Sam Essien went down right on the edge of the Bamber area but the referee disagreed. Ilkeston then had a chance from a free kick in a similar position following a handball but Dylan Youmbi’s effort hit the wall before being cleared. A competitive first half ended with Bamber Bridge ahead by a single goal. 
The second half started with Jamie Walker winning a corner from which Robbie Fox’s header was just off target. At the other end a strong close range Bange header brought a superb reaction save for Wharton. Bamber’s fast counter attacking continued to threaten more goals but Ilkeston had a strong penalty shout rejected when Fox appeared to be fouled. There was a bizarre moment involving the Ilkeston physio who had just treated Youmbi and Connor Dixon. On his way back to the dugout he was involved in an argument with an Ilkeston fan behind the goal and was shown a yellow card. Walker had a chance from a Jordan Stevens cross but couldn’t convert before the game was settled by Baxter’s goal on 75 minutes when he found the net from a tight angle. Ilkeston made a late bid for a consolation goal and Bamber keeper Aidan Dowling was very lucky when a deflection took the ball straight into his path. Colin Daniel fired an effort over the bar before Ilkeston had another penalty shout rejected when Youmbi went tumbling after dribbling his way into the area. 

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Matchman wrote:

Chuckle wrote:

6 points out of 15 from 5 games.
Conceded 5 goals in 4 games with 1 clean sheet.
Scored 4 goals in 2 games, 3 games we haven't scored in.
We need another centre back and striker for me.

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In my opinion it’s the fact that we can’t score that is the problem.  As Chuckle points out; that’s three matches we’ve failed to score in. When you can’t score a goal the pressure is always there. A goal takes the pressure off and gives momentum and that’s not been happening. Our striker has only scored one goal and that was from a penalty in a pre-season friendly.  He had a better game against Bamber Bridge and had very little service but we need goals.

 

I'd add that our best player by far... And one of the best of all time in my opinion, is playing as a left back at a time when we need service to the front players.