I can now confirm that the kick off of the game against Coalville Town is 3pm and not 1pm as reported in The Non League Paper and Coalville Towns twitter feed!

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Ilkeston’s next pre-season match against Coalville at the NMG next Saturday looks like being their toughest test so far.  

Step 3 Coalville Town were top of the Southern League Premier Central and unbeaten when last season was curtailed: P7  W5  D2  L0  F21  A5   Pts 17. 

The previous curtailled season (2019-20), their record was: P30  W14  D9  L7 F51  A32  Pts 51.


 

Last edited by Matchman (04/8/2021 8:01 PM)

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No teams yet but Luke Shaw and Joe Doyle are in the Coalville squad.

Coalville team
1 Deeney, 2 Thomas, 3 Taylor, 4 Eggleton, 5 Pierpont,, 6 Doyle-Charles, 7 Shaw, 8 Smith, 9 Kee,10  Berridge, 11 McGlinchey
Subs ; 12 Tomlin, 13 Dean, 14 Pepe, 15 Towers, 16 Asunncao, 17 Jaardine, 18 Trialist.

Ilkeston team
1 Ross Durrant,  Charlie Marzano, 3 Billy Bennett, 4 Charlie Wakefield, 5 Joe Maguire, 6 Kieran Fenton,  7 James Carvell, 8 Seke Spence, 9 Remaye Campbell, 10 Alex Troke, 11 Zak Goodson.
Subs 12 Stern Irvine 13 Rich Stainsby, 14 Rashaan Frances, 15 Ollie Brown-Hillt, 16 Mitchell Tait, 17 Jake Wright,  18 Kole Lambert, 19 Mason Lee, 20 James Reid. 




 

Last edited by Matchman (07/8/2021 7:16 PM)

First shot of the game from Seke Spence but keeper saves. Coalville having most of early possession but without troubling Durrant..      0-0     5 minutes

 

Last edited by Matchman (07/8/2021 11:07 AM)

Coalville break down the right and Doyle can't quite connect with the cross. Best Coalville attack so far. 
Penalty to Ilkeston. No complaints from Coalville.  Troke sends keeper wrong way         1-0       14 minutes


 

Last edited by Matchman (07/8/2021 11:18 AM)

Free kick to Coalville  30 yards out after foul committed by Maguire. Easy save for Durrant.  Coalville have been really disappointing.      1-0     35 minutes

Coalville have sprung into life and they nearly score again. Maguire and Durrant snuff out the danger between them.  Free kick Coalville on edge of area and central.  Durrant tips the shot over. Really good save. 
Half time    ILKESTON  1  COALVILLE  1


 

Last edited by Matchman (07/8/2021 11:46 AM)

Doyle shot goes inches wide in first minute. Another Coalville free kick in good position. Durrant manger to push it away.   Good start by Coalville.        1-1     50 mniutes

Corner to Ilkeston Its a scramble in the goalmouth and James Carvell puts it in      2-2       64 minutes

Good possession by Coalville but its mostly in midfield. Troke shot thuds against the post.      2-2    75 mins

irvine and Brown-Hill on  for Bennet and Maguire. 

Wright Lee and Lambert on for last ten minutes.  Lee bursts through but loses control. Chances have dried up         2-2    88 minutes

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Match Report  

Sat 7th August 2021   Pre-season Friendly
ILKESTON TOWN  2 COALVILLE TOWN  2
Ilkeston completed their pre-season schedule unbeaten after drawing with Coalville. The first half lacked pace but both sides upped their game after the interval. Ilkeston nearly went ahead on 10 minutes when a James Carvell effort hit the post following a good move involving Charlie Marzano and Zak Goodson. Five minutes later they did go ahead after Remaye Campbell was brought down in the box and Alex Troke sent Deeney the wrong way. The equaliser came on 36 minutes. Ex-Ilkeston player Luke Shaw made the goal with a brilliant run which Billy Kee finished. The goal lifted Coalville and they finished the half strongly and could  have gone ahead but for a super tip over save by Ross Durrant from a fierce free kick.  The second half started with much more urgency and Joe Doyle was inches wide for the visitors in the opening minute. Coalville took the lead on the hour with a fine header from Kee but Ilkeston levelled four minutes later. It followed a corner which Coalville failed to clear and in the scramble that ensued, Carvell was there to turn the ball in. The result could have gone either way but Ilkeston were closest to a winner when Troke’s free kick thudded against the upright fifteen minutes from time.

 

Last edited by Matchman (07/8/2021 6:47 PM)

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We’re no nearer to seeing Martin Carruthers preferred starting XI as he gave all of his squad, with the exceptions of Aman Verma and Jack Rogers, a final opportunity to impress.
The opposition was better than in the previous friendlies so the fact that there were no significant standout performances was maybe not surprising. 
For me Marzano did his chances of getting the number two shirt no harm but I personally prefer Frances or Tait.  Bennett seems safe to get the number three shirt. We then have three central defenders in Maguire, Fenton and Irvine battling for two places. Midfield there’s Wakefield , Verma,  Brown-Hill and Reid.  Up front there’s Troke, Carvell, Goodson and Campbell.   

So in my opinion, the main first XI contenders are : 

Goalkeeper                         Durrant 

No.2 shirt  ;  one from         Frances, Tait,  Marzano   

No.3 shirt                            Bennett 

Defenders  :  two from:       Maguire, Fenton,  Irvine 

Midfield  :     three from:      Wakefield, Verma , Brown-Hill, Reid

Attack  :       three from        Troke, Goodson.  Carvell, Campbell.   

 

I can see us playing 442 against Stamford to try and nullify their attacking threat so I could see us staring with 
                   Durrant
    Francis Maguire Fenton Bennett
Marzano Verma Wakefield Brown-Hill
             Troke Campbell

Subs from Goodson Irvine Spence Tait Lee Carvell Stainsby

I would bring on Goodson if we go a goal behind but if we are defending a narrow lead I would introduce Irvine and/or  Tate and/or Carvell and push Bennett into midfield to tighten it up..
My only doubt tin this line up would be Brown-Hill who looks low on confidence and match fitness so maybe Spence or Carvell might get the nod over him.
Reid would be up for consideration but as you say he is suspended!
Apologies to any body I have missed out of the squad!