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Pinxton's Progress.

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The Derbyshire Senior Cup starts at The Roofsol Welfare Arena. Three ties start off this season’s Derbyshire Senior Cup and my choice was the very welcoming Pinxton for their tie against Holbrook Sports. I’d seen Sports in last season’s 1st round when they won at Borrowash Vics before losing heavily to Clay Cross Town in round 2.  This was going to be equally as tough with Pinxton being in the step 6 United Counties Division 1 and Holbrook being one step lower in the Central Midlands Alliance Premier South. Coincidentally, both sides play at grounds which were historically belonging to their local Miners Welfare and have paraphernalia for those historic links on their badges.  The Roofsol Welfare Arena.  Firstly a bit of background to the home club. Pinxton were formed in 1994 and starting off in the local Mansfield Bitter League before they decided to test themselves at a higher level and move to the Midland Regional Alliance (MRA). The MRA wasn’t a pathway into the pyra...
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Out of Season

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  Coping without football (almost). Pilsley Community, Chesterfield Sunday League Alma Cup Winners. Thankfully, the gap between one season ending and the next starting is shrinking to the point of being almost invisible. If you follow just one club the gap is more identifiable from the last game of the season to your first pre-season friendly, but for those of us who go to other games, such as local cup finals, other teams play-off games etc, then avoiding reality is a little easier. Following my final game of last season, the Chesterfield Sunday League's Alma Cup Final and all the photos have been edited and the records updated it’s then time to reconnect with normal life.  It can be scary.  The conundrum is how do we integrate back into society, even for those few weeks when going to a ground is taken away.  This Summer I had a big shock when I realised my wife had her own life that she was living. I can tell you, I was quite surprised when on my first free Sat...
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Cup Triumph for Resilient Reds

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A Review of Alfreton Town's 2024/25 Season.  Alfreton Town, Derbyshire Senior Cup Winners 2024/25 " It’s not where we wanted to be but it was still a good season ". That will probably be the thoughts of those of us associated with Alfreton Town upon the conclusion of the 2024/25 season. After two consecutive seasons of over achieving and qualifying for the play-offs a final position of 14 th, an FA Cup 1 st Round appearance and winning the Derbyshire Senior Cup, will still be seen in Ofton as a decent season. Taking into consideration long term injuries, 26 new players signed and 8 goalkeepers either used or signed on then it’s not a bad achievement. By the way, the eight keepers, can you name them? Answers at the end of the blog. Here’s my review of Alfreton Town’s 2024/25 season. Say Hello & Wave Goodbye. Billy had signed up some players prior to the 2023/24 season ending, probably conscious of the rebuilding that he’d had to do the previous Summer. We had...
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