Ilkeston Town v Nottingham Forest

...could start on Friday night with a bit of ten-pin bowling - won by five-year old (although I DID quite literally throw the last end ... honest !). Saturday was a drive down to Belper, which due to time constraints turned into a drive to Derby, abandon car (leaving our Michelle to extricate it !) while I ran for (and missed) the "Ilkeston Flyer" - and then when I got to Ilkeston I took the wrong road out of town, ending up walking down Millership Way as the "Battle of Britain" flight rumbled overhead (reliably informed that the Lancaster now has a Shackleton undercarriage !) Down the canal - and by now too late to walk back up to the "Little Acorn" pub, so into the NMG, paying the "controversial" £9 to see Ilkeston Town take on a "youthful" Nottingham Forest side.

Apparently it finished 2-1 to Ilkeston - until I read the Non-League Paper tonight at about 1830, I was sure it was 3-1 - as it was, I only managed to "lose" one goal in the piccies (which I blame on "serious editing" whilst sat on a bus between Ilkeston and Derby yesterday evening !!!) .. anyway pictures ...

Ilkeston Town 2 NottsForest 1

Some others from the baby-cam - the Lancaster (honest), and a picture of the Ilkeston Town car park (special section !!) ...






Good to see some familiar faces as well - Nosmo, Sean, Phil, "Mi Owd" - after the game I was given a "whistle-stop" tour of some of the real ale "oases" of Ilkeston - the "Dew Drop In", the "Good Old Days" (which had a Millstone - viz MOSSLEY - beer on !) and the "Spanish Bar" before catching the Flyer back to Derby, and then back to Belper.

Today - a 9 miler around Grattan Dale and Elton which turned into a bit of a "swamp trek" at times - bad underfoot - with rain as well - and this in the middle of July (OK it did rain on St Swithin's Day - but who believes that stuff ?) - pictures ... another day maybe ... and home to this ...

What will tomorrow bring ? What will this week bring ? Yes the "Work" (or lack of ?) question from the "Tower of Doom" - the number 67 was mentioned on Friday ... that number is almost exactly 50% of the current number of full-time staff. Has anyone ever received an e-mail with one of these on the bottom - tee-hee - but there's plenty floating about our place at the moment - and it's showing the correct reading as well !



.. and football - Tuesday night at Mossley up to now ...
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