Shirebrook is often in the news; or more accurately, the SportsDirect warehouse in the town is often in the news. I wanted to provide a balanced review of the impact of the warehouse on life in the town but I was only able to find a Mail Online link.
Rossington have, over the Christmas period, signed three new players to bolster their chances of avoiding relegation, whereas Shirebrook may be plunged back into a relegation fight depending on the outcome of disciplinary proceedings. In their previous match Shirebrook refused to return to the field of play for the second-half.
This was hardly a local derby for a Boxing Day match. The visitors had to make the 50 minute drive from their Doncaster homes. Myself and my father, incidentally, had to make a similar distanced trip from my Boxing Day dinner at my parent's house.
Myself and my father were impressed with the club's set up. Its stands and facilities could easily grace tier 8. The bobbly pitch though let the club down a little.
Rossington had the advantage of the slight slope and the wind on their backs in the first half and raced into a three goal lead, their dangerous wing play causing panic in the Shirebrook defence. Shirebrook looked a lot poorer than league position suggested. We found out the reason for this by overhearing a club official explaining the situation. Apparently a lot of the players picked up food poisoning at a Christmas party. They were lucky to get enough players to make up the team. There were no substitutes and only the manager and coach were on the bench.
Shirebrook looked more dangerous in the second half as Rossington sat back. The decent looking numbers 5 and 9 linked up well a number of times but were, between them, unable to pull a goal back.
Rossington's goals are described thus:
0:1 Good work and an overlap down the left resulted in the number 11 being found free on the edge of the box. He placed his shot to the corner of the goal past the right hand of the 'keeper.
0:2 A towering header downwards from the big number 9, from a corner, skidded past the 'keeper's feet.
0:3 The number 10, diagonally 7 yards out from the 'keeper's left hand post, drilled a shot through the 'keeper's hands.
An overview and list of the tier 9 Derbyshire teams that I have seen at home in league action can be found in the following link.
http://footytourist.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/football-in-derbyshire.html
A list of the tier 10 and 11 teams seen by the end of 2016 (in league or cup action, home or away) is shown below:
Shirebrook Town (T10 - Northern Counties East League Division One)
Dronfield Town (T10 - Northern Counties East League Division One)
Belper United (T10 - East Midlands Counties League)
Graham Street Prims (T10 - East Midlands Counties League)
Borrowash Victoria (T10 - East Midlands Counties League)
South Normanton Athletic (T10 - East Midlands Counties League)
Stapenhill (T10 - East Midlands Counties League)
Holbrook Sports (T10 - East Midlands Counties League)
FC Bolsover (T11 - Central Midlands League North Division)
Clay Cross Town (T11 - Central Midlands League North Division)
Tideswell United (T11 - Central Midlands League North Division)
Mickleover RBL (T11 - Central Midlands League South Division)
Swanwick Pentrich Road (T11 - Central Midlands League South Division)
Pinxton (T11 - Central Midlands League South Division)
Holbrook St Michaels (T11 - Central Midlands League South Division)
Hilton Harriers (T11 - Staffordshire County Senior League Premier Division)
Ashbourne (T11 - Staffordshire County Senior League Premier Division)
Aston United (T11 - Nottinghamshire Senior League)
Sandiacre Town (T11 - Nottinghamshire Senior League)
Whaley Bridge (T11 - Cheshire Football League)
Gamesley (T11 - Cheshire Football League) club disbanded at end of 2015/16 season
South Normanton (Town) (T11 - Central Midlands League South Division) 2nd team of Athletic
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