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NOTTS SO SPORTY?
WRITTEN BY, DANIEL WALDRAM
Are you from Nottingham? Do you
have an interest in sports? Do you
know many sports that Nottingham is
represented in? Do you support any?
Well, I am writing this article to ad-
dress these issues.
There are many sports teams in Not-
tingham but not all of them are so
keenly supported. Nottingham is repre-
sented in Football, Rugby, Cricket, Ice
Hockey and Basketball and many other
less supported sports, I personally am a
fan of each team but I particularly sup-
port Nottingham Forest.
In football, Nottingham has 3 main
teams Nottingham Forest, Notts
County and Mansfield Town. All 3 of
these teams have tasted success in re-
cent years but unfortunately all 3 have
tasted bitter defeat.
Nottingham Forest has gone to the play
-offs in the last two years and both
times were considered as favourites by
many but both times failed to even get
to the final, now after a change of man-
agement and the owner now unwilling
to give Forest transfer funds things
look very grim, they are now at the foot
of the table and many fans cannot see a
way that they can possibly stay in this
league, I think that Nottingham Forest
will be able to avoid the drop but only
if they are able to get their tactics right.
This season they have an average atten-
dance of 22,079, a drop of nearly 2,000
fans from last year.
But, on the other side of the Trent,
Notts County have recently gained pro-
motion from the fourth tier back to the
third and last year they were struggling
for much of the season, but now they
are right at the top of the table and they
are now looking to gain promotion
again to take themselves into the cham-
pionship and their future is looking
very bright, I would love Notts County
to get promoted this season, I think that
it’ll attract much interest from everyone
in Nottingham and it will be a great
occasion for all fans involved this sea-
son they have an average attendance
of, this season they have an average
attendance of 6,422.
Mansfield has taken the lowest blow
of all three by being relegated out of
the league and is now just another mid
-table team who don’t look to be going
anywhere anytime soon.
In Rugby, Nottingham Rugby team
are currently 7th out of 12 in the sec-
ond league. They used to be a very
good team but recent years have seen
a decline in their performances and
they have fell very heavily down the
league, but recently they have been
making a push to once again become a
very respectable team.
In cricket, we have Notts Outlaws;
they have become a much better team
in recent years and after winning pro-
motion into league one and they then
won the first division title.
In ice hockey, we have Nottingham
Panthers who are getting many plau-
dits recently as last year they won the
playoffs and the challenge cup, this
year they are planning to win both
those competitions and win the league.
It seems that every Nottingham sports
team has had a rollercoaster ride in
recent years as they all have had suc-
cess but all have tasted defeat. But,
that is a part of sport and that is what
makes all these sports so exciting. So,
get down there and support your local
teams. It’s like being at a theme park
because you’re in for a hell of a ride!
If your interested in joining a local
team, they are always on the lookout
for new people. Just like west Bridg-
ford colts:
http://wbcfc.org/
Nottingham Forest: 1865
Notts County: 1862
Mansfield Town: 1897
Nottingham Rugby: 1999
Notts Outlaws: 1841
Nottingham Panthers: 1946
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Each Team