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SELCO CENTRAL MIDLANDS MASTERS 2010
DATE:
DATE:
Monday 31st may, 2010 VENUE: Nottingham ice arena
THE SQUADS
NOTTINGHAM FOREST MASTERS
Darren Heyes, Nigel Jemson , Jason Lee, Bryan Roy, Justin Walker, Steve Chettle, Eion Jess, Paul Evans
DERBY COUNTY MASTERS
Kevin Poole, Dean Sturridge, Phil Gee, Inigo Idiakez, Michael Johnson, Gary Rowett, Craig Ramage, Shane Nicholson
LEICESTER CITY MASTERS
Dale Belford, Ally Mauchlen , Paul Groves, David Oldfield, Lee Philpott, Muzzy Izzett, Julian Joachim, Jamie LawrenceNOTTS COUNTY MASTERS
Kevin Pilkington, Steve Jenkins, Alan Paris, Andy Legg, Shaun Murray, Ian Barraclough, Ian Richardson, Gary Martindale
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS MASTERS
Derek Dudley, Mark Burke, Scott Taylor, Mick Gooding, Michael Gilkes, David Kelly, Phil Robinson, Andy Thompson
WEST BROMWICH ALBION MASTERS
Russell Hoult, Don Goodman, Roy Hunter, Carl Heggs, Darryl Burgess, Ian Hamilton, Lee Ashcroft, Bob Taylor
RESULTS
NOTTS COUNTY 4 VS DERBY COUNTY 3
Martindale Nicholson
Legg 2 Idiakez
Richardson Sturridge
WEST BROMWICH ALBION 2 VS LEICESTER CITY 3
Burgess Lawrence
Goodman Oldfield 2
DERBY COUNTY 2 VS NOTTINGHAM FOREST 3
Johnson Roy
Idiakez Jemson
Lee
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 2 VS WEST BROMWICH ALBION 1
Gilkes Goodman
Kelly
NOTTINGHAM FOREST 2 VS NOTTS COUNTY 1
Lee Martindale
Chettle
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 3 VS LEICESTER CITY 1
Burke 2 Oldfield
Gooding
DATE:
THE FINAL
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 4 VS NOTTINGHAM FOREST 6
Taylor Evans 3
Thompson Roy Kelly Jemson
Heggs Jess
REPORT
A tournament held all over the UK for ex professionals aged 35 years and over gave the Nottingham and sky TV football outside the season and in build up to this summer's world cup
Derby who started well with an early lead through Shane Nicholson in the first game against Notts County never really got going in the tournament despite a strong team on paper
The Rams have a poor masters history anyway and luck wasn't about to change in Nottingham tonight
A master's debut for the Spaniard Inigo Idiakez who chipped in with two goals and showed touches of the quality that made him a firm favourite with the Derby faithful… Craig Ramage however showed touches of why he wasn't
Poole really could have done better in goal, Gee and Ramage rarely troubled and Sturridge has lost the pace and mobility that helped him to many a premiership goal
Two defeats saw both Derby and West Brom going home early, it wasn't pretty but a good night for the masses of forest fans that made the trip
A forest side who scored plenty of goals, 11 in total won the tournament beating a tired but resolute Wolves side giving the reds and there fans something to talk about for the next 20 years
Jason lee minus the pineapple that sported his head for many years was Sin Binned in the final creating a possible tense finish for the reds but it wasn't to be, they had enough to carry there way over the finish line and take there place in the Birmingham final
My player of the tournament.. Nottingham forest's Paul Evans whose brilliant hat trick almost single headedly gave the reds the trophy
From a Rams point of view.. and there was a fair few of us there, well it just wasn't to be, plenty of hope but no glory
Next year will be better… or will it?