Local Derby

A local derby between rival football clubs Derby County and Nottingham Forest meant a substantial police presence in Ilkeston today. With supporters of both clubs living in the town which is midway between the two clubs there was always the possibility that there could be trouble between the fans.


I've always followed Forest but like all the local clubs to be successful so cannot be too disappointed living in Derbyshire that the Rams took the spoils today with a 1-0 victory. On current form it should have been an easy win for the Reds but form goes out of the window in matches like this and the other results mean the Forest remain second in the table and the three points for the Rams help them climb away from the relegation zone.

There didn't appear to be any trouble this morning to bother the police and while some may have thought that so many officers walking around town was overkill it would have been a different story if trouble had flared and there were no police on hand to deal with it. Whatever the result of the match it was a no win situation for the boys in blue. Except perhaps for the one I spoke to - he supports Notts County and they won their home fixture against Barnet 2-0 keeping them in a play-off spot in League 2. And to round it all off, Ilkeston won their home match too against Droylsden 1-0!