DATE: DATE: NOTTINGHAM FOREST MASTERS DERBY COUNTY MASTERS LEICESTER CITY MASTERS NOTTS COUNTY MASTERS WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS MASTERS WEST BROMWICH ALBION MASTERS 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?
SELCO CENTRAL MIDLANDS MASTERS 2010
THE SQUADS
Darren Heyes, Nigel Jemson , Jason Lee, Bryan Roy, Justin Walker, Steve Chettle, Eion Jess, Paul Evans
Kevin Poole, Dean Sturridge, Phil Gee, Inigo Idiakez, Michael Johnson, Gary Rowett, Craig Ramage, Shane Nicholson
Kevin Pilkington, Steve Jenkins, Alan Paris, Andy Legg, Shaun Murray, Ian Barraclough, Ian Richardson, Gary Martindale
Derek Dudley, Mark Burke, Scott Taylor, Mick Gooding, Michael Gilkes, David Kelly, Phil Robinson, Andy Thompson
Russell Hoult, Don Goodman, Roy Hunter, Carl Heggs, Darryl Burgess, Ian Hamilton, Lee Ashcroft, Bob Taylor