Woo hoo! Finally a 'Bassetlaw Derby' that was actually being played in Bassetlaw.Bassetlaw is a joint borough council that encompasses the North Notts towns of Retford and Worksop and the surrounding villages.
It is fair to say that one of these towns has benefited more from the joint council tax funds than the other over the years, but the other is often seen as being a bit posher than the aforementioned neighbouring town ... but I live in the latter and that kind of renders that claim inert and null & void doesn't it!?.
Saturday September 26th 2009. UniBond League, Premier Division
Cannon Park, Leverton Road (at the very bestest end of) Retford.
Retford United (1) 2 (Barwick, Marrison)
Worksop Town (1 ) 1 (Simpkins OG - once a Tiger always a Tiger)
Admission £8. Programme (£2 and excellent it is too).
Attendance 576
Worksop can only blame themselves for not taking the game by the scruff of the neck when they had the majority of possession in the first half.But they didn't get the breaks their efforts warranted.
At half time, with the score stood level at one apiece, the two managerial Peter's, Duffield and Rinkcavage, drilled their respective teams for the second half.
Duffield won that particular battle of wits, though to be fair Rinky's options were limited.
Retford had the best of the second half and though it wasn't pretty to watch at times, thoroughly warranted taking all three points with a 2-1 victory on strength their performance after the break.
Grinding out results will stand the Badgers in good stead this season.
Worksop have to learn to kill off games while they're in the ascendancy.
Full time ... and Nik 'Barney' Myles (RUFC maverick) is clearly enjoying the finaloutcome far more than WTFC's in house journalist Mike Tunningley.
