That is the question preoccupying Leamington fans today. They were hoping to take the cardboard labrador mascot to tomorrow's big game at Stockport County, but he is nowhere to be found. Searches of the New Windmill Ground have so far been unproductive.
Reports that Hollers has sent Nimrod on loan to Stratford Town have been denied.
Nimrod's plight made the news on BBC Coventry & Warwickshire this morning and the breakfast show host tweeted a picture of the missing hound.
Leamington went down to a 1-2 defeat at the New Windmill Ground to Tamworth, non-league's in form team. However, I felt that we played well and deserved a share of the spoils.
Early pressure led to a Brakes free kick, but it was cleared off the line and then blasted over. Tamworth looked dangerous from a corner, but were unable to put the ball away as we headed off the line. They then had two corners in succession and from the second Paul Green put them ahead on 25 minutes. It was a sloppy goal to concede and the keeper should have done better
However, within four minutes, Brakes were on equal terms. A corner was converted with a powerful bullet header by Delroy Gordon.
Despite calls from behind me for Leamington to ripple the old onion bag, they were unable to score a second with the Tamworth keeper making a good reaction save from Goddard. Tamworth's Joshua Sampson got a yellow card.
After half time, the game was keenly contested, but neither side was able to make the decisive break through. Tamworth goal scorer Green got a yellow card for a nasty foul on Stephan Morley and was eventually withdrawn.
I thought that in the last quarter of an hour Tamworth started to predominate more and on 86 minutes with Atkins out of his goal, after being put in difficulty by a poor back pass, Brendon Daniels got round him to score the winner.
I didn't hear the attendance, but I think it was over 750 with the visitors well supported. However, they didn't have a dog in attendance like us.
It was a raw and foggy Sunday afternoon at the New Windmill Ground which kept the attendance down to under 350 (plus one faithful canine supporter) but Brakes made a good start to 2015 with a hard fought 4-3 victory over Bradford Park Avenue.
Leamington were ahead after two minutes when good work on the right enabled Lee Moore to put the ball into the net. A header from a free kick was not far wide. Then Stephan Morley delivered a belter of a shot from a free kick to make it 2-0 on 23 minutes. He was unable to repeat his feat from a similar position a few minutes later with the ball just going wide. The Avenue keeper looked to have carried the ball over the line and it could have been 3-0.
Leamington looked comfortably in control with most of the play in the opposition half, but break aways by Bradford enabled Chilaka to score on 38 and 44 minutes making it 2-2 at half time.
Tank had to be replaced by Edwards at half time because of an injury.
On 50 minutes good work on the left enabled Moore to make it 3-2. A shot almost went in after it bounced off the crossbar from Goddard. Then on 66 minutes Jordan Goddard put it in the goal of the game with a delightful lob over the keeper.
The call now was for the old five, but Avenue did not give up and made it 4-3 from a corner. Danny Newton, who had a good game, nearly scored but the ball was tipped over. In four minutes added on, Avenue had another corner, but Brakes got the ball down the other end and secured the win.
