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Split loyalties but Roebuck backs Nottingham
Derby-based Kristian Roebuck has admitted it was a tough call to decide to pull on the University of Nottingham Badminton shirt for the debut National BadmintonLeague season but believes it is the right decision.
Localrivalry between Nottingham and Derby is common on the football field butRoebuck's split loyalties also show that the local derby spirit is alive andkicking on the badminton scene as well.
Sportsfans will have to wait until the Match-night 6 on 27 April to see Team Derbyface University of Nottingham in an enticing end-of-season NBL fixture thatcould shape the top of the league table.
However, as University of Nottingham Badminton prepare to welcome Loughborough Sport to the Albert Hall this January, Roebuck said “As a Derby lad through and through it was not aneasy decision to opt to pull on the green and yellow of Nottingham but I seegreat potential in the squad and I have great belief in the coaching team.
“Theplaying experience in this University of Nottingham Badminton side is extremelymotivating and enjoyable but extremely challenging.”
Roebuck,who won 7 caps for England and retired from international badminton in 2008, isno stranger to team competition so should be a key asset in the UK's first everprofessional badminton league.
Nowhe is ready to firing once again, this time much closer to home, as fast pacedNBL match-play at Nottingham's Albert Hall is broadcast live on Sky Sports.
Roebucksaid “As aplayer I've been across to France and Holland playing in leagues but nothing ismore satisfying than getting to perform on home soil in front of friends andfamily who supported me through my professional career.
“I wantto play some high quality badminton in front of folks and my kids.I want to make them and my team mates proudand hopefully whip up some young guns in the process”.
Tickets pricedfrom just £10, are still available to see Kristian join his University ofNottingham Badminton team mates face Loughborough Sport.
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