Federico Dimarco scored a potential Puskas award winning goal against Frosinone from 60 yards on Sunday night. The wing-back collected the ball just inside the opposition half, before firing in a shot from the touchline, looping it over Frosinone goalkeeper Stefano Turati. Dimarco has been in fine form for the Nerrazurri this season, registering two […]
Author: Chris Ford
UOG American Football: Worcester Royals vs Gloucestershire Gladiators
The University of Gloucestershire Gladiators American football team travel north to face rivals the Worcester Royals this weekend. The Gladiators are looking to get their season back on track after losing their opening game of the season by six points to 12 against Tarranau Aberystwyth in the BUCS South West Division two, three weeks ago. […]
FA Cup preview: Forest Green Rovers vs Scarborough Athletic – first round replay
Forest Green Rovers face Scarborough Athletic at The New Lawn for the second time in ten days after a dramatic 1-1 draw at the Flamingo Land Stadium. Rovers scored a 93rd minute equaliser courtesy of 18-year-old Olly Sully who has come through the academy at Forest Green, he also made his league debut this weekend […]
From play off drama to a relegation palaver, where its gone wrong for Gloucester City FC
Just six months ago, Gloucester City reached the National League North playoffs, after a thrilling 4-3 win over Chorley on the final day. Roll it forward to the present, and they are eight points off safety in the same division, having seen a summer of change from top to bottom. The club has new ownership, […]
“Everything is a different now, old pub sports are more or less dying out” Former Skittles player insists pub sports’ popularity is in decline
Darts, skittles, bar billiards and pool are just a few of the activities that you would see in some pubs across the country. But is the age of pub sports slowly but surely coming to an end? Gloucestershire resident and former skittles player, John Carter believes that we could be seeing the end of pub […]
Five Cheltenham Town academy prospects to look out for
Cheltenham Town have produced an array of talent over the years including the likes of Luke Thomas, now at Bristol Rovers, Salford City and former Millwall striker Matt Smith, Marley Watkins who plays in Scotland for Kilmarnock and many more. This leads to the question, who is there to look out for in the new […]
Record-breaker Sopuruchukwu Obieri becomes Cheltenham Town’s youngest ever player
Sopuruchukwu Obieri became Cheltenham Town’s youngest player in their history last Tuesday night at the age of just 15 year’s old, as he came off the bench in The Robins’ 4-0 defeat to West Ham under 21s in the EFL Trophy. Obieri broke the record following Cameron Walters’ debut in October 2022 who at the […]
“You see videos and they’ve absolutely demolished teams, so i’m reasonably happy”- Mike Cook post Scunthorpe United 2-0 Gloucester City FC
Gloucester City fell to a 2-0 defeat at new National League North leaders Scunthorpe on Armistice afternoon. Goals from Jacob Butterfield and Danny Whitehall secured the win for the Iron against a Gloucester side now bottom of the division, but the issues span further than that. City are now left stranded eight points off safety, […]
“He has that excellence in midfield” – Darrell Clarke hails Liam Sercombe’s pivotal impact on Cheltenham
Cheltenham Town manager Darrell Clarke believes Liam Sercombe’s ability to “galvanise” his teammates is key to the success of The Robins this season. Sercombe scored the only goal against Cambridge United on Saturday thanks to a beautifully-weighted chip over Jack Stevens. Clarke and Sercombe worked together at Bristol Rovers between 2017 and 2018, so the […]
“You’ve got to win horribly in this league”: Bristol City assistant manager Curtis Fleming’s honest assessment on his sides win against Coventry City
Bristol City assistant manager Curtis Fleming spoke openly post-match on his sides 1-0 win, admitting there were periods that the Robins struggled. Saturday saw a makeshift Bristol City beat Coventry 1-0 at Ashton Gate, with the Robins having to provide a professional performance in order to keep a persistent Coventry attack at bay. Assistant manager […]