The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
It was the FA Cup first round draw on Sunday and three local teams featured in the pool. Although unlucky for some, it was Cheltenham Town that was represented by ball 13, and managed to draw AFC Wimbledon away. These two sides faced each other twice last season, with Cheltenham being undefeated in the fixtures, […]
Forest Green Rovers have today announced they have appointed Marcus Reynolds as the club’s new chief executive officer (CEO). The designation comes following the news in January that Henry Staelens was stepping down from his role after five years as CEO. In a statement published on the club website, Reynolds said: “I am humbled to […]
Forest Green will have to be at their “very best”, if they are to get a much-needed result away at Plymouth Argyle, who currently sit second in the League One table just three points off the top spot, says Duncan Ferguson. Forest Green’s season hasn’t gone the way Ferguson would have liked with his side […]
Forest Green Rovers head coach Duncan Ferguson and owner Dale Vince were in attendance at The Bolt New Lawn last night for the club’s second Fans Forum of the season. The pair were met by roughly 150 Rovers fans in the Carole Embrey Suite for what was the first event of the sort since Ferguson’s […]
Charlie Savage, son of former Wales international Robbie Savage netted his first goal in professional senior football on Saturday, as he scored the opener in Forest Green Rovers’ 3-1 defeat to Bristol Rovers. The 19 year old joined the League One outfit late in the January transfer window and has impressed during his short time […]
Duncan Ferguson was critical of the technical side of his Forest Green Rovers team following their 3-1 defeat at home to Bristol Rovers on Saturday. FGR took the lead inside the first 15 minutes through Charlie Savage but ended up on the wrong side of the score, extending their winless run to an unwelcome 16 […]
Survival hopes for League One side Forest Green Rovers took another blow as they were defeated 4-0 by Ipswich Town at Portman Road. Conor Chaplin opened the scoring inside five minutes and Nathan Broadhead doubled the home sides lead just before half-time. The second half proved no better for Rovers as Chaplin latched onto a […]
Duncan Ferguson was unveiled as the new head coach of Forest Green Rovers this past Thursday and it’s arguably the biggest moment in the clubs 134-year long history. Owner and chairman Dale Vince has brought in the Everton legend to turn around Rovers’ fortunes in what’s been a struggle of a first ever season in […]
Duncan Ferguson hauled praise on his centre back partnership despite his first game as Head Coach of Forest Green Rovers ending in a 2-1 defeat to Shrewsbury Town. It was a humbling start to life in the job for the Everton legend as two stoppage time goals cancelled out Jordon Garrick’s first half stunner as […]
Forest Green Rovers manager Rob Edwards believes Mansfield will come out firing on Tuesday in the two sides’ League Two meeting at The New Lawn. They will have to take on the Stags without top scorer Matty Stevens, who has suffered an ACL injury and will be out for the rest of the campaign and […]