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Last Saturday, Redditch United announced that their current manager, Tim Flowers, had made the decision to step down from his position in order to join local rivals Alvechurch, less than twenty-four hours before their game against playoff rivals Stamford. Just two hours before kick-off, they announced the return of fan favourite Matt Clarke. Clarke had […]
Kyle Rowley, 28, has enjoyed a remarkable start to life at Redditch United winning three of his five games since joining the Worcestershire-based outfit a month ago. Rowley was pleased with his first game as he looks to build on the positive start he’s made: “I’m settling in quite quickly to be honest, going straight […]
Forest Green Rovers boss Steve Cotterill revealed his disappointment that the squad didn’t progress into the next round of the FA Cup following a 2-1 defeat to Stockport County “I thought they (the players) were magnificent,” Cotterill said. “We ended up losing a game we didn’t deserve to lose. I thought we were excellent in […]
Forest Green Rovers forward Christian Doidge believes that his team have progressed in leaps and bounds after a 2-1 extra-time defeat to Stockport County. Doidge’s late equaliser wasn’t enough for Rovers to progress to the second round of the famous competition, but there is a belief that the National League side have improved in the […]
Redditch United will be looking to rectify a run of four home defeats on the trot by defeating AFC Telford at The Valley Stadium. Former Gloucester City boss Tim Flowers hopes that they can find the lethal touch that has seemed to elude them in recent weeks as they host the title favourite Lilywhites. “We […]
Gloucester City head down to Hampshire for the second time this week as they play lowly Winchester City looking to keep themselves at the top of the Southern Premier League South table. The Tigers are on a run of eight unbeaten games in a row after their tantalising top-of-the-table encounter against AFC Totton on Saturday, […]
29-year-old winger Ed Williams returned to Gloucester City AFC this summer following their relegation to the Southern League Premier South, in an attempt to help get them straight back up into the sixth tier. “It feels very good (to be back), obviously it does feel like home a little bit. I was absent for four […]
Whaddon United made the journey to Dursley Town as they faced off in the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League, with both of the teams coming into the game on equal points. They shared the top spot three ways with themselves and Tewkesbury Town all on 21 points heading into the weekend. But it was Dursley that […]
Gloucester City won 8-7 on penalties and advanced to the next round of the FA Trophy after a Wimborne Town FC second-half fightback completed through a late Cam Munn equalizer. A red card for Gloucester center-back Dan Ball late on was an influential factor after the home side dominated the majority of the game The […]
It’s fair to say that it has been a year to forget for Gloucestershire football’s big three. Cheltenham Town ended their three-year spell in League One. Forest Green Rovers faced back-to-back relegations and have now been dumped out of the football league. Whilst Gloucester City are to play in the seventh tier of English football […]