Forest Green Rovers play host to Exeter City on Tuesday night in what promises to be an exciting League Two match up at The New Lawn. Rovers currently sit sixth place in the league thanks to a victory at the weekend and will be hoping for more of the same following their 3-2 triumph over […]
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The European Super League: Ten local Gloucestershire football teams you can support instead of the ‘top six’
With the news that England’s ‘top six’ are all part of the 12 founding teams that have agreed to join a new European Super League, many football fans have been left feeling disenfranchised. In what would be a gigantic change for European football, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham would join AC […]
Bishop’s Cleeve looking to maintain 100% record in the Challenge Cup against Lydney Town
Bishop’s Cleeve will be hoping to make it three wins out of three in the group stages of the Bluefin Sports Challenge Cup, as they travel to Lydney Town on Tuesday evening. The Mitres defeated Tuffley Rovers (0-4) and Longlevens (4-1) in the two previous games in the all-Gloucestershire Group 1 to propel themselves to […]
Michael Duff discusses “organised” Stevenage and European Super League ahead of Tuesday’s game
Cheltenham Town will travel to Hertfordshire tomorrow night to face 15th placed Stevenage in League Two at the Lamex Stadium. The Robins fell to a 1-0 defeat to Crawley Town last time out which signalled their 11th loss of the season. Embed from Getty Images It saw Cheltenham fall to second place in the league […]
Bristol Rovers manager Joey Barton labels the European Super League as ‘sad’ and says it will ‘ruin the English football pyramid’
The European Super League has caused quite the stir since its 12 founding clubs announced their plans for a new competition last night. The news will hugely affect the Premier League and lower leagues of English football and former Premier League midfielder and Bristol Rovers manager Joey Barton says he’d seen it coming for a […]
Cheltenham Town’s Michael Duff speaks out on European Super League
With the announcement of the European Super League, Ex-Burnley player and Cheltenham Town manager Michael Duff spoke out against the decision and it’s implications of the English football pyramid: “It’s disgraceful really that people are looking trying to run a separate competition, when 150 years of history has worked so far but I’m only repeating […]
Jose Mourinho sacked by Tottenham Hotspur
Jose Mourinho has been sacked this morning following a poor run of form which see’s the North London outfit sit seventh in the Premier League table, three spots away from the Champions League. Club Chairman Daniel Levy said on the departure: “Jose and his coaching staff have been with us through some of our most […]
University of Gloucestershire Varsity confirmed for 2021
Many had lost all hope, most had accepted defeat, but few would’ve envisioned this positive outcome. At long last, the annual varsity event between the University of Gloucestershire and the University of Worcester has returned and will take place from the 17-20th May at Oxstalls campus in Gloucester. This year’s competition will be slightly different […]
European Super League announced to include six Premier League clubs
There has been widespread outrage across the footballing world today as a new European Super League has been announced which will involve 12 of Europe’s biggest clubs including Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham. The Premier League’s so-called ‘top six’ will be joined by AC Milan, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus and Real Madrid to […]
FA Cup: Football fans finally return for semi-final in test event at Wembley
Around 4,000 fans watched on as Leicester City secured a place in the FA Cup final following a 1-0 victory over Southampton. After recent easing of the UK Government’s lockdown measures, new research is being carried out which will allow fans to return to sporting events across the country. Embed from Getty Images Sunday’s Fa […]