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 […]
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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 […]
Salford City boss Richie Wellens sacked after 2-0 loss to Cheltenham Town
Cheltenham Town’s secured their 19th League Two win of the campaign came against Salford City on Saturday, which shortly became Richie Wellens’ final game in charge of the Ammies. His exit comes a week after Salford won the Papa John’s Trophy final at Wembley, and just under five months after his appointment. Wellens left Swindon […]
Gloucester City Women eye full-time status as club announces exciting plans
Gloucester City co-chairman Alex Petheram has confirmed that the club’s newly formed women’s side will play at Meadow Park next season as the Tigers look to bring all clubs onto a level playing field. Petheram took to Twitter to confirm that the Gloucestershire County League side will be added to the Gloucester Sport brand that […]
OPINION: Why something should be done about the Premier League’s gambling problem
Football has a gambling problem, but it’s the future of the young generation at stake. As social media and smartphones evolve into an ingrained aspect of daily life, the gambling industry has become one of many to take advantage of the accessibility modern technology has to offer. Take the recent Cheltenham Festival as evidence – […]
Gloucester City defender signs new deal with the Tigers
Gloucester City have announced that defender Jack James has signed a new deal to stay at Meadow Park until 2023. The 21-year-old has been with the Tigers since 2019 since making the move west from Braintree Town. Taking to Twitter, the Republic of Ireland Under-19 international expressed his delight at securing his short-term future in […]