“Everybody works hard and looks forward to playing at the weekend’s for fun, so we’ve lost players that aren’t in the same place anymore.” Football has always been a source of escapism and forever will be. As a fan watching your team week-in week-out, five-a-side stories created with your friends on an astroturf or the […]
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“They just need to trust us.” Michelle Owen on the #LetFansIn campaign and grassroots football
“If we don’t start letting fans in soon, then football like this won’t exist.” Presenter and podcaster Michelle Owen is watching Cheltenham Town Ladies. She reports week-in, week-out, on the biggest and best English football has to offer, but she knows all levels of the game are at risk in the aftermath of the Coronavirus […]
Playoff chasers and Wembley dreamers: The Gloucestershire Football Roundup
There was plenty of footballing action across Gloucestershire this weekend, from the EFL down to non-league. Here’s a brief rundown of the key results. Southend United 0-2 Cheltenham Town The Robins bounced back from Tuesday’s home defeat to Grimsby Town with a comfortable win on the road at Southend. George Lloyd and Liam Sercombe netted […]
AFC Renegades Secretary Andrew Bullen says ground hopping will damage them financially
Gloucester & District Sunday League Premier Division side AFC Renegades could fall into financial issues this season due to Covid-19. Usually playing their games at Imjin barracks, the Army have denied access to public football sides due to insurance issues which has left AFC Renegades without a home since the summer. Follow Live Blog Here. […]
Cheltenham Town joins the #LetFansIn campaign
Cheltenham Town FC are the one of the latest in a string of professional football clubs to publicly support the #LetFansIn movement. The online campaign to get fans back into sporting grounds around the country has amassed over 195,000 signatures already, meaning it will be considered in Parliament for debate. The likes of Manchester United, […]
Michael Duff: “It’s not just football that’s suffering at the minute, the whole world is suffering.”
Cheltenham Town manager Michael Duff has said he recognises the difficulties his side are facing as Covid 19 cases continue to rise around the country and admitted the frustration is getting to him and his colleagues. He said: “Hopefully the fans will be let in soon, but it just seems to keep going on and […]
Cheltenham Town v Grimsby Town Preview
Cheltenham Town have the opportunity to go top of the League Two table on Tuesday night as they take on Grimsby Town. Embed from Getty Images Michael Duff’s side will face Ian Holloway’s team who are without a win so far this season and who currently sit only above Oldham Athletic at the bottom of […]
Controversial Premier League reform plans from Liverpool and Manchester United backed by Rick Parry
English Football League chairman Rick Parry believes that the plans proposed by Liverpool and Manchester United can protect English football. Former Liverpool chief executive Parry, who was appointed EFL chairman in September, has backed the controversial proposals, which includes reducing the Premier League to 18 teams and scrapping the EFL Cup. Embed from Getty Images […]
Feature: What is it like to cover Football as a Sports Journalist during Covid 19?
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to cover football during a global pandemic? This has been a reality for sports journalists all over the country who have had to deal with what the Coronavirus pandemic has thrown at them. Nizaar Kinsella is a well known Chelsea journalist for GOAl and when asked what has […]
England: Sterling withdraws and Chelsea star Reece James earns first call-up.
Gareth Southgate reunites with the England squad this week as the Three Lions prepare to face Wales in a friendly, as well as Belgium and Denmark in the UEFA Nations League. Since the initial squad announcement last week, numerous changes have been made as players have been forced to withdraw and others have been called-up. […]