The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
Fleetwood Town bounce back with three points at the EV Charger Points stadium after dropping a surprise two points to bottom of the league Morecambe last Monday night. Former Liverpool academy midfielder Matty Virtue scored both goals for The Fisherman to take them up to 10th in the league on 12 points with a game […]
Manager Richard Joyce says Thornbury Town had to rely on in-form striker Callum Chamber’s loyalty given rival teams’ interest. The striker’s last minute chance was saved on Friday night against Slimbridge, but he was on the score-sheet once again, much to the liking of his manager. “We’re getting a lot of interest from clubs, both […]
Richard Wood was disappointed by his side’s lack of intensity in Swindon Town Women‘s 2-0 loss to Queens Park Rangers WFC at the SkyEX community stadium. “The level of intensity and desire needs to be there from the start, QPR are a difficult team to play against, and they made things difficult for us, very […]
(Image: Prosports Images- Wayne Tuckwell) Steve Cotterill says Forest Green Rovers 1-0 National League win over Hartlepool United on Saturday was achieved by the entire squad after a difficult week on the road. Rovers earned the only goal of the game on 71 minutes through Charlie McCann’s fourth goal of the season sweeping an Emmanuel […]
Michael Flynn‘s Cheltenham Town failed to impress The Robins fans once again after a disappointing 2-0 defeat to Fleetwood Town at the EV Charger Points stadium on Saturday. Boos rang around the stadium following the full time whistle, with the action continuing off the pitch as striker Matty Taylor was seen ‘offering fans out’ in […]
Antoine Griezmann has announced his retirement from playing for the French national team. In a quote from Griezmann, he says: “I close this wonderful chapter of my life thanks for all the memories.” The Atletico Madrid player won plenty of trophies during his time playing for Les Bleus including the golden boot in Euro 2016, […]
From tense FA Cup ties to brilliant league battles, there was plenty of footballing action played all around Gloucestershire over the weekend. Starting in League Two, Cheltenham Town dropped down the table after a 0-2 loss to Fleetwood Town, a side that were also relegated from the third tier last season. Ex-Liverpool youth player Matty […]
Good afternoon and welcome to this afternoon’s live blog! Stay tuned here to follow all of our breaking stories throughout the day. We’ll have reaction from this weekend’s football in Gloucestershire including Cheltenham Town’s home loss and Forest Green Rovers’ home win on Saturday, before looking at how our women’s teams got on on Sunday. […]
Liam Manning has revealed that Bristol City defender Cameron Pring is set to undergo surgery on his hamstring after the Robins’ 2-0 win against Rotherham United on Saturday. Pring was substituted late in the match against the Millers after feeling tightness in his hamstring, which is a problem the ex-Cheltenham Town man has been nursing […]
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 […]