Friday night saw the emergence of Bristol Bears as a European force, with the South West side beating established opponents Toulon to claim the Challenge Cup Trophy in France. Pat Lam has overseen a transformation of the Ashton Gate outfit during his three-year tenure, taking them from Championship obscurity to Champions Cup qualification, the height […]
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“I am worried about some players mental health” – AFC Renegades Secretary Andrew Bullen on the impacts of Covid-19 on grassroots
“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 […]
“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. […]
Liveblog | Park Life Sport keeps you up to date with the latest Gloucestershire sports news
Hello and welcome to Park Life Sport’s liveblog! It’s the three L’s, Louis, Lewis and Lucas in charge of social media and the liveblog. We’re in the newsroom and set to keep you up to date with the latest sports stories from around the Gloucestershire area. We’ve got a top online team bringing you all […]
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, […]
‘One of the greatest achievements in sport’ – Roger Federer full of praise for ‘greatest rival’ Rafael Nadal after historic 13th French Open win
Rafael Nadal beat world number Novak Djokovic in straight sets to claim his twentieth Grand Slam title and become the first person to win 13 French Open titles. It means Nadal has now equalled Roger Federer’s record of 20 Grand Slams. Federer, who named the Spaniard as his ‘greatest rival’ called the achievement of winning […]
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 […]