Cheltenham Town continued their fantastic start to the season with a win against Exeter City on Saturday but next face the challenge of Portsmouth in the Papa John’s Trophy. As top scorers and one of the promotion favourites in League One, the south coast side pose a serious threat to the Robins, however manager Michael […]
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Skelton Shines as Cheltenham prepares to bring back fans
Jockey Dan Skelton has won back to back Grade Ones at Sandown Park as fans returned to the track following the ease of coronavirus restrictions. Skelton rode Allmankind, trained by his brother Harry, to victory in the Henry VIII Novices’ Chase and Politilogue, trained by Paul Nicholls, to the Tingle Creek just 30 minutes later. […]
Three issues that MUST be addressed at Manchester United – ahead of a tricky December fixture list
Embed from Getty Images November 2020 saw two ex-Manchester United managers nominated for Premier League manager of the month. Nominated Jose Mourinho has created a new sense of confidence at Tottenham Hotspur as well as nominated David Moyes who has taken West Ham United to 5th in the Premier League before the end of the the month. Also nominated is current Man United manager Ole Gunnar Solksjaer who […]
Breaking into Paris 2024
Competitive break dancing, known as ‘breaking’, is set to be included in the Olympic programme for the Paris 2024 games. The urban sport debuted at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires 2018 with Russian dancer, Sergei Chernyshev, taking home the gold. Breaking is growing in popularity throughout the UK with crews Soul Mavericks and […]
Why Raul Jimenez’s injury should be a turning point for concussion protocols to improve in football
There has been an outcry on social media for concussion and head injury protocols to ameliorate after a collision between Raul Jimenez and David Luiz in Wolverhampton Wanderers win against Arsenal on Sunday. The incident between Luiz and Jimenez happened early on at the Emirates Stadium with the latter coming off worse – the Mexican […]
“When I joined the main thing was to enjoy my football again… I have been able to do that” – Matt McClure
Matt McClure has been around for over 10 years now but the striker feels he has finally found his feet at Gloucester City. McClure has scored 10 goals in 9 games in the National League North making him the leading goalscorer in the league. Starting his career at Wycombe Wanderers, McClure has played in League […]
Who is the best American footballer in the UK? And how a Instagram account has decided
The UK American football scene is one of the fastest emerging of it’s kind in the. We’re now seeing more and more young talented footballers produced in the UK going on to succeed all over Europe and in the United States. The instagram account @Uk_Top_Ballers was set up in 2020, tasked with the idea of […]
Cheltenham Town boss Michael Duff poised to ‘make changes’ for Papa John’s Trophy tie, as Robins players give back to the club
Cheltenham Town will welcome Norwich City Under-21s to the Jonny-Rocks Stadium to play their final Papa John’s Trophy Southern Section Group F fixture on Tuesday night. Manager Michael Duff is poised to make some alterations to the team that beat South Shields 3-1 on Saturday to progress into the second round of the FA Cup. […]
“We’ve had league games this season where we’ve not had to play as well as that.”: Cheltenham Town manager Michael Duff praises FA Cup opponents ahead of second-round draw.
Cheltenham Town manager Michael Duff was impressed with his opponents and a number of his players in his sides 3-1 victory over South Shields in the FA Cup first round. Cheltenham will be in the hat for the second round draw of the FA Cup after their first-round victory against National League Northern Premier Division […]
FA Cup first-round round-up: Which non-league teams advanced to the second round?
The return of the FA Cup means more fairytale stories created from non-league clubs all over the country and the chance for fans to witness their local club make history. With the first round coming to a close on Monday night when Oxford City took on Northampton Town, we looked at the first-round results so […]