Cheltenham Town officially unveiled Darrell Clarke as new first team manager today and he spoke to the club’s media for the first time. Speaking to the press Clarke said: “Yeah very delighted [on joining], it’s a club with a great history, they’ve had some good managers over the years and I’m really looking forward to […]
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“There’s a cost of living crisis and the fans come first”- Cheltenham Town director Murry Toms on the decision to freeze season ticket prices.
Cheltenham Town have frozen their season ticket prices ahead of the upcoming League One campaign in a bid to thank fans for their ongoing support. The 2023/24 season will mark the Robins’ third successive year in League One after a successful season saw them finish in 15th place with 54 points. Director Murry Toms was […]
Cheltenham Town’s trip to Oxford United postponed due to players being on international duty, including new signing Elkan Baggott
Cheltenham Town’s away trip to Oxford United on 25th March has been moved to the 25th April following several international call-ups within the first team squad. The Robins were set to be without Elkan Baggott, Luke Southwood and Elliott Bonds for the weekend fixture, which is now set to be played as a midweek tie. […]
Cheltenham Town’s Matty Blair on the ‘uncontrollable’ emotion of scoring a 91st minute equaliser against Sheffield Wednesday, his late brother’s favourite team
Matty Blair has opened up about his impassioned celebration after scoring a 91st minute equalising goal against Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday. The Owls were the team his late brother, Ross Blair, supported before his tragic death in 2017. “It was uncontrollable,” said Blair. “The excitement of scoring, the making up for the own goal and […]
Michael Duff on Tuesday’s League One clash against Portsmouth: “We want to be competing against these big clubs.”
Robins manager, Michael Duff, has claimed that he relishes the chance to play against big clubs like Portsmouth and that his players will be well up to the challenge. “I used to love playing there as a player, and I’m sure the lads will too” he said. “(Fratton Park) is a really good place to […]
Cheltenham Town’s ‘Kids for a Quid’ scheme in League One and Papa John’s Trophy praised for encouraging youngsters to watch their local team
The ‘Kids for a Quid’ initiative was introduced by Cheltenham Town as a four-game offer that saw tickets for under 18s slashed to just £1 each. A total of 1656 kids took advantage of the deal, many of whom were visiting the Jonny-Rocks Stadium for the first time. “This is his first time going actually!” […]
OPINION: Football needs to do more to protect its players from serious head injuries
Football as we know it has been played in England since 1815 and the fundamentals remain much the same, but the sport has discovered a serious issue with its links to head injuries and they can’t be ignored. Bobby and Jack Charlton, Martin Peters and Nobby Stiles. Four of England’s 1966 World Cup side who have all died with or are suffering with dementia. 2018 studies show that about two in 100 people aged […]
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 […]
Cheltenham Town boss Michael Duff praises ‘excellent’ West Brom loanee Josh Griffiths after Salford City win
Cheltenham Town goalkeeper Josh Griffiths kept his 17th clean sheet of the League Two campaign in the Robins’ 2-0 win over Salford City on Saturday. On loan from West Bromwich Albion, Griffiths earned a call-up to England’s under-21s squad last week for their forthcoming 2021 UEFA European U21 Championship matches in Slovenia, having become a […]
Professional performance from Cheltenham Town earns them a vital victory against Salford City in League Two
Cheltenham Town secured a vital 2-0 victory over Salford City to stay top of Sky Bet League Two after goals from Sean Long and Liam Sercombe. Long headed the ball into the net very early on thanks to another advantageous long throw from fellow defender Ben Tozer. Sercombe then added a goal just short of half-time to make it even more […]