The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham Town manager Michael Flynn expects a tough battle on Tuesday night against bottom-placed Accrington Stanley in League Two. The Welshman is now under pressure, given his team’s 2-0 defeat at the Completely-Suzuki Stadium against Fleetwood Town last Saturday, that now leaves them in 20th place. “I Don’t think it’s going to be easy game […]
Sutton United were just seconds away from their first win under Steve Morison until Doncaster were awarded a penalty and equalised. Currently in one of two relegation spots and seven points adrift, Sutton sit 23rd in the League Two table. Morison has steadied the ship, amounting four points from his first five games, but wins […]
Saturday. 3pm. Across the country, many football fans recognise this as their favourite time of the week. Whatever had happened during their week, good or bad, everything is put aside and forgotten about when they watch their beloved team for 90 minutes. For almost 40 years, EFL games between 2:45pm and 5:15pm on Saturday afternoons […]
Vavel writer Alex Mitton believes that football would be more appreciated without social media, and that fans have evolved over the last decade. Social media has it’s benefits and its downfalls in football, it has allowed the sport to grow in popularity, make more money and give fans much more inside access and news than […]
Forest Green Rovers travel to the southwest coast this Saturday to face second place Plymouth Argyle, as manager Duncan Ferguson seeks his first win on his ninth attempt. The Scotsman is well aware of the uphill task his side face at Home Park tomorrow afternoon. “They’ve got a tremendous home record with only one loss,” […]
Walsall’s League Two match against Swindon Town was postponed on Saturday due to a frozen pitch at the Poundland Bescot Stadium. Town fans were quick to criticise the home side’s decision. Some mocked the groundsmen for not getting the game on, while others took the cynical approach that Walsall never wanted the game to go ahead. […]
Forest Green Rovers’ move from The New Lawn to Eco Park is a slow process, but there are now spades in the ground. Forest Green’s future ground – based near Stonehouse on Junction 13 of the M5 – was approved by Stroud District Council in December 2019, but work on the site only began at […]
One of English football’s most historic clubs are on the verge of going out of business, but they should be allowed to survive for the sake of thousands of people in the local community. Mel Morris’ destruction of Derby County has driven the Rams to the brink, and from his controversial sale of Pride Park […]
Over the past few seasons, Derby County have spiralled into a downward curve of financial trouble, legal battles and points deductions, which have plagued the club both on and off the pitch. The Rams started the 2021/22 season with a whopping 21 point deduction, which to a side that had stayed up by the skin […]
Cheltenham Town were forced to miss two fixtures in League Two last week after a positive COVID-19 test halting all forms of club training for the senior and academy sides. Players and staff were made to self-isolate as per the EFL and Government guidance in order to mitigate against the risk of further infection. It […]