The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Former Cheltenham Town defender Rob Dickie has been crowned Bristol City’s 2023/24 Player of the Season. Dickie spent two years at Cheltenham on loan from Reading between 2015 and 2017, where he scored five goals and provided five assists in 54 matches. The defender joined City at the start of the season in a £1m […]
Cheltenham Town Ladies assistant manager Megan Harding says her team are “up for it” against second in the league Hashtag United on their final game of the 23/24 season. The Robinessess were challenged with a tricky final two games of the season as they looked to challenge first and second, Portsmouth and Hashtag United. Despite […]
If Cheltenham Town fail to find a win against Peterborough United tomorrow evening, their relegation to League Two will be confirmed with one league game to spare. Cheltenham boss Darrell Clarke believes that his side are capable of beating Peterborough United in their final home game of the Sky Bet League One campaign on Tuesday […]
Bristol City extended their unbeaten run to six games as they exerted dominance on their Norfolk opponents in a performance which portrayed a perfectly-executed plan. Liam Manning’s side produced a fine display against Norwich City who continue their push for playoff promotion. If not for wasted chances and a couple of debatable offside calls, the […]