The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
The three stalwarts in the county’s football scene have endured underwhelming campaigns with rotten recruitment, poor financial backing and lacklustre decision-making Tomorrow evening could bring with it a hat-trick of relegation as Cheltenham Town host Peterborough United (who are looking to achieve automatic promotion) in a must-win game at the Completely-Suzuki Stadium. Last Tuesday, Gloucestershire’s […]
High-flying Portishead Town top the league after sensational start to the season with the club’s ambitious hierarchy daring to dream. “A little bit of relief, but also excitement,” James Hughes declared when queried on his club’s recent fortunes. Hughes became director of football in the summer after stints as both a player and coach at […]
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 were unable to get their first league win since February 8th as they were held to a 1-1 draw with relegation threatened Leyton Orient. Matty Stevens scored his 22nd league goal of the season after ten minutes following good work from Jamille Matt to get Rovers off to a flyer , but […]
After earning a 1-0 win over Accrington Stanley on Saturday that bumped Cheltenham Town up to 14th place in the League One table, the Robins now prepare to face fellow third division new boys Morecambe tomorrow night. Manager Michael Duff began his press conference by addressing the potential for his side to win consecutive home […]
Cheltenham Town manager Michael Duff insists they “still want to win it” going into their League Two clash with automatic promotion on the line against play off chasers Carlisle United. After beating Colchester United 1-0 on the weekend, The Robins leapfrogged Cambridge United at the top of the table and edged themselves closer to automatic […]
Cheltenham Town will be looking to extend their lead at the top of League Two as they take on Barrow at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium on Tuesday night (7pm). The encounter will be the first meeting between the two clubs at Whaddon Road in the Football League. The Robins will be looking to build on their […]
Local journalist Ash Loveridge believes that football fans should be allowed to return to stadia as soon as safely possible. Loveridge has 20 years of experience in the industry and some have dubbed him as “Mr Forest Green” after his many years of service covering the Nailsworth side. “100% fans should be back in,” […]
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 […]
Forest Green Rovers manager Mark Cooper wants his side to ‘move on’ quickly from their 6-2 thrashing in the FA Cup away to Lincoln City. Late consolation goals from Elliott Whitehouse and Jake Young were to no avail as Rovers bow out of the FA Cup at the first round. Manager Cooper described his sides […]