The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
With the coronavirus pandemic causing all English football games to be postponed until April 30 at the very earliest, how do clubs deal with the no football aspect behind the scenes? Forest Green Rovers media assistant Noah Dougherty has insisted the general spirit at the Nailsworth-based club is “great” despite there being no footballing action […]
With the final day of the season looming and Forest Green guaranteed a top seven spot, we take a look at who they could be facing in the semi-finals.
Forest Green Rovers host Colchester United on Tuesday night, Park Life sport’s Adam Goodwin previews the game- Before their 2-1 win over Carlisle on Saturday, Mark Cooper’s side were without a win in five games after a solid start to the season. But the three points they won in Cumbria leaves them within touching distance […]
Forest Green manager Mark Cooper was left frustrated after his side failed to convert a number of chances in the 1-0 defeat to Morecambe. Despite registering 19 shots on goal, the Green Devils fired a blank and suffered their first home defeat of the season. An 85th minute winner from Aaron Wildig was enough to […]
A late goal from Morecambe captain Aaron Wildig secured all three points for Morecambe at the New Lawn, as Mark Cooper’s side dropped to 10th in League Two. Despite dominating for large periods of the game, Forest Green failed to convert one of the nineteen shots they had in front of the home faithful. The […]
Forest Green last played against Cheltenham Town on Saturday, in the famed ‘el glosico’, where they came from behind to draw 1-1, meaning that their nine draws are the most in English league football so far this season. Tranmere are going above-and-beyond this season, as they are currently 6th in League 2 and enjoying their […]
For Cheltenham Town, it’s not too distant a memory, as they reached the fifth round in the 2001-02 season, losing 1-0 to West Brom on their remarkable run. In arguably their greatest season of all-time, Cheltenham finished with 78 points in the Third Division (now League 2) and were promoted through the play-offs, led by […]
Forest Green Rovers maintained their unbeaten start to the season on Saturday as they drew 1-1 with Macclesfield Town at Moss Rose. Mark Cooper’s side travelled to the League Two newbies as the divisions only unbeaten team and they preserved their status as they shared the points with the Silkmen and established their place in […]
Gap perhaps not as large as everyone thought Just eight weeks ago only four points separated these two Gloucestershire rivals and since then Cheltenham have pulled away from Forest Green, opening up an 11-point gap. However, watching the game on Saturday you would have had a hard time guessing which side were higher in the […]
Mark Cooper faces his former side when Forest Green Rovers host Notts County today in which they are hoping to carry on their recent good form and make it six games unbeaten in the league which has pushed them seven points away from the relegation zone and up to 18th in the table. Notts County sit […]