The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
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 […]
Gloucester City legend and all-time appearance holder Tom Webb insists he’s not interested in returning to coaching or management, five years on from his departure. Webb played over 600 games for Gloucester City between 2001 and 2018 ending his career as player manager for the 17/18 season. The 39-year-old was quick to play down any […]
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 […]
Gloucester City vice captain Joe Hanks admits his side “haven’t been good enough” after having their departure from the National League North confirmed. The Tigers welcomed Chester to the Tiger Turf stadium for a must-win game for the club to have chance of survival. A thin layer of hope soon turned to despair as the […]
Forest Green boss Steve Cotterill pleased with ‘hard-working’ Rovers after they came from behind win against Morecambe 2-1. Charlie McCann and Kyle McAllister’s first-half goals saw Forest Green Rovers claim a sixth win in 18 under Cotterill with the experienced boss who took charge of struggling Rovers in late January. The visitors produced a fine […]
Cheltenham Gold Cup 2024 winner Galopin Des Champs’ jockey Paul Townend and trainer Willie Mullins have hailed their “champion” horse who secured a second successive win. The bookies’ favourite saw plenty of competition in the early stages of the 100th race, The Real Whacker strode ahead in the first circuit, meanwhile stray horse Fastorslow cut […]
Cheltenham Gold Cup favourite Galopin Des Champs triumphed to win the 100th edition of racing’s most coveted jumping prize, defending his title from last year. Ridden by Paul Townend, the French horse showed the horse racing world why he was the bookies favourite before the event. A quiet first circuit left The Real Whacker unchallenged […]