Two-time finalist Forest Green Rovers begin their road to Wembley travelling Braintree Town in the FA Trophy Third Round the weekend commencing December 7th. Rovers are making their first appearance back in the FA Trophy since 2017 where they reached the third round narrowly losing 1-0 away to then Macclesfield Town. The Gloucestershire side reached […]
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Bunker aims to increase scoring tally in promotion push as his strike sends Forest Green top against York
Forest Green Rovers’ midfielder, Harvey Bunker hopes more goals come his way following his stunning strike in Rovers’ 2-0 win over York City. Bunker, who netted in successive matches, opened the scoring picking out the top corner from distance, sending Rovers top of the National League on Saturday. “We knew how tough it was going […]
Park Life Sport LIVE Blog – Monday, November 18
Hello and welcome to our LIVE sports new blog for Monday, November 18! We have lots of reaction from the weekend’s sporting events and will be looking ahead largely to this afternoon’s FA Trophy draw! Forest Green Rovers, Cheltenham Town and Gloucester City were all in action at the weekend. Out of the three only […]
“Hes not protected the players in any way” Gloucester City manager Mike Cook on the lack of player welfare in 1-1 draw away against Sholing
Cook was disappointed with the referee’s decisions, but was especially angry with the lack of welfare and care of his players. “The ref was poor again today but if you say anything then you get rolled over the coals and fined a lot of money so I am not going to give them the pleasure […]
“I really want to win something” – University of Gloucestershire Darts’ Jack Payne on new Premier League campaign
The University of Gloucestershire’s darts society’s Jack Payne has revealed his personal ambitions prior to the new tournament beginning this week. “I really want to win something, whether that is the league or whether that is one of the other tournaments we are going to be running this year in-house.” The university’s third Premier League […]
“I’m really proud of them”: Forest Green Rovers Women assistant coach Louise Fensome after beating Bishops Lydeard Ladies 5-1 to reclaim top spot.
Forest Green Rovers Women moved to the top of the Regen Arable South West Regional Women’s Football League Premier Division table after a 5-1 win over Bishops Lydeard Ladies at Hartpury College on Sunday. Rovers went behind after 19 minutes after Holly Meakins lobbed goalkeeper Flo Stiddard, but battled back to score three goals in […]
“I thought we were excellent in everything we did” – Forest Green Rovers boss Steve Cotterill after FA Cup defeat to Stockport County
Forest Green Rovers boss Steve Cotterill revealed his disappointment that the squad didn’t progress into the next round of the FA Cup following a 2-1 defeat to Stockport County “I thought they (the players) were magnificent,” Cotterill said. “We ended up losing a game we didn’t deserve to lose. I thought we were excellent in […]
UOG Mens Football triumph in their opening game of the season
UOG Mens Football took to the field after weeks waiting for their first game after recent postponements, including a trip to Plymouth just for the pitch to be waterlogged. But they were quick to make their mark in a well rounded 3-0 win away to Bath, goals from Captain Dylan Venn, Rory Hunt and Adam […]
“We were like a different team and that just shows the strides that we are doing ” – Forest Green Rovers forward Christian Doidge after FA Cup defeat to Stockport County
Forest Green Rovers forward Christian Doidge believes that his team have progressed in leaps and bounds after a 2-1 extra-time defeat to Stockport County. Doidge’s late equaliser wasn’t enough for Rovers to progress to the second round of the famous competition, but there is a belief that the National League side have improved in the […]
“You lose that many line outs, you hang yourself” Gloucester Rugby head coach George Skivington blames poor line outs for 55-31 loss to Bath
George Skivington’s Gloucester Rugby suffered a brutal 55-31 defeat to Bath Rugby in the Gallagher Premiership this weekend. This is despite Gloucester being up 24-17 at half time, their west-country rivals Bath were able to produce a stunning comeback and win the game at Kingsholm Stadium on Saturday. Gloucester head coach Skivington believed that his […]