Following the Isuzu FA Trophy draw, Gloucester City’s Chris Hill gave his reaction. The Tigers drew an away fixture to National League South side Chippenham Town in the Third Proper Round on the December 9th. Immediately after the draw, Hill said: “ To be honest I thought they had lost our ball when we were […]
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“It’s a fantastic week for us, definitely a confidence booster” – Mike Cook post Gloucester City 3-0 Braintree
Gloucester City turned their form around on Saturday afternoon, beating National League South side Braintree Town 3-0 in the Isuzu FA Trophy. Goals from Joe Parker, Ben Beresford and Brandon Smalley helped the Tigers into the next round of the cup competition despite the club’s poor recent display in league action. City sat rock bottom […]
“Everybody was aligned with the same goal, it made sense” – Cheltenham Town Ladies looking to change name
Cheltenham Town Ladies are looking to switch their name as they look to align themselves within the women’s football pyramid. The club currently inhabit the name ‘Ladies’ but are looking to officially make the change to ‘Women’ in the near future with the side already soft launching the switch through their newly branded merchandise. Manager […]
UOG American Football: Worcester Royals vs Gloucestershire Gladiators
The University of Gloucestershire Gladiators American football team travel north to face rivals the Worcester Royals this weekend. The Gladiators are looking to get their season back on track after losing their opening game of the season by six points to 12 against Tarranau Aberystwyth in the BUCS South West Division two, three weeks ago. […]
Five Cheltenham Town academy prospects to look out for
Cheltenham Town have produced an array of talent over the years including the likes of Luke Thomas, now at Bristol Rovers, Salford City and former Millwall striker Matt Smith, Marley Watkins who plays in Scotland for Kilmarnock and many more. This leads to the question, who is there to look out for in the new […]
Record-breaker Sopuruchukwu Obieri becomes Cheltenham Town’s youngest ever player
Sopuruchukwu Obieri became Cheltenham Town’s youngest player in their history last Tuesday night at the age of just 15 year’s old, as he came off the bench in The Robins’ 4-0 defeat to West Ham under 21s in the EFL Trophy. Obieri broke the record following Cameron Walters’ debut in October 2022 who at the […]
Winchcombe Town captain tips Magpies to challenge Bitton in Gloucestershire County League title race
Winchcombe Town Ladies’ defender Gemma Evans says the Magpies have ‘every chance’ of winning promotion for the first time in their short history into the Gloucestershire County FA Womens League 2. The Pies sit in joint second place in the table, and approaching the half way point, are just three points off of league leaders […]
“He has that excellence in midfield” – Darrell Clarke hails Liam Sercombe’s pivotal impact on Cheltenham
Cheltenham Town manager Darrell Clarke believes Liam Sercombe’s ability to “galvanise” his teammates is key to the success of The Robins this season. Sercombe scored the only goal against Cambridge United on Saturday thanks to a beautifully-weighted chip over Jack Stevens. Clarke and Sercombe worked together at Bristol Rovers between 2017 and 2018, so the […]
“I believe we’re a lot better than our league position suggests” – Forest Green Rovers boss David Horseman ahead of Barrow at home
Forest Green Rovers head coach David Horseman says his side “should be full of confidence” as they look to secure back-to-back wins in League Two. Rovers have had a tough start to life in England’s fourth tier having been relegated from League One last campaign with just 27 points. Having secured a potentially season-changing 5-0 […]
“I’ve always looked up to the likes of Ronaldinho” – Gloucester City’s new Brazilian star Alefe Santos
Gloucester City’s new Brazilian winger Alefe Santos has promised to bring the Brazilian flair to the Tiger Turf Moving to England when he was 12, starting his Professional career at Bristol Rovers where he would make 24 appearances ahead of getting a move to Derby in 2014. The Brazilian moved around the league set-up before […]