Over the past few seasons, Derby County have spiralled into a downward curve of financial trouble, legal battles and points deductions, which have plagued the club both on and off the pitch. The Rams started the 2021/22 season with a whopping 21 point deduction, which to a side that had stayed up by the skin […]
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OPINION: Will the revelations about Gordon Elliot taint the Cheltenham Races?
Horse racing has always had the issue of trying to maintain a good image. It has gone through some turbulent times, with the likes of animal rights protesters attempting to shut down events and many questioning the ethics behind it for years. As a sport, it has done well to balance out its image with […]
OPINION: Investment into Gloucester Knights is an example of why UK Basketball is on the brink of greatness
The co-chairman of Gloucester City AFC, Alex Petheram, has recently invested heavily into the city’s basketball team, Gloucester Knights, marking a major landmark in the future of Gloucestershire sport. The aim of Petheram’s co-ownership and investment is to get the Knights into the top division of Basketball in the UK to the British Basketball League […]
Opinion: Italy in the Six Nations – Should they introduce relegation?
From 1910, the Five Nations has been the annual rugby event between England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and France. In 2000, Italy joined the competition to create the Six Nations we know today, is it time that changes? Embed from Getty Images We already know that relegation exists in football and club rugby, whereby teams at […]
For the benefit of European Rugby, It is time to update the Six Nations – Opinion Piece.
The second round of the 2021 Six Nations was concluded last weekend, and provided rugby fans across Europe, with an exciting instalment of action. Embed from Getty Images For most rugby fans, the national rugby teams of Europe stretch no further than the boot of Italy’s heel, with the old playground rhyme of “England, Ireland, […]
OPINION: Life hasn’t returned to normal so why should cricket?
The cricket season hadn’t even begun on English soil when Boris Johnson announced the nationwide lockdown in March. The England team soon flew home from Sri Lanka and the ECB announced there would be no cricket in the country until May 28th at the earliest, meaning Gloucestershire’s return to the top flight of county cricket […]