The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
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 […]
Wolves Women boss Dan McNamara praised ‘excellent’ all-round performance with a 4-0 win over Boldmere St Michaels Women in the Birmingham FA Challenge Cup quarter-final. The win secured their passage into the final four of the competition and will be looking to avoid WSL side Aston Villa in the semi-final. Joining both sides in the […]
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 […]
Bristol Rovers defender Jack Hunt has thanked ex-Pirates boss Joey Barton following the managers departure from the club last month. Barton was the man that signed Hunt following the expiration of his contract at Sheffield Wednesday in the summer, and the full back has quickly become an integral part of the Rovers backline. Hunt has […]
Bristol Rovers interim manager Andy Mangan says being in charge of the Gas is ‘an honour’, and that the best is yet to come from his side this season. Mangan took temporary control of the Pirates following Joey Barton’s departure last month, and four games in to his tenure, Rovers remain unbeaten. They have netted […]
Wolves Women striker Jade Cross says their 8-0 battering of local rivals Stourbridge is a ‘big statement’ and has tipped the Old Gold to defend their Birmingham County Cup trophy this season. Cross netted a hat-trick in Wolves’ rout of the Glassgirls on Sunday, and made clear how impressive the performance from the whole team […]
Wolves Women manager Dan McNamara hailed Jade Cross’ display in the Old Gold’s 8-0 hammering of Stourbridge in the Women’s FA Cup on Sunday. A commanding first half performance saw the hosts take an emphatic 5-0 lead into the second half at New Bucks Head to all but ensure a place in the next round […]
Bristol City Women’s manager Lauren Smith highlighted that “We lost the ability” after her sides 2-0 loss to Aston Villa on Sunday. Both goals were scored by former Bristol City player Ebony Salmon, the first taking a severe deflection before hitting the back of the net, before sealing the match for the Claret and Blue […]
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 […]
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 […]