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March 7, 2020. That was the last time Forest Green played in front of a jam-packed crowd. 9,758 watched Rovers shock table-toppers Swindon Town at the County Ground with a 2-0 win. That was to be Rovers’ last competitive action for six months. Other than a pilot event against Bradford and two games in December, […]
Forest Green Rovers head coach Mark Cooper has confirmed that defender Jordan Moore-Taylor will have an injection in his knee to get him through the rest of the season. Moore-Taylor was absent from Rovers’ matchday squad against Oldham Athletic on Tuesday night and Cooper revealed post-match that the former Exeter City defender has been dealing […]
New Cheltenham Town midfielder Callum Wright says his relationship with England international James Maddison at his parent club Leicester City has helped with his personal progression. Wright joined The Robins on loan from Brendan Rodgers’ side in January, and he scored on his Cheltenham debut in a 2-1 victory at Walsall on Tuesday night. The […]
Hundreds of players entered the PDC Qualifying School in the hope of winning a Tour Card that would see them secure a place on the professional circuit for the next two years. However, there were only 29 spaces available and here are some of the players who came through Q-School with flying colours. Raymond van […]
Bristol City parted company with head coach Dean Holden on Tuesday following their 2-0 defeat to Reading at Ashton Gate in the Sky Bet Championship. After replacing Lee Johnson in the summer, Holden got off to a promising start at The Robins, but they’ve lost their last six games and have failed to score since […]
Forest Green Rovers beat Oldham Athletic 4-3 in a chaotic game at The innocent New Lawn on Tuesday night. It was the seventh 4-3 match that Mark Cooper has been involved in during his time in Gloucestershire. Here’s a look at five of the craziest games the Rovers manager has seen during his time in […]
Manchester Evening News reporter Simon Bajowski says that Aston Villa are very much an “unknown quantity” ahead of their trip to title-chasing Manchester City this evening (kick-off 6pm). City will end Wednesday evening top of the Premier League if they beat Villa and Manchester United drop points at relegation threatened Fulham. This will be Villa’s […]
Aston Villa Women’s defender Natalie Haigh says her side can take inspiration from the men’s team in their battle to avoid relegation from the Women’s Super League. Villa Women, who were promoted from the Championship last year, are currently second bottom of the WSL with two wins from nine games, with their most recent result […]
Forest Green Rovers head coach Mark Cooper questioned his players fight as they fell to a 3-2 defeat at Tranmere Rovers. Late goals from substitutes Elliott Whitehouse and Scott Wagstaff weren’t enough as Rovers fell to only their fifth league defeat of the campaign. Early goals in either half from Paul Lewis and James Vaughan […]
Cheltenham Town manager Michael Duff said that Newport County goalkeeper Tom King scoring from a goal-kick was a “freak incident” in the 1-1 draw between the two sides at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium. Exiles goalkeeper King scored from his own penalty area after just 12 minutes, when his powerful goal-kick took a wicked bounce which caught […]