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Former West Brom and Cheltenham Town player Abby Bevan claims the “difficult” environment in Women’s football has helped her game

Former West Brom and Cheltenham player Abby Bevan claims “it’s hard” with different factors within women’s football; however, some factors have helped her in her career. “It’s hard because you’re in the league now where we have to travel far, if I finish work late, I will travel and train for two hours to then […]

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“We’re in a good place – I think that we’re moving in the right direction”, Ian Burchnall and Baily Cargill react to Cheltenham Town victory

Following their 1-0 win at the Bolt New Lawn on Saturday over Cheltenham Town, Ian Burchnall and Baily Cargill spoke of their delight to the assembled press and media.  “To be honest, I thought we managed the game really well,” Burchnall explained. “It was a tense final five minutes, but I thought it was an […]

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Match Report: Forest Green Rovers 1-0 Cheltenham Town

Forest Green Rovers claimed local bragging rights in ‘El Glosico’, after a 75th minute header from Myles Peart-Harris secured all three points for Ian Burchnall’s side over Cheltenham Town on Saturday. Brentford loanee Peart-Harris would calmly head home from Harry Boyes’ free-kick as Rovers claimed back-to-back league victories for the first time this season.  It is […]

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Opinion: Ian Burchnall’s Forest Green Rovers side have found their feet in League One at the perfect time as the Nailsworth outfit attempt to get out of the relegation zone

Forget the derby day success, the key takeaway from Saturday’s win against Cheltenham Town is the fact that Forest Green finally look like a team who belong in League One.  Rovers’ have massively struggled to step up to League One, with the side dropping several points from winning positions, and at one stage found themselves […]

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Opinion: Morocco’s 2022 World Cup success comes at the perfect time for Africa ahead of World Cup expansion in 2026

In early November, you may have been filling out your fantasy teams, praying for France or Brazil in your sweepstakes or dreaming of a winter when it finally came home.  You certainly wouldn’t have predicted that Morocco would be one of the final four teams in a line-up of semi-finalists without the inclusions of Brazil, […]

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From Gloucestershire to Qatar… The ex-Forest Green Rovers and Cheltenham Town players who are set to travel to the 2022 World Cup

With just three squads yet to be announced ahead of the 2022 World Cup, Park Life Sport look at some former Gloucestershire alumni who will be travelling out to Qatar for the tournament.  The tournament is set to kick off in just under a week, with the opening game between Qatar and Ecuador taking place […]

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We Predicted Forest Green Rovers’ last seven games as Rob Edwards’ side look to secure promotion to League One

Forest Green Rovers claimed a vital 1-0 victory against Mansfield at the New Lawn earlier this week, edging Rovers ever closer to a promotion into League One. It would be simple enough to predict their final seven fixtures, but given the ever-changing landscape of League Two – we decided to let Football Manager 2022 make […]

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Exclusive: An insight into the Africa Cup of Nations through the eyes of a Forest Green Rovers fan

Forest Green Rovers’ Ebou Adams wasn’t the one that made the journey from Nailsworth to Cameroon for the Africa Cup of Nations, with Rovers fan Bakary (Bax) Sanneh in attendance at the Limbe stadium.  ‘Bax’, as he is commonly known amongst fans, would normally find himself supporting Rob Edwards’ side every weekend. However, instead of […]