News, Sport, and Entertainment from the University of Gloucestershire
On every level of the football pyramid, there are challenges the teams and players have to face. Adult grassroots football is not short of issues themselves, with player shortages and less teams applying to play throughout the entirety of the season. Cheltenham Civil Service’s club president and former player, Rob Morrison gave an insight to […]
George Harmon “jumped at the opportunity” to join Cheltenham Town on a one-year-deal in August from Scottish Premiership side Ross County, ending a three year affiliation with The Staggies. Harmon made 105 appearances across three seasons for Ross County but acknowledged it was time for a change, following relegation to the Scottish Championship . Embed […]
Cheltenham Town’s youngest ever player Sopuruchukwu Obieri has set his expectations for his loan spell with Gloucester City and reiterated his desire to continue to test himself in the men’s game. The 17-year-old striker broke the Robins record when he came on in the Street Motors Trophy clash with West Ham United U21s in November […]
In football, we often talk about five-year plans, promotion pushes, and stadium upgrades. But what if we looked 100 years ahead? Where will Gloucestershire’s proud trio; Forest Green Rovers, Cheltenham Town, and Gloucester City, find themselves in the year 2125? I’ve asked ChatGPT to predict where they will be, here is what it said. Forest Green Rovers – […]
23 years ago today Cheltenham Town celebrated their promotion to the third tier of English football for the very first time in their history in style, with an open-top bus parade through the town. After a strong 2001/02 season Cheltenham finished fourth missing out on the final automatic promotion spot by just a point. A […]
Welcome to another Park Life Sport news day. Bristol Rovers are aiming to bounce back immediately — Peter Hill assesses whether they can. Plus, we’ve got an exclusive interview with Daf Williams and special coverage for Mental Health Awareness Week. Make sure to follow along with our live blog to keep up to date with […]
Cheltenham Town Women assistant manager Mike Harris has explained his in-depth thoughts on the recent Women’s Super League rebrand. Harris supported CTFC Women manager Tom Davies during a record-breaking season for the club. The Robinesses finished eighth in the FA WPL Premier Division South and
There are many words you associate with rugby — physical, aggressive, fast — just to name a few. But if I were to ask you what words you associate with Tai Chi, would your answer be different? Now that it’s the off-season for athletes, I’ve been looking for something to fill my time. I wanted to […]
“I just couldn’t make it up, it was incredibly humbling, and I was blown away. You don’t do things to get recognition, but it is nice when some people do recognise what you’re doing. I feel very fortunate and very lucky that people have took the time to put my name forward for things.” These […]
Cheltenham Town Assistant Head Coach Aaron Downes acknowledged the growing trend of late goals in their recent matches. The Robins drew 2-2 in midweek against, high flying Walsall who sit top on League 2, with goals in the 90 and 93rd minute. The pattern has led Head Coach Michael Flynn to dub it ‘Flynn Time.’ […]
Cheltenham Town manager Michael Flynn has explained his unconditional love for former side Newport County before he faces ‘The Exiles’ in Saturday’s League Two clash. Flynn admitted that he struggles to return to Newport on the away side, as he wants his competitors to win ‘the other 44 games of the season.’ Despite his affiliation […]