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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 […]
Five years ago, in Wuhan, China the beginning of a worldwide pandemic was starting to spread. In a matter of months all sports leagues across the world were all paused to keep people safe. The sports industry is one of the most lucrative in the entire world and Prof Smith and Prof Skinner from Loughborough […]
Cheltenham centre-back Scot Bennett spoke fondly of the cup competition, reminiscing on previous fixtures against massive Premier League sides such as Manchester United, Manchester City, and Tottenham Hotspur, with his game last season against the Red Devils sticking out as a personal highlight. “I love the FA Cup, I’ve been lucky enough to play some […]
The Cheltenham boss hasn’t had much luck against the Manchester based side over the years, having won just once in the 10 times they have met in his managerial career, which came in the FA Cup in the form of a 3-0 win whilst managing Newport County, back in 2021. With his last encounter against […]
Whittington Park Youth FC was only started nine months ago, but Jono Humphris and Steven Philpott-Petrou thought they needed a change from their previous club. “After starting to coach at another local club we realised we weren’t getting or giving the best opportunity we could offer for the kids involved and with little impact on […]
“Some amazing memories along the way,” says Ian Howell as the ex-Cheltenham and Gloucester City player looks back on his playing days. Since his early childhood in Swindon, Howell has always been passionate about football and started his career for the Swindon Town’s Centre of Excellence and Youth Teams (COE). “I started playing at Swindon […]
Michael Flynn admits that Cheltenham Town needs to improve their form by learning to “kill off” games and secure wins. Coming off a narrow 3-2 loss away at Milton Keynes Dons, Flynn is hoping to take the positives out of the game and take them into tonight’s fixture. “We got to kill off teams and […]
Michael Flynn says Saturday is going to be a “tough game” as his side host Bromley. Cheltenham Town have been on fine form, picking up seven points in the last three games, and the away side have picked up two wins and a draw in their last three across all competitions, but the manager knows […]
After the last four weeks being forced to the sideline, the Cheltenham defender Ibrahim Bakare is close to return and hopes to be involved in the game against Colchester United on Saturday after training all week with the team. Fans are excited by the recent news that Bakare may appear this Saturday, with fans wanting […]
Cheltenham Town suffered a disappointing mid week defeat against Wycombe Wanderers meaning that their four game undefeated run came to an end, this weekend they host Burton Albion at the Completely-Suzuki Stadium as they look to get back to winning ways. The Robins sit just three points from safety with two games in hand over […]
Cheltenham Town travel to Wycombe Wanderers’ Adams Park tonight and depending on results, three points create a possibility of getting themselves out of the relegation zone, after an abysmal start to the season. Manager Darrell Clarke has been the Robins’ saviour since being appointed after 10 games. Clarke has been in charge for 22 games, […]