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Rising Stars: Ballers League Players making a name for themselves

As in every competition, you get your standout players; Lamine Yamal in Euro 2024, Lionel Messi in LaLiga 2012, or even just Wayne Gretzky throughout his whole NHL career. Standout players don’t just have to be top level of their sport. They could also be players coming onto the scene or certain personalities that have […]

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OPINION: Pep Guardiola is right about Thomas Frank being one of the best managers in the Premier League – and sticking with Brentford is an inspired decision

Thomas Frank is one of the greatest managers in the Premier League right now. But not only is he making the correct decisions on the pitch for Brentford, he’s making all the right decisions for his own managerial career. The Bees are not contenders for a title, or even for European places (usually). What Frank […]

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Former Forest Green midfielder Anthony Barry named by England as assistant to Thomas Tuchel

Former Forest Green Rovers midfielder Anthony Barry has become the assistant manager of the England National Team.   Barry joined Forest Green in May 2013, following a three-year spell with Fleetwood Town.   In August 2013, he made his debut for the Gloucestershire club in an impressive 8-0 victory against Hyde at the New Lawn.   The 38-year-old […]

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Lionesses Fran Kirby sent back to Chelsea after ‘irritation on her knee’

Lionesses star Fran Kirby has been ruled out of their fixture against Italy tomorrow evening after suffering from a minor knee injury. England’s manager Sandra Wiegman had this to say about the 30 year old’s absence ‘She’s well but she went home, went back to Chelsea. She has some irritation on her knee. It’s a […]

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Cribbs FC manager Richard Luffman looks ahead to his side’s long journey to fourth place Mousehole

“We have got a lot of wounded players” said Cribbs manager Richard Luffman ahead of their seven hour round trip to Mousehole on Saturday. The Bristolian side have had a flying start to life in the Southern League Division One after promotion last year from the Hellenic League and sit seventh. They take on a […]

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Lionesses successes leading to the growth of the women’s game at youth levels, especially here in Cheltenham

The Lionesses’ success over recent years has seen the women’s game in England grow exponentially, especially at a grassroots level.  No one is better positioned to tell us about the growth of the women’s game than Cheltenham Town financial director, Clive Gowing whose daughter plays for Cheltenham Town’s under-14 girls team.  Gowing’s daughter, Aimee, has […]

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Defender Josh Nelmes has joined Bishop’s Cleeve after five seasons at Cirencester Town

Nelmes makes the 30-minute trip up north to play for Bishop Cleeves who play in the Southern League Division One. Nelmes joined Cirencester in 2019 from Bristol Manor Farm, he’s had some success before winning the Southern League Division One title with Taunton Town and Cinderford Town under current Cirencester manager John Brough.  It’s been […]

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“I won’t be happy until we keep a clean sheet” – Bishop’s Cleeve manager Paul Collicutt.

Bishop’s Cleeve bounced back from two thumping defeats, last weekend at Kayte Lane; winning 3-2 at home against Westbury United in what manager Paul Collicutt described as an “end-to-end” affair that lifted the mood around the whole club … “I feel an awful lot happier today than I did at 10 to 5 last Saturday. […]

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Cheltenham Town Ladies lose first home game in frustrating defeat

Second half sub Daisy Ackerman seemed frustrated after the 1-0 loss to Oxford United stating “We just need to finish our chances and their goal was from our mistakes”. Ackerman also had a late opportunity to equalise but described the second half chance as a “nightmare” after leaving the game without a point. Cheltenham Town […]