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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 […]

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Meet UoG’s newest keeper, Ella Hayward-Crosweller on, her journey, women’s football and mental health: “You don’t know what people are going through”

Second year Criminology student Ella Hayward-Crosweller has dusted off her gloves and is ready to re-enter the fray of football after a year and a half out injured, but how did she get here? Ella started her career at The New Saints of Oswestry Town & Llansantffraid, being there for eight seasons starting from the under […]

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Promising England youngsters to national superstars – how local players made their way to the very top

Gareth Southgate has named his England squad for the upcoming international break, with the first game being a friendly this evening against Australia at Wembley. The star-studded squad is full of international superstars like Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham but let’s take a look at a few players that have risen from Gloucestershire and the […]

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The hypocritical cycle of referee abuse, and the lowering of officiating quality

We have reached the World Cup Semi-Finals, but instead of the football on the pitch, the officiating of the knockout matches has once again come into the spotlight after some contentious displays from FIFA’s group of elite referees. The Quarter-Final stage saw all four matches decided by either a penalty shoot-out, or by a single […]

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England Cruise To The World Cup Quarter-Finals With 3-0 Win Over Senegal

England will continue their 2022 World Cup journey after a convincing victory over Senegal to line up a quarter-final clash with France on Saturday. Gareth Southgate’s men had anything but a comfortable opening 30 minutes, as Senegal missed two huge opportunities for the opening goal, with Ismaili Sarr firing over from close range and Boulaye […]