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Forest Green Rovers will host mid-table Hartlepool United tomorrow afternoon at the Fully Charged New Lawn Stadium in their hopes to move closer to an automatic promotion. The League leaders are seven points clear of second-placed Exeter City and go into the game on the back of three 1-0 consecutive wins. This is just the […]
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 […]
Jojo Wollacott officially gained qualification to the 2022 Qatar World Cup with Ghana after their 1-1 draw with Nigeria in March. The 25-year-old shot-stopper will be a familiar face to fans of Gloucester City and Forest Green Rovers, with Wollacott having stints at both clubs in 2018/19 and 2029/20 respectively. Now at Swindon Town, the […]
Gloucester City manager Lee Mansell says his side will “Look to go again” when they welcome bottom of the table Guiseley to TigerTurf Stadium on Saturday in the Vanarama National League North. The Tigers will head into the game on the back of a disappointing 2-1 defeat to relegation rivals AFC Telford last weekend in […]
Wolverhampton Wanderers defender Toti Gomes is thankful for the “confidence” the club has placed in him following the news of his extended contract at Molineux. Toti, 23, spent 18 months on loan at Swiss club Grasshoppers following his transfer to Wolves from his native Portugal, before returning in January 2022 to fill in for Romain […]
Gareth Southgate’s national side have some potential banana skins like Denmark and Netherlands as fixtures decided tonight. England have been drawn into Pot One of the draw. This immediately helps them avoid some seriously difficult teams. Portugal, Spain, Brazil, Belgium, France and Argentina are amongst the titan teams missed until at least the Round of […]
The University of Gloucestershire’s men’s football team face the University of Worcester in the latest Varsity clash in a game described “as the build up for a whole year,” by club captain Sebastian Davies-Wade. Varsity is the annual sports competition between the two universities, with Gloucestershire currently winning 4-3 after the first seven rounds of […]
Brimscombe & Thrupp manager Sam Prior believes they still have a lot to play for this season as semi-final victory seals chance for their first silverware in four years. The Stroud side faced Roman Glass St George on Wednesday, 30 March at The Meadow, where a close fought affair ended 1-0. Prior was happy with […]
Forest Green Rovers will be facing off against bottom of the league Scunthorpe at the Full Charged New Lawn on Saturday as they look to relieve some pressure off themselves at the top of the table. Rovers’ were a huge 16 points ahead at the top of League Two, but now find themselves just four […]
Dale Vince last night announced that he would be stepping down from his CEO role at Ecotricity, the company he founded in 1995. The 60-year-old plans to stay on as Forest Green Rovers chairman and continue designs on the EcoPark, but will “pass the baton on” at his energy company to pursue a career in […]