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The world of football has been left reeling from the tragic events that unfolded on Saturday at the Kanjuruhan Stadium in Indonesia. At least 125 people are reported to have been killed in a crush that occurred after police fired tear gas into the crowd making it the deadliest disaster of its kind in history. […]
Rotherham United have appointed former Exeter City manager and Cheltenham Town defender Matt Taylor as their new manager following the departure of Paul Warne. In a since deleted tweet the Exeter City Supporters Trust, who own the football club, announced “We can confirm manager Matt Taylor has left to join Rotherham United. We’d like to […]
On May 11th 2022, Forest Green Rovers announced that their manager, Rob Edwards was to join Watford after negotiations between Edwards and Watford sparked controversy for its apparent unprofessionalism. There were question marks over how long Edwards would last at Watford, who in recent times have been known to be ruthless in terms of manager […]
It was a Nightmare start for Lionel Messi’s Argentina as they suffered a shock 2-1 defeat to Saudi Arabia in the Qatar World Cup Group C game. Despite Messi scoring an early penalty to give Argentina the lead the Saudi side staged a second half comeback with goals from Al Shehri and Al Dawsari to […]
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 […]