News, Sport, and Entertainment from the University of Gloucestershire
Manchester United rode their luck as an early Scott McTominay header was enough to dump Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa out of the FA Cup, but yet again it was VAR that dominated the headlines and left fans and pundits unhappy. The second half saw Aston Villa find the back of the net twice, but both […]
Cheltenham Town have confirmed the signing of 18-year-old midfielder Aaron Ramsey on loan from Aston Villa until the end of the current campaign. Reports that the midfielder was set to leave Villa for a switch to the Jonny-Rocks stadium broke yesterday with well respected Cheltenham journalist Jon Palmer breaking the story on Gloucestershire Live. The […]
Hello and welcome to the live ParkLife Sport blog. Today we have a reaction to Manchester United’s FA Cup victory against Aston Villa last night including the VAR controversy, game build up to Forest Green’s latest match as well as all the latest as the clock ticks down to matchday two of the Africa Cup […]
Cheltenham Town defender Chris Hussey has completed a transfer to League Two outfit Port Vale on an undisclosed fee. The 33-year-old joined from Sheffield United in May 2018 and went on to make 154 appearances for the Robins scoring four goals, including the goal that confirmed promotion to League One. The defender played a massive […]
The weekend saw six Women’s Super League teams in action with Reading beating Leicester City 1-0, Birmingham City defeating Arsenal 2-0 and Manchester City thumping Brighton & Hove Albion 6-0. With the WSL season virtually half way done, the table is starting to shape up. I will be looking at these three games and what […]
It has been reported that Cheltenham Town have taken midfielder Charlie Colkett on a week’s trial. The former Chelsea academy player, has had previous loan spells at Bristol Rovers, Swindon Town, Vitesse, and Shrewsbury, but has most recently been playing in Sweden for Östersunds FK since 2019. Colkett was part of the Chelsea youth side […]
Charlie Brown has said he jumped at the prospect of signing for Cheltenham Town after hearing of interest from the Gloucestershire outfit. The former Chelsea youngster signed for the Robins on Thursday having already made five League One appearances this season for MK Dons. After signing a deal until the end of next season, Brown […]
The University of Gloucestershire (UoG) men’s football teams have had an impressive start to the season, and at the halfway mark of the 2021/22 campaign, progress has certainly been made. With four teams competing in British University and College Sport (BUCS), football is one of the largest clubs at UoG, and here at ParkLife Sport […]
Montpellier FC defeated Bishop’s Cleeve reserves in round two of the Senior Charity Cup after a fiery 2-2 draw that was ultimately decided on penalties. Montpellier entered the tie, having received a bye in the first round, a full two divisions below Bishop’s Cleeve but this was of little relevance to Mike Hackett’s men, who […]
Cheltenham Town have had a positive first half of the season in Sky Bet League One, in what is their first time back in the third tier since the 2008/09 campaign. Currently sat 13th in the table and with one of the smallest budgets in the division, it is evident that their transfer business has […]