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Former Cheltenham Town goalkeeper Josh Griffiths is back at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium this weekend as the Robins take on Lincoln City in League One action. The 20 year old made 44 league appearances for the Robins last season and manager Michael Duff is hoping the England under-18 international will get a good reception from the […]
The last round of the Champions League group stages were played out last night, with yet another eventful night of football confirming most of the 16 teams that have qualified for the knockout stages, with one game still to be played. In Group F, Villareal travel to Atalanta in a ‘winner takes all’ game, with […]
Leicester City have been dealt a huge blow before their make-or-break Europa League match against Napoli later tonight, as the club confirm they have multiple illness and Covid-19 cases in the squad. Seven Foxes players, including Kelechi Iheanacho and Ademola Lookman have not travelled to Naples, where they need just a point to secure qualification […]
Four non-league clubs have made it to the third round of the FA Cup, but none of their fairy-tale fixtures will be shown by neither the BBC or ITV. What makes the FA Cup undoubtedly the best domestic sporting competition in the world is the giant-killing stories. The opportunity to see full international players take […]
Fans have applauded the actions of Chelsea’s Sam Kerr as she sent a pitch invader tumbling to the floor during their Champions League group stage match against Juventus. A video shows a man filming himself on his phone entering the pitch for several moments, with no security in view, before he reluctantly began to walk […]
At the start of the 1992/93 season, Oldham Athletic were looking forward to competing in the inaugural season of the newly formed Premier League. Fast forward just under 30 years later and they sit 23rd in League Two as they prepare to face Forest Green Rovers this Saturday, a team who in 1992 were in […]
University of Gloucestershire 1’s put on a dominant display in front of a packed home crowd as they defeated Plymouth Marjon 1s 4-0 at Plock Court. A first half brace from George Harris and second half goals from Jaja Wayne-Clarke and Dan Jones sealed a convincing victory for the home side. Gloucestershire started the game […]
UEFA have confirmed that Tottenham’s Europa Conference League match against Rennes has been postponed tonight, following a Covid-19 outbreak at the club. This follows the news that eight first-team players and five staff members had tested positive for Covid, leaving manager Antonio Conte ‘scared’ for his squad. Regarding UEFA’s regulations, games cannot be postponed unless […]
Cheltenham Town were humbled by fellow promoted side Cambridge United as they fell to a 5-0 defeat at the Jonny Rocks Stadium. A hat-trick from Joe Ironside, a Mattie Pollock own goal and a goal from ex-Town loanee Sam Smith made for a miserable night for the Robins fans. Dan Crowley had a free-kick that […]
Chris Hussey gave a players perspective of how a week without football has benefitted the squad on and off the pitch, and how his experience has benefitted his team this season – “from a recovery point of view, it’s beneficial and from a tactical point of view it’s beneficial. We do a bit more work […]