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Phoebe Brooks, a second year student at the University of Gloucestershire, has been involved in the women’s football team since she arrived as a fresher. The 21-year-old believes that being a part of the UoGWF team has helped her grow and improve her mental health. “Being involved in the football team has definitely helped me […]
Forest Green Rovers manager Steve Cotterill has suggested getting rid of injury time before extra time in the FA Cup after a 2-1 loss to Stockport in the 1st Round of the FA Cup last weekend. Rovers conceded a 97th minute goal in extra time from Kyle Wootton after nine minutes of added time, a […]
Taunton Town manager Richard Luffman says his team are looking forward to facing Maidenhead United in their mission to reach the FA Cup first round proper. The Peacocks are on a 10-game unbeaten run in all competitions and will be hoping to reach the first-round proper for the fourth time in their history with a […]
Following the 1-0 defeat in Wolverhampton last night, Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi reflected on his team exiting the FA cup. “My opinion is, we played well. We made too many mistakes, especially in the first half to score or the last pass, but we we created a lot of chances. “We played well to […]
Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Head Coach Gary O’Neil was satisfied with his team’s performance, after his team managed to defeat Brighton 1-0 in the Fifth Round of the FA Cup. Embed from Getty Images O’Neil prepared his team well and was happy with they way Wolves could keep Brighton limited. “We made a conscious decision really, before […]
After Wednesday evening, the FA Cup draw for the quarter-finals have been finalised. Wolves and Chelsea will host Championships teams Coventry City and Leicester City respectively, while Manchester will host two top half Premier League games as Liverpool face their rivals Manchester United and Newcastle have a trip to the Etihad Stadium. Embed from Getty […]
The FA Cup. The oldest competition in world football. It allows teams lower down in the footballing pyramid to go on a run, earn money that, to them, means a lot more than to a Premier League team, and best of all, play in front of the TV cameras. Or so it should. There are […]
Bristol City Under 18’s captain, Calum Hewlett believes that his side can win the FA Youth Cup after victory in the third round. Hewlett scored a penalty in the 32nd minute as the Young Robin’s ran out 3-0 winners over U-18 Premier League side Stoke City. In the fourth round, Bristol City will take on […]
In recent years Women’s football has generated insurmountable momentum as the beautiful game seeks to expand its horizons. The FA has shown its clear backing of the women’s game by doubling the prize fund for this years Women’s FA Cup to six million pounds which will greatly improve teams’ opportunities to afford better facilities, massively […]
With the FA Cup now in full spirit with the first round of the tournament this weekend, the usual thing that gets many managers talking is the replays. For anyone unaware of what the replay is, if the two sides draw in the initial game, they then have to play another game at the opposite […]
With it being the FA Cup this weekend, it is that time of year where we have a look to see how the Gloucestershire sides have faired in the 152-year-old competition. Cheltenham Town We begin with the highest-ranked league side in the county, Cheltenham Town. The Robins’ best-ever FA Cup run came in the 2001/02 […]