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Forget the derby day success, the key takeaway from Saturday’s win against Cheltenham Town is the fact that Forest Green finally look like a team who belong in League One. Rovers’ have massively struggled to step up to League One, with the side dropping several points from winning positions, and at one stage found themselves […]
Forest Green Rovers earned their second successive win for the first time this season with a derby day win over rivals Cheltenham Town. The first half was dominated by Ian Burchnall’s Forest Green side, with Brentford loanee Myles Peart-Harris being the first to really test Luke Southward’s goal, forcing a fine save against Peart-Harris’ long […]
Alvechurch captain Jamie Willets hopes that Saturday’s FA Cup second-round clash against Forest Green Rovers will be a ‘springboard’ for the club moving forwards. The lowest-ranked side in the competition beat Cheltenham Town in the first round and return to Gloucestershire to face Ian Burchnall’s side at the New Lawn Stadium. A brace from Danny […]
Rovers have been struggling during their first season in League One with the Gloucestershire side sitting at the foot of the table in 24th. However on Saturday, Burchnall was pleased with that he saw: “Yeah I think they certainly rolled their sleeves up, certainly in the second half, I thought we did in the first […]
Forest Green Rovers fell to the bottom of the table on Saturday for the first time this season after a 2-0 defeat at home to Wycombe Wanderers. Burchnall and his team left the field at half-time to a chorus of boos from the home faithful with a certain section of the fanbase calling for a […]
Forest Green Rovers Women skipper Hattie Jones hailed the importance of goal difference this season as Rovers ran out 6-2 winners over Ilminster Town Ladies on Sunday afternoon. It was Jones who opened the scoring inside the opening five minutes powering home a header before top scorer Nynka Rucker pounced on a defensive error to […]
Forest Green Rovers head coach Ian Burchnall was happy to avoid a potential banana skin after seeing his side safely through to the second round of the FA Cup by beating South Shields on Saturday. Connor Wickham scored in the first half before closing the game out with a strike from the halfway line in […]
Forest Green will be looking to make it three wins from three tomorrow evening, as they welcome Exeter City in the Football League Trophy. Rover’s head into this game currently top of their group, with victories against Southampton Academy and a 2-1 victory against Newport County. Exeter on the other hand have had a mix […]
Mark Cooper has been fined by the Football Association today for an “aggravated breach” in a match between his current team AFC Barrow and Exeter City earlier this season. Cooper has also been handed fine of £3,000 and is ordered to attend a face-to-face education course due to his comments during the match on August […]
Forest Green Rovers defender Jordan Moore-Taylor insists his team can’t afford for complacency to set in ahead of another crucial fixture against Sutton United. Having signed from MK Dons in the summer of 2020, Moore-Taylor has gone on to represent Rovers 53 times in the league and, but for a couple of minor injuries, has […]