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Rob Edwards’ Forest Green Rovers side were knocked out of the Papa John’s Trophy in the round of 32 on Tuesday, after Chelsea defeated the Nailsworth outfit 4-1 on penalties. The game was watched by several scouts, surely casting an eye upon some of Chelsea’s youngsters with a view to a January loan move. Edwards […]
Ex-Forest Green Rovers striker Kieffer Moore added another chapter into the story of his impressive rise from non-league, netting his eighth goal for Wales in their hard-fought 1-1 draw against Belgium at the Cardiff City Stadium. Moore capitalised on a rare defensive error from the visitors when Dan James’ delivery evaded the Belgium backline who […]
Rob Edwards’ Forest Green Rovers side travel to Victoria Park on Saturday, as they look to extend their lead at the top of the league two table against Hartlepool United. The Nailsworth-based outfit have clocked up the miles over the past month, having played their last three matches away from home ahead of the 250-mile […]
Clubs across League One, League Two and the National League will be boosted by further funding from the Premier League as they continue their recovery from the Pandemic. The Premier League announced a further £20 million for teams in League One and Two for the 2021/22 season and £5 million to clubs from National League […]
First-team coach Chris Hicks predicts a ‘difficult’ game against Pucklechurch in FA Women’s trophy despite playing their games in two leagues above. Pucklechurch play their league games in Division One of the Gloucestershire County Women’s Football League, two leagues below Forest Green Rovers who play in the South West Regional Women’s Football League Premier. Currently […]
With the regular football season drawing to a close across the country and the play-offs preparing to commence as early as Monday night in the Championship, retained lists are starting to be announced around the English Football League. It’s no different for Gloucestershire’s footballing sides, with newly crowned League Two champions Cheltenham Town releasing their […]
Ex-forest Green Rovers and Newport County defender Jamie Turley has weighed in on the sides play-off semi-final meeting on Tuesday, highlighting the absence of Jamille Matt as a ‘massive loss’. Turley, who made 98 appearances for the Gloucestershire side when they were in the National League admitted that Jimmy Ball’s side didn’t convince him this […]
On May 14, 2017, Forest Green Rovers won promotion to the Football League via the play-offs with a 3-1 win over Tranmere at Wembley. All of the players who featured for Rovers that day have moved on, but where are they now? Here’s a look at what that famous starting XI are up to four […]
April 10 2021, Walsall 2-1 Forest Green Rovers. Defeat at The Banks’s Stadium to Brian Dutton’s out-of-form Saddlers, left Forest Green Rovers sixth in League Two, after four consecutive losses and six games without a win. Despite remaining in the play-off positions in the league table and being just five points shy of the automatic […]
When Forest Green Rovers face Newport County on Tuesday evening it will be their fifth play-off appearance in six years. Sadly for the Rovers, the play-offs have not been too kind for them in previous years with just one victorious campaign. Here is how they’ve fared in their recent play-off fixtures: 2015 – Lost to […]