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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 […]
As Roberto Firmino powerfully headed past a helpless Dean Henderson, Jurgen Klopp’s trademark fist pump and gigantic roar pierced the Old Trafford air. The German’s excitement mixed with anger and raw passion as his team strutted off the pitch 2-1 ahead at half-time. 45 minutes, a spirited Manchester United fightback, plenty of lousy-Sunday league worthy […]
Cheltenham Town have announced their retain and release list after their promotion to Sky Bet League One. Wing-Back Matty Blair has agreed terms for a contract extension of two years while goalkeepers Scott Flinders, Max Harris and defender Sean Long have all been offered new contracts. The Robins have let go of five players, defender […]
With the season now over, football clubs up and down the country are unveiling their retained lists, with out-of-contract players learning their fate. After the elation of winning the League Two title, Cheltenham Town will soon bring out their retained list – which highlights the harsh reality of football. Nine Cheltenham players – many of […]
Liverpool will be looking to close the gap on the top four tonight with a victory at Old Trafford, after Chelsea’s slip up against Arsenal last night gave Liverpool a glimmer of hope for Champions League football next season. The Reds currently sit seven points behind Chelsea and nine points behind Leicester with two games […]
Carlo Ancelotti’s Everton look to build on their tremendous away form as they travel to Villa Park with eyes on a European place. The blue side of Merseyside could leapfrog the red side if Ancelotti’s men were to defeat Villa tonight but would also need Manchester United to beat rivals Liverpool in order of them […]
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 […]