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One of the main issues of grassroots football is the rising costs a team have to pay just to maintain itself. Based on Cheltenham Civil Service club president Rob Morrison explanation, here is how much it costs to run a club in Cheltenham. First, you have to rent a pitch to train and play a […]
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 […]
Cheltenham Town defender Curtis Davies has expressed that he is a “massive advocate for this competition” ahead of his side’s first round FA Cup clash with AFC Wimbledon. “First and foremost, growing up as a kid in England, I always played ‘Wembley’ in the playground with my mates. “I always pretended to be Eric Cantona, […]
On every level of the football pyramid, there are challenges the teams and players have to face. Adult grassroots football is not short of issues themselves, with player shortages and less teams applying to play throughout the entirety of the season. Cheltenham Civil Service’s club president and former player, Rob Morrison gave an insight to […]
Felix Miles and Kartell Dawkins have both left Gloucester City on initial one month loan deals to Cirencester Town and Bromsgrove Sporting. Miles joined Gloucester at the start of this season but has failed to make an appearance for the club thus far. Miles has already got under way for the Centurions and has got […]
Last weekend the University of Gloucestershire Cricket team travelled down to Cardiff to play in Indoor BUCS at Sophia Gardens. The eight-man squad had an early start leaving Oxstalls Campus at 7am. It didn’t get off to a good start after fresher, Toby Rice, realised he had forgotten to bring something quite important: his bat. […]
“We have got a lot of wounded players” said Cribbs manager Richard Luffman ahead of their seven hour round trip to Mousehole on Saturday. The Bristolian side have had a flying start to life in the Southern League Division One after promotion last year from the Hellenic League and sit seventh. They take on a […]
Wednesday night saw Hartpury University rugby claim their third win of the season in the BUCS Women’s National League. Hannah Kibble was ‘100% proud of the team’ who had a mixture of first team regulars and Gloucester-Hartpury players in their XV. A comfortable 44-12 win for Hartpury was a great opportunity “to gel in with […]
“We have to be a little relieved to come away with 0-0,” said Cribbs manager Richard Luffman after his side’s goalless draw against Evesham United. The South Gloucestershire based outfit played the entirety of the second half with 10 men after Ross McErlain was sent off in the 43rd minute. Evesham also had a man […]
Darrell Clarke was full of praise for former Port Vale captain and new signing Tom Pett having worked with him before. “To bring a player of Tom’s experience is a boost for myself”. Pett’s experience cannot be doubted and he will certainly bring something to a Cheltenham team that needs it. Clarke also noted that […]