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Murphy Mahoney admits that the step from Under-21s to League Two football has been a massive change for him. After making the loan move from Queens Park Rangers, where he was playing primarily for the under-21s side, Mahoney has started every game for Swindon Town this season. “The step up from under-21s to League Two […]
“At the minute the squad is way too big, we can’t carry that many players in our squad we have to trim that which means one or two players futures lie elsewhere” was Darrell Clarke’s brutal assessment of the Cheltenham Town squad ahead of the Wigan Athletic fixture on Saturday. The manager of the League […]
Former England, Arsenal, Birmingham and Chelsea star and former student at the University of Gloucestershire Karen Carney joins the long line of successful graduates as she is awaiting her Honorary which will be presented to her by the Bishop of Gloucester, the Right Reverend Rachel Treweek, Pro-Chancellor of the University, and Lord Michael Bichard, Chancellor […]
Week five of the 2023/24 Premiership Rugby season gets underway with one of the fiercest rivalries in English domestic rugby, as Gloucester hosts bitter rivals Bath in the West Country derby at Kingsholm. In a rivalry that has spanned over decades, Bath came away with the bragging rights the last time these two met, beating […]
Rory Hunt saw his UOG side win in the Western Conference Cup first round on Wednesday afternoon defeating USW (University of South Wales) 4-0 at Plock Court. After his side’s win on Wednesday, Hunt said: “It was a brilliant win from our boys. I thought we were intense throughout. “I thought tactically we were sound, […]
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 […]
Friday, November 10 Cheltenham Town Ladies’ Development team captain Olivia Plumpton shared her insight as the head of a female football squad, recognising the disadvantage to male teams and the importance of motivating her group. During her earlier stages of playing football, it was clear to Plumpton that the girls set up would be at […]
West Brom Women will kick off their Women’s FA Cup campaign at home to Lye Town Ladies at the Academy Ground on Sunday afternoon. West Brom will be looking to regain some positive form after back-to-back losses in the previous two weeks. The Baggies have experienced a mixed bag of results in the opening three […]
Harry Greenhalgh has set himself a goal scoring target of double figures after his electric start to life with Prestbury Rovers. Greenhalgh has only been at the club for around a month but has already proven himself to be a great addition for Prestbury, adding goals to a squad that was struggling to find the […]
Tom David is assistant trainer to Ben Pauling whose yard has enjoyed a nice start to the season as the yard has registered 2 winners and 11 placements in 27 races in the last 14 days, one of the highlights has been Mole court who won at Cheltenham in the October meeting in the Close […]