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April 2020, was when I attended my grandad’s socially distanced funeral, which at the time the circumstances were kind of normalised. Yet, looking back, it was a completely bizarre and cold situation. My grandad spent his last months in a care home and with the Covid restrictions at the time, I wasn’t allowed to visit him. Dealing with a death of […]
April 2020, was when I attended my grandad’s socially distanced funeral, which at the time the circumstances were kind of normalised. Yet, looking back, it was a completely bizarre and cold situation. My grandad spent his last months in a care home and with the Covid restrictions at the time, I wasn’t allowed to visit him. Dealing with a death of […]
New Zealand striker Chris Wood has joined Newcastle United for a reported fee of £20 million from Burnley. The forward has signed a contract that will keep him at St James’ Park until the end of the 2023/24 season, after the Magpies activated his release clause. Wood scored 50 Premier League goals during his five […]
Forest Green Rovers’ Ebou Adams wasn’t the one that made the journey from Nailsworth to Cameroon for the Africa Cup of Nations, with Rovers fan Bakary (Bax) Sanneh in attendance at the Limbe stadium. ‘Bax’, as he is commonly known amongst fans, would normally find himself supporting Rob Edwards’ side every weekend. However, instead of […]
In Friday’s pre-match press conference ahead of Saturday’s Championship play-off rivals Queens Park Rangers, West Bromwich Albion manager Valerien Ismael has today eased the instant expectation on new signing Daryl Dike and has pressed his team for a ruthless performance. Without a win in three League matches, the Baggies have failed to capitalise on the […]
This weekend we have the third round of the Heineken Champions Cup where plenty of English teams are in action across the continent. Cardiff take on Harlequins tonight, the Welsh side currently sit bottom of Pool B having been winless in their first two games, while Quins sit top with two wins from their two […]
Ahead of Aston Villa Women’s WSL match against Manchester City Women, manager Carla Ward has given the lowdown on the squads current injury crisis and transfer news. In this mornings pre-match press conference ahead of Aston Villa Women’s clash with giants Manchester City Women, Carla Ward said that squad numbers are severely impacted this weekend […]
With several postponements last weekend, and most midweek fixtures also falling foul to the weather, the past few days of winter chill has come as a somewhat relief for our local football teams. It will hopefully be another packed day of fixtures involving Gloucestershire’s local non-league teams. We have several great previews on some […]
The Athletic reporter Matt Woosnam has claimed that Michael Olise ‘has his chance to write his name in Palace history’ if he is able to help his side potentially beat two rivals in a week. The 20 year old produced a dazzling display against rivals Millwall in the FA Cup last Saturday, gaining plenty of […]
10-man Arsenal comfortably hold lackless Liverpool to draw 0-0 in the Carabao Cup Semi-Final First-Leg. Granit Xhaka was dismissed for Arsenal on the 24th minute, with the midfielder seeing red for denying a goal scoring opportunity. The Gunners former captain caught Liverpool forward Diogo Jota with a dangerously high challenge into the Portugal star’s midriff […]