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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 […]
The Mitres will travel to Calne Town on Sunday in a bid to extend their fine run of form after the festive period. In their previous fixture, they hosted a thrilling 4-3 win over promotion rivals Cribbs which saw three red cards handed out over 90 minutes. The win took them nine points clear of […]
Hellenic League action resumes for Brimscombe this Saturday as they make the short trip down the A38 to face rivals Thornbury. Before last weekend’s match against Corsham Town fell foul of some bad weather, Brimscombe were unbeaten in four games, a run that saw them climb to fifth in the Hellenic Premier League table. Sitting […]
After a disappointing end to 2021 for Upton St Leonards Reserves, they’ve enjoyed the perfect start to 2022, much to the delight of manager, Jake Gurney. As the 2021/22 season approached its halfway point at Christmas, The Saints has picked up just three wins in 13 games, leaving them in a Stroud League Division 2 […]