Bishops Cleeve have dropped to third after their controversial draw against Swindon Supermarine, but look to leapfrog Malvern and Frome with a win at home over Shaftesbury. It’s been a good start to the season for Bishops Cleeve, who remain unbeaten in Division One South of the Southern League. Before Tuesday, they had only dropped […]
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Cheltenham Town’s youngest player and Gloucester City loanee Sopuruchukwu Obieri sets expectations for loan spell and future under Steve Cotterill
Cheltenham Town’s youngest ever player Sopuruchukwu Obieri has set his expectations for his loan spell with Gloucester City and reiterated his desire to continue to test himself in the men’s game. The 17-year-old striker broke the Robins record when he came on in the Street Motors Trophy clash with West Ham United U21s in November […]
“He’s the Best They Could Have Appointed”: Former Lead Physio on Steve Cotterill’s Cheltenham Homecoming
As Steve Cotterill begins his second spell in charge of Cheltenham Town, former lead physiotherapist Andrew Mitchell shares exclusive insight into the manager’s methods, mindset and what his return means for the club. When Steve Cotterill returned to Whaddon Road this month, the reception said it all. The applause, the nods, the sense of something […]
Match Preview: Newent Town to make history as they prepare to travel to North Devon
On Saturday, Newent Town will play in the first round of the FA Vase for the first time in the Gloucestershire club’s history as they travel down to Devon to take on Barnstaple Town. The Daffs picked up a 2-0 win against Keynsham Town thanks to goals from Dylan Hart and Dan Judge. View this […]
Preview: Cheltenham Saracens Women host fellow strugglers Bishops Cleeve in local derby
Both teams have had a poor start to the season, with Cheltenham Saracens having one win in four and Bishops Cleeve losing both of their openers. This Sunday, it’s ninth vs tenth in Division One of the Gloucestershire County Women’s League as Cheltenham Saracens host Bishops Cleeve, who have been lucky to avoid sitting rock […]
“You really do get a runners high, its such a good feeling” – Libby Bell speaks on her new found hobby
“I’ve signed up for the Paris marathon next year, I can’t wait to do a proper run after doing a half one this year,” Cheltenham Town Women’s defender, Libby Bell, has got into running this year, her main reason was to “Build fitness, “transitioning from a midfielder at Bristol Rovers to now a wing-back at […]
University Of Gloucestershire Men’s Football Awards
Players Player – Oakley James In his first year Oakley James made himself a mainstay in the University of Gloucestershire (UOG)starting eleven. A versatile player James played in central midfield, on the wing, and even up-front when needed. Despite his smaller size he battled well in midfield and used his technical skills to be a […]
“We wanted the season done by April” – Forest Green Rovers Women manager Louise Fensome
“Ideally we wanted the season done by April but based of lots of different reasons its been postponed,” explains Fensome. Forest Green Rovers Women played their penultimate game of the season, a 1-0 away loss to title challengers Torquay United, on the 27th of April. Due to some scheduling issues in the South West Regional […]
Kemar Roofe at Cheltenham and Mike Tindall at Gloucester Rugby… how did Gloucestershire sport look when Grand Theft Auto V came out?
September 2013 saw the release of of record breaking game Grand Theft Auto V. With the sixth game just around the corner a matter of 12 years later. How much has sport in Gloucestershire changed in the span between the twelve years? Cheltenham Town Embed from Getty Images Cheltenham Town were just coming off a […]
Premier League to the Malaysian Super League, where are Forest Green Rovers’ 2017/18 promotion winning side?
Eight years ago we saw Forest Green Rovers get promoted to the football league for the first time in the club’s history. With them back down in the National League and being minimal games away from securing promotion back to the Football League for the second time in their history. Ranging from the Premier League […]