The Jockey Club has confirmed that the Cheltenham Festival will remain four days long, rather than five, in 2023 and beyond. Discussions had taken place over extending the length of the festival, which surely would have brought in significant income, but it appears the Jockey Club have listened to fans’ concerns.. “At the Jockey Club […]
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FA Cup Draw Preview: Former Cheltenham Town Scholar Could Feature In First Round Draw
Tonight sees the First Round draw for the 2022/23 FA Cup competition where 80 teams will be drawn out live on BBC Two from 7pm. The draw will consist of 32 non-league sides who will take on various outfits from League One and Two. It is set to be a big night for former Cheltenham […]
Game Preview: Gloucester City AFC v Farsley Celtic FC
Gloucester City will welcome a struggling Farsley Celtic side to the TigerTurf Stadium this Saturday in the Vanarama National League North with kick off scheduled for 3pm. City head into the game on the back of an impressive 1-2 victory away at Alfreton Town on Saturday, courtesy of two goals from the inform Kieran Phillips […]
The FA Cup roundup: Park Life Sport Podcast
Park Life Sport journalist’s Ben Ware and Laurence Stanley discuss Gloucestershire clubs’ involvement in the men’s and women’s FA Cup so far this season.
Forest Green victorious while Worcester City benefit from Cheltenham Town ties: Vitality Women’s FA Cup round-up
The first and second qualifying rounds of the Vitality Women’s FA Cup have taken place this weekend with the increase in prize money a huge benefit to many clubs who still have their players on pay to play. Gloucestershire saw plenty of involvement with the University of Gloucestershire seeing players involved in the Second Qualifying […]
Rob Edwards: Where The Former Forest Green Rovers Manager Could End Up Next
On May 11th 2022, Forest Green Rovers announced that their manager, Rob Edwards was to join Watford after negotiations between Edwards and Watford sparked controversy for its apparent unprofessionalism. There were question marks over how long Edwards would last at Watford, who in recent times have been known to be ruthless in terms of manager […]
Gloucester Rugby’s Freddie Clarke decision to sign a new contract a ‘No Brainer’
Gloucester Rugby have announced that versatile forward, Freddie Clarke, has extended his stay at Kingsholm. Clarke, 29, has made 124 appearances so far for Gloucester and enjoyed a stellar season in 2021/22, which saw him included in the Gallagher Premiership Team of the Year. Gloucester held an open training session on Saturday, following the postponement […]
Alfie May strikes to seal win over former manager Steve Cotterill’s Shrewsbury Town
A dull and drab affair was handed life by a sentimental and a controversial reunion as goals from Sean Long and Alfie May saw Cheltenham to a 2-0 win over former manager Steve Cotterill’s Shrewsbury. The first half lacked any event of note with a raft of fouls committed in a tepid and cynical affair […]
“I don’t see why we can’t win that league now!” – University of Gloucestershire skipper Neal Osborn hoping to build on Varsity performance
Neal Osborn says he’s proud of the effort of his University of Gloucestershire cricket team after falling to defeat to the University of Worcester in Varsity. Gloucestershire were beaten by 54 runs as they failed to reach Worcester’s total of 175, despite bowling them out in 48 overs. Osborn, who was Gloucestershire’s highest run scorer […]
WBBL Round 24 Preview: Gloucester City Queens v Essex Rebels
Gloucester City Queens will travel down to southeast England on Saturday where they’ll face Essex Rebels in round 24 of the Women’s British Basketball League. The Gloucester side head to the Essex Sports Arena on the back of 10 straight defeats with their last victory being 75-69 against Nottingham Wildcats at Oxstalls back in January. […]