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Gloucestershire were still well represented in the third round of the FA Cup last weekend, despite the absence of the county’s two professional clubs Forest Green Rovers and Cheltenham Town. Former Gloucester City man Akwasi Asante made headlines as he found the net for Chesterfield in the 5-1 loss to reigning European champions Chelsea at […]
Cirencester Town’s Benjamin Whitehead and Larkhall Athletic’s Jack Pearson-Brown both scored once to bring last night’s result to a 1-1 draw. Whitehead scored the first goal of the game for Cirencester in the 47th minute, curling a shot from the wide right into the far corner in a fantastic display of talent. Pearson-Brown then scored […]
Forest Green Rovers will go into the final half of the season with a nine point advantage at the top of League Two after winning 2-0 against Colchester United. Jamille Matt’s first half goal and a late sealer from Josh Marsh proved to be enough for the Rovers on Tuesday night, as they bounced back […]
Hello and welcome to the live ParkLife Sport blog. Today we have a reaction to Manchester United’s FA Cup victory against Aston Villa last night including the VAR controversy, game build up to Forest Green’s latest match as well as all the latest as the clock ticks down to matchday two of the Africa Cup […]
Cheltenham Town defender Chris Hussey has completed a transfer to League Two outfit Port Vale on an undisclosed fee. The 33-year-old joined from Sheffield United in May 2018 and went on to make 154 appearances for the Robins scoring four goals, including the goal that confirmed promotion to League One. The defender played a massive […]
Gloucester Rugby secured a thrilling win against Saracens which put fans at the edge of their seats as they currently sit fourth in the Gallagher Premiership league table. After Gloucester Rugby’s attack coach, Alex King, noted on his “little bit of frustration” after they “didn’t nail an opportunity to play and beat one of the […]
Charlie Brown has said he jumped at the prospect of signing for Cheltenham Town after hearing of interest from the Gloucestershire outfit. The former Chelsea youngster signed for the Robins on Thursday having already made five League One appearances this season for MK Dons. After signing a deal until the end of next season, Brown […]
A final quarter surge was not quite enough for the Gloucester City Queens on Saturday as they were narrowly defeated by just two points against Oakland Wolves at Oaklands College. It was a challenging first half for the visitors, they found themselves 14 points behind and faced an uphill struggle in the final 20 minutes. […]
Montpellier FC defeated Bishop’s Cleeve reserves in round two of the Senior Charity Cup after a fiery 2-2 draw that was ultimately decided on penalties. Montpellier entered the tie, having received a bye in the first round, a full two divisions below Bishop’s Cleeve but this was of little relevance to Mike Hackett’s men, who […]
Cheltenham Town have had a positive first half of the season in Sky Bet League One, in what is their first time back in the third tier since the 2008/09 campaign. Currently sat 13th in the table and with one of the smallest budgets in the division, it is evident that their transfer business has […]