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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: HATTIE JONES’ STORY
FOREST GREEN ROVERS - MARCH 2024
As we celebrate International Women's Day at this weekend's match against Walsall, FGR Women's captain Hattie Jones spoke to us about her footballing journey. This is Hattie's story, in her words. Growing up the daughter of a local coach, football has always been in my DNA. This weekend, we will be celebrating International Women's Day, and I am honoured to share my journey, which started in Gloucestershire, as part of the club's celebrations.
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ALEX FISHER - FROM EXTREME DOUBLE LEG BREAK, TO POWERING YEOVIL TOWN IN PROMOTION PUSH
SJMOORES BLOG - MARCH 2024
Nearly a year after an extreme double leg break, on a cold, gloriously sunny Saturday in Farnborough, Alex Fisher scored the best tap-in of his life. Whilst the Yeovil Town forward’s goal on March 2 was far from spectacular, it was his first since colliding with Southend United goalkeeper Collin Andeng Ndi last April. Fisher can recall the impact, lucidly.
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BRISTOL CITY MOMENTS MISSED, ASHTON GATE EIGHT TRIBUTE AND DEFENDER'S GOOD DAY VS STOKE CITY
BRISTOL LIVE - FEBRUARY 2025
Bristol City got back to winning ways on Tuesday night, defeating Stoke City 2-0 to launch themselves up to seventh in the Sky Bet Championship table, and within two points of the play-off positions. The victory means that with another three points in Saturday’s trip to Cardiff for the Severnside derby, they could enter the Championship top six for the first time in 2025. But before attention turns to City’s trip across the Severn Bridge, here's our take on some standout performances under the lights, with a few moments you may have missed.
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LIAM MANNING MAKES SCOTT TWINE TRANSFER ADMISSION AFTER GOAL IN BRISTOL CITY'S WIN VS BLACKBURN
BRISTOL LIVE - JANUARY 2025
Bristol City head coach Liam Manning has admitted he put his "neck on the line" to bring Scott Twine to Ashton Gate permanently last summer after the midfielder scored in the Reds' win over Blackburn Rovers. The creative midfielder, who won the 2021-22 League One Player of the Season award in his one season under Manning at MK Dons, reunited with his old boss on a short-term basis last January but endured a challenging loan period at Ashton Gate.
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RELIEF AS CHELTENHAM FAMILY LAWYER FINISHES 105KM BEACONS WAY ULTRA AT THIRD TIME OF ASKING
GLOUCESTERSHIRE LIVE - AUGUST 2024
After two years of disappointment, Di Kemple was relieved as she crossed the finish line of the Beacons Way 105km Ultra trail race in July with a time of 21 hours and four minutes.
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REPORT: BRISTOL CITY CLOSE GAP TO TOP SIX AS REDS START 2025 IN BS3 WITH WIN VS DERBY COUNTY
BRISTOL LIVE - JANUARY 2025
Bristol City moved within three points of the Championship play-off positions with a 1-0 victory over Derby County at Ashton Gate. The Robins’ only goal came through Luke McNally, who slid in to get on the end of a wide Scott Twine free-kick after 19 minutes. City goalkeeper Max O’Leary was required to pull off two acrobatic saves in the first half to keep the visitors out, which meant that Liam Manning’s side went into the break with the lead. As the sky darkened in a freezing BS3, the Reds put in a controlled second-half performance to secure the victory and move up to eighth in the Championship table.
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ROBINS SAYS CITY HAVE IMPROVED UNDER MANNING AS HE BUILDS ON PEARSON FOUNDATIONS
BRISTOL LIVE - AUGUST 2024
Coventry City manager Mark Robins believes Bristol City have made clear strides under Liam Manning this season, as he builds on the foundations laid down by predecessor Nigel Pearson.
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VICTORY SEALS TITLE AND PROMOTION
WESTERN GAZETTE - APRIL 2024
Yeovil Town were crowned National League South champions after cruising to a 2-0 victory over Truro City, at the Cornish side’s temporary home, the TigerTurf Stadium in Gloucester. The Glovers, who needed just a point to secure the title and the league’s only automatic promotion spot, took the lead after 12 minutes through a Rhys Murphy header.
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HARRIS ADMITS BRISTOL CITY'S BENCH STRENGTH PROVED TOO MUCH FOR MILLWALL
BRISTOL LIVE - AUGUST 2024
When asked to assess Saturday’s brilliantly bonkers game, while Bristol City head coach Liam Manning remarked, “how long have you got?”, for Millwall manager Neil Harris it was pretty straightforward.
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5 THINGS WE LEARNED ON SUPER WILD CARD WEEKEND
FULL10YARDS - JANUARY 2023
The NFL’s second Super Wild Card Weekend was even better than the first, here are five things we learned in the first round of the playoffs.
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WHAT IS FLAG FOOTBALL?: THE NEWEST OLYMPIC SPORT
SJMOORES BLOG - MARCH 2024
Headlines were made and eyes were raised when flag football was among the five sports added to the program for the 2028 Olympic games in Los Angeles. Commonly known as ‘flag’, it is a non-contact faster-paced version of American football played by smaller teams, on a smaller field.
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MANNS PREVIEWS BRIDGWATER FA CUP CLASH
FOREST GREEN ROVERS - OCTOBER 2023
Head of Women’s Football at FGR, Joe Manns, is relishing the opportunity of coaching in the Women’s FA Cup for the first time, as FGR prepare to make the trip to face Bridgwater United in the Third Round Qualifying on Sunday.
Bridgwater are currently one tier above Rovers, in the FA Women’s National League Division One South West.
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TAYLOR - I WANT TO GET PROMOTED WITH FGR
FOREST GREEN ROVERS - JULY 2023
Matty Taylor is back at The New Lawn and is aiming to help FGR achieve promotion back to the third tier of English football. Rovers’ latest signing played for the club between 2011 and 2014, racking up 96 appearances. Now, the prolific forward has returned to Rovers with one target in his mind. Taylor is no stranger to promotion, having gone on to achieve back-to-back promotions with Bristol Rovers after leaving FGR in 2014.
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WOLVES GOALKEEPER DANIEL BENTLEY: “LEADERSHIP IS SOMETHING THAT COMES VERY NATURALLY TO ME”
SJMOORES BLOG - MARCH 2023
Despite only arriving at Wolves in January, goalkeeper Daniel Bentley has already brought plenty to Julen Lopetegui’s first-team group.
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“I’M NOT AFRAID TO SAY IT’S BEEN A STRUGGLE SOME WEEKS”: WIMBLEDON STAR MARCUS WILLIS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF TALKING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH
SJMOORES BLOG - JANUARY 2023
“We’re all human, and for me, I’m not afraid to say it’s been a struggle some weeks, because that’s what it has been.” Those are the words of professional tennis player Marcus Willis, who expressed the importance of speaking about mental health in an exclusive interview in December.
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