Cheltenham Town News

FOR 45 minutes Cheltenham Town looked destined for another derby disaster against bogey side Hereford United until a second half rally took them back to the top of League Two.

EDGAR Street presents the sort of surroundings you usually need a DeLorean and a flux capacitor to visit, and it never seems to bring the best out of the Robins.

GOALKEEPER Adam Bartlett , new loan striker Lyle Taylor and midfielder Will Evans were pleased with Hereford United 's display in the battling 1-1 draw against Cheltenham Town yesterday .

Cheltenham won an early free-kick when Barkhuizen brought down Jermaine McGlashan but the ball flashed through the goalmouth and out of play with no-one able to get a touch.

BOTH Hereford United 's League Two game versus Cheltenham Town at Edgar Street and Luctonians' National League Two Match against Nuneaton at Mortimer Park are both on following pitch inspections.

The Scottish forward netted his 12th goal of the season in Tuesday night's 4-2 defeat at title rivals and new League Two leaders Crawley Town after joining the action from the substitutes' bench.

A KINGSWOOD man has been banned from all football matches in the UK and abroad for three years after assaulting a steward at a Bristol Rovers game.

The Pilgrims will hold a pitch inspection at 3pm today to determine whether tomorrow's home clash with Worcester City will go ahead.

Midfielder Harry Pell and striker Richard Peniket were both set to miss last weekend's postponed trip to Gillingham and will be monitored ahead of the visit of a Robins side who occupy one of the automatic promotion places in League Two.

BIRMINGHAM City are keen to send rising star Jack Butland out on loan again, but only after the England Under-21 goalkeeper recovers from a knee injury.

The 40th anniversary of the Bulls' legendary 2-1 FA Cup win over Newcastle United was on Monday and the club held a special cinema screening of the tie to celebrate.

MARK Yates is set to strengthen Cheltenham Town's promotion charge with a move for an experienced midfielder, with former Bristol City man Lee Johnson believed to be his number one target.

LECKHAMPTON Cheetahs have turned to former Cheltenham Town stars Shane Duff and Julian Alsop to help shoot them up the league.

Pack knows that their enviable record on the road will be severely tested at the Broadfield Stadium, where Crawley have won ten of their 13 League fixtures this term.

Clarke joined the Red Devils from Blackpool and fellow striker Hawley arrived on loan from Notts County until the end of the season.

It's the part of the world known for bringing the world flat caps, rolling hills and rugby league, but is the north of England also the cause of the housing shortages in the West? Councillor Norman Hall suggested people from the north should not be allowed to have homes in Cheltenham.

DAVID Bird says he is determined to remember the good times after admitting his decade as a professional at Cheltenham Town did not end on the note he would have chosen.

Weather forecasters have predicted as much as two inches of powdery white flakes could fall in parts of the county, accompanied by stinging sleet and below-freezing temperatures.

IT'S known for bringing the world flat caps, rolling hills and rugby league, but is the north of England also the cause of Cheltenham's housing crisis? A straight-talking councillor reckons the demand for housing in the town would be reduced if the Government banned northerners from moving south.

The League One clash between Bournemouth and Exeter has been called off due to a frozen pitch at Dean Court.