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Online since the summer of 1998 the website has grown beyond belief and includes close to three thousand pages encompassing past and current player profiles, historical articles, videos clips, match reports and top quality photographs. After 13 years in exile following the 2007 floods The Tigers returned to a rebuilt Meadow Park just in time for COVID to deny supporters access to games as the club sat proudly at the top of the league. Photo Galleries of recent Gloucester City matches City Women vs St Vallier (27/10/24) City vs Coleshill Town (26/10/24) City Women vs Corsham Town Women (20/10/24) City vs Frome Town (15/10/24) City Women vs Marine Academy Plymouth (13/10/24)    City vs Havant & Waterlooville (12/10/24) City Women vs Cirencester Town Women (06/10/24) City Women Reserves vs Downend Flyers Res (29/09/24) City Legends vs Man Utd Legends (22/09/24) City vs Gosport Borough (17/09/24) The latest news and events from Tiger Roar   Sunday October 27th 2024   Chloe Golding hat trick For the second week running City hit double figures as they concreted their place at the top of the table. What made it more remarkable was that at 2-0 after 22 minutes striker Laina Warren was shown a straight red card for foul and abusive language after Paige Warren had been flagged offside. Sympathy lies with Laina because the opposition provide a lino to run their defences lines and far too often they flag to their own teams advantage. It was the third flag in a few minutes. Oddly I don't think there was another City offside for the rest of the game! At that stage City had already scored through Sachiko Kaneko-Grun and Too; a header from a corner and an angled run and shot. If anyone though being reduced to ten (wo)men would have an effect then they were mistaken. Two goals from Chloe Golding was followed by a goalbound cross from Todd being flicked in by a defender although I'm sure the City player will claim it. Lucabella Davis and Kaneko-Grun added more to make it seven by the break. There were four more goals in the second half; a blocked shot fell kindly for Sophia Gomez to hammer home before Golding completed her hat trick by sidefooting home a cross from Daniella Soave. Nalani Lasmarias headed home a right wing cross before Soave completed the scoring by beating two defenders to score in front of her parents who were visiting from Toronto. City : Linteo, Golding, Skibinski, Neall, Kaneko-Grun, Todd, Stichter, Grey, Warren (22), Soave, Davis. Subs - Ross, Lasmarias, Gomez, Deveau. Photos - Goals Nalani Lasmarias powers home a header for City Women to make it 10-0 against St Vallier this afternoon Saturday October 26th 2024   Ty Duffus right winger Considering two of our best cup runs in the past twenty odd years have come in the FA Trophy it is amazing how present day teams seem unable to repeat the feat. Today we were 0-3 down at home to a team from a league below at half time. How does that even happen? If we were mid table in this league do you think we'd go to the likes of Scunthorpe and do the same to them? To think that one fan confidently predicted that we'd win 6-0 after such a good performance at Winchester in midweek. To be fair it was all City in the second half as for once the T-End Originals shifted position and moved behind the goal that we were attacking, even if it mean't that they couldn't see a thing thanks to the low sun in their eyes. Brandon Smalley got one back after a goalmouth scramble and Joe Hanks scored from the spot after he was fouled but it was too little too late as City were humiliated on their own pitch. I know that the squad is threadbare but despite signing an attacker in Thomas Blake yesterday City persisted with Ty Duffus as an effective right winger as none of the substitutes were called upon. Oh well, lets concentrate on the league. City : J.Thompson, Duffus, Ball, Williams, Phillips, Grubb, Smalley, Hanks, Richards-Everton, Dawson, Emmett. Subs not used - Blake, C.Thompson, Z.Pinchard, Hundt, Chovanec. Coleshill Town - Warmington, Brookes, Kabeya, Adegoke, Carter-Byrne, Hughes, Tye, Sylia, Sanusi (Palmer), Usher-Shipway (McSkeane), Mandey. Subs not used - Ngbeken, Sweeney. Photos - Goals A Platoon moment as Joe Hanks goes down to win a penalty for City as the game enters injury time Tuesday October 22nd 2024   King Baidoo we all love... City recorded their best win of the season tonight in Hampshire against Winchester City to maintain top spot under pressure from Totton who also won 5-1 against Taunton Town. An early goal from Brandon Smalley was overturned by goals from Luka Chalwell and Ik Hill but King Baidoo levelled things up before the break. Two goals in four second half minutes cemented City's superiority; first Baidoo got his second moments after suffering a heavy challenge and then Joe Hanks prodded home from close range to add some breathing space. Winchester had the ball in the net in injury time but it was ruled out by a linesmans flag. City : J.Thompson, Leadbitter, Duffus (Ball 90+1), Williams, Grubb, Smalley (Burns 88), Hanks, Richards-Everton, Dawson, Emmett, Baidoo (Phillips 79). Subs not used - Chovanec, Hundt. Winchester City : Cairney, McCormick, Wilkie (Mdlalose 90+1), Griggs (Cooper 81), Jamison, Nevins (Emerson 81), Chalwell (Mlambo 73), Barron (Britton 75), Wright, Jones, Hill. Sunday October 20th 2024   Paige Todd rounded off scoring City stormed to the top of the league following a clinical 10-0 win at home to Corsham Town Women at Meadow Park. With a strong wind at their backs they scored four goals in the first half through Sachiko Kaneko-Grun, Lucabella Davis, Laina Warren and Nalani Lasmarias. After the break it seemed that Corsham might have the boss hand but three goals in the first ten minutes of the second half put paid to those thoughts. Kassidy Grey scored twice from corners while winger Taite Scheafer stroked a shot home in between. Corsham, who included former Gloucester City Ladies player Yvette Kemp competed throughout and never gave up but could never match City's goal threat who scored three more times through Sophia Gomez, Kaneko-Grun again and finally Paige Todd. City Women : Linteo, Golding, Skibinski, Neall, Kaneko-Grun, Warren, Todd, Grey, Soave, Stichter, Davis. Subs used - Gomez, Sheafer, Lasmarias, Deveau. At Gala Wilton the reserves won 4-1 against Ellwood in the County Cup with goals from Zoe Gabb, Kate Ambrey, Hollie Handisides and an own goal. City Women Reserves : O'Neil, K.Smith, Leeman, C.Gabb, Kantorowicz, M.Smith, Chloe Day, Lewis, Ambrey, Z.Gabb. Subs used - Akkurt, Handisides, Hancock. Photos - Goals Yvette Kemp (in blue), formerly of Gloucester City Ladies in action for Corsham Town Women this afternoon Saturday October 19th 2024   Brandon Smalley city's scorer A point away at the title favourites isn't to be sniffed at. It stops them catching us, the only downer being Merthyr winning in injury time to close the gap and overtake the team from Southampton. Brandon Smalley, an early replacement for Jadyn Crosbie gave City a first half lead before the home side equalised in the second half through Ethan Taylor. Dan Leadbitter picked up a second yellow card in injury time to see red. City : J.Thompson, Leadbitter (90+3), Duffus, Williams, Grubb (Burns 86), Crosbie (Smalley 7), Hanks, Richards-Everton, Dawson, Emmett, Baidoo (Phillips 54). Subs not used - C.Thompson. AFC Totton : Gould, Oastler, Magri, Taylor, Austin (Rendell 71), Owers, Collins, Bennett, Rose (Clarke 71), Lee, Agberhiere. Subs not used - Tomasso, Hallett, Blair. Tuesday October 15th 2024   Jadyn Crosbie created opener Dayle Grubb found top corner Football is a funny old game; it's shit when you're losing and not always that enjoyable when you're winning. With City sat proudly at the top of the league, very few people would think that a home game against a side down the bottom would be anything but a win. It's a guaranteed three points before kick off, the kind of game that is easy on paper. Only football isn't played on paper, it's played on this weird 3G surface with artifical grass and hundreds of thousands of bits of rubber crumb. So City had to work hard against a team who got as many bodies between the ball and the target as possible, so much so that when the goal eventually came it was more of a relief than a celebration. Loanee Jadyn Crosbie burst into the area and came out on top of a fifty/fifty with the keeper and bundled the ball towards goal where it came back off of the post before being accidentally chested home by a Frome defender. I'm sure Crosbie will be claiming it though. Frome started the second half brightly and were denied by a great block by Jared Thompson when Joe O'Loughlin found himself in acres of space at the far post but Dayle Grubb made it two when he lifted a shot into the top corner with the keeper motionless. 2-0 is often cited as the most dangerous scoreline in football, although not tonight, City's goal was barely threatened. However, the whole spectacle felt underwhelming because Mike Cook's men had the lions share of possession but seemed to be forced wide every time yet were never able to find a player in a goalscoring position with any of their crosses or cut backs. City : J.Thompson, Leadbitter, Duffus, Williams (Smalley 72), Grubb (Burns 80), Crosbie (Phillips 76), Hanks, Richards-Everton, Dawson, Emmett, Baidoo (Reckord 66). Sub not used - C.Thompson. Frome Town : Phillips, Wood, Teale, Mitchell, Rigg, Hutson, Drew, Vaughan (McKayle 77), Monks (Day 69), Ollis (Budd 69), O'Loughlin. Subs not used - Heal, Tylek. Photos - Goals Jadyn Crosbie leapfrogs the Frome goalkeeper and all he has left to do is score! Sunday October 13th 2024   Sachi Kaneko-Grun consolation goal City Women bowed out of this seasons WFA Cup and couldn't really have too many complaints after being beaten by a very good Marine Academy team from Plymouth. The team from the higher division always looked to be in control of the game and strangled City whenever they looked to get out of their own half. They took the lead midway through the first half when City keeper Sam Linteo was caught off of her line and was beaten from outside of the area. The scoreline remained the same until five minutes from time when Plymouth killed the game with a second, then a third before Sachiko Kaneko-Grun scored a consolation goal from a narrow angle. City Women : Linteo, Golding, Skibinski (Fitzsimon 60), Neall, Kaneko-Grun, Warren, Todd (Scheafer 55), Slanina-Wertz (Grey 65), Soave, Stichter, Davis (Gomez 85). Subs not used - Ross, Lasmarias, Deveau. Meanwhile the reserves continued their relentless pursuit of the title with an 8-0 win against Mangotsfield United reserves. They were 3-0 up at the break and added a further five goals in the second half. Four players got braces; Zoe Gabb, Mirry Smith, Hollie Handisides and Nicole Lewis. City Women Reserves : O'Neil, K.Smith, Leeman, C.Gabb, Kantorowicz, M.Smith, Chloe Day (Chelsea Day 46), Lewis, Ambrey, Z.Gabb, Handisides. Photos Safe hands from City keeper Sam Linteo Saturday October 12th 2024   Joe Hanks only scores in two's Jadyn Crosbie new signing Now that was more like it. I've been quite critical of some of City's second half displays so far this season where we've been hanging on for dear life but today we turned the tables on a decent Havant & Waterlooville side and had the best of the game after the interval. The first half wasn't much to write home about. Ty Duffus scored a tremendous diving header, sadly it was past his own goalkeeper. We huffed and puffed and shots from King Baidoo and Ed Williams from outside the box just arrowed past either upright. It was a perfect start to the second half though when Joe Hanks danced past a few defenders on the edge of the area before finding the top corner. New signing Jadyn Crosbie struggled to make much of an impact but he got into a good position to force a save with what turned out to be his last contribution before being subbed off. And for once it was us asking all of the questions, but it looked like it might end up with the spoils shared before the Havant keeper tipped a shot over the bar for a corner. Then they committed the cardinal sin of making a substitution ahead of a set piece from which Williams flicked the ball on to Duffus who nodded it goalwards where Brandon Smalley tried to flick it past a defender on the line who could only clear it to Hanks' feet who slammed it home. Top. Top. Top of the League. City : J.Thompson, Leadbitter, Duffus, Williams (Phillips 89), Grubb, Crosbie (Smalley 61), Hanks, Richard-Everton, Dawson, Emmett, Baidoo. Subs not used - C.Thompson, Reckord, Burns. Havant & Waterlooville : Dudzinski, Austin, Atangana, Willson, Bradbury (Kealy 67), Whittingham, Seagar, Maloney, Sidwell (Swann 90), Dockerill, Anderson. Subs not used - Paul, Lee, Laidlaw. Photos - Goals There's a reason why you don't get many good looking defenders Sunday October 6th 2024   Chloe Golding winner City made it five wins out of five with a hard earned 2-1 win at home to Cirencester Town. Despite hitting the bar twice in the first half both times the ball deflected out of play, but when Ciren did it the ball fell kindly for them to score the rebound. City eventually got their goal in the second half when Sachiko Kaneko-Grun rifled home a shot from the edge of the box. It got better when Chloe Golding broke through and rolled the ball under the excellent Ciren keeper to win it, even if the ball did seem to take an age to cross the line! City : Linteo, Skibinski, Neall, Fitzsimon, Ross, Davis, Soave, Kaneko-Grun, Todd, Scheafer, Grey. Subs - Golding, Warren, Lasmarias, Gomez, Stichter. The reserves won 6-5 away at Old Richians against City of Gloucester Ladies. Nicole Lewis and Hollie Handisides scored two goals each whilst Mirry Smith and Claire Gabb got one apiece. City Reserves : Hancock, Sterry, C.Gabb, Leeman, Kantorowicz, Ambrey, M.Smith, Char Day, Briscoe, Lewis, Handisides. Subs - Chloe Day, Robinson, O'Neil. Photos - Goals Mixed emotions after Chloe Golding scores City's winner Saturday October 5th 2024   Dan Ball straight red City progressed through to the next round of the FA Trophy with a wholly unconvinvcing win against Wimborne Town. In a second half performance described as "Men against Boys" in their favour by the Wimborne manager Mike Cook's men went behind when a far post header from Will Fletcher was adjudged to have crossed the line. Substitute King Baidoo equalised with a salmon like leap from a corner before Dayle Grubb put us in front just at the start of the second half. A slightly late challenge by Dan Ball which probably looked worse than it was earned the defender a straight red card to which no one complained before Cam Munns equalised for the Bournemouth team, something which was no more than they deserved after yet another second half where City were camped in their own half. The game went straight to penalties where everyone scored except Wimborne's Harry Morgan who couldn't beat Jared Thompson and Ed Williams who hit the upright. Harvey Wright skied his kick and City marched through. City : Thompson, Leadbitter, Ball (79), Williams, Grubb, Smalley (Hamilton 90+5), Richards-Everton, Dawson, Emmett, McGregor (Baidoo 26), Burns (Duffus 59). Subs not used - Chovaneck, Giles, Hundt. Wimborne Town - Flitney, Jackson, Wright, Morgan, Fletcher (Baker 61) (Cocklin 86), Ryan, Roberts (Walker 90), Beale (Bedford 61), Biss, Munn, Carmichael (Neale 61). Tiger Roar news streams from July, August & September 2024 can be found here   Tweets by @tigerroarcouk Page last updated : 27th October 2024 Tiger Roar is an unofficial, independant production. It has nothing to do with Gloucester City AFC 1980 Ltd or the Gloucester City Supporters Trust. All comments expressed on here (unless stated) are those of the author and not those of the football club. Most content on this site is copyright of the site owner and must not be reproduced without prior permission (unless waived by the author). Please do not use or remotely link to any of the images or videos on this site. 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