The Cheltenham Town Courier
Squad10 Aug 2026
Myles Roberts arrives at the club he grew up with
Every footballer has an answer to the question about his boyhood club, and most of them never get to act on it. Myles Roberts has, at Cheltenham Town, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Ajay Matthews is a medical away from Cheltenham Town
The deal with Millwall is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Joe Hilton turns down Cheltenham Town
The clubs had agreed and the player had not. A snub, and a public one: Bradford City keep him, and the supporters here are left wondering what he had heard about the place.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Marcus Forss stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Marcus Forss and Cheltenham Town agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Cheltenham Town
Myles Roberts was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Marcus Forss falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Jacob Stewart joins the Cheltenham Town first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Jacob Stewart is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Samuel Moore steps up from the Cheltenham Town academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Samuel Moore has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
John Johnson steps up from the Cheltenham Town academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. John Johnson has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market Cheltenham Town promote Liam Murray from within
- Looking ahead Jake Bickerstaff faces his old club
- The dugout Ryan Broom asks for a word with the manager