The Cheltenham Town Courier
Squad24 Aug 2026
Tom Bradshaw breaks a bone — 110 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 110 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Transfer targets24 Aug 2026
Marcus Bettinelli will not be coming to Cheltenham Town
Terms were offered and declined. Whether it was the wages, the role or the town, nobody at Manchester City is saying, and nobody at Cheltenham Town is enjoying the guessing.
Boardroom24 Aug 2026
Cheltenham Town go back to the board over Sheldon Kendall
The number the board signed off was not enough. It has been asked again and raised its own offer to $55.2K — a club that wants Sheldon Kendall enough to be asked twice.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Alfie Whiteman in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Cheltenham Town this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Transfer targets24 Aug 2026
An offer of $57.0K for Sheldon Kendall
Cheltenham Town have gone to Millwall with a bid, and the supporters have gone to the internet with an opinion about it. Whether either changes anything is up to the selling club.
The dugout24 Aug 2026
Shaun McWilliams gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Match18 Aug 2026
Tranmere Rovers take the points off Cheltenham Town
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Appearance number 100 for Jake Bickerstaff
100 games in this shirt, through managers and relegations and everything else. Service like it is disappearing from the game and the crowd knows what it is watching.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Harvey Rodgers is a square peg at Cheltenham Town
The system has changed and his position has not. A footballer can improve his form; he cannot improve the manager’s formation, and that is the whole of the problem.
In brief
- Market Cheltenham Town and Harvey Rodgers are talking past each other
- The dugout Tony Springett dropped after a run of poor form
- The dugout Alfie Whiteman knocks on the manager’s door