Month: April 2023

Tuffley Rovers will host Brimscombe & Thrupp at Glevum Park on Friday evening (7:45pm kick-off) knowing that their destiny, in terms of their Premier Division survival at the end of the 2022/23 season, remains in their own hands.

Neil Mustoe’s side have struggled to put together a consistent run of results for much of the 2022/23 campaign – failing to win two consecutive league games all season – but a recent run of form, which has seen them take 15 points from the last ten games, has taken them to the brink of safety, as they sit four points clear of Chipping Sodbury Town and five clear of Bradford Town, with each team having three more games to play. Thornbury Town sit just above Rovers, courtesy of a two point margin, but play their final league game at Bradford Town on Thursday evening.

If Sodbury – who lost 5-0 to Rovers on Easter Monday – succumb to defeat against Worcester Raiders on Thursday, Rovers will know that a win against Brimscombe will secure their place in the Premier Division next season.

The fixture at Glevum Park is the final Hellenic League Premier Division game at Rovers’ home this season, with the two remaining league fixtures away at Corsham Town (Tuesday, 7:45pm) and at Chipping Sodbury Town (Saturday, 22 April, 3pm).

Mustoe will be hoping his team can get their business sorted at home this Friday, as Rovers host a team they drew 0-0 with in the first game of the season.

Tuffley Rovers will continue their battle to avoid relegation from the Uhlsport Hellenic League Premier Division on Monday, when they host another team in a similar position on Easter Monday.

Chipping Sodbury Town will make the journey to Glevum Park sitting one point behind Neil Mustoe’s side in the table, as both sides go into their final four games of the season. Bradford Town, who host Westfields, sit one point further back, so Monday’s football promises to be pivotal in the direction the end of the 2023/24 season will take.

Rovers will have their destiny in their own hands if they can record a victory over Sodbury but know that they face a real challenge to survive if they can’t secure all three points, with tough games against Brimscombe & Thrupp and Corsham Town to come, before a final day visit to Chipping Sodbury on 22 April.

Kieran Alder remains on the injury list ahead of the Bank Holiday game at Glevum Park, but he is likely to be the only absentee for such a crucial game, with Ashley Davies set to return after his own injury lay-off which will be a huge boost for the Rovers squad.

The game will kick-off at 3pm on Monday, sponsored by Foxmoor Fire & Security.