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Edwards calls on his side to win promotion for injured Stevens

Edwards urges his side to win promotion for injured Stevens @MathewStevens98 @FGRFC_Official

Handed a hammer blow with the loss of top scorer Matty Stevens, Forest Green boss Rob Edwards has told his side to win promotion for the stricken striker. Stevens faces a prolonged period out after a scan this afternoon revealed an anterior cruciate ligament knee injury. Speaking to Rovers’ club website, Edwards said: “I ‘ve spoken to him and thanked him for what he’s done this season. Our job…

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Lights, camera, action: Forest Green pass their screen test

Colchester United 0 Forest Green 1 Whisper it quietly, but Forest Green are back on track in their quest for promotion. Winless in seven, Rob Edwards’ side banished any stage fright as Matty Stevens grabbed the game’s only goal as League Two leaders Forest Green got back to winning ways on live TV. Winning only five out of 22 games on TV, Rovers passed their screen test in swashbuckling…

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'Everyone needs to keep believing and backing us' - Rob Edwards

'Everyone needs to keep believing and backing us' - Rob Edwards on seven-game winless run @FGRFC_Official @leytonorientfc

Forest Green 1 Leyton Orient 1 By Jeff Taplin Ruel Sotiriou stunned Forest Green as the league leaders fluffed their lines against struggling Orient. Forest Green have now not won in seven games and their lead at the top of the table has been cut to seven points, but Matty Stevens thought he had settled their nerves in the tenth minute with his 22nd goal of the campaign. Skipper Jamille Matt…

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League Two: Salford City 1-1 Forest Green - Stevens breaks Doidge's record

Salford City 1 Forest Green Rovers 1 Matty Stevens wrote himself into Forest Green folklore by beating Christian Doidge’s record for the most goals banked in a league campaign. Stevens’ 21st league goal of the season earned stuttering Forest Green a point in a dogged display in Great Manchester. Earlier, Rovers found themselves behind again when Jason Lowe’s low cross was turned in by the…

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Edwards heaps praise on hot-shot Stevens

Edwards heaps praise on hot-shot Stevens @FGRFC_Official @officiallydale

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Forest Green boss delivers Newport County verdict as race to the title rolls on

Forest Green boss delivers Newport County verdict as race to the title rolls on.

Forest Green 2 Newport County 0 Measured Forest Green boss Rob Edwards remains grounded despite the champions-elect looking a shoo-in for the title. With the bookies already paying out, Rovers now boast a 10- point cushion at the top and 14 points clear in the automatics, but there’s no room for complacency in Edwards’ eyes. “No, we aren’t taking anything for granted,” revealed Edwards after…

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Champions-elect? Forest Green on course for record points haul after Tranmere demolition job

Champions-elect? Forest Green on course for record points haul after Tranmere demolition job @TranmereRovers @FGRFC_Official

Tranmere Rovers 0 Forest Green Rovers 4 Whisper it very quietly but the Forest Green machine shows no signs of taking its foot off the pedal as the runaway league leaders opened up a 10-point lead at the top. With bookmakers already paying out on Forest Green winning the league, and as it stands – Rob Edwards’ side is odds-on for a staggering 102 points finish to the season. In arguably their…

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'Nicky Cadden definitely got caught' - Forest Green boss Rob Edwards on lead up to last-gasp Northampton equaliser

'Nicky Cadden definitely got caught' - Forest Green boss Rob Edwards on lead up to last-gasp Northampton equaliser @FGRFC_Official @ntfc

Northampton Town 1 Forest Green Rovers 1 Forest Green boss Rob Edwards insists Nicky Cadden was fouled in the lead up to Northampton Town’s dramatic stoppage-time equaliser. In a contentious contest, it was the runaway league leaders who started sluggishly, Northampton’s lively Mitch Pinnock spanking the post from the edge of the box inside five minutes, but it was Rovers who opened their…

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