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A MERRY CHRISTMAS FOR HOSTS

NUT roast will be merrily on the Christmas menu at the greenest all-vegan football club in the world as Forest Green made Carlisle finish the proverbial stuffed turkeys.
Going into the Christmas period, it looks squeaky bum time at the top of the tree, with leaders Newport losing at home to Oldham and second- placed Cheltenham succumbing to back-toback defeats by slipping up at struggling Barrow.
Match Verdict
Mark Cooper’s Rovers are in rude health, boasting a run of seven games unbeaten and now only a point off Newport.
Missing top scorer Jon Mellish, Carlisle started the match o...

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