Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Stroud Times editor, Ash Loveridge had an exclusive chat with Peter Beadle on the evening he was announced as manager of Hellenic League Shortwood United in Nailsworth.
The 53-year-old takes the reins at Meadowbank following the departure of former boss Marcus Foxwell and assistant Andrew Moody last week.
The striker-turned-manager once commanded over a million in transfer fees, playing for the likes of Tottenham Hotspur, Watford, AFC Bournemouth, Bristol City, Bristol Rovers and Barnet.
Beadle met the squad for the first time this evening and expressed his excitement at the challenge ahead on his return to the dugout.
Beadle told Stroud Times: "I just missed football, the buzz, just getting in the changing room."
A poor start to the season has seen the Nailsworth side win just one of their opening nine games and Beadle wants to buck the trend: "I think we just need to start winning games and then just pull ourselves away from that bottom three."
Joining him in the dugout will be Jamie Underwood, who has been named assistant manager. Underwood, a former midfielder with Swindon Town, Forest Green , Brimscombe and Shortwood, brings local knowledge and strong ties to the club.
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Stroud Times - the independent community-based news website.
Encompassing the Stroud locality the team aim to provide engaging human interest stories, comprehensive sports coverage, and championing local businesses' success.
Living in the community they serve, editor Ash Loveridge, journalist Matt Bigwood, and photographer Carl Hewlett have joined forces to provide free-to-view local content devoid of a clickbait agenda and pop-up adverts.
Stroud Times editor, Ash Loveridge had an exclusive chat with Peter Beadle on the evening he was announced as manager of Hellenic League Shortwood United in Nailsworth.
The 53-year-old takes the reins at Meadowbank following the departure of former boss Marcus Foxwell and assistant Andrew Moody last week.
The striker-turned-manager once commanded over a million in transfer fees, playing for the likes of Tottenham Hotspur, Watford, AFC Bournemouth, Bristol City, Bristol Rovers and Barnet.
Beadle met the squad for the first time this evening and expressed his excitement at the challenge ahead on his return to the dugout.
Beadle told Stroud Times: "I just missed football, the buzz, just getting in the changing room."
A poor start to the season has seen the Nailsworth side win just one of their opening nine games and Beadle wants to buck the trend: "I think we just need to start winning games and then just pull ourselves away from that bottom three."
Joining him in the dugout will be Jamie Underwood, who has been named assistant manager. Underwood, a former midfielder with Swindon Town, Forest Green , Brimscombe and Shortwood, brings local knowledge and strong ties to the club.
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For the latest from Stroud Times visit: stroudtimes.com
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Stroud Times - the independent community-based news website.
Encompassing the Stroud locality the team aim to provide engaging human interest stories, comprehensive sports coverage, and championing local businesses' success.
Living in the community they serve, editor Ash Loveridge, journalist Matt Bigwood, and photographer Carl Hewlett have joined forces to provide free-to-view local content devoid of a clickbait agenda and pop-up adverts.
