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Things that could have been better said by commentators
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 11/04/2020
» Following last week's column on the verbal gems football commentators have treated us to in the past, it seems only fair to acknowledge other sports in which commentators have performed heroically over the years.
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Blood, sweat, smiles, tears and cheers in 2019
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 28/12/2019
» It's that time of the year when Nobby drags himself out of his armchair to acknowledge assorted sporting heroes and villains that have graced our sports pages in 2019.
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Burnley and Sheffield United are heading in right direction
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 28/01/2023
» We are well into the second half of the Championship campaign with Burnley and Sheffield United already looking on course to booking their places in next season's Premier League.
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Promising steps for female refs as Welch set to officiate EFL game
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 03/04/2021
» A little piece of history will take place in the English Football League on Monday in the unlikely setting of Wetherby Road stadium in Harrogate when a female referee will be in charge of a match in the EFL for the first time.
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Some people are not missing sport at all
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 28/03/2020
» Anyone reading these pages may well be suffering withdrawal symptoms of not being able to see live sport, or even read about it, because there simply isn't any.
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The gaffer who ruffled a few feathers
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 16/11/2019
» Whenever we read that a manager leaves a club by "mutual consent," it usually means he's been sacked, but Neil Warnock's departure from Cardiff City this week does appear to be a bit more consensual than most.
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Frappart impresses on historic night
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 17/08/2019
» History was made at the Vodafone Park stadium in Istanbul on Wednesday night when a major European men's final was officiated by female officials for the first time. Even better, they were widely praised for their professional performance.
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It does not get any better than this
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 31/08/2019
» Just about everything has been said about the remarkable performance of Ben Stokes last weekend in the third Test at Headingly which by some miracle kept England's Ashes hopes alive. It was a truly remarkable innings and a tribute to his strength after having bowled his heart out in 25 consecutive overs in Australia's second innings.
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Ooh Arr! Yeovil Town bid fond farewell
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 04/05/2019
» It took Yeovil Town more than 100 years before they gained entry into the Football League in 2003, and just 16 years to drop out after being relegated to the National League (Conference) last week.
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The Dale are on their way to Wembley
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 24/02/2018
» Although Wigan Athletic ending Manchester City's bid for the quadruple understandably grabbed all the headlines in last week's FA Cup action, it was Rochdale's battling effort against Tottenham that caught my attention.
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