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When 72 clubs look on the bright side
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 04/08/2018
» After a surprisingly enjoyable World Cup we are quickly back to the bread and butter of league football in England. Although the Premier League doesn't kick off for another seven days, for many the real English football season starts this weekend when the other 72 clubs get down to business.
Perfect scoreline finally becomes reality
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 28/07/2018
» The scoreline which long-time British football fans have yearned for finally happened last week -- sort of. In a Scottish League Cup match at the Bayview Stadium, the final score was East Fife 4, Forfar 5.
English public supportive despite loss
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 14/07/2018
» In the end it turned out to be all a bit too much for England. Even Gareth Southgate's waistcoat looked a bit tired as the manager tried to console his players after the heartbreaking final whistle at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.
Blood, sweat, tears and even miracles
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 07/07/2018
» The round of 16 in the World Cup did not disappoint and had just about everything, running the whole gamut of emotions. There were even a few boring bits.
Football is still a funny old game, indeed
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 30/06/2018
» Well, who would have thought it?
Let's hear those balalaikas ringing out
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 23/06/2018
» The World Cup has been going on for 10 days now and so far it has been a resounding success, both on and off the field.
After the hype, let's enjoy the football
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 16/06/2018
» After weeks of hype, promises and previews it was something of a relief when the 2018 World Cup finally kicked off in Moscow on Thursday. No more second guessing about who must do what -- now the respective teams have to deliver. The Sun newspaper got into the spirit of things in its own inimitable way with the headline "And We're Offski!"
Ariya hangs on for improbable victory
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 09/06/2018
» There is one record that Thai golfer Ariya "May" Jutanugarn will be mightily relieved she did not achieve at last week's US Women's Open at Shoal Creek.
Victims of careless hands, dodgy feet
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 02/06/2018
» If there’s one position any football manager doesn’t want to have a problem with, it’s with the goalkeeper. It doesn’t matter if an outfield player has a poor match as it is unlikely it will directly affect the result. But if the goalkeeper has a dodgy game, it usually means you will be severely punished.
Crunch time for Cottagers and Villans
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 26/05/2018
» While the big match in Kiev will rightly grab the limelight tonight, there is another important clash taking place a little earlier at Wembley as two teams battle it out to win promotion to the Premier League, their own Holy Grail.