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Some defeats hurt more than all
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 11/03/2023
» It is never pleasant watching the football team you happen to support get stuffed by the opposition.
Motty, the voice of football for five decades
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 04/03/2023
» The recent death of legendary English football commentator John Motson at the age of 77 prompted many tributes from fans, players and broadcasters alike.
All long-suffering Newcastle really want is a trophy
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 25/02/2023
» Back in 1995, Sir John Hall, Newcastle United chairman at the time, said of his club: "We are like the Basques, we are fighting for a nation, the Geordie nation. Football is tribalism and we are the Mohicans."
Unlikely English club that has never been relegated
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 18/02/2023
» There is one club in the English Football League that holds the proud record of never having been relegated in its more than 100 years of existence. The club's identity may come as a surprise.
Seagulls take on Eagles in Battle of the Birds
Oped, Nobby Piles, Published on 11/02/2023
» One of the more intriguing “derbies” in the Premier League takes place today at Selhurst Park. For a start, it’s not really a “local” derby in the traditional sense.
Mitoma magic brings wingers to the fore
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 04/02/2023
» Brighton’s Japanese winger Kaoru Mitoma rightly grabbed the headlines last weekend when he scored a stunning late winner to knock defending champions Liverpool out of the FA Cup.
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.
Good times for Bees, Seagulls, Cottagers
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 21/01/2023
» Few pundits would have predicted that at this stage of the Premier League season Fulham, Brighton and Brentford would be above the likes of Liverpool and Chelsea.
Non-league clubs shine in lively FA Cup
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 14/01/2023
» Last weekend's results in the English FA Cup third round were just what the competition needed with plenty of upsets, giant-killings, controversy and dramatic finishes.
It's time to dream for some smaller clubs
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 07/01/2023
» Although the appeal of the English FA Cup has waned over the years, the third round is still one of the more eagerly anticipated weekends especially for the smaller clubs that have battled hard just to get this far.