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The man with magic in his feet
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 14/04/2012
» While the Premiership has many outstanding players, there are only a handful that really get the crowd buzzing when they get on the ball.
Looking for the right sort of runs
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 07/04/2012
» Munching on a cucumber sandwich the other day while watching a thunderstorm, brought back memories of sitting in assorted cricket pavilions on Berkshire village greens, either having tea or sheltering from the rain which always seemed to put in an appearance if we had a chance of winning. England is not call "The Land of Rain Stopped Play" for nothing.
Mancini no longer lost for words
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 24/03/2012
» Perhaps as important as Manchester City's victory over Chelsea during the week, were signs of manager Roberto Mancini's growing command of the English language.
Like shuffling deck chairs on Titanic
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 17/03/2012
» With just 10 matches to go in the Premiership, it seems an appropriate time to ponder who's going to be smiling and who will be weeping at the end of the season.
You can't beat the magic sponge
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 10/03/2012
» Andre Villas-Boas may have gone, but many Chelsea fans were relieved to see that still on the bench at Birmingham on Tuesday night was the lovely Eva Carnerio, first-team physio. So there's hope for the Blues yet.
Pearce still looking for the carrot
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 03/03/2012
» Following England's defeat against the Netherlands at Wembley, neither the players or the fans are any the wiser as to who will be the lucky gaffer in charge when Euro 2012 kicks off in June.
Spare us these soporific sagas
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 25/02/2012
» For all the excitement the Premier League serves up in terms of football, it can also get bogged down in interminable sagas that simply won't go away.
Please leave the handcuffs at home
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 18/02/2012
» When Nobby watched Reading at Elm Park as a kid back in pre-historic times, a few minutes before the final whistle, over the tannoy would come the stern message: "Please don't run on the pitch after the match."
Welcome to the world's worst job
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 11/02/2012
» English football has always had a bit of a soap opera feel to it and never more so than during the last week _ and especially Wednesday.
Will we get to hear Sweet Chariot?
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 04/02/2012
» During the Rugby World Cup last year a Thai colleague asked me why England rugby fans had adopted Swing Low Sweet Chariot - an American spiritual hymn - as their theme song.