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Not an easy task for Rooney to create 'no fear' playing style
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 14/10/2023
» The October international break is a time when football managers in England, whose teams have been underperforming, look nervously over their shoulders.
The classy player who broke transfer barrier four decades ago
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 29/07/2023
» With football transfer fees going into orbit these days the sad death of England star Trevor Francis this week at the age of 69 is a reminder of how things have changed since the days he became Britain's first £1 million player four decades ago.
Kewell takes on his toughest challenge
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 15/09/2018
» Notts County's major claim to fame is that, founded in 1862, they are the oldest professional football club in the world. Judging from recent creaking performances, they are looking every bit of those 156 years.
Just keep on chewing the gum, Sam
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 30/07/2016
» Sam Allardyce has been in the England hot seat for one week now, which is probably just about long enough to grasp the magnitude of the task he has undertaken. Being the England gaffer is not termed "the most difficult job in the world" without reason.
Unending transfer sagas becoming a real yawn
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 07/09/2013
» Thank goodness all that transfer nonsense is over for a few months anyway.
It's fun when they're dodgy between the sticks
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 08/09/2012
» If there is one position any manager doesn't want to have a problem with it's with the goalkeeper. It doesn't really matter if an outfield player is rubbish as there's usually plenty to choose from. But if the keeper is dodgy it means the whole defence gets a bit shaky and eventually the entire team can fall to pieces.