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Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 27/06/2020
» When Liverpool clinched the league title in 1990, no football fan in Britain could possibly have imagined it would be another 30 years before they did it again.
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 02/05/2020
» The grim report read: "All sport in the country stopped because emergency regulations forbade the assembly of large crowds."
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 22/02/2020
» It was sad to learn of the death this week of former Manchester United and Northern Ireland goalkeeper Harry Gregg at the age of 87.
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 11/01/2020
» As winter closed in, the last six weeks of 2019 saw a major upheaval in managers at five Premier League clubs, some changes more surprising than others.
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.
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 21/12/2019
» It has been a frustratingly fleeting glimpse of an Everton legend, but nonetheless good to see Duncan Ferguson in the thick of things at Goodson Park and Old Trafford recently.
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 14/09/2019
» There was a significant moment for Thai sport last week in the most unlikely of settings -- Forthill Cricket Club in Dundee, on the north bank of the Firth of Tay in Scotland.
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 10/08/2019
» In possibly the biggest innovation since it kicked off 27 years ago, the English Premier League is this season using the VAR system -- and although its arrival is inevitable, not everybody is entirely enthused about it.
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 03/08/2019
» Fans of Premier League clubs may beg to differ, but the English football season really kicks off this weekend as the 72 teams not in the top flight launch their campaigns.
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 29/06/2019
» When Rafa Benitez took over as manager of struggling Newcastle United three years ago it was a popular choice. The Spaniard even received the blessing of former Magpies star, Alan Shearer, who called the appointment "a great coup".