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Newcastle hope to steady ship
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 16/09/2023
» The Premier League clubs are back in action this weekend after the international break which has at least given managers time for their blood pressure to settle down while they assess the start to the season.
Joy and despair for Thai-owned clubs
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 01/07/2023
» The past month will have been a time for reflection for Thai owners of English clubs after a season of mixed fortunes. What they will have learnt in the past few years is how unpredictable things can be running a club in England with there being a narrow margin between joy and despair.
Coach Tuchel pays price for Blues' poor start to season
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 10/09/2022
» While Chelsea have clearly suffered a disappointing start to their Premier League campaign, the sacking of manager Thomas Tuchel still came as something of a shock with it being so early in the season.
Why 55 means so much to Gers
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 13/03/2021
» Since the Scottish Premiership was established in 1998 there have only been two teams that have won the title, and you don't win any prizes for guessing who they are -- the Old Firm of Celtic and Rangers.
Goals galore in Premier League, but the outlook for fans is gloomy
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 26/09/2020
» When you get down to the basics in football, it is goals that people want to see and that's what we were treated to in the Premier League last week.
Northampton cruise at empty Wembley
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 04/07/2020
» In this extraordinary football season another piece of history was made on Monday when the 90,000-seat Wembley stadium hosted its first-ever competitive game played behind closed doors.
Saints keep faith in manager Hasenhuttl
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 06/06/2020
» When Southampton were humiliated 9-0 at their St Mary's Stadium by Leicester last October, few thought Austrian manager Ralph Hasenhuttl would survive the coming weeks as fans and owners understandably demanded some kind of explanation.
From playing fields to the battlefields
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."
The real scrap is down at the bottom
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 01/02/2020
» With Juergen Klopp's Liverpool running away with the title in grand style, apart from the customary scramble for European places, the main interest in the Premier League for many fans has switched to the bottom half of the table and the battle to avoid relegation.
The 'Humble One' puts on a charm offensive
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 23/11/2019
» For some Tottenham Hotspur fans it may have been hard to decide which was the most distressing news this week -- the departure of Mauricio Pochettino, or the arrival of Jose Mourinho.