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Gregg and that dark day in February
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.
Women cricketers do Thailand proud
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.
Impressive start for Cardiff custodian
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 25/08/2018
» There are not many goalkeepers who can say they saved a penalty in each of their first two games of the season, let alone in the Premier League, but that is the case of Cardiff City's goalie Neil Etheridge, the first player of Southeast Asian descent to perform in England's top flight.
Golden and some not so golden moments of the year
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 30/12/2017
» It is that time of the year when Nobby drags himself out of the armchair to honour assorted heroes and villains who have graced our sports pages in 2017. Admittedly, it is bit of a mixed bag.
Decent man who felt wrath of the press
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 21/01/2017
» A common theme among the obituaries for former England manager Graham Taylor who died last week aged 72, was the contrast in his huge success in managing clubs like Watford, Aston Villa and Lincoln and the despair he suffered in the England job.
Big Sam takes a dip in the deep end
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 03/09/2016
» When England take on Slovakia tomorrow at the start of their 2018 World Cup qualification campaign, Sam Allardyce will become one of very few national team bosses not to have experienced a single warm-up match before his first competitive game as gaffer.
Well England, that wasn't very good
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 02/07/2016
» Over the years, England's national football team have contrived to make shambolic displays in international tournaments almost an art form -- and they didn't disappoint at Euro 16 when they were humbled by an inspired Iceland earlier this week.
Now comes the hard part for Thailand
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 02/04/2016
» Thailand coach Kiatisak “Zico” Senamuang has done remarkably well to take his team to the third and final qualifying round for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. They finished top of their group and have displayed a resolve away from home that has not been previously witnessed in Thai teams.
Thailand top of the league… well, sort of
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 27/12/2015
» It is that time of the year when Nobby drags himself out of the armchair to honour assorted heroes and villains that have graced the sports pages during 2015.
Wales and N Ireland join the ‘big boys’
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 28/11/2015
» In the 54-year history of the European Championship, England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have never qualified for the finals at the same time.