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Big name clubs seek former glory
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 30/11/2019
» Take a glance down the English football divisions to third tier League One and you will find several clubs desperate to return to their former glory days in the top flight.
Bielsa, Leeds receive unlikely award
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 28/09/2019
» It's not often that a football manager orders his team to allow their opponents to score a goal, but that's what happened at Elland Road last season when Marcelo Bielsa told his players to let Aston Villa score an equaliser in a crucial Championship game in April.
The Tangerine Army is on the march
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 09/03/2019
» Blackpool supporters are planning a major celebratory parade from the seafront to their Bloomfield Road stadium before today's match against Southend after winning a crucial victory... off the pitch. The festivities featuring the mighty Tangerine Army have been prompted by the news that the extremely unpopular owners, the Oyston family, have finally been ousted from the club following a High Court order.
The Pompey Chimes are ringing again
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 15/12/2018
» After a traumatic decade, in which they plummeted from the Premier League to the fourth-tier League Two, Portsmouth FC are showing signs of life. They currently sit top of League One, six points above Luton, although it would be a larger margin had it not been for a shock mid-week 2-1 home defeat to a lively Charlton Athletic.
Pards joins managerial merry-go-round
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 07/04/2018
» News that West Bromwich Albion and Alan Pardew have parted ways by "mutual consent" hardly came as a surprise considering the club's dire situation, sitting rock bottom after eight straight defeats. 'Pards' lasted just 124 days.
Debate over Qatar decision won't go away
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 24/05/2014
» Fifa’s motto reads “For The Good Of The Game”, which may prompt a few wry smiles from those who have followed the workings of international football’s governing institution over the years.