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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.
Winter break finally arrives in England
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 08/02/2020
» This is something of an historic weekend for the Premier League, which sees the enforcement of a winter break for the first time.
Five gaffers with something to prove
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.
Blood, sweat, smiles, tears and cheers in 2019
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.
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.
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.
The gaffer who ruffled a few feathers
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 16/11/2019
» Whenever we read that a manager leaves a club by "mutual consent," it usually means he's been sacked, but Neil Warnock's departure from Cardiff City this week does appear to be a bit more consensual than most.
Unlikely clubs taste life in the top half
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 09/11/2019
» For those who follow the exploits of the less fashionable clubs in the Premier League, the current table has quite an appealing look to it.
It's swings and roundabouts with VAR
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 02/11/2019
» The interminable Premier League debate about VAR is in danger of getting as boring as Brexit, although admittedly nothing could be quite as mind-numbing as that. But the VAR controversies are not going away until there is some consistency applied to what will hopefully evolve into a workable system.
Blades look sharp in top flight return
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 26/10/2019
» Few would have predicted that at this stage of the season, after a 12-year absence from the Premier League, newly-promoted Sheffield United would be in the top half, in ninth place, let alone looking down the table to see Manchester United five places below them.