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Supporting cast make a welcome comeback to the English game
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 05/12/2020
» For the first time in nine months, we will be seeing a limited number of fans at five of the English Premier League football stadiums this weekend.
Crouch had nice touch for big man
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 20/07/2019
» When Peter Crouch was on loan at Norwich City from Aston Villa in 2003, fans would sing: He's tall, he's mean, he's a freaky goal machine. Well, he wasn't exactly a goal machine, but it didn't matter, the song was fun to sing, especially the freaky bit.
England ponder painful performance
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 13/01/2018
» The final moments of the Ashes series could not have been more symbolic in summing up England's plight in what has been a nightmare tour Down Under. While the victorious Australian team gleefully collected all the awards and sprayed champagne at the Sydney Oval, England's captain Joe Root, suffering from a stomach illness, was asleep in the dressing room.
A vintage performance from Thongchai
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 03/10/2015
» Like one of those special Burgundy wines, Thongchai Jaidee simply seems to get better with age.
Can the noisy neighbours upset Fergie again?
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 18/08/2012
» Hardened football fans will disagree, but the opening day of the Premiership has just a bit of a morning after feeling following the excitement of a memorable London Olympics.