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Alliss, the soothing sound of an English summer, will be missed
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 12/12/2020
» It was sad to learn of the passing of legendary BBC golf commentator Peter Alliss at the age of 89.
Curtain falls on Shakespeare tragedy
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 21/10/2017
» Like it or not, Leicester City will always be known as the club which sacked the manager who won them the Premier League title in one of football's greatest achievements and then sacked the next manager who rescued them from a humiliating relegation.
Sporting heroes and villains of 2016
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 29/12/2016
» It is that time of the year when Nobby hauls himself out of the armchair to honour the sportsmen and sportswomen who have acted above and beyond the call of duty over the past 12 months.
Pigs fly as fans vent fury at the Valley
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 22/10/2016
» Last Saturday witnessed a most unusual protest in the League One game between Charlton Athletic and Coventry City when hundreds of plastic pink pigs were thrown onto the pitch at the Valley shortly after kick-off. Throwing things onto the pitch is nothing new in football protests, but this time it was both sets of supporters who joined forces to protest their respective owners.
Well Sam, that was not in the script
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 01/10/2016
» Whatever one's opinion of Sam Allardyce, he struck a very sad figure as he left Wembley on Tuesday after losing his dream job as England manager. It was just sinking in that he had thrown away the biggest opportunity of his lifetime after 67 days and just one game.