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Troubled Owls take on Foxes in opener
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 09/08/2025
» As the Championship kicks off this weekend, there will be particular interest in tomorrow's game at the King Power Stadium where Leicester City host Sheffield Wednesday in a clash of the only two Thai-owned clubs in the football league. One is facing very difficult times while the other is in a state of transition.
Caley Thistle in crisis mode
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 26/10/2024
» Troubling news from Scotland where League One club Inverness Caledonian Thistle has been placed into administration after running into major financial problems. The club has also been hit with a 15-point reduction, moving them to the bottom of the league with minus three points. That puts them 12 points behind the team directly above them, Dumbarton.
From the Ammies to the Posh
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 12/10/2024
» While most football fans know the nicknames of clubs in the Premier League and Championship they are probably less familiar with those in the lower divisions. Some simply reflect a team's colours or a variation on the club name. But many provide an insight into the cultural and economic environment of towns and regions where the clubs first developed.
Dramatic scoring spree earns promotion for Pirates
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 14/05/2022
» One of the great things about football is its never-ending capacity to surprise as witnessed by Real Madrid's extraordinary injury-time comeback against Manchester City recently.
Wembley play-offs not for weaklings
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 01/06/2019
» Aside from suffering relegation, a play-off final is probably the most stressful experience for any football fan. The very fact they are in the play-offs means the club has experienced a decent season, but everything comes down to one game and a defeat means it's just a wasted year, so near and yet so far. It's the hope that kills you.
Scholes and what might have been
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 23/03/2019
» Periodically we see former top footballers trying their hand at managing teams in the lower leagues. It often ends in tears, or at the very least, a bruised ego.