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Cod almighty! Promising times for magical Mariners
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 23/09/2025
» League Two Side Grimsby Town continued their sparkling run in the Carabao Cup (League Cup) last week by reaching the fourth round after defeating struggling Championship side Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 away at Hillsborough.
Smaller EPL clubs do themselves proud
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 10/06/2023
» Apart from the dominance of Manchester City, the spirited challenge of Arsenal and Newcastle's revival, the Premier League season was notable for the impressive showing by a number of "smaller" clubs.
Big weekend for the Mariners
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 18/03/2023
» This weekend's FA Cup quarter-finals will witness a piece of history in the unlikely form of League Two side Grimsby Town who last season were battling away in non-league football.
Good times for Bees, Seagulls, Cottagers
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 21/01/2023
» Few pundits would have predicted that at this stage of the Premier League season Fulham, Brighton and Brentford would be above the likes of Liverpool and Chelsea.
What awaits Tartan Army, Dragons and Three Lions?
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 12/06/2021
» It is safe to say that the 2020 Euro Championships which began last night will be like no other.
England hoping to avenge Iceland debacle in Nations League
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 05/09/2020
» Something that seems to have crept up on us without warning are early rounds in the Uefa Nations League which have been taking place this week and continue until Tuesday.
RIP 'Big Jack': A true giant of the game
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 18/07/2020
» When a young Northumberland lad and son of a miner decided at an early age that making a living playing football would be more enjoyable than a life in the pits, he made a very smart decision.
Sad times, bad times and good times
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 22/12/2018
» For Thailand, the year in sport was overshadowed by the tragic death in October of the owner of Leicester City, Vichai Srivadhanaprabha, in a helicopter crash adjacent to the club's King Power Stadium. Four others were also killed, including two assistants, Nusura Suknamai and Kaveporn Punpare and the two pilots.
Bannister one of the last great amateurs
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 10/03/2018
» The death of Sir Roger Bannister, the first man to break the four-minute mile barrier, gave us a reminder of the days when a lot of the top sports men and women were amateurs, having regular occupations, and participated in sport in their spare time.