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Out of frying pan and into fire: Dyche, Rohl move into hot seats
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 25/10/2025
» The managerial merry-go-round has been in full swing lately and it is getting hard to keep up with which gaffer is where. The latest move the Premier League in has witnessed is Sean Dyche taking over at Nottingham Forest, replacing Ange Postecoglou who lasted just 39 days, the fewest ever for a Premier League boss.
Naming stadiums can be a bit tricky and sometimes awkward
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 26/07/2025
» When the new Premier League season kicks off, the fixtures will be graced by a brand new stadium courtesy of Everton FC which has finally left the "Old Lady" of Goodison Park after 133 years. The Toffees' new home at Bramley-Moore Dock on the banks of the River Mersey is called the Hill Dickinson Stadium after the international law firm that holds the naming rights.
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.
Some people are not missing sport at all
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 28/03/2020
» Anyone reading these pages may well be suffering withdrawal symptoms of not being able to see live sport, or even read about it, because there simply isn't any.
The Tangerine Army is on the march
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 09/03/2019
» Blackpool supporters are planning a major celebratory parade from the seafront to their Bloomfield Road stadium before today's match against Southend after winning a crucial victory... off the pitch. The festivities featuring the mighty Tangerine Army have been prompted by the news that the extremely unpopular owners, the Oyston family, have finally been ousted from the club following a High Court order.
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.
Ariya hangs on for improbable victory
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 09/06/2018
» There is one record that Thai golfer Ariya "May" Jutanugarn will be mightily relieved she did not achieve at last week's US Women's Open at Shoal Creek.
City and Mo shine in lacklustre season
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 19/05/2018
» It may seem something of a paradox, but despite the outstanding performances of Manchester City and certain individual players like Mo Salah at Liverpool, it was hardly a classic season for the English Premier League.