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Bromley Boys enjoying life in top flight
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 28/03/2026
» The international break at least creates an opportunity to examine what's going on in the lower divisions of the Football League where clubs will still be battling it out today. There have been some intriguing developments particularly in the League Two promotion race.
A sporting year of cheers, jeers and tears that will be remembered
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 27/12/2025
» It's that time of the year to acknowledge the men and women who have graced the sports pages over the past 12 months. It has been a year of mixed emotions. Here are a few of those who have contributed to the memorable moments of 2025.
England-India Test series nicely poised after drama at Lord's
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 19/07/2025
» India and England produced another great advertisement for Test cricket with a tense encounter at Lord's in the third of the five-match series. A packed crowd at the home of cricket witnessed a dramatic final day on Monday in which England held on to win by just 22 runs after an admirable Indian fightback led by Ravindra Jadeja.
Mixed emotions on Ange's departure from Tottenham
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 14/06/2025
» There have been differing reactions to the departure of Ange Postecoglou as manager of Tottenham Hotspur. However, the reality was that winning the Europa trophy was not enough to disguise what had otherwise been a grim season with Spurs finishing 17th in the Premier League.
Redemption for striker Joelinton thanks to 'best coach' Howe
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 22/03/2025
» Just about everything has been said about Newcastle's historic victory over Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley last weekend. It might surprise some that Eddie Howe is the first English manager to win a domestic trophy since Harry Redknapp lifted the FA Cup with Portsmouth in 2008.
Coote videos could have bad ramifications for refs
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 16/11/2024
» Making the news this week for all the wrong reasons has been Premier League referee David Coote who was suspended after a video surfaced of him appearing to make disparaging comments about former Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp.
No great revelations in opening weekend
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 24/08/2024
» Although it was not the most spectacular opening week in the Premier League with no major upsets there were still enough talking points to whet the appetite for this weekend's action. It was also a low-scoring week with just 21 goals coming from the 10 matches, but at least there wasn't a 0-0.
It's a stable season for managers
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 08/06/2024
» One of the more intriguing aspects of the recently concluded Premier League action is that there were only three managerial changes during the entire season. This was in sharp contrast to the previous season which proved to be a merry-go-round with only nine of the top-flight teams keeping the manager they had started with.
Could relegation of Premier League clubs be decided in the courts?
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 23/03/2024
» The four-point penalty imposed on Nottingham Forest for rules infringements is a reminder that things aren't running quite as smoothly in the Premier League as the organisers would like. It means that at the end of this season there will be at least a couple of asterisks necessary to explain the final league standings.
The classy player who broke transfer barrier four decades ago
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 29/07/2023
» With football transfer fees going into orbit these days the sad death of England star Trevor Francis this week at the age of 69 is a reminder of how things have changed since the days he became Britain's first £1 million player four decades ago.