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Wrexham celebrate, but just don't forget The Dale
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 29/04/2023
» It is that nervy time of the year of promotions and relegations in the English Football League and a couple of contrasting stories in the lower divisions caught the eye last week.
Plenty of banana skins in FA Cup
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 04/01/2020
» Although the appeal of the English FA Cup is definitely not what it used to be, the third round is still one of the more eagerly anticipated weekends in English football.
Toffees can't seem to escape Z Cars
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 09/02/2019
» When the Everton players walk out onto the Vicarage Road pitch at Watford today, for a moment they could be forgiven thinking they are playing at home. The Toffees will be greeted by the strains of the Z Cars theme tune, which also heralds their appearance at their home ground of Goodison Park.
From Batman to the Galloping Major
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 17/03/2018
» When Chelsea loanee Michy Batshuayi, who calls himself 'Batsman', joined Borussia Dortmund recently, he was stepping into the shoes of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang who moved to Arsenal.
The Dale are on their way to Wembley
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 24/02/2018
» Although Wigan Athletic ending Manchester City's bid for the quadruple understandably grabbed all the headlines in last week's FA Cup action, it was Rochdale's battling effort against Tottenham that caught my attention.