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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.
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.
VAR comes under EPL clubs’ microscope
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 01/06/2024
» Next Friday all 20 Premier League clubs will be voting on whether to keep the VAR (Video Assistant Referee) technology. It will require 14 of the clubs — a two-thirds majority — to vote for scrapping it for it to be discontinued.
Soft penalties put English Premier League referees on the spot
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 06/04/2024
» Last weekend there were some very contentious penalty decisions given in the English Premier League. That's nothing new of course, but it's becoming a regular occurrence and makes one wonder if the authorities should take a long hard look at the rules. There are also feelings that VAR could be better utilised.
Referees pay the penalty for disputed decision at Old Trafford
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 19/08/2023
» Although there were no major upsets in the opening weekend of the Premier League, the action wasn't devoid of talking points.
Ranting Conte joins the merry-go-round
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 01/04/2023
» The departure of Antonio Conte from Tottenham Hotspur did not come as a great surprise after his extraordinary rant, but it means that as the Premier League clubs gear up this weekend for the final run-in, more than half of them will not have the manager they began the season with.
All long-suffering Newcastle really want is a trophy
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 25/02/2023
» Back in 1995, Sir John Hall, Newcastle United chairman at the time, said of his club: "We are like the Basques, we are fighting for a nation, the Geordie nation. Football is tribalism and we are the Mohicans."
Seagulls take on Eagles in Battle of the Birds
Oped, Nobby Piles, Published on 11/02/2023
» One of the more intriguing “derbies” in the Premier League takes place today at Selhurst Park. For a start, it’s not really a “local” derby in the traditional sense.
Tricky decisions await Southgate
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 01/10/2022
» Gareth Southgate has just come through the most uncomfortable period of his six years as England manager which saw his team relegated from the top tier of the Nations League after a series of underwhelming performances.