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When 'Diamond' Venables played at Stamford Bridge
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 02/12/2023
» It was sad to learn of the death of one of English football's great personalities, Terry Venables, last week at the age of 80.
Fulham are back, but can they stay there?
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 23/04/2022
» Life is definitely never boring for Fulham football fans. Three promotions and two relegations in the last five seasons sounds like value for money.
The Saint who became a Liverpool icon and television pundit
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 06/03/2021
» There was a lovely piece of graffiti that appeared on a church poster in Liverpool in the 1960s which posed the question: "What would you do if Jesus returned amongst us?" Underneath someone had scrawled: "Move St John to inside left."
Sweet redemption for Southampton
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 18/01/2020
» It was a match that may not have particularly caught the eye, but one of the most significant results in the Premier League last weekend came at Leicester City's King Power stadium where visiting Southampton grabbed a 2-1 win over the hosts.
The 'Humble One' puts on a charm offensive
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 23/11/2019
» For some Tottenham Hotspur fans it may have been hard to decide which was the most distressing news this week -- the departure of Mauricio Pochettino, or the arrival of Jose Mourinho.
Crouch had nice touch for big man
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 20/07/2019
» When Peter Crouch was on loan at Norwich City from Aston Villa in 2003, fans would sing: He's tall, he's mean, he's a freaky goal machine. Well, he wasn't exactly a goal machine, but it didn't matter, the song was fun to sing, especially the freaky bit.
Spurs move into a brave new world
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 30/03/2019
» As a student in London in the mid 1960s, whenever possible I would take in a game at one of big football clubs. Having been brought up watching Reading in the old Third Division at their modest Elm Park home, just being in a large stadium with crowds of more than 30,000 was itself a thrill.
No great revelations in opening weekend
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 18/08/2018
» Last week's action in the initial skirmishes of the Premier League was just a trifle underwhelming -- a bit like opening a box of chocolates and not finding anything exactly to your taste.
Stanley -- The club that refused to die
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 21/04/2018
» Accrington Stanley winning promotion to League One for the first time ever might not seem a big deal in a week which saw Manchester City clinch the Premier League title, but it is a huge occasion for a lowly, but long-established club that has never before experienced promotion from the bottom division.