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Caley Thistle in crisis mode
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 26/10/2024
» Troubling news from Scotland where League One club Inverness Caledonian Thistle has been placed into administration after running into major financial problems. The club has also been hit with a 15-point reduction, moving them to the bottom of the league with minus three points. That puts them 12 points behind the team directly above them, Dumbarton.
Being a child mascot is not cheap
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 12/01/2019
» Anyone familiar with the Premier League will be used to seeing 11 child mascots running out with each team every weekend. It's kind of nice to witness the different reactions of the kids, especially the younger ones, as they briefly find themselves in the limelight, holding hands with their heroes. Mind you, some of the players look a little uncomfortable with the whole procedure.
Of cabbages and celery, pigs and pies
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 13/10/2018
» Steve Bruce was not a happy bunny when a cabbage was thrown at him by a protesting spectator at Villa Park recently. The Aston Villa manager was even less happy shortly afterwards when he got the sack for his team's recent cabbage-like performances, highlighted by throwing away a 2-0 lead in a 3-3 draw with bottom-placed Preston.