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There's plenty to fight for as Championship nears climax
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 18/04/2026
» You can usually rely on the Championship to provide drama at this stage of the season and this year is proving to be no exception. While Coventry City only need a point from last night's game at Blackburn Rovers to clinch a return to the Premier League after 25 years, there is a major scrap going on for the second automatic promotion place.
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.
Emotional scenes at EPL stadiums
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 24/05/2025
» It has been a rather curious season for the English Premier League which winds up its fixtures tomorrow. With Liverpool comfortably taking the league title and the relegation issue settled many weeks ago it could have been a rather tame end to the season.
Hard road ahead for Leeds and Burnley
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 26/04/2025
» While the hectic Easter schedule resolved some key promotion and relegation issues in the English Football League there are plenty of teams that still don't know what division they will be in next season. It will all be sorted in the coming days whether by direct promotion, relegation or through gruelling playoffs.
Nervous times in England as lower division clubs battle for glory
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 05/04/2025
» As the English football season approaches the business end there are some terrific skirmishes going on in the lower divisions of the Football League. Much depends on how the players can adapt to the pressure of striving for promotion or fighting relegation. It is grassroots football at its best.
Burnley and Sheffield United are heading in right direction
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 28/01/2023
» We are well into the second half of the Championship campaign with Burnley and Sheffield United already looking on course to booking their places in next season's Premier League.
Forest dream of return to EPL
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 28/05/2022
» The city of Nottingham is probably best known around the world for the legendary tales of Robin Hood, but it is also home to Nottingham Forest, a football club that boasts a rich history despite having fallen on hard times in the last two decades.
VAR still troubled by the 'human factor'
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 19/03/2022
» It is now the third season that the VAR (Video Assistant Referee) system has been operating in the Premier League but nearly every weekend it seems to create controversy.
Nervous times for underfire managers in English top 4 divisions
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 29/01/2022
» The January international break is traditionally a perilous period for football managers whose teams have not been performing well.
Some bright spots in a season like no other in Premier League
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 29/05/2021
» The 2020-21 football season in England will certainly go down as one of the strangest in history.