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Could relegation of Premier League clubs be decided in the courts?
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 23/03/2024
» The four-point penalty imposed on Nottingham Forest for rules infringements is a reminder that things aren't running quite as smoothly in the Premier League as the organisers would like. It means that at the end of this season there will be at least a couple of asterisks necessary to explain the final league standings.
Desperate times for Royals as club fights to survive
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 20/01/2024
» As a life-long Reading fan it was very sad to witness the scenes at my home town club last Saturday. The League One match between Reading and visiting Port Vale was abandoned after 16 minutes when an estimated 1,000 fans ran onto the pitch to protest against Royals' owner Dai Yongge, a Chinese businessman.
Not an easy task for Rooney to create 'no fear' playing style
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 14/10/2023
» The October international break is a time when football managers in England, whose teams have been underperforming, look nervously over their shoulders.
Samurai Blue upset the apple cart as favourites go home early
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 03/12/2022
» No one could have predicted the extraordinary events Japan experienced in the opening fortnight in Qatar.
Quirky goal celebrations are here to stay
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 26/03/2022
» Last weekend's match at Molineux which saw Leeds United storm back from 2-0 down at half-time to overcome Wolves 3-2 was one of the most entertaining games in the Premier League this season.
Blood, sweat, smiles, tears and cheers in 2019
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 28/12/2019
» It's that time of the year when Nobby drags himself out of his armchair to acknowledge assorted sporting heroes and villains that have graced our sports pages in 2019.
Benitez exit a blow for Toon Army
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 29/06/2019
» When Rafa Benitez took over as manager of struggling Newcastle United three years ago it was a popular choice. The Spaniard even received the blessing of former Magpies star, Alan Shearer, who called the appointment "a great coup".
The Pompey Chimes are ringing again
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 15/12/2018
» After a traumatic decade, in which they plummeted from the Premier League to the fourth-tier League Two, Portsmouth FC are showing signs of life. They currently sit top of League One, six points above Luton, although it would be a larger margin had it not been for a shock mid-week 2-1 home defeat to a lively Charlton Athletic.
Leeds out to dump 'sleeping giant' tag
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 22/09/2018
» There are signs that a couple of the sleeping giants in the lower realms of the English Football League are finally waking up.
Down Under will be no picnic for Poms
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 18/11/2017
» Although England currently hold the Ashes and have won five of the last seven series, they seem to be going into the first cricket Test in Brisbane next Thursday with some trepidation. Adding to the nervousness is that all the talk seems to be about Australia's 5-0 whitewash last time the Poms visited, rather than England's unexpected 3-2 success at home more recently.