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Minnows swallowed by big fish
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 07/01/2012
» Although the appeal of the FA Cup may have waned a little over the years, the third round is still one of the most eagerly anticipated weekends in English football.
Is tackling becoming a dirty word?
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 14/01/2012
» Much has been written about the controversial red card for Vincent Kompany in the FA Cup match last weekend against Manchester United.
Commentators who are never lost for words
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 13/10/2012
» At Wembley last night England played San Marino in a World Cup qualifier - not exactly the most compelling fixture on the international football calendar, one must admit.
Manager of the Month jinx strikes at Reading
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 16/02/2013
» Born and bred in Reading, I had been heartened, although not totally convinced, by the Royals' improved results in what has been a season-long battle against relegation. They even briefly popped up in third place in a recent Premiership form table, which admittedly doesn't say much for the other teams.
FA Cup this year not too kind on the minnows
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 04/01/2014
» Although the appeal of the English FA Cup has definitely waned over the years, the third round is still one of the more eagerly anticipated weekends in English football.
Well, that was embarrassingly awful
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 14/03/2015
» Coming from England, every couple years I find myself in the awkward situation of trying to explain away woeful performances by our national team in either the football or the cricket World Cup.
It helps when footballers use their heads
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 11/04/2015
» When Peter Crouch rose above the Hull defence to head home the winner for Stoke at the Britannia Stadium a couple of weeks ago, he was also heading himself into the record books.
That’s offside ref! OK, maybe it wasn’t
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 29/08/2015
» Not for the first time, the offside law is coming under scrutiny after several disputed decisions in the opening weeks of the Premier League season. By chance, in two of the most high-profile incidents, Liverpool were the beneficiaries of the doubtful decisions.
Spitfires gunning for an FA Cup upset
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 09/01/2016
» Although the appeal of the English FA Cup has lessened in recent years, the third round, when the heavyweight clubs enter the competition, usually creates some tasty match-ups when smaller clubs take on the giants in David and Goliath fashion.
Well England, that wasn't very good
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 02/07/2016
» Over the years, England's national football team have contrived to make shambolic displays in international tournaments almost an art form -- and they didn't disappoint at Euro 16 when they were humbled by an inspired Iceland earlier this week.