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Perfect scoreline finally becomes reality
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 28/07/2018
» The scoreline which long-time British football fans have yearned for finally happened last week -- sort of. In a Scottish League Cup match at the Bayview Stadium, the final score was East Fife 4, Forfar 5.
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Cardiff 'ready to ruffle a few feathers'
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 12/05/2018
» Neil Warnock might not be the most popular manager on the planet, but he certainly knows how to get things done. Last week he earned his eighth promotion in the Football League as he led Cardiff City back to the Premier League after a four-year hiatus.
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When defences caved in on Boxing Day
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 24/12/2016
» The unnatural absence of any English football until Boxing Day means many of Bangkok's sporting hostelries are today resorting to trivia pub quizzes to placate their soccer-starved customers.
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Ariya can savour a most amazing year
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 26/11/2016
» To fully appreciate the achievement of Thailand's Ariya Jutanagarn in clinching the LPGA's Player of the Year award last week, it is necessary to go back in time just a little bit… three years and nine months to be precise.
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You can’t beat watching the mighty collapse
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 12/12/2015
» Last Saturday there were three results in the Premier League that provided considerable joy for uncommitted spectators. It was definitely a day for the underdogs.
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Is this the end of the road for Harry?
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 14/02/2015
» Between 1964-67, I often visited Upton Park to watch West Ham, not the most successful team in London at that time, but arguably the most entertaining.
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No great revelations during opening weekend
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 24/08/2013
» After all that waiting and the big build-up, it was a somewhat underwhelming opening to the Premier League last weekend - a bit like opening a box of chocolates and not finding anything quite to your taste.
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Farewell to the man who always knew the score
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 10/08/2013
» There is something missing from British football this season and I'm not talking about Gareth Bale's possible departure from Blighty to sunny Spain.
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Bluebirds or Dragons, Cardiff City are flying high
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 20/04/2013
» Five years ago at Wembley, Premiership side Portsmouth edged Championship outfit Cardiff City in the FA Cup final. This week, as Cardiff celebrated promotion to the top flight for the first time in 51 years, Portsmouth nosedived into the basement League Two. Such are the vagaries of football.
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Fairytale ending derailed by golfing meltdown
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 02/03/2013
» Golf is nearly always about the winners but just occasionally there are situations where the real news story is the person who loses, while the victor is forced to take a back seat.
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