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Watching TV can be hazardous for stars
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 16/05/2020
» If there is any consolation for football fans during the extended coronavirus break, it's that at least players shouldn't pick up any serious injuries, while it also provides a chance for those with long-term injuries to recover.
The stirring tale of Newport's survival
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 23/02/2019
» Only three days after Newport County's spirited FA Cup run ended in the fifth round at the hands of Premier League leaders Manchester City, the Welsh club found themselves at Meadow Lane playing Notts County, bottom of League Two. That's what you call coming down to earth.
City and Mo shine in lacklustre season
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 19/05/2018
» It may seem something of a paradox, but despite the outstanding performances of Manchester City and certain individual players like Mo Salah at Liverpool, it was hardly a classic season for the English Premier League.
Day of reckoning for Monkey Hangers
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 06/05/2017
» Hartlepool United are one of those strange clubs, a bit like Accrington Stanley, which have achieved a certain status in English football because of their consistent lack of success.
Upsets fuel renewed interest in FA Cup
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 04/02/2017
» There is no question that the English FA Cup has lost some of its appeal in recent years with giant-killing performances few and far between. Over the years the potential for upsets has been a crucial part of the tournament's appeal and if the big boys always win it becomes too predictable.
Watching television can be dangerous
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 25/04/2015
» Every week we witness footballers suffering injuries on the pitch. But over the years, many of the worst injuries have occurred off the playing arena, quite frequently in the home and more often than not, of a bizarre nature.
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.
Hull lead minnows in sensible signings
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 06/09/2014
» With no Premier League action this weekend, owing to the break for pointless international friendlies, it feels like the first three weeks of the season have simply been an aperitif as we wait for the main course to start in mid-September.
Lesser lights dream as season starts
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 03/08/2013
» It might come as a surprise to some of the younger Thai fans but for many English football supporters the season really begins today and not in a fortnight's time when the Premier League gets going.