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Forget Team GB, this was like watching England
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 28/07/2012
» The British football squad may be called Team GB, but frankly it was just like watching England. At least the goal was scored by a Welshman.
Rangers facing some fascinating away days
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 04/08/2012
» What do Galabank, Balmoor, Borough Briggs, Ochilview Park and Forthbank share in common, apart from having a certain Caledonian twang about them?
It's fun when they're dodgy between the sticks
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 08/09/2012
» If there is one position any manager doesn't want to have a problem with it's with the goalkeeper. It doesn't really matter if an outfield player is rubbish as there's usually plenty to choose from. But if the keeper is dodgy it means the whole defence gets a bit shaky and eventually the entire team can fall to pieces.
Statues make their presence felt
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 23/05/2015
» It was a relief to see that earlier this month the statue of Blackpool footballing great, Stan Mortensen, had been restored to its rightful spot outside the club’s Bloomfield Road stadium. Mortensen scored a hat-trick in Blackpool’s remarkable FA Cup final win in 1953, somewhat ironically known as the “Matthews final”.
Perils of the loneliest job in the world
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 10/10/2015
» Some years ago, when he was in charge of the Netherlands national squad, Dick Advocaat called managing a football team “the loneliest job in the world”. He got a reminder of what it is like last week when he became the first Premier League casualty of the season when he resigned at Sunderland, although his departure was not totally unexpected.
Thailand top of the league… well, sort of
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 27/12/2015
» It is that time of the year when Nobby drags himself out of the armchair to honour assorted heroes and villains that have graced the sports pages during 2015.
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 Sam, that was not in the script
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 01/10/2016
» Whatever one's opinion of Sam Allardyce, he struck a very sad figure as he left Wembley on Tuesday after losing his dream job as England manager. It was just sinking in that he had thrown away the biggest opportunity of his lifetime after 67 days and just one game.
Scotland don't look so pretty in pink
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 19/11/2016
» Following England's 3-0 victory over Scotland in the World Cup qualifier at Wembley last week there were probably as many conversations about Scotland's bright pink shirts as the actual result which was more or less expected.
Glassboys, Spitfires chase Cup glory
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 07/01/2017
» 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, especially for the smaller clubs who have already battled hard to make it this far.