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Gregg and that dark day in February
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 22/02/2020
» It was sad to learn of the death this week of former Manchester United and Northern Ireland goalkeeper Harry Gregg at the age of 87.
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Remembering that dark February day
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 03/02/2018
» It was 60 years ago this Tuesday, but I can still remember Feb 6, 1958 quite vividly. I was 11 years old and returning home from school, sitting upstairs in a double-deck bus. It was about 5pm and we had just negotiated the roundabout outside Reading railway station. As the bus pulled away from the stop I glanced at a placard resting against a wall next to a newspaper vendor.
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It's still a round of two halves in Troon
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 16/07/2016
» It was the great Gary Player who said the last nine holes at Royal Troon "are the most difficult in the world when the wind is blowing".
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Shrewsbury long for a touch of Cup magic
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 20/02/2016
» While tomorrow’s clash between Chelsea and Manchester City at Stamford Bridge is likely to grab the headlines in the fifth round of the FA Cup this weekend, it is the match at the little-known New Meadow ground that will stir the emotions of dedicated Cup fans.
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It's showdown time for the ‘Old Farm’
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 16/05/2015
» Ask any football fan which are the main club rivalries in England and they will probably come up with Manchester United v Liverpool, Spurs v Arsenal and Newcastle v Sunderland for a start. The Liverpool v Everton derby and that of the Manchester clubs would also feature, as well as Aston Villa v Birmingham in the Midlands. And there are several other candidates.
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A keeper who played against legends
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 26/07/2014
» As reported in Wednesday’s paper, former professional goalkeeper Ray King, a frequent contributor to the Bangkok Post’s letters section, sadly passed away last weekend at the age of 89. Ray had been living in Bangkok for some years with his son Gary.
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It all began with a simple bamboo branch in Hua Hin
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 23/03/2013
» There is always a special feeling when you witness a sportsman or woman achieve a lifelong aim. It is when money takes a back seat to emotion - the sheer joy, mixed maybe with the relief of realising a dream after years of dedication and doubts.
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