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Blades look sharp in Steel City thriller
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 30/09/2017
» I switched on last Sunday's Sheffield derby in the Championship fully expecting a rather dour safety-first affair as is sometimes the case when two clubs are fighting for the bragging rights of their city. But the Steel City clash turned out to be one of the most entertaining games this season with Wednesday and United serving up a six- goal thriller which did Yorkshire proud.
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Lesser lights dream as season begins
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 05/08/2017
» Fans of Premier League clubs may beg to differ, but the English football season really kicks off this weekend as the 72 teams not in the top flight begin their campaigns. It is the usual mixture of false hopes and realistic fears that may end in tears.
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Where have all Scottish gaffers gone?
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 19/08/2017
» If you think there is something missing from the Premier League this season that you can't quite put your finger on, it might well be the lack of Caledonian accents screaming from the touchline. For the first time since the league was formed in 1992 there are no Scottish managers in the English top flight.
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It all started with 'The Old Invincibles'
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 29/07/2017
» With the 25th season of the Premier League kicking off in two weeks, it seems an appropriate time to see how the English Football League has evolved since it began nearly 130 years ago.
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Royals hope to tame Yorkshire Terriers
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 27/05/2017
» For a moment there was a possibility that two Thai-owned clubs might be contesting Monday's highly lucrative Championship play-off final at Wembley, but alas it was not to be.
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Being the gaffer can be a lonely job
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 03/06/2017
» News that Arsene Wenger is staying on at Arsenal, to add to his 21 years already at the club, will probably bring sighs of envy amongst many of his contemporaries. During this past season alone, 59 managers from the 92 clubs in the top four divisions of the Football League have either been sacked or quit.
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Is stopping the clock the right option?
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 24/06/2017
» The summer break in the Premier League is usually a time when pundits, journalists and fans alike come up with suggestions, often quite bizarre, about tweaking the rules of football to make the game better. And this off-season is no different.
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Spare a thought for fallen Leyton Orient
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 29/04/2017
» It's always rather sad when a long-established club drops out of the Football League and particularly one that has fought against the odds for so many years. But after a 112-year stay, the small London club of Leyton Orient have finally dropped into the National League, formerly known as the Conference.
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Big English clubs falling on hard times
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 13/05/2017
» It was a sign of the times last weekend when the three teams battling to avoid relegation from the Championship -- Blackburn Rovers, Nottingham Forest and Birmingham City -- were all big clubs which have seen much better days. One common thread is that all three have experienced major ownership problems, something that is becoming increasingly prevalent in English football.
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'Little club on the hill' hits the big time
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 20/05/2017
» It would be fair to say Forest Green Rovers are hardly a household word. Neither is Nailsworth, the small Gloucestershire town with a population of 5,974, which hosts the club. Probably few people could pick it out on a map, situated in the Cotswolds in a part of England better known for rugby.
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