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The Dale are on their way to Wembley
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 24/02/2018
» Although Wigan Athletic ending Manchester City's bid for the quadruple understandably grabbed all the headlines in last week's FA Cup action, it was Rochdale's battling effort against Tottenham that caught my attention.
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Samrith makes a move up the Thames
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 03/03/2018
» One of the more surprising news items of the week was the report that Thai businessman Samrith Thanakhamjanasuth has become the new owner of Oxford United, currently struggling in League One of the English Football League.
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Regis a gifted pioneer and graceful icon
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 20/01/2018
» It was very sad to learn of the death of former West Bromwich Albion and Coventry City star Cyrille Regis who died earlier this week at the all too young age of 59. Regis was much more than just a talented footballer and became a symbol for the fight against racism in Britain at a time when things were in danger of getting out of hand. He had dignity and grace and he played a significant role in changing people's attitudes with his skills on the pitch and his dignified stance off it.
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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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There’s nothing wrong with 17th place in tough EPL
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 11/02/2018
» With Manchester City running away with the title, apart from the customary scramble for European places interest in the remainder of the Premier league season appears to be very much on the battle for survival at the wrong end of the table.
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England ponder painful performance
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 13/01/2018
» The final moments of the Ashes series could not have been more symbolic in summing up England's plight in what has been a nightmare tour Down Under. While the victorious Australian team gleefully collected all the awards and sprayed champagne at the Sydney Oval, England's captain Joe Root, suffering from a stomach illness, was asleep in the dressing room.
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