NORMAN GILLER welcomes a new silver surfer to the sporting interweb, his old mate Peter Corrigan
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NORMAN GILLER is home from hospital and planning another book with Jimmy Greaves, whose goal-scoring record is better even than Lionel Messi
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20 Jan
2012
2012
Ticker’s on the mend. Now for a ticking off
NORMAN GILLER, safely out of hospital, his bedside manner severely tested, pays respects to his old mate and football writing colleague John Moynihan, who really did “have friends who had friends who knew Augustus John”
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The SJA’s veteran columnist, NORMAN GILLER, has this week filed from his hospital bed. We’ll let him explain why…
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Poor Joey Barton. Now even avunclular Unc NORMAN GILLER is on his case, though he is waiting for a TV replay
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29 Dec
2011
2011
Fings Ain’t Wot They Used T’Be: roll on 2012
NORMAN GILLER goes all Max Bygraves on us, says good riddance to 2011 and welcomes 2012 with an internet gleam in his old mince pies
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21 Dec
2011
2011
Old Uncle Norm’s sports quotes quiz of 2011
NORMAN GILLER has picked out 20 memorable quotes that made it on to the SJA website during the past 12 months. Prepare for the Christmas festivities and see if you can identify who said what. Cartoons by KEVIN MACEY
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What’s in a name? After Chris Hoy called foul, NORMAN GILLER admits he might have had one Vera Lynn too many, but thinks that a new News of the World is a better bet than a seven-day Sun
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11 Dec
2011
2011
Sportswomen on Rand’s standard for 50 years
NORMAN GILLER reflects on the outstanding talent of the sports journalists’ first Sportswoman of the Year, and embarks on another publishing venture in fear of the men in the white coats
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NORMAN GILLER has been on Leveson Watch again this week, and did not like what he heard. But then, he was not impressed with the BBC’s excuse for its all-male shortlist for its sports awards. Could “hang ‘em and shoot ‘em” Jeremy Clarkson be the solution?
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