The public, and the press, rarely treat respected football figures well, says NORMAN GILLER, as he sympathises with Arsenal's under-pressure manager a…
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Category: Football writers
Star’s Cross appointment as chief sports writer
The Daily Star has confirmed the appointments of Jeremy Cross as chief sports writer and David Woods as chief football writer…
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Off-Side and the mystery of the first football columnist
ANTON RIPPON delves in to The Blizzard to track down the world's first football columnist …
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Bobby Moore and his secret cancer in 1966
NORMAN GILLER has published his 94th book, and it is all in a very worthy cause…
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Mighty history that does full credit for proud Everton
After more than 50 years of following Everton, ERIC BROWN has found a book that is a goldmine of Goodison trivia…
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Clubbing together is future for Olympic Stadium
NORMAN GILLER's spent the week trying to bring people together: Barry Hearn, David Gold and Boris Johnson. Plus memories of a 13-goal Summers' day in …
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Tull’s dramatic life story takes to the stage in Bolton
With racism in football again making headlines, the Octagon Theatre in Bolton has demonstrated interesting time by producing Tull, a new play about th…
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England’s abused Rose deserves writers’ support
NORMAN GILLER was saddened by scenes from an ugly, bygone era at an international football match this week…
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Press box tales: Uncle Joe, Joy and the Man in the Hat
NORMAN "Bites Yer Legs" GILLER, in his 200th column for the SJA website, recalls an England team of 40 years ago that left its mark, at least on Gunte…
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Winter’s Tyne swim settles bet over Pardew’s job
Henry Winter showed that SJA members are as good as their word when he swam the Tyne on Sunday after losing a bet with Newcastle United's owner Mike A…
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