The Giller memorandum Archives - Page 4 of 30 - Sports Journalists' Association

September 26, 2014October 3, 2014

Did that really happen? Don’t bother Googling it

NORMAN GILLER's just finished the 98th book of his career. Is there a risk it could be redacted?…

September 11, 2014September 18, 2014

Great Scots! Sports page stars who carried the saltire

What could be scarier for Scots ahead of next week's referendum than being approach by "effing" David Cameron and Gordon Brown? This website may have …

August 26, 2014September 2, 2014

Dickie loved Chelsea, Ossie and all that jazz

Where's the fire? NORMAN GILLER's reporting instincts are as sharp as ever, even if his bleary-eyed control of his flash new tablet device leave a lit…

August 13, 2014August 19, 2014

Breaking headlines when gender’s on the agenda

NORMAN GILLER was less than impressed with some coverage of the news of an old friend's sex change, while he thinks the Sportsman and Sportswoman of t…

July 31, 2014March 30, 2026

Hard times at bleak house that is Desmond’s Express

NORMAN GILLER's unimpressed with the Glasgow Games, and is saddened by the latest round of 200 job cuts at his old newspaper…

July 17, 2014July 23, 2014

World Cup’s own goals for FIFA and the papers

World Cup withdrawal symptoms have left NORMAN GILLER muttering "I don't believe it", though the newspaper circulation figures don't lie: Brazil 2014 …

July 14, 2014July 21, 2014

Mirror man who had sports pages make big headlines

NORMAN GILLER pays tribute to Tony Smith, the former sports editor of the Sunday Mirror, with tributes from Ken Jones, Dave Ellis and Keith Fisher …

July 3, 2014September 29, 2023

At 91, the Express’s El Syd keeps sailing on

NORMAN GILLER catches up with one of his old sports desk mates, a veteran of the early years of our Association …

June 19, 2014May 20, 2023

Brazilian blend offers best World Cup since 1970

HILDA OGDEN stands in this week for Norman Giller, for whom watching every kick of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil so far is beginning to take its toll. …

June 4, 2014May 20, 2023

Qatar World Cup scoop that has us wanting more

NORMAN GILLER congratulates the Sunday Times Insight team, sends his thanks to SJA member Fred Harris and his Normandy veterans and comrades, and gets…