Ken Jones, former chief sports writer of the Independent has died at the age of 87. Close friend Norman Giller pays tribute. It was just a few weeks a…
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Back to the future for Giller, 60 years after his first Spurs report
Norman Giller, honorary Life Member of the SJA and once our regular ‘golden oldie’ blogger, makes a welcome return to our website to mark the open…
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Journalists’ tales from the press box inspire author Instone
DAVID INSTONE (pictured above with Molineux legend Steve Bull) spent 32 years covering the fortunes and misfortunes of Wolverhampton Wanderers before …
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Ex-Indy cricket writer Derek Hodgson dies
Derek Hodgson, the former cricket correspondent of the Independent and prolific author, died suddenly on Saturday at his home in Cheshire. He was 87. …
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The Giller Guide to getting your book into print
Some of us learn from experience. The clever ones learn from the experience of others, and here NORMAN GILLER offers his insight into how to get your …
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100 not out: Giller’s life story is one to inspire
ANTON RIPPON reviews the autobiography of a Fleet Street sportswriting stalwart which includes more stars than the London Planetarium…
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Klopp is headline pun-maker’s unspun dream
NORMAN GILLER klip-klops with glee over the new Liverpool manager, and frets over his choices for the Sportsman of the Year…
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England on the brink (again) after Wales blow
NORMAN GILLER is feeling suitably hyped-up ahead of this week's "most vital match in the history of English rugby"…
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My Close encounters of an interview kind
NORMAN GILLER expresses his admiration for a fellow football reporter and for a cricketing hero…
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100 not out: “triumph of quantity over quality”
Stand-by for 800 words of sheer self-indulgence. NORMAN GILLER's got a book to plug. His one-hundredth…
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