NORMAN GILLER's unimpressed with the Glasgow Games, and is saddened by the latest round of 200 job cuts at his old newspaper…
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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 …
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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 …
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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
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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. …
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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…
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A rose by any other name would have sharp thorns
NORMAN GILLER has sailed off into the sunset, but still found time to recall the occasion Louis van Gaal compared his work to that of Shakespeare. Sor…
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Standing at football won’t be taken sitting down
NORMAN GILLER remembers old colleague Leslie Thomas, praises the TV work of Hazel Irvine, and hears about a disappointing visit to Upton Park…
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It’s deja vu all over again for impatient Old Trafford
For NORMAN GILLER, the fate of David Moyes was sealed the moment he agreed to take over as Manchester United boss from Sir Alex Ferguson…
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Teamwork needed on news desk as on the pitch
NORMAN GILLER wonders what happened to the editorial checking process on the Reading Chronicle, and looks forward to a weekend spent with Peter Alliss…
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