Remembering George Robledo: A Newcastle Striker Who Made History

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George Oliver Robledo (14 April 1926 – 1 April 1989) was a Chilean professional footballer. He played as a striker, and is most notable for his time spent with Newcastle United. He was the first non-British-registered foreign player to become top scorer in England.

Robledo was born in Iquique, Chile to a Chilean father and an English mother. He moved with his family to Brampton, Yorkshire in 1932. He was five years old at the time. The family left due to the instability in Chile.

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Who are you Ollie Arblaster as difficult period in no way will stance future Premier League life

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They are out there and you will always need them as a good generation of players at this point are growing in the close neighbourhood, soon to become the flowers of football that we all love as they have attitude and an upbringing that will see them breaking through at a higher level.

Ollie Arblaster (20) is such a player, currently out injured for the rest of the season, but he will be back with a bang, getting into the action again for Sheffield United as they prepare life for higher grounds.

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Pep Guardiola makes no excuses as he learns special lesson during Man City point drought and very difficult period

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What has happened at Man City during the last few months, was so far from what we all expected this season as their run for the Premier League title at this point just looks a lost dream. Pep Guardiola lost Rodri with a long term injury and suddenly everything looked difficult.

They also had other injury worries on important players. Kevin De Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan and Mateo Kovacic all having trouble at the same time, then the total midfield area were out at one point, with little or no real cover to run the engine room.

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