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…and while it wasn’t late December back in ’63 (more mid December in 2010), it was certainly a special evening that Frankie Valli would have felt proud to have attended. Ladies and Gents, the inaugural NOPAs really were an evening of high quality.

We had thrills! Barry Glendenning humoured us all with his acceptance speech, whilst the Football Ramble basked in their Peoples Choice award.

We had spills! Several award winners seemed to have trouble keeping track of the detachable top part of their award. Danny Last of European Football Weekends likened the evening to ‘an episode of the Crystal Maze with everyone searching for their missing globes’.

And we had plenty of other stuff that doesn’t rhyme with either ‘thrills’ or ‘spills’. Congratulations to the winners on the night, who were as follows:

1. Best Young Blogger – Sian Ranscombe for From A Girl Who Loves the Gunners
2. Socrates Award – Ian King for Two Hundred Percent
3. Best New Blog – Michael Cox for Zonal Marking
4. Best Contributor to Blog or Podcast – Ian McIntosh for In Bed With Maradona
5. Best Podcast – The Football Weekly
6. Best Blog – Danny Last & European Football Weekends
7. Peoples Choice award – The Football Ramble

A big thanks to all who attended, a huge congratulations to all nominees and winners, and a manly handshake and slap on the back for such wonderful generosity from everyone in donating so much to our charity DS Active on the night.

Here’s to next year’s NOPAs!