Features

This is where you will find all of Late Tackle’s original Features which are full of expertise, analysis and opinion.

THE TALKING DEAD

GED BARNES explains why some of football’s ‘top’ pundits drive him crazy… IN A world saturated by social media, it’s […]

TIME’S up!

JOHN LYONS says referees should be allowed to blow the final whistle at a key moment – even if it […]

DON’T BE SO GREEDY!

GARY JORDAN says there are dangers to football’s ever-increasing popularity and wealth…  wILL greed kill our game? Probably not will […]

SAFE STANDING

HARRY TAYLOR on why it’s time to seriously consider a controversial topic… IS IT time for safe standing? It’s a […]

BOOK REVIEW

DOWN MEMORY LANE, BY HARRY HARRIS, PUBLISHED BY G2 ENTERTAINMENT, PRICE £9.99,  RATING OUT OF 10: 8 IF YOU’RE looking […]

WINTER WONDERLAND!

KEVIN HALLS says there is something special about watching football at the coldest time of the year… AS WINTER takes […]

THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE

MATT BELL reflects on a time when war stopped and a simple game of football took over… LOUIS van Gaal, […]

BOOK REVIEWS

THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF FOOT-BALL,BY DAVID SQUIRES, PUBLISHED BY CENTURY, PRICE £12.99, RATING OUT OF 10: 9  THE Guardian cartoonist […]

DROP THE PARACHUTE?

JAMES RICHARDS takes a look at the pluses and minuses of parachute payments – and suggests a possible solution… WITH […]

JASON’S LONELY BATTLE

LIAM SEPHTON talks to former Wigan midfielder Jason Jarrett about the need for football to open up to depression and […]

WAG CORNER

FORMER Chelsea star Wayne Bridge can’t wait to see his wife Frankie once his stint in I’m a Celebrity… Get […]

THE WORLD’S WORST

STEVE CUMBER takes a closer look at those national teams at the bottom of the FIFA world rankings… THERE was […]

Away Days Are Magic Days!

Callum Boyle explains why there is nothing better than going to watch your team on the road… NOISE. Passion. Desire. Three […]

IN THE MIX

TOM BLACKETT on the fall from grace of Yaya Toure and Bastian Schweinsteiger – and a possible new career… HOW […]

WAG CORNER

IT wasn’t all that long ago that Danny Ings was on loan at Dorchester Town in the Conference South. Six […]

THE POWER OF TECHNOLOGY

DANIEL HAZELL looks at the case for and against football following more heavily in the footsteps of other sports… Frank […]

ALIEN CAPERS

STEVE CUMBER uses his imagination to ponder what football could be like if it wasn’t restricted just to humans… Illustration: […]

MANAGER SPEAK

KEVIN HALLS explains what bosses really mean when they trot out their favourite phrases… SO, SAM Allardyce has left his […]

THE REAL TEALE

LIAM SEPHTON chats to former Wigan and Derby winger Gary Teale about his career and plans for the future… FORMER […]