Late Tackle

Late Tackle provides original features, book reviews, fans view content, guest blogs, retro articles and much more.

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WELCOME TO LATE TACKLE

We’re always on the look out for contributions for future issues of Late Tackle. If you fancy writing for the […]

GIVE US A BREAK!

BRENTFORD MANAGER DEAN SMITH TELLS JOHN LYONS ABOUT THE UPHILL BATTLE FACING HOME-GROWN BOSSES BRITISH BOSSES In with a shout: […]

Winter Wonderland!

KEVIN HALLS says you can’t beat getting out to watch football at the coldest time of the year… KEVIN HALLS […]

KOP IDOLS

JOHN LYONS LOOKS BACK AT HAVANT & WATERLOOVILLE’S INCREDIBLE FA CUP RUNA DECADE AGO AND TALKS TO SOME OF THE […]

Football For ALL

MICHAEL McEWAN says that having a disability is no barrier to taking part in and enjoying football… MICHAEL McEWAN DISABILITY […]

BRAVEHEART

CHRIS DUNLAVY TALKS TO BRADFORD CITY MANAGER STUART MCCALL ABOUT HIS CAREER AS PLAYER AND MANAGER… INTERVIEW STUART McCall always […]

GET STUCK IN TOFFEES FAN

BOOK REVIEWS Faith of our Families – Everton FC: An Oral History 1878-2018, edited by James Corbett, published by deCoubertin […]

THE BEAUTY OF BEARDSLEY

CHRIS DUNLAVY WAXES LYRICAL ABOUT THE FORMER NEWCASTLE UTD AND ENGLAND STAR… LOOKING BACK ASK a Newcastle fan to name […]

NOW DAN’S THE MAN!

DANNY LLOYD TELLS MATT BADCOCK ABOUT WHAT IT’S LIKE TO JUMP FROM NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL TO LEAGUE ONE… CLIMBING THE LADDER […]

THE LEAGUE CUP’S ROCKY ROAD

SIMON SHELDON LOOKS AT THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH FOOTBALL’S THIRD MOST IMPORTANT DOMESTIC COMPETITION BATTLE FOR RECOGNITION Sealed with a […]

The magic of mascots

KEVIN HALLS takes a look at football’s most colourful characters… FURRY FRIENDS MASCOTS are like Marmite to most fans – […]

BOXING CLEVER

CHARLIE SKINNER LOOKS AT THE HISTORY OF BOXING DAY FOOTBALL AND WHAT AWAITS FANS THIS CHRISTMAS FESTIVE FOOTBALL Roger Hunt […]

A world apart

STEVE KENNEDY says it’s time for UEFA to take a look at how other parts of the world conduct their […]

Fast eddie!

JOHN LYONS reflects on a night when a young striker memorably made a name for himself… YOUNG GUNNER stats Eddie […]

GOLDEN WONDERS

JOHN WRAGG SAYS THE DEEDS OF WOLVES’ NEW HEROES ARE BRINGING THE FEEL-GOOD FACTOR BACK TO A FAMOUS OLD CLUB […]

END OF THE WORLD…

JHON LYONS TAKES A LOOK AT SOME OF THE BIG LOSERS FORM WORLD CUP QUALIFYING MISSING THE PARTY Hands up […]

I detest you, Mourinho

CHRIS DUNLAVY explains why the trophy-winning manager leaves him cold… MANAGER MISERY GARRY Kasparov was, by all accounts, a terrific […]

THE REAL SIR MATT

DAVID EMERY GIVES HIS VERDICT ON A BOOK ABOUT MANCHESTER UNITED LEGEND SIR MATT BUSBY BOOK REVIEWS Sir Matt Busby, […]