COLIN PERRY details the amazing transformation of Bert Trautmann from hate figure to idol at Manchester City Leaving Wembley holding […]

CHRIS DUNLAVY looks at the managers who were out the door before they’d had a chance to meet their new […]

CHRIS DUNLAVY makes a case in defence of Blackburn’s owners MUGS don’t make millions. They may be sharp, wide and […]

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

GARETH ROBERTS laments the depressing gentrification of modern football THE BBC’S Price of Football feature was as extensive and comprehensive […]

AMANDA JACKS, case worker for the Football Supporters’ Federation, explains what to do if you have a brush with the […]

MARK SANDERSON on how a bitter rivalry is set aside every time Portsmouth pull on their training kit A15-MINUTE DRIVE […]

Ron Atkinson’s reputation is permanently stained by the low point of his 2004 racist gaffe but PETER BATEMAN says it’s […]

SAM HUGHES pays tribute to Lev Yashin, the goalkeeper known as The Black Spider “What kind of a goalkeeper is […]

Managers come in for a lot of stick but PAUL CANTWELL says supporters get their fair share of flak as […]

CHRIS DUNLAVY charts some unseen big-money buys that came good…and some that didn’t WHEN Steve Kean announced that he hadn’t […]

CAN a football club be in crisis with just 90 minutes of the season on the clock? It seems so […]

I’VE written before about something I call ‘the football bubble’. It’s a simple concept – inside it anything goes. People […]

JONATHAN NORTH juggles being a university student with playing semi-pro for Wealdstone United. But previously he was a professional at […]

Like fingernails down a chalkboard, Sky’s latest advert for its football coverage caused many of us to wince. ASHLEY GREB […]

Critics of Spain’s tika-taka style have branded it boring. For ALEX KEBLE that’s tantamount to blasphemy… SO here are the […]

TEAM GB’s predictable penalty shoot-out exit from the men’s football at the Olympic Games seemed to sneak under the radar […]

For many, Twitter has become as much of a part of football as a dodgy pie and a fat bloke […]

MARTIN ROBERTS on a naming rights deal with a difference   “WHERE the heck’s Parkhouse, mate?” It was an all-too-common […]

CHRIS DUNLAVY picks his top Xl from those who liked more than the occasional puff behind the bike sheds  SMOKING, […]

It’s not just Manchester City that are being bankrolled to success. DECLAN OLLEY reckons it’s only a matter of time […]

Villas-Boas divides opinions – is he a football genius or a one-season wonder? For JACK HOWES there’s no fence-sitting. In […]

CHRIS DUNLAVY looks at some of the joyful early season arrivals who proved to be miserable flops instead Emerson Kevin […]

CHRIS DUNLAVY looks at the red cards that carried not the slightest hint of rough justice IF you’re going to […]

ALAN JOHNSON remembers a competition that allowed some of England’s lower league clubs to pit their wits against the fancy […]

The Stone Roses and the Euros made this a great summer for an older generation of footie fans who love […]

It’s what they’re all aiming for – the Premier League. But imagine getting there and playing only ONCE on the […]

CHRIS DUNLAVY says you can forget Roy Keane and Chopper Harris when you want to find the true tough guys […]

For footie fans of a certain vintage, it’s easy to feel a little downtrodden. We throw the ‘beautiful game’ mantra […]

STEP HEN TUDOUR admits his secret affection for a man he once detested – Gary Neville EVERY Monday evening, before […]