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TOMMY’S THE TOPS

KEVIN HALLS EXPLAINS WHY TOMMY HUTCHINSON IS HIS COVENTRY CITY ALL-STAR… Class act: Tommy Hutchison in Coventry colours playing for […]

SUPER SUTTON

JOHN LYONS REPORTS ON THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE NEWCOMERS MAKING A BIG MPRESSION… Leap of faith: David Ajiboye celebrates scoring for […]

LIFE AFTER FOOTBALL

KIT PARSONS TALKS TO FORMER OXFORD UNITED STRIKER JAMES CONSTABLE ABOUT THE DIFFICULTIES PLAYERS FACE WHEN THEY HANG UP THEIR […]

THE UGLY GAME

SAM TODD REPORTS ON THE WORRYING RISE IN INCIDENTS OF POOR BEHAVIOUR BY SUPPORTERS… THE FA Cup fourth round weekend […]

WELCOME TO LATE TACKLE

IT’S hard to believe we’re approaching the business end of the season, isn’t it? Yet time is flying by and […]

TAKING ON THE SOVIETS

COLIN ALLAN RECALLS WHEN ENGLAND MET THE USSR FOUR TIMES IN 1958… High jump: Legendary keeper Lev Yashin punches the […]

THE BEAT GOES ON

EFFORTS TO REMEMBER IPSWICH TOWN LEGEND KEVIN BEATTIE ARE GOING FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH… Powerhouse: Ipswich Town’s Kevin Beattie THE […]

LEONE STARS SPARKLE

GEORGE BUTLER REPORTS ON SIERRA LEONE’S RETURN TO THE BIG TIME… THE sun has now set on the 33rd edition […]

WORLD CUP FOLLY

JOE ACKLAM FEARS FOOTBALL’S SHOWPIECE WILL SUFFER IF TOURNAMENTS EVERY TWO YEARS FOLLOW THE UPCOMING EXPANSION TO 48 TEAMS… This […]

YOUTH CUP OF DREAMS

IN ADVANCE OF THE PUBLICATION OF HIS BOOK ON THE FA YOUTH CUP, JONNY BRICK FINDS THE TOP CAT AMONG […]

CHELSEA 0 WEDNESDAY 2

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DAN THE PHOTO MAN

NOTTS COUNTY FAN IAN KIRKE SALUTES PHOTOGRAPHER DAN WESTWELL’S EFFORTS TO CAPTURE THE CLUB’S AND SUPPORTERS’ SPECIAL MOMENTS… WITH Nottingham […]

A ROLLERCOASTER 70S RIDE

AUTHOR JON SPURLING LOOKS BACK AT AN UNFORGETTABLE FOOTBALL DECADE… Cup kings: Manchester United celebrate beating Liverpool in the 1977 […]

SOARING SEAGULLS

BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION FAN TOBY REED-MCGILL REFLECTS ON HIS CLUB’S UPWARDLY MOBILE JOURNEY IF YOU had told Brighton fans […]

A-Z OF BLUES

LIFELONG BIRMINGHAM CITY FAN KEITH DIXON TAKES US ON A TRIP AROUND THE WORLD… THERE is little doubt that the […]

FOOTBALL GODS

HARRY GORDON TAKES A LOOK AT PLAYERS WHO HAVE ATTRACTED MASSIVE ADORATION OF FANS… A POTHEOSIS is the glorification of a […]

WINNING VS ENTERTAINMENT

JOE ACKLAM GIVES HIS VIEW ON THE BALANCE BETWEEN WINNING AT ALL COSTS AND LOSING IN STYLE… Attacking intent: Raphinha […]

THE BIG FREEZE

KEVIN HALLS RECALLS WHEN FOOTBALL WAS FROZEN OUT IN THE WINTER OF 1963… Snow joke: When football was put on […]

THE LIFE OF A FAN

TORQUAY UNITED SUPORTERS’ TRUST SUPPORTER LIAISON OFFICER NICK BRODRICK EXPLAINS WHAT IT REALLY MEANS TO BE A FOOTBALL FOLLOWER… Star […]

UNITED’S CUP OF JOY

COLIN ALLAN RECALLS WHEN MATT BUSBY’S REBUILT MANCHESTER UNITED LIFTED THE FA CUP IN 1963… Breathing space: Leicester City goalkeeper […]

NOT SO SUPER SUBS

JOE ACKLAM SAYS THAT CALLS FOR FIVE SUBSTITUTES TO BE REINTRODUCED IN ENGLISH FOOTBALL ARE WIDE OF THE MARK… At […]

WELCOME TO LATE TACKLE

Firstly, it’s a belated Happy New Year to you, our loyal readers, and thanks again for your continued support. As […]

MATTIE’S MOVE

JOHN LYONS TALKS TO WATFORD DEFENDER MATTIE POLLOCK ABOUT HIS VITAL LOAN SPELL WITH CHELTENHAM TOWN… MAKING the right call […]

LIFE AFTER ENGLAND

SAM TODD EXAMINES HOW ENGLAND MANAGERS HAVE FARED AFTER LEAVING THE THREE LIONS HOTSEAT…. WITH a new three-year contract – […]

THANK YOU DAVE

DAN BONNINGTON PAYS A PERSONAL TRIBUTE TO THE LATE AUTHOR AND BROMLEY FAN DAVE ROBERTS… I’VE always been an avid […]

BILLY’S CANARIES STRIFE

RICHARD SAYELL EXAMINES TALENTED MIDFIELDER BILLY GILMOUR’S UNEXPECTED PROBLEMS AT NORWICH CITY THIS TERM.. WHILE nobody has covered themselves in […]

THE NAME GAME

BILLY LAWRENCE TESTS HIS BRAIN POWER TO SELECT A TOP ALLITERATIVE XI… THOMAS Tuchel has been a revelation since taking […]