STEPPING BACK IN TIME MICHAEL LEE ARGUES THIS TOURNAMENT DESERVES FAR GREATER RECOGNITION THAN IT USUALLY RECEIVES… STREET Fighter, for […]
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FOOTBALL AND THE 1980S
LOOKING BACK RICHARD CROOKS TAKES A LOOK BACK AT A DECADE THAT WAS MARKED BY MEMORABLE MOMENTS ON THE PITCH […]
THE SOUTH LIVERPOOL REVIVAL
NON-LEAGUE SCENE MATT BADCOCK LOOKS AT HOW A FAMOUS OLD NON-LEAGUE NAME ARE ATTEMPTING TO RECAPTURE FORMER GLORIES… On the […]
SPAIN ’82: ENGLAND’S LOST CHANCE
LOOKING BACK COLIN ALLAN RECALLS WHEN THE THREE LIONS’ UNBEATEN RUN COUNTED FOR NOTHING… Oh no! England’s Kevin Keegan glances […]
WELCOME!TO! LATE!TACKLE
LAST season is barely over and yet a new one is already upon us. That’s the reality of the strange […]
BRISTOL PITY
CITY AND ROVERS MICHAEL LEE EXAMINES THE STATE OF FOOTBALL IN THE TWO-CLUB CITY… Oops: Bristol City concede against Stoke […]
MEMORABLE MATCHES
A FAN’S HIGHS AND LOWS JULIAN NASH TELLS US ABOUT THE GAMES HE’S BEEN TO THAT HAVE STOOD OUT THE […]
VOTED OUT. NOT RELEGATED
TRANMERE ROVERS TRANMERE FAN LUKE BIRCH LOOKS BACK AT A PAINFUL END TO LAST SEASON… ON TUESDAY, June 9, League […]
FOOTBALL’S BIGGEST BANS
PAYING FOR THEIR SINS JAMES SMITH LOOKS BACK AT PLAYERS AND MANAGERS WHO HAVE GOT INTO HOT WATER WITH THE […]
GOOD LUCK AITOR
BIRMINGHAM CITY BIRMINGHAM CITY FAN KEITH DIXON TAKES A LOOK AT THE CHALLENGE FACING THE BLUES’ NEW MANAGER Into the […]
CANADA’S BIG CHANCE
WORLD SCENE LIAM BAXTER SAYS IT’S TIME FOR THE NORTHAMERICAN UNDER-ACHIEVERS TO SEIZE THE MOMENT… Making headway: Bayern Munich’s Alphonso […]
LAND OF THE SLEEPING GIANTS
BILLY CRAWFORD TAKES A LOOK AT ALL THE RUNNERS AND RIDERS IN THE GLORIOUSLY UNPREDICTABLE CHAMPIONSHIP Flattened: Stoke celebrate in […]
DE GEA DISASTER
UNDER PRESSURE LUKE PHELPS EXAMINES WHAT’S GONE WRONG WITH THE MANCHESTER UNITED AND SPAIN GOALKEEPER Down in the dumps: Manchester […]
JOURNEY INTO THE UNKNOWN
FOOTBALL’S NEW ERA COVENTRY CITY FAN KEVIN HALLS PONDERS WHAT THE NEW SEASON WILL BRING… On the up: Coventry are […]
THANKS JACK
FAREWELL TO A HERO JOHN LYONS LOOKS BACK AT THE LIFE OF THE LEGENDARY JACK CHARLTON… AS YOU read and […]
THE RISE OF SHEFFIE D UNITED
RAZOR-SHARP BLADES CHRIS WILDER AND THE OVERLAPPING CENTRE-BACKS JOE DAVIS TALKS TO FORMER BLADE MICHAEL TONGE ABOUT THE YORKSHIRE CLUB’S […]
RAMSEY TO THE RESCUE
LOOKING BAC COLIN ALLAN RECALLS WHEN ENGLAND MAINTAINED A PROUD UNBEATEN HOME RECORD BY THE SKIN OF THEIR TEETH Mr […]
CLASSY CRUZEIRO
WORLD SCENE STEPHEN BRANDT RECALLS WHEN THE BOYS FROM BELO HORIZONTE STUNNED PELE & CO. Maestro: Tostao in action for […]
THE CRAZIEST SEASONEVER!
THE 2019/20 SAGA LATE TACKLE EDITOR JOHN LYONS REFLECTS ON AN UNFORGETTABLE YEAR… IF SOMEONE had predicted what was going […]
HAMMER HOUSE OF HORRORS
WEST HAM UNITED MICHAEL LEE REFLECTS ON WEST HAM’S DISASTROUS 2002-03 SEASON WHICH SAW THEM RELEGATED FROM THE PREMIER LEAGUE… […]
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
THE ROUTE AHEAD ROB BRADLEY SAYS CLUBS NEED TO LEARN SOME VALUABLE LESSONS FROM THE CORONAVIRUS-INDUCED SHUTDOWN… Shutdown: The coronavirus […]
THE MARACANAZO
LOOKING BACK ROSS KILVINGTON RECALLS BRAZIL’S WORLD CUP AGONY IN 1950 AND HOW THEIR GOALKEEPER SUFFERED FOR IT… Good save: […]
DON’T BELIEVE THE HYPE
HISTORY LESSONS MICHAEL LEE EXPLAINS WHY MODERN DAY FOOTBALL ISN’T NECESSARILY THE BEST… True great: Pele in action for Brazil […]
WELCOME TO LATE TACKLE
APOLOGIES for the longer than expected break between editions. The coronavirus pandemic has had an impact right across society and […]
MIND YOUR HEAD
SAFEGUARDING OUR KIDS MICHAEL CALLANDER TAKES A LOOK AT THE STEPS BEING TAKEN TO PROTECT YOUNG PLAYERS… Paying a heavy […]
BOB PAISLEY-THE PATRON SAINT OF PHYSIOS
LIVERPOOL LEGEND EXPERIENCED NON-LEAGUE PHYSIOTHERAPIST GAVIN BLACKWELL PAYS A PERSONAL TRIBUTE TO THE LIVERPOOL LEGEND Big effort: The new statue […]
EURO VISION
A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN STUART STEELYARD LOOKS BACK AT 11 ENGLISHMEN WHO WON A!LEAGUE TITLE WHILE PLAYING ABROAD… The […]
EMERGENCY RESCUE
JOINING FORCES JOHN LYONS REPORTS ON A NEW LEAGUE THAT COULD HAVE POSITIVE BENEFITS FOR ALL ITS PARTICIPANTS… Stepping up: […]
THERE’S ONLY 3 ADAMA TRAORES
IT’S A NAME GAME THE WOLVES STAR IS TEARING UP THEIPREMIER LEAGUE THIS SEASON BUT HE ISN’T THE ONLY ADAMA […]
SKY BLUE – FOR LIFE!
COVENTRY CITY COVENTRY CITY FAN KEVIN HALLS SAYS FOOTBALL SUPPORTERS MUST STAY LOYAL… Champion feeling: Captain Liam Kelly lifts the […]