WORLD SCENE IAN MCFARLANE REFLECTS ON THE HISTORY OF SOUTH AMERICA’S LEADING COMPETITION AND LOOKS AHEAD TO THIS SUMMER’S EDITION… […]
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LEAD UND WEST BROM ½
MEMORY LANE APRIL 1971 … Continue reading… Access all our premium content for less than 50p per week! SUBSCRIBE Already […]
CONQUERING THE MARATHON
SUPPORTING YOUR CLUB KEVIN HALLS REFLECTS ON WHAT A SEASON IS LIKE FOR THOSE WHO FOLLOW THEIR TEAM THROUGH THICK […]
Why the League Cup still matters in English football
Tom Griffin examines how the Carabao Cup is benefitting clubs at all levels of the professional game
THE MYSTIQUE OF THE SUPERSUB
SIMON SHELDON PAYS TRIBUTE TO THOSE PLAYERS WHO COME OFF THE BENCH AND MAKE A DRAMATIC IMPACT Ecstatic: Germany’s Mario […]
BRENDAN CAN MAKE FOXES SPARKLE
JOHN WRAGG EXPLAINS WHY LEICESTER CITY HAVE MADE A SHREWD MOVE IN REPLACING CLAUDE PUEL WITH THE FORMER LIVERPOOL AND!!CELTIC! […]
JEFF’S ON THE MARCH AGAIN
JOHN LYONS TAKES A LOOK AT THE STUNNING IMPACT OF MANCHESTER CITY AND ENGLAND’S RAHEEM!!STERLING. Jumping for joy: England’s Raheem […]
WHY THE CLUB CONTINUES TO LEAD THE WAY
The Club: How the Premier League Became the Richest, Most Disruptive Business in Sport, by Jonathan Clegg and Joshua Robinson, […]
REACTING TO REJECTION
THOMAS JOBSON FINDS OUT ABOUT THE MINDSET NEEDED BY YOUNG PLAYERS TO OVERCOME SETBACKS… Tough times: Players need to be […]
BLUES BROTHERS
BIRMINGHAM FAN KEITH DIXON LOOKS AT THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN HIS FAVOURITE CLUB AND CHELSEA… THIS article has nothing to do […]
THE MAGIC OF THE CUPI 1959-STYLE…
COLIN ALLAN RECALLS A VINTAGE SEASON OF FA CUP GAMES FULLY 60 YEARS AGO Overjoyed: Nottingham Forest captain Jack Burkitt […]
JEFF’S ON THE MARCH AGAIN
JOHN LYONS TALKS TO BROADCASTER JEFFSTELLING ABOUT HIS LATEST MARATHON ADVENTURE… Having a blast: JeffStelling on his previous walks IT […]
Great Danes
STEPHEN BRANDT RECALLS WHEN DENMARK CAME FROM NOWHERE TO WIN EURO 92… Crowning glory: Denmark celebrate their victory against Germany […]
THIRD LANARK’S LAST STAND
David Docherty examines the demise of a famous old Scottish club… History: Third Lanark won the Scottish Cup in 1905 […]
WHY THE LEAGUE CUP STILL MATTERS
TOM GRIFFIN SAYS THE OFT-CRITICISED COMPETITION HAS GOT A LOT TO OFFER On a high: Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero celebrates […]
DISCOMFORT ZONE
MIKE FENTON PONDERS THE PROBLEMS OF GOING TO A MATCH WITH A FAN OF THE OPPOSITION… View from the stand: […]
LET’S NOT RETURN TO THE ‘BAD OLD DAYS’
FOOTBALL FANATIC KEVIN HALLS SAYS ISOLATED INCIDENTS OF FAN MISBEHAVIOUR CAN’T BE ALLOWED TO SPIRAL OUT OF CONTROL… Disgrace: Birmingham […]
WELCOME TO LATETACKLE
We’re always on the look out for contributions for future issues of Late Tackle. If you fancy writing for the […]
FEELING BLUE
ROBERT J WILSON LOOKS AT THE PRESSURE MOUN TING AT REGARDLESS of whether you think Maurizio Sarri is doing a […]
BANKSY
A PERSONAL RECOLLECTION BY POPULAR AFTER-DINNER COMEDIAN BOB ‘THE CAT’ BEVAN Double act: Gordon Banks with Bob ‘the Cat’ Bevan […]
GOATS, GOALS AND GAMBIA
Tim Hartley reflects on an afternoon of football with a difference in Africa… WHEN I managed the Urdd Under-13s football […]
WHO DO YOU SUPPORT?
Kevin Halls reflects on the crucial decision you have to take early on in life… So popular: Manchester United’s George […]
GERRY HITCHENS AND THE ITALIAN JOB…
DAVID DOCHERTY RECALLS AN ENGLISH STRIKER WHO PROVED A BIG HIT ON FOREIGN SOIL… AS A former miner, Gerry Hitchens […]
NORWAY IN THE DOLDRUMS
CHRIS DUNLAVY LOOKS AT HOW THE SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRY’S FORTUNES HAVE SLIPPED OVER THE LAST TWO DECADES… Goalscorer: Tore Andre Flo […]
THE ENTERTAINERS – NEWCASTLE 1995 96
IAN MCFARLANE RECALLS A TEAM THAT CAPTURED THE IMAGINATION OF FANS UP AND DOWN THE COUNTRY… All smiles: Newcastle’s Les […]
WATCH THESE YOUNG GUNS
OUR COLLEAGUES AT SISTER PUBLICATION, THE NON-LEAGUE PAPER, CAN SPOT A TALENTED YOUNG PLAYER WHEN THEY SEE ONE. HERE, DAVID […]
JUSTIN’S JOURNEY
JOHN LYONS TALKS TO JUSTIN WALLEY ABOUT HIS REMARKABLE ADVENTURES AND MAKING DREAMS COME TRUE Action: Matabeleland versus Tamil Eelam […]
Draft Ninjas: Here to save your Fantasy Premier League season!
Fantasy football is a minefield: from team selections to trades and waivers, we could all use a steady hand to guide […]
REBUILT WOLVES CLIMB OUT OF THE RAT-PACK
OLD GOLD ON THE RISE JOHN WRAGG LOOKS AT HOW A FAMOUS OLD CLUB HAVE PUT HARD TIMES BEHIND THEM… […]
THE BANKS OF ENGLAND
GOALKEEPING LEGEND KEVIN HALLS PAYS HIS PERSONAL TRIBUTE TO THE LATE, GREAT GORDON BANKS WHO DIED RECENTLY AT THE AGEOF […]