JOHN LYONS TALKS TO BROADCASTER JEFFSTELLING ABOUT HIS LATEST MARATHON ADVENTURE… Having a blast: JeffStelling on his previous walks IT […]
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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 […]
GETTING STUCK INTO BUSINESS OF FOOTBALL…
BOOK REVIEW -Ian Aspinall Done Deal – An Insider’s Guide to Football Contracts, Multi-Million Pound Transfers and Premier League Big […]
THE CURIOUS CASE OF IPSWICH TOWN
FEELING BLUE MATT BELL LOOKS AT HOW THE TRACTOR BOYS HAVE GOT STUCK IN THE MUD IN RECENT TIMES… Tempers […]
ENGLAND C THE PRIDE AND GLORY
THE CREAM OF NON-LEAGUE Matt Badcock, of our sister publication The Non-League Paper, relects on the remarkable progress made by […]
’ROCKET RONNY’ ROSENTHAL
PLAYER PROFILE ROBERT J WILSON RECALLS WHEN LIVERPOOL LAST CLAIMED TOPFLIGHT HONOURS – AND AN UNHERALDED ISRAELI PLAYED A KEY […]
CHANGING NATIONS
CHRIS DUNLAVY LOOKS AT PLAYERS WHO HAVE SWITCHED ALLEGIANCE OR MADE UNLIKELY INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCES… 1 Tony Cascarino 2 Ruy Ramos […]
THE CHANGING GAME?
LOOKING BACK KEITH DIXON STEPS BACK IN TIME TO LOOK AT THE ISSUES AFFECTING FOOTBALL IN THE PAST… Glory boys: […]
THE ONE AND ONLY GARY JOHNSON
INTERVIEW MATT BADCOCK, OF OUR SISTER PUBLICATION THE NON-LEAGUE PAPER, CATCHES UP WITH TORQUAY UNITED’S VASTLY EXPERIENCED MANAGER… Sitting comfortably: […]
POSH AND THE TIME MACHINE
PETERBOROUGH UNITED IAN MCFARLANE EXAMINES PETERBOROUGH’S DECISION TO AXE STEVE EVANS AND BRING BACK DARREN FERGUSON Exit: Boss Steve Evans […]
THE LONG ROAD BACK
FIGHTING BACK TO FITNESS VASTLY EXPERIENCED NON-LEAGUE PHYSIO GAVIN BLACKWELL LOOKS AT WAYS OF DEALING WITH LONG-TERM INJURIES… Concern: Liverpool’s […]
JACOB’S CRACKERS OVER RUSSIA!
A PLAYER’S JOURNEY MATT BADCOCK TALKS TO YOUNG MIDFIELDER JACOB GARDINER-SMITH ABOUT HIS EXCITING ADVENTURES ON FOREIGN SOIL… On the […]
CORNWALL’S DREAM
FOOTBALL PIONEERS JOHN LYONS REPORTS ON HOW THE SOUTH-WEST COUNTY ARE KEEN TO MAKE A SPLASH IN INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL… WE’VE […]