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VLOGGS – THE NEW VOICE OF THE FANS
DANNY KEEGAN looks at how supporters are having a greater say than ever before about what’s happening at their club… […]
WILL IT EVER BE NATURAL TO COME OUT?
BOOK REVIEWS A NATURAL, BY ROSS RAISIN, PUBLISHED BY JONATHAN CAPE, PRICE £14.99, RATING OUT OF 10: 7 THE world […]
ENGLAND DOWN UNDER
COLIN ALLAN looks back to 1980, 1983 and 1991 when the Three Lions went on their travels… THREE LIONS COLIN […]
NOT-SO-SWEET SIXTEEN
BEN ROBINSON says the cost of tickets needs to be looked at if the next generations of fans are going […]
‘THE TEAM OF THE 80S’
SIMON SHELDON recalls the rapid rise and fall of Crystal Palace all those years ago… CRYSTAL PALACE SIMON SHELDON ON […]
IS ALEXIS GUNNER GO?
JOHN LYONS considers whether Alexis Sanchez is likely to stay at Arsenal or move on in the near future… JOHN […]
ALL ABROAD?
SAM COX looks at the difficulties faced by British bosses in the wake of so much competition and believes they […]
THE BRAIN GAME
TOM COLEMAN talks to former Swansea, Nottingham Forest and Bristol Rovers defender Christian Edwards about combining football with education… EDUCATION […]
WHY ONLY MAN UNITED?
MATT BELL suggests the Red Devils are missing a trick by not having a women’s senior side… RED DEVILS MATT […]
VINTAGE PROGRAMMES
NEIL COTTON decides to clear out his collection – and then finds it’s a lot harder to do than he […]
FOOTBALL, DOGS AND TRAINS…
STEVE KENNEDY talks to Ruth Bickerstaffe and Robin Foot about combining the beautiful game with another passion HOBBIES STEVE KENNEDY […]
ON THE MARCH…
STEVE TURNER looks at Leeds’ revival under Garry Monk and considers whether they will earn a return to the Premier […]
WELCOME TO LATE TACKLE
We’re always on the look out for contributions for future issues of Late Tackle. If you fancy writing for the […]
UNTANGLING NOTTS…
Former Notts County midfielder and author DAVID MCVAY reflects on his old club’s resurgence under Kevin Nolan and recalls when […]
DOING THINGS DIFFERENTLY!
CHRIS LINCOLN explores some of the unusual ways managers and players try to maximise their performance… MARGINAL GAINS CHRIS LINCOLN […]
SPAL – BINDING!
JAMES RICHARDS reports on the unexpected success of an Italian club trying to recapture past glories… EUROPEAN SCENE JAMES RICHARDS […]
A LEAGUE TWO LOVE AFFAIR
MAT GUY explains why lower league football can be a magical experience… MAT GUY OPINION AS A young boy before […]
WIG CORNER
THE OTHER HALF IF JERMAINE Pennant wants to escape from the pressures of Bury’s League One relegation battle, then spending […]
WHO ATE ALL THE PIES?
KEVIN HALLS looks at the players who carried a bit of extra timber – most notably William ‘Fatty’ Foulke… KEVIN […]
LEROY’S LIFE
JOHN LYONS talks to Leroy Rosenior about his career in football at the launch of his autobiography, It’s Only Banter […]
JOEY BARTON-FOOTBALL’S HEADLINE STEALER
Tom Seymour looks at why the Burnley midfielder tends to gobble up more column inches than his on-field success justifies… […]
CLAUDIO – FROM OSCAR TO RASPBERRY
DAN BILLINGHAM looks at the reasons why Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri went from the top of the bill to the […]
CELTIC 2 INTER 1
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CITY SEEK LOCAL HERO
DANNY PRYER says Manchester City need to pull out all the stops to bring ‘one of their own’ through the […]
INJURY TIME
CHRIS DUNLAVY says there should be heftier sanctions for players who cause serious injury to an opponent… CHRIS DUNLAVY Off […]
YOU CAN’T BEAT A GOOD NICKNAME!
KEVIN HALLS takes a look at some of the more unusual sobriquets on the club circuit KEVIN HALLS THEY’RE KNOWN […]
Chris Hughton For England!
Chris Dunlavy explains why The FA could do a lot worse than consider the Brighton boss as a future manager of the Three Lions…
Wayne Rooney Is A Manchester United & England Legend
Matt Bell says it’s time Wayne Rooney got the recognition he deserves…
Lincoln City: Just Who Are The Cowley Brothers?
Matt Badock, of our sister publication The Non-League Paper, uncovers the secrets of the Lincoln City management due as they inch ever closer to League Two…