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MOVING ON…

IAN McLEAN takes an unemotional view of West Ham United’s switch from Upton Park to the London Stadium  The London […]

CROSSING THE DIVIDE

STEVE KENNEDY reports on the experiences of Colway Bay and Merthyr Tydfil – Welsh clubs playing in England… EVERY now […]

THE REAL TEALE

LIAM SEPHTON chats to former Wigan and Derby winger Gary Teale about his career and plans for the future… FORMER […]

MANAGER SPEAK

KEVIN HALLS explains what bosses really mean when they trot out their favourite phrases… SO, SAM Allardyce has left his […]

ALIEN CAPERS

STEVE CUMBER uses his imagination to ponder what football could be like if it wasn’t restricted just to humans… Illustration: […]

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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 […]

MISSING FERGIE TIME

ANDREW HYSLOP reflects on the difficulties Manchester United have had to adequately replace the legendary Sir Alex Ferguson… The master: […]

THE POWER OF TECHNOLOGY

DANIEL HAZELL looks at the case for and against football following more heavily in the footsteps of other sports… Frank […]

WAG CORNER

IT wasn’t all that long ago that Danny Ings was on loan at Dorchester Town in the Conference South. Six […]

GREECE LIGHTNING

CRAIG MUNCEY looks back to when the unfancied Greeks shocked the football world… LET me take you back to the […]

WHERE DO ROO BELONG?

MATT BELL says it’s time for Wayne Rooney to knuckle down and prove himself again if he wants to be […]

IN THE MIX

TOM BLACKETT on the fall from grace of Yaya Toure and Bastian Schweinsteiger – and a possible new career… HOW […]

FEELING BLUE

SAM MEADE says Antonio Conte has his work cut out at Chelsea STAMFORD Bridge oozed a perplexed aura when Liverpool came […]

GERMANY 1 ENGLAND 5

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TROPHY TURMOIL

TONY SANDERS explains why he can’t stomach the restructured Football League Trophy Is there anybody out there? An empty stand […]

KLOPP IDOLS

SAM MEADE looks at how the Jurgen Klopp revolution is taking shape at Liverpool… BACK in July I read that […]

AWAY DAYS ARE MAGIC DAYS!

CALLUM BOYLE explains why there is nothing better than going to watch your team on the road… NOISE. Passion. Desire. […]

YOU CAN’T BUY LOYALTY

NIK SINGH says players may earn mega-bucks but won’t become club legends if they’re always on the move THERE was […]

A CLASSIC CUP TALE

IAN ASPINALL takes another look at a book first published in 1975, but still standing the test of time… THE […]

ADIOS, VICENTE…

 JAMIE DAVIES looks at the fall from grace of Spain – and their manager Vicente del Bosque S PAIN bowed […]

FIVE-A-SIDE FUN

NEIL COTTON reflects on the rise of small-sided football… THURSDAY evening at an outdoor 5-aside centre and a crowd has […]

MONEY MAYHEM

JAMES RICHARDS on why he’s become bored with the monster modern day transfer fees… Worth a fortune? Manchester United’s Paul Pogba  GONZALO Higuain […]