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Northwood are aiming to be a cut above the rest
By John Lyons It’s the last Tuesday in October and a crowd of 89 have turned up on a mild […]
Yann was the man at Charlton
By Hugo Varley One of my favorite aspects of supporting a sports team is the way in which cult heroes […]
The costs of David Moyes’ short lived adventure in Spain
By Daniele Accurso When David Moyes was appointed Manchester United manager two-and-a-half years ago, I wrote a blog which, whilst […]
The youth revolution at Spurs
After almost going under the radar in the opening few months of the season, their 1-1 draw away at rivals […]
A look at the illustrious career of Nemanja Vidic
Nemanja Vidic today announced his retirement from football at the age of 34. We therefore felt it was a fitting […]
New Mills AFC finally end 26 game losing streak
Northern Premier League Division One North side New Mills ended their miserable run of 26 straight defeats last night when […]
Ashley Cole moves Stateside to join LA Galaxy
Former England full-back Ashley Cole has signed with MLS club LA Galaxy after having his contract at AS Roma terminated. […]
Townsend set to depart the Lane for Toon
by Matt Joy Andros Townsend appears set to complete a move to Newcastle United after the two clubs agreed a […]
‘Ibra’ set for sizeable pay rise
by Matt Joy Zlatan Ibrahimovic is set to receive a pay rise totaling €700,000 PER MONTH. The rise relates to […]
Argentina’s biggest game descends into violence
A friendly between arch rivals River Plate and Boca Juniors saw five players see red and a mass brawl ensue […]
THERE’S ONLY ONE JIMMY HILL
After dinner comedian BOB “THE CAT” BEVAN MBE pays his own special tribute to one of the game’s greatest innovators […]
LOOK OUT FOR ADE
ALEX STEDMAN looks at the meteoric rise of Charlton Athletic’s Ademola Lookman Ademola Lookman celebrates scoring versus Bolton In action […]
THE PHONEY WAR
DAVID HENNINGHAM explores the reasons why so many of us are addicted to phone-ins HE NEEDS to go! He’s had six […]
MADCAP LEAGUE FOOOTBALL
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WHY THE FA GOT SHIRTY WITH KETTERING T!
SHERIDAN ROBINS recalls when Kettering Town introduced shirt sponsorship in the UK 40 years ago… MENTION Kettering Town to someone […]
CRAZY GANG’S CRAZY TALES ARE PURE GOLD!
THE CRAZY GANG – THE INSIDE STORY OF FOOTBALL’S GREATEST MIRACLE, BY DAVE BASSETT, WALLY DOWNES AND THE REST OF […]
YOU CAN’T BEAT GRIMSBY’S MAIN STAND
ANDY FREEMAN looks at the history of the Mariners, Blundell Park and the Main Stand that’s witnessed so much… IT’S […]
THE DEMISE OF THE FOOTBALL HARD MAN
JOHN LYONS takes a look at how football’s tough nuts have been shunted into the sidelines Ouch! Wimbledon’s Vinnie Jones […]
BOOT QUICK FREE-KICKS INTO TOUCH
STEVE CUMBER explains why he hates ‘dead-ball situations’ to be rushed… THE recent Late Tackle article listing ‘100 Things We […]
RB LEIPZIG – A DIFFERENT ENERGY
JAMES RODGERS takes a look at a German team zooming up the divisions and threatening the old status quo EAST […]
HOLLAND 2 ENGLAND 0
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TIME FOR CUP BACKS…
JONATHAN ADCOCK says there needs to be a rethink of the glut of competitions in Non-League FOR many teams, the […]
KENT FOOTBALL’S IN FULL BLOOM
DANIEL STOREY looks at how the clubs in Kent, The Garden of England, are starting to flex their muscles – […]
MY TOP 10 BOLEYN GROUND MOMENTS
With West Ham’s imminent move to the Olympic Stadium for the 2016/17 season, time is almost up for the Boleyn […]
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 […]
RETURN TO RANGERS
ALLY McKENZIE takes his dad, David, on an emotional daytrip to Ibrox to see his beloved Rangers take on Hibernian… […]
JONATHAN GREENING’S FOOTBALL LIFE
NICK LOUGH chats to Jonathan Greening about his long and successful career – and finds out about his new ambition […]
WAG CORNER
LIONEL Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo? It’s probably the most boring and tedious debate in football. Messi the magician or Ronaldo […]
BATTLE OF BRITAIN-FRANCE!
DANNY RUST takes a look at what the home nations can expect in Euro 2016 BEFORE the Euro 2016 draw […]