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HE WASN’T THE MAINZ MAN AS A PLAYER…
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FAB FOUR ON TOUR IN LAS VEGAS!
GED BARNES imagines what would happen if Jose Mourinho, Arsene Wenger, Louis Van Gaal and Manuel Pellegrini went away for […]
From Wales, but not for all…
By Harry Elliot Swansea City are the only current Welsh representative of the Premier League. The season before last there […]
Have you herd the one about the cows?
By James Riley For most football fans the phrase “emotional rollercoaster” usually refers to an absorbing, high-scoring match, and not […]
And the man of the match is….
By Rob Bradley To us mere mortals you’d imagine it must be marvellous to be marked down as the main […]
The biggest football club in the world?
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A quest to find a place to belong in the circus of modern football
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The biggest club in the world?
by Ryan Ferguson Football fans have always debated which club is the biggest in a specific city, region, country and […]
What happened to the fluorescent ‘keeper kits of the 90s?
by Neil Cotton In the now annual summer ritual of new kit releases it is not unusual to see a […]
Is van Gaal’s style the reason why Wayne Rooney cannot score?
For most Manchester United fans, the jury is still out on Louis van Gaal. The Dutchman’s managerial style is completely […]
Sports Betting Picks – Handicapping Tips From the Kings Chair
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WHY I HAD TO QUIT MILLWALL
Long-standing Lions fan ANT MEADS explains why he’s taken the life-changing decision to abandon his boyhood club… I’M 36-years-old and […]
COMING HOME
BILLY CRAWFORD on his quest to find a place to belong in the circus of modern football… WHY do we […]
You can change clubs!
AT LATE TACKLE, we receive plenty of articles every month and this time around there was a connection between a […]
GRAHAM REALLY GAVE IT HIS BEST SHOT…
JOHN LYONS reviews the latest books to reach us at Late Tackle… TO MAKE A DREAM SURVIVE, BY GRAHAM BROOKLAND, […]
GARY AND WAYNE’ S ENGLAND GOALS…
MICHAEL HEALY reflects on the goalscoring feats of two of England’s greatest strikers FOR this summer anyway, Gary Lineker and […]
EURO VISION MUST CHANGE
THOMAS SARGENT argues it’s time for pre-qualifying to end the one-sided bore-fests… AS QUALIFICATION matches for Euro 2016 rumble on, […]
FOOTBALL FOOD CHAIN IS EATING UP THE GAME
DAVID GORMAN says that club football is losing its way as money reigns – and that international football is purer […]
JEEPERS KEEPERS
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DEVELOPMENT MATTERS
GARY TEDDER believes greater efforts must be made to give young English starlets the chance to shine… THE musings of […]
GRETNA’S FLEETING ROMANCE
ANTON HODGE recalls the time when a small Scottish club rampaged up the leagues – and then crumbled just as […]
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TOP FIVE SMALL SPENDERS
LIAM FLIN takes a look at five clubs who, in comparison to their rivals, are punching well above their weight… […]
DON’T PIILE PRESSURE ON REECE…
DANNY RUST urges caution over the new West Ham hope – and looks back at the fortunes of other teen […]
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We’re always on the look out for contributions for future issues of Late Tackle. If you fancy writing for the […]
THE TRUTH ABOUT ASHLEY COLE
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FROM WALES, BUT NOT FOR ALL…
HARRY ELLIOTT says Swansea City may be the only Welsh team in the Premier League but that doesn’t mean they […]
Wag corner
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