IF you ask many Doncaster Rovers fans which direction they want to be going in, it’d be up the Championship […]
Latest Posts
Leicester City Expected To Make Premier League Return
LEICESTER CITY are sitting pretty at the top of the Championship and but for an almighty collapse, the Foxes should […]
Grimsby Town Tipped To Blunt Improving Darts
GRIMSBY TOWN travel down to Kent to take on Dartford tomorrow night in the Skrill Premier and are favourites to […]
Charlton Apathetic
By Ross Michael Keen JANUARY is a time for change and that is especially true for Charlton Athletic fans. For […]
Issue 19 is on sale NOW!
Issue 19 of Late Tackle is in your shops now! You’ll be able to find us in over 400 WHSmith […]
CHEEKY PENALTIES THE PANENKA, THE AWANA AND OTHERS
GILES METCALFE looks at how one man changed spot kicks for ever Totti scores at Euro 2000 NOT everyone has […]
SCOTS ON THE SLIDE
Numbers game is looking grim over the border … Continue reading… Access all our premium content for less than 50p […]
ENGLAND’S STRIKING DILEMMA
CHRIS DUNLAVYconsiders who Roy Hodgson could consider to replace the injured Theo Walcott ANOTHER World Cup, another chance to kick […]
THE OTHER BLACKPOOL ANOTHER TANGERINE DREAM TEAM
ALAN JOHNSON looks at how Sir Stanley Matthews and his famous 1953 FA Cup final influenced football affairs as far […]
GOLD AND SULLY THE BLOODY KARREN BRADY SKETCH
NIGEL KAHN casts West Ham bosses David Gold and David Sullivan in the role of Pete and Dud…and lets his […]
CHARLTON APATHETIC
ROSS MICHAEL KEEN is convinced nothing will change at The Valley despite the takeover … Continue reading… Access all our […]
EUSEBIO
BEAUTIFUL GOALS FOR THE BEAUTIFUL GAME CHRIS DUNLAVY remembers the Portuguese genius who set the 1966 World Cup alight Eusebio […]
THE DAY MOSSLEY WENT TO WEMBLEY
STUART HOWARD-COFIELD remembers when the non-league pride of the north took over the famous old Twin Towers for the FA […]
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 […]
THE DECLINE OF SCOTTISH FOOTBALL
SERGIO BURNS studies the facts and figures – and they make grim reading north of the border Last year, the […]
LEFT WINGERS WHO MADE THEIR MARK
GILES METCALFE looks at some of the more famous Socialists who graced world football Following Late Tackle’s feature on right-wing […]
FERNANDINHO ON THE ROAD TO RIO
SAM ROBERTSON makes a case for Manchester City’s midfielder to be included in the Brazilian World Cup squad Fernandinho scores […]
DUNCAN JUPP
CULT HEROES SOUTHEND UNITED LIAM NEWMAN remembers the day defender Duncan ended his nine-year goal drought Often in football, especially […]
PLUCKY BONAIRE AIMING HIGH
NATHAN CARR looks at one of the newest nations to be admitted to the international fold For an island with […]
WAG CORNER
MATTHEW JAMES casts his seasoned eye over the form SAY what you like about Cristiano Ronaldo, the tears streaming down […]
ANELKA’S SHAME BREWS A POLITICAL STORM IN FRANCE
French writer KEVIN QUIGAGNE looks at the shocking significance of Anelka’s goal celebration No-one in Britain paid much attention to […]
GLENN HODDLE
HOW ENGLAND HAVE WASTED A MANAGERIAL GENIUS KEITH MENARY laments the the Spurs maestro residing in a TV studio rather […]
DOWN BUT NOT OUT
From second tier to non-league strugglers – CHRIS EVANS explains how Stockport County’s record-breaking demise could happen to your club […]
When In Rome… Bastos’ Debut Blunder
WHEN in Rome, do as the Romans do, they say. However, Michel Bastos may have taken that a bit far […]
Sorry, Zlatan, the World Cup will be great
SWEDEN star Zlatan Ibrahimovic won’t be watching the World Cup. And he doesn’t think you should either. “One thing is […]
Issue 18 – on sale NOW!
Issue 18 of Late Tackle is in your shops now! You’ll be able to find us in over 400 WHSmith […]
The car-buying craze of Cristiano Ronaldo
WITH the footballers of today being paid astronomical figures, the sales of high end cars has sky rocketed in recent […]
Pushing all the chips on Manchester United
Airlines, insurance giants, sporting and athletic goods corporations, electronics manufacturers, and horse racing organizations: these are just some of the […]
100 British grounds to visit before you die
A project is underway to find the nation’s favourite football grounds – and your nominations are needed. Recently, I read […]
Betting tips on the favourites for the Premier League
DESPITE having been made favourites to win the Premier League by the bookies, Manchester City have not looked entirely convincing […]
Recent Posts
HEAVEN’S XI
3 February 2025ALL HAIL THE KING
3 February 2025COOK’S AMBITIOUS RECIPE
3 February 2025FINDING THE FAR CORNER AGAIN
3 February 2025MEMORY LANE – FEBRUARY 1971, BY BOB BOND
3 February 2025
