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PRESS-ING MATTERS
DANIEL SMITH reckons there’s too much focus on the Premier League – and journalists are getting too close to their […]
THE MYTH OF CHRISTMAS
CHRIS DUNLAVY says being bottom at Yuletife is not necessarily a disaster YOU know what they say about being bottom […]
POPPING MY FOOTBALL CHERRY
‘ORRIBLE IVES’ of Wigan Athletic fanzine The Mudhutter remembers the first time Springfield Park IT WAS around about 1973-74 that […]
TACKLING BIRTHDAYS
Rubbish football cards… they were, er, quite good, actually, says ASHLEY GREB, and he wonders why we can’t buy them any […]
STRIPPED BACK
Christmas will help to breed a new generation of wanna-be football managers and stasticians -KEITH MENARY remembers the more innocent […]
HESKEY REVISITED
JAMES DUTTON looks at one of the most-maligned of the old-style centre-forward and asks, was he THAT bad? HAVE you […]
CONFESSIONS OF A SOCCER SPURLOCK…
CHRIS SHAW binges on televised football for a weekend and rediscovers a love of neutral viewing IDOUBT there is anyone […]
WRITE FOR LATE TACKLE
We’re always on the look out for contributions for future issues of Late Tackle. If you fancy writing for the […]
GET YOUR KICKS ON ROUTE 66
No, not that one. MICHAEL MOWBRAY had a jumping out of the bath experience that led to him attending more […]
NOT SINGING ANY MORE?
NEIL SCOTT wonders why so few have cracked it when it comes to fusing togger and tunes into a successful […]
JUST GET ON WITH IT!
Tunnel cameras, handshakes and theme tunes -PAUL CANTWELL has had enough of the pre-match palaver and is thankful for Sky […]
I FOUND MY FOOTBALL SOUL IN THE ORIENT
Adam Michie committed the cardinal sin and swapped allegiances. How did it workl out? In 2010, I committed the cardinal […]
BADGES OF DISHONOUR
WALSH’S WORLD – KRISTIAN WALSH REGRETS A FOOTBALL REVOLUTION THE ever-growing movement against modern football is a commendable one. Supporters are […]
AN ADVENTURE AT THE WRONG END OF THE PYRAMID
CHRIS EVANS tells the tale of an African player still dreaming of the big time while keeping goal in the […]
BRITS, BRIAN, BIG BALLS AND BENFICA
STEVEN GREEN remembers when Portugal chopped Souey Graeme Souness at Benfica THERE are certain periods in every club’s history that […]
BEWARE SNOW, FLOOODS AND TYRANTS
CHRIS DUNLAVY looks at the perils of the weather – and other less obvious influences on whether a match gets […]
PLAYING KETCHUP
LUKE CONSTABLE wonders if Fernando Torres will ever truly rediscover his goalscoring touch AS PART of Roman Abramovich’s increasingly esoteric […]
FORGOTTEN KINGS OF EUROPE
CHRIS DUNLAVY looks at the teams who found their moment of glory in the old European Cup Winners’ Cup LIKE […]
THUMB THING WE RELIED ON
CEEFAX 302-SATURDAY 3PM Ceefax – the staple source of information for many a football fan’s thumb – has broadcast its […]
FOOTBALL… IT IS FOR GIRLS!
Female faces are more common than ever before at the match – but there’s still a way to go says […]
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS AT THE MATCH
AMANDA JACKS, case worker for the Football Supporters’ Federation, explains what to do if you have a brush with the […]
SCHTOP, SCHTEVE!
THIS COUNTRY, WE, RE NOT READY YET! KEITH MENARY wasn’t pleased to see the ‘wally with the brolly’ back on […]
WHY MIND GAMES ARE A NO BRAINER
PAUL CANTWELL disputes the media-fuelled concept that Alex Ferguson has mysterious mental powers Sir Alex Ferguson ‘And now for my […]
JONAS IS ALL WRITE BY ME
Football writing ain’t what it used to be – and the attitude towards an unsung hero sums it all up […]
PRICED OUT OF FOOTBALL
GARETH ROBERTS laments the depressing gentrification of modern football THE BBC’S Price of Football feature was as extensive and comprehensive […]
CARRICK, GHOST OF SEASON,S PAST
STEPHEN TUDOR says Michael Carrick personifies what has gone wrong with English football ANDREA PIRLO bewitched the watching continent with […]
FOOTBALL’S ANSWER TO MONEYBALL
DECLAN OLLEY looks at Porto’s remarkable knack of winning trophies and beating the transfer system MICHAEL LEWIS’ Moneyball has been […]
Write for late tackle…
We’re always on the look out for contributions for future issues of Late Tackle. If you fancy writing for the […]
BANANA SHOTS THUNDERBOLTS AND CURLERS
CHRIS DUNLAVY looks at the masters of the free-kick through the years, their techniques and their staggering strike rates WHAT […]