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Late Tackle
/ 3 months agoBOXING DAY FEAST: Colin Allan on when Fulham led the way in a goal-crazy round of festive games
BOXING Day 1963 would live long in the memories of Fulham fans. It was the day their team beat Ipswich Town...
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Book Reviews
/ 3 months agoENTERTAINING CUP TALES: Whatever Will Be, Will Be – A Matter of Life and Football
Whatever Will Be, Will Be – A Matter of Life and Football, by Felix White, published by Cassell, Price: £22 I’VE...
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Book Reviews
/ 3 months agoA WORTHY TRIBUTE: The Football Battalions – The Elite Players Who Fought in the Great War
The Football Battalions – The Elite Players Who Fought in the Great War, by Christopher Evans, published by Bloomsbury, Price: £20...
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Book Reviews
/ 3 months agoLESSONS FOR PARENTS
Doing It For The Kids, by Chris Hunt, published by Mile Away Publishing, Price: £7.99 THE blurb that goes along with...
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Book Reviews
/ 3 months agoTAKE A BOW, KEITH: Birmingham City – 150 Years of a Remarkable Football Club
Birmingham City – 150 Years of a Remarkable Football Club, by Keith Dixon, published by Pitch Publishing, Price: £40 IT’S not...
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Retro
/ 3 months agoTHE HUNDRED GRAND DAYS: Robert Pateman on a time when £100k would buy a top player
IT’S no exaggeration to say that £100,000 today is more likely to be a weekly wage than a transfer fee, but...
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EFL
/ 3 months agoSIZZLING SKY BLUES: Coventry City fan Kevin Halls examines their flying start to the season
When Mark Robins was sacked by chairman Doug King just over a year ago, it came as a shock to us...
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Late Tackle
/ 3 months agoSHARED HERITAGE
MARK MORAN UNCOVERS HIS FAMILY CONNECTION TO ALEXIS MAC ALLISTER... ALEXIS Mac Allister first caught my attention in October 2020 when...
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Late Tackle
/ 3 months agoUP FOR THE CUP
STEPHEN ALLEN TAKES A TRIP TO WATCH ENGLAND BASED TWEEDMOUTH RANGERS ON THEIR SCOTTISH CUP DEBUT... TWEEDMOUTH Rangers created their own...
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Late Tackle
/ 3 months agoBACK IN THE HOT SEAT: Sam Sheppey looks at the managers who have returned to their former clubs
Sam Sheppey looks at the managers who have returned to their former clubs
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Late Tackle
/ 3 months agoSUPER TED’S MAGNIFICENT 7
LIAM HARDING RECALLS WHEN HIS GREAT GRANDFATHER CREATED A SLICE OF FOOTBALL HISTORY... Top marksman: Ted Drake in typical action for...
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Late Tackle
/ 3 months agoSIGN HERE, PLEASE: David Ohl on when football player autographs became highly sought-after
THE creation of the iPhone by Steve Jobs gave all football fans the capability to take immediate photographs and ‘selfies’ with...
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Late Tackle
/ 3 months agoBAZ BALL: Michael Grimes on the remarkable career of footballer-turned-physio Mick Rathbone
When through an old album from 1977-78, each sticker is not just a ‘want’, ‘got’, ‘double’ or ‘swap’, but also a...
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Late Tackle
/ 3 months agoTHE WONDER OF VALERIY: Garry White recalls the managerial exploits of Valeriy Lobanovskyi
A trip back in time to recall the exploits of legendary former Dynamo Kyiv and Soviet United boss. So, Valeriy Lobanovskyi....
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Non-League
/ 3 months agoTHE FISH HOOKED ME IN: Poet Chris Towers ventures to watch Fisher FC in FA Vase action…
I TOOK a ferry ride over the Thames to see Fisher FC in action. The bright lights of Canary Wharf shone...
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Late Tackle
/ 3 months agoDER BOMBER: Michael Stewart looks back at the career of legendary Bayern Munich and West Germany goal king Gerd Muller
Michael Stewart looks back at the career of legendary Bayern Munich and West Germany goal king Gerd Muller.
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EFL
/ 3 months ago6-3-GAME, SET AND MATCH: Alan Smith recalls how his first Sheffield Wednesday game in 1954 sealed his fate
Alan Smith recalls how his first Sheffield Wednesday game in 1954 sealed his fate...
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Late Tackle
/ 3 months agoVIVE LA DIFFERENCE: Keith Wickham enjoys a packed weekend of football in France and Belgium
A LONG weekend of football awaits but not the usual English fare. A combined two hours of ferry crossing from Dover...
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Europe
/ 3 months agoThe Legacy of Jean-Marc Bosman: How one player’s personal battle reshaped football as we know it
Jamie Bicker reports on one player’s personal battle that ended up reshaping football as we know it...
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Late Tackle
/ 3 months agoKEEGAN SIGNS: Simon Baxter recalls when Newcastle Utd pulled off a transfer coup
THE heat from the coal fire not yet emanating through the house, I rubbed a hole in the cold condensation of...
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Late Tackle
/ 3 months agoMEMORY LANE – FEBRUARY 2001,
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Late Tackle
/ 3 months agoITV’S MAGIC MOMENTS: Sam Todd looks at ITV’s 70 years of football coverage
A look at seven matches that were shown on the network in one form or another, be it live, highlights, exclusive...
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Guest Blogs
/ 4 months agoEverything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Astroturf vs AstroTurf: A Comprehensive Guide
The term “astroturf” has become synonymous with artificial grass across the globe, yet few understand the distinction between the pioneering brand...
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Features
/ 4 months agoRobert Wilson on Alexander Isak and the perils of player power
Robert J Wilson reflects on a summer transfer window that caused chaos and controversy.
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Book Reviews
/ 4 months agoBook review: Home Park Heaven, by Radu Herklots
Home Park Heaven is Herklots' first foray into non-fiction and is largely a childhood memoir of growing up in the 1960s...
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Book Reviews
/ 4 months agoBook review: Gentleman Jim McCarthy, by Neil Thompson
Neil Thompson realised that his desire to play football and be involved in the game came from his uncle, Jim McCarthy.
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Book Reviews
/ 4 months agoBook review: Shit Ground No Fans, by Jack Bremner
On the front cover of Shit Ground No Fans, it says ‘It’s the finest football chants book the world has ever...
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Book Reviews
/ 4 months agoBook review: Stronger Than You Think, by Kerry Evans
It's fair to say that Kerry Evans never expected to one day be in the media glare when she became Wrexham’s...
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Book Reviews
/ 4 months agoBook review: Season That Nearly Was, by Andrew Stephen
Chronicling a relegation season isn’t easy, but writer and poet Andrew Stephen still gets to the heart of what following Cambridge...
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Book Reviews
/ 4 months agoBook review: Beautiful Grounds 2, by Ray Margetson
After the success of The Beautiful Grounds – a whistlestop review of 180 Non-League games – Ray Margetson returns with a...
