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WORDS OF WISDOM
The Changing Game: The past, present and future of football, by Martin O’Neill, published by Tallis Street Books, Price: £14.99 AT THE age of 74, Martin...
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/ 3 weeks agoHEART OF THE GUNNERS
Poems of The Arsenal, by Liam Harding AI, available via Amazon, Price: £12 IN THE aftermath of Arsenal’s Premier League title...
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/ 3 weeks agoA HAPPIER ENDING
The Season That Really Was – Cambridge United 2025-26 Promotion Special!, by Andrew Stephen, published by Hickathrift Press, Price: £18.99 A...
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/ 3 weeks agoTHE BIBLE REVISITED…
The Sports Argus: The Eye on the Midlands, by Norman Bartlam, published by Curtis Sport (curtis-sport.com), Price: £17.99 LATE Tackle readers...
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/ 3 months agoA COMPELLING TALE
HH: Helenio Herrera, Football’s Original Master of the Dark Arts, by Richard Fitzpatrick, published by Bloomsbury Sport, Price: £20 RICHARD Fitzpatrick...
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/ 3 months agoROLLS ROYCE MOTORS ON
Mexico 86, by PJ Laverty, published by Roadhouse Media, Price: 12.99 WITH the World Cup about to kick off, PJ Laverty...
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/ 3 months agoRUMBELOWS REWIND
Get Ready For This – The Remarkable Rumbelows League Cup Era, by Stuart Steelyard, published by PitchPublishing, Price: £19.99 RETRO-FOOTBALL writer...
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/ 3 months agoGREAT SCOTS ROAR BACK
A Long Time Coming – The Inside Story of Scotland’s Journey Through the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers, by Andy Bargh, published...
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/ 7 months agoAN EPIC PRODUCTION: The Power and the Glory: A New History of the World Cup
The Power and the Glory: A New History of the World Cup, by Jonathan Wilson, published by Abacus Books, Price: £25...
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/ 7 months agoSPECIAL TIMES: In the Pink: The Legend of the Pink ’Un
In the Pink: The Legend of the Pink ’Un, by Ian Addis, published by Bowden Publications, Price: £12 SUPPORTERS of a...
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/ 7 months agoTOP TRAVELS: The Beautiful Grounds 3
The Beautiful Grounds 3, by Ray Margetson, published by Margetson Publishing, Price: £15 IF YOU enjoyed Ray Margetson’s previous two books...
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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 11 months agoBook review: Injury Time, by David Goldblatt
Acclaimed football historian David Goldblatt’s new book is a wide-ranging examination of contemporary society through the lens of football.
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/ 11 months agoBook review: Basingstoke Town FC, by Liam Harding
Liam Harding’s passion and enthusiasm for football is clear to see in his recently published book.
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/ 11 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...
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/ 11 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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/ 11 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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/ 11 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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/ 11 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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/ 11 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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/ 1 year agoBook review: Postcards from Santiago, by Spencer Vignes
Postcards From Santiago – The George Robledo Story, by Spencer Vignes, published by Biteback Publishing, Price: £20 IN A world where...
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/ 1 year agoBook review: I can’t stop thinking about VAR, by Daisy Christodoulou
I Can’t Stop Thinking About VAR, by Daisy Christodoulou, published by Swift Press, Price: £14.99 THIS thought-provoking book by Daisy Christodoulou...
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/ 1 year agoBook review: Gary Lineker – Portrait of an Icon, by Chris Evans
Chris Evans’s biography of Gary Lineker provides a fascinating insight into one of football’s most popular characters.
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/ 1 year agoBook review: Swindon Town – Lou Macari Years, by David Wallis
Recent seasons haven’t been too kind for Swindon Town, but a glance back to the past highlights that fortunes can change...
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/ 1 year agoBook review: Last Boy of ’66, by Sir Geoff Hurst
Hat-trick hero Sir Geoff Hurst is the last surviving member of England’s 1966 World Cup winning team and his latest book...
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/ 1 year agoBook Review: Chris Towers finds right mix
Return to the Hinterlands, by Chris Towers, published by Big White Shed, Price: £10 A follow-up to ‘Hinterlands’, Chris Towers once...
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/ 2 years agoFEARS FOR OUR GAME: A review of States of Play by Miguel Delaney
THE Independent’s chief football writer Miguel Delaney has produced a forensic investigation into sportswashing and how it has damaged the beautiful...
