DAVE’S TALES CAPTURE THE ESSENCE OF BEING A FAN 21 January 2021 0 comments For the love not the glory, by Dave Worton, published by Led Astray Press (www.ledastraypress.bigcartel.com), Price: £10 IT’S fair to […]
LABOUR OF LOVE IS ON SOLID GROUND 21 January 2021 0 comments British Football’s Greatest Grounds -One Hundred Must-See Football Venues, by Mike Bayly, published by Pitch Publishing, Price: £30 MIKE Bayly […]
MODRIC’S EPIC JOURNEY 22 October 2020 0 comments BOOK REVIEWS Luka Modric – My Autobiography, published by Bloomsbury, Price: £18.99 FROM humble beginnings, Luka Modric has achieved incredible […]
STEVE FINDS THE GAME’S SOUL 22 October 2020 0 comments BOOK REVIEWS Twenty Football Towns, by Steve Leach, published by Saraband, Price: £9.99 AT A time when Project Big Picture […]
IF ONLY WE’D SUPPORTED OUR MAVERICKS 10 September 2020 0 comments BOOK REVIEWS The Mavericks – English Football When Flair Wore Flares, by Rob Steen, published by Bloomsbury Sport, Price: £12.99 […]
WORTHY CHALLENGE TO THE OLD ORDER 30 January 2020 0 comments BOOK REVIEWS What You Think You Know About Football is Wrong – The Game’s Greatest Myths and Untruths, by Kevin […]
A NATURAL BORN FINISHER 12 December 2019 0 comments BOOK REVIEWS Natural – The Jimmy Greaves Story, by David Tossell, published by Pitch Publishing, Price: 19.99 MANY of us […]
TAPPING INTO MOOD FOR CHANGE 7 November 2019 0 comments BOOK REVIEWS Can We Have Our Football Back? How the Premier League is ruining football and what we can do […]
IAN DIGS BENEATH SURFACE 16 September 2019 0 comments BOOK REVIEWS Life’s A Pitch – The Groundsman’s Tale, by Ian Darler, published by G2 Entertainment, Price: £12.99 Pride and […]
THERE ARE A TON OF STORIES IN THIS LEEDS BOOK 16 September 2019 0 comments 100 Years of Leeds United, by Daniel Chapman, published by Icon Books, Price: £20 IF YOU wanted to write a […]
GOING BACK TO STAR MO’S ROOTS 23 May 2019 0 comments BOOK REVIEWS Salah, by Luca Caioli and Cyril Collot, published by Icon Books, Price £7.99. Rating out of 10: 8 […]
GETTING STUCK INTO BUSINESS OF FOOTBALL… 28 February 2019 0 comments BOOK REVIEW -Ian Aspinall Done Deal – An Insider’s Guide to Football Contracts, Multi-Million Pound Transfers and Premier League Big […]
YOU STILL CAN’T BEAT THE TASTE OF BEING THERE 17 January 2019 0 comments BOOK REVIEWS Going to the Match – The Passion for Football, by Duncan Hamilton, published by Hodder & Stoughton, price […]
BLUENOSE KEITH SCENTS A STORY 24 August 2017 0 comments BLUES INSIDER – A QUARTER OF A CENTURY WITH BIRMINGHAM CITY, BY KEITH DIXON, PUBLISHED BY PITCH PUBLISHING, PRICE: £12.99, […]
YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU’LL GET… 13 July 2017 0 comments CAESARS, SAVIOURS AND SUCKERS – THE GOOD, BAD AND UGLY OF FOOTBALL’S FOREIGN OWNERS, BY BOB HOLMES, PRICE: £13.99, RATING […]
DREAMS OF PARADISE SO EASILY LOST 1 June 2017 0 comments NO HUNGER IN PARADISE –THE PLAYERS. THE JOURNEY. THE DREAM, BY MICHAEL CALVIN, PUBLISHED BY CENTURY, PRICE £16.99, RATING OUT […]
SAINTS FANS WILL BE IN HEAVEN… 2 March 2017 0 comments GREATEST GAMES SOUTHAMPTON – SAINTS’ FIFTY FINEST MATCHES, BY ALEX CROOK AND ALEX SMITH, PUBLISHED BY PITCH PUBLISHING, PRICE £16.99 […]
BOOK REVIEWS 1 December 2016 0 comments THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF FOOT-BALL,BY DAVID SQUIRES, PUBLISHED BY CENTURY, PRICE £12.99, RATING OUT OF 10: 9 THE Guardian cartoonist […]
BOOK REVIEW 1 December 2016 0 comments DOWN MEMORY LANE, BY HARRY HARRIS, PUBLISHED BY G2 ENTERTAINMENT, PRICE £9.99, RATING OUT OF 10: 8 IF YOU’RE looking […]
CUP HEROICS – BUT FAN JAMES WAS AWAY! 13 October 2016 0 comments SMALL TOWN DREAMS, BY JF CUMMING, PRICE £12.99, RATING OUT OF 10: 9 HE’S a Wycombe Wanderers fanatic and had always […]
DAVE’S TALES OF A SEASON ARE PURE GOLD 1 September 2016 0 comments HOME AND AWAY, BY DAVE ROBERTS, PUBLISHED BY BANTAM PRESS, PRICE £12.99,RATING OUT OF 10: 9 IF YOU’RE reading a […]
A CLASSIC CUP TALE 1 September 2016 0 comments IAN ASPINALL takes another look at a book first published in 1975, but still standing the test of time… THE […]
THE SUM OF THE PARTS DO ADD UP! 26 May 2016 0 comments THE SUM OF THE PARTS, BY JON KEEN, PUBLISHED BY MICKLE PRESS, £17.99,RATING OUT OF 10: 8 STALWART Reading fan […]
CRAZY GANG’S CRAZY TALES ARE PURE GOLD! 21 January 2016 0 comments THE CRAZY GANG – THE INSIDE STORY OF FOOTBALL’S GREATEST MIRACLE, BY DAVE BASSETT, WALLY DOWNES AND THE REST OF […]
BOOK REVIEWS 3 December 2015 0 comments TAXI FOR FARRELL: FOOTBALL BETWEEN THE LINES, BY DAVID FARRELL, PUBLISHED BY TECKLE BOOKS, £9.99. RATING OUT OF 10: 9 […]
HERO PACKIE PACKED A LOT INTO CAREER 15 October 2015 0 comments JOHN LYONS reviews the latest books to reach us at Late Tackle… PACKIE BONNER – THE LAST LINE, BY PACKIE […]
GRAHAM REALLY GAVE IT HIS BEST SHOT… 3 September 2015 0 comments JOHN LYONS reviews the latest books to reach us at Late Tackle… TO MAKE A DREAM SURVIVE, BY GRAHAM BROOKLAND, […]
YES, FOOTBALL HAS CHANGED SINCE THE 60S 23 July 2015 0 comments JOHN LYONS reviews the latest books to reach us at Late Tackle… GRANDAD – WHAT WAS FOOTBALL LIKE IN THE […]
HONEST SMITH,S JOURNEY IS WELL WORTH A READ 21 May 2015 0 comments MATT BADCOCK and JOHN LYONS review the pick of the latest football books to hit the shelves JOURNEYMAN – ONE […]
A YEAR WITH THE SPITFIRES 9 April 2015 0 comments JOHN LYONS reviews The More We Win The Better It Will Be, written by Paul McNamara, who was granted ‘access […]