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/ 5 years agoDE GEA DISASTER
UNDER PRESSURE LUKE PHELPS EXAMINES WHAT’S GONE WRONG WITH THE MANCHESTER UNITED AND SPAIN GOALKEEPER Down in the dumps: Manchester United...
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/ 5 years agoLAND OF THE SLEEPING GIANTS
BILLY CRAWFORD TAKES A LOOK AT ALL THE RUNNERS AND RIDERS IN THE GLORIOUSLY UNPREDICTABLE CHAMPIONSHIP Flattened: Stoke celebrate in their...
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/ 5 years agoFOOTBALL’S BIGGEST BANS
PAYING FOR THEIR SINS JAMES SMITH LOOKS BACK AT PLAYERS AND MANAGERS WHO HAVE GOT INTO HOT WATER WITH THE AUTHORITIES......
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/ 5 years agoVOTED OUT. NOT RELEGATED
TRANMERE ROVERS TRANMERE FAN LUKE BIRCH LOOKS BACK AT A PAINFUL END TO LAST SEASON... ON TUESDAY, June 9, League One...
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/ 5 years agoMEMORABLE MATCHES
A FAN’S HIGHS AND LOWS JULIAN NASH TELLS US ABOUT THE GAMES HE’S BEEN TO THAT HAVE STOOD OUT THE MOST...
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/ 5 years agoBRISTOL PITY
CITY AND ROVERS MICHAEL LEE EXAMINES THE STATE OF FOOTBALL IN THE TWO-CLUB CITY... Oops: Bristol City concede against Stoke post-lockdown...
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/ 5 years agoWELCOME!TO! LATE!TACKLE
LAST season is barely over and yet a new one is already upon us. That’s the reality of the strange world...
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/ 5 years agoMIND YOUR HEAD
SAFEGUARDING OUR KIDS MICHAEL CALLANDER TAKES A LOOK AT THE STEPS BEING TAKEN TO PROTECT YOUNG PLAYERS… Paying a heavy price:...
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/ 5 years agoWELCOME TO LATE TACKLE
APOLOGIES for the longer than expected break between editions. The coronavirus pandemic has had an impact right across society and our...
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/ 5 years agoDON’T BELIEVE THE HYPE
HISTORY LESSONS MICHAEL LEE EXPLAINS WHY MODERN DAY FOOTBALL ISN’T NECESSARILY THE BEST… True great: Pele in action for Brazil at...
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/ 5 years agoLOOKING TO THE FUTURE
THE ROUTE AHEAD ROB BRADLEY SAYS CLUBS NEED TO LEARN SOME VALUABLE LESSONS FROM THE CORONAVIRUS-INDUCED SHUTDOWN… Shutdown: The coronavirus pandemic...
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/ 5 years agoTHE CRAZIEST SEASONEVER!
THE 2019/20 SAGA LATE TACKLE EDITOR JOHN LYONS REFLECTS ON AN UNFORGETTABLE YEAR… IF SOMEONE had predicted what was going to...
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/ 5 years agoRAMSEY TO THE RESCUE
LOOKING BAC COLIN ALLAN RECALLS WHEN ENGLAND MAINTAINED A PROUD UNBEATEN HOME RECORD BY THE SKIN OF THEIR TEETH Mr Cool:...
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/ 5 years agoTHE RISE OF SHEFFIE D UNITED
RAZOR-SHARP BLADES CHRIS WILDER AND THE OVERLAPPING CENTRE-BACKS JOE DAVIS TALKS TO FORMER BLADE MICHAEL TONGE ABOUT THE YORKSHIRE CLUB’S REMARKABLE...
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/ 5 years agoTHANKS JACK
FAREWELL TO A HERO JOHN LYONS LOOKS BACK AT THE LIFE OF THE LEGENDARY JACK CHARLTON… AS YOU read and watched...
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/ 5 years agoHALL OF FAME GIVE IT A REST
GRAND IDEAS JOHN WRAGG!BLASTS THE PREMIER LEAGUE’S LATEST PLAN… Hero and villain: Argentina captain Diego Maradona holds the World Cup aloft...
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/ 5 years agoFANS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE
UNSUNG HEROES ROBERT J WILSON SAYS RECENT EVENTS HAVE HIGHLIGHTED JUST HOW IMPORTANT SUPPORTERS REALLY ARE THE swift spread of the...
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/ 5 years agoSKY BLUE – FOR LIFE!
COVENTRY CITY COVENTRY CITY FAN KEVIN HALLS SAYS FOOTBALL SUPPORTERS MUST STAY LOYAL… Champion feeling: Captain Liam Kelly lifts the League...
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/ 5 years agoTHERE’S ONLY 3 ADAMA TRAORES
IT’S A NAME GAME THE WOLVES STAR IS TEARING UP THEIPREMIER LEAGUE THIS SEASON BUT HE ISN’T THE ONLY ADAMA TRAORE...
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/ 5 years agoEMERGENCY RESCUE
JOINING FORCES JOHN LYONS REPORTS ON A NEW LEAGUE THAT COULD HAVE POSITIVE BENEFITS FOR ALL ITS PARTICIPANTS… Stepping up: NHS...
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/ 5 years agoEURO VISION
A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN STUART STEELYARD LOOKS BACK AT 11 ENGLISHMEN WHO WON A!LEAGUE TITLE WHILE PLAYING ABROAD… The Real...
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/ 5 years agoBOB PAISLEY-THE PATRON SAINT OF PHYSIOS
LIVERPOOL LEGEND EXPERIENCED NON-LEAGUE PHYSIOTHERAPIST GAVIN BLACKWELL PAYS A PERSONAL TRIBUTE TO THE LIVERPOOL LEGEND Big effort: The new statue of...
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/ 5 years agoBILL!GLAZIERSKY! BLUES!LEGEND
COVENTRY CITY KEVIN!HALLS!RECALLS!A!GOALKEEPER!WHO!WOWED THE!FANS!AT!COVENTRY!WITH!!HIS!BRILLIANCE… Standing tall: Former Coventry goalkeeper Bill Glazier at the Legends Parade at the Ricoh Arena in April...
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/ 5 years agoBUZZING!!BEES
BRENTFORD ON THE RISE LUKE!!PHELPS!!EXAMINES!!HOW!!BRENTFORD’S!!SHREWD RECRUITMENT!!HAS!!HELPED!!THEM!!CLIMB!!HIGH… BRENTFORD´S steady ascent up the Football League is one to be both studied and applauded....
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/ 5 years agoWELCOME!TO! LATE!TACKLE
WE’VE all got our favourite memories of the FA Cup, haven’t we? It’s a competition that has meant so much to...
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/ 5 years agoHOLLANDV BRAZIL -A!WORLD CUP!RIVALRY
CLASH OF THE GIANTS ROSS!KILVINGTON!LOOKS!BACK!AT!THE!CLASHES BETWEEN!TWO!OF!FOOTBALL’S!GIANTS… THE third place play-off at the World Cup is often seen as an afterthought, a...
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/ 5 years agoBACK!TO THEIR!ROOTS
SOUTHEND UNITED IT’S!OFTEN!SAID!THAT!FOOTBALL!CLUBS!FORGET!ABOUT!THEIR!OLD!PLAYERS,!THE HEROES!WHO!ACHIEVED!GREAT!FEATS!AND!SPILT!BLOOD!FOR!THE!CAUSE.!LATE!TACKLE! REPORTS!ON!HOW!SOUTHEND!UNITED!ARE!ONE!CLUB!ATTEMPTING!TO!BUCK!THE!TREND… Big reunion: Former Southend players met up last March and, inset, Derek Spence, left, and Andy...
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/ 5 years agoGORDON!ASTALL ENGLAND’S!OLDEST
BIRMINGHAM!CITY!FAN!KEITH!DIXON!REFLECTS!ON!THE!CAREER!OF!A!BLUES!HERO WHEN Ivor Broadis died in April last year, the accolade of being the oldest living England International footballer fell to...
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/ 5 years agoIT’S!A!NUMBERS GAME
MIXING THINGS UP CHRIS!SERGEANT!EXAMINES HOW!SHIRT!NUMBERS HAVE!CHANGED!BEYOND !ALL!RECOGNITION… THE allocation of shirt numbers can be a source of consternation among footballing purists....
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/ 5 years agoTHE!TEAM!BEHIND THE!TEAM
GETTING THE BALANCE RIGHT EXPERIENCED!NON-LEAGUE!PHYSIO!GAVIN!BLACKWELL CONSIDERS!THE!IMPORTANCE!OF!BACKROOM!!STAFF!AND THE!UNCERTAINTY!THEY!SOMETIMES!FACE… HAVING been involved in football for many years, I have worked for a number...
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