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Late Tackle
/ 6 years agoPre-season friendlies? I love ’em
GETTING READY SOME PEOPLE CAN’T STAND WARM-UP GAMES BEFORE A NEW SEASON, BUT COLIN ALLAN IS AN UNASHAMED FAN… Flying: Hull’s...
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Late Tackle
/ 6 years agoTHE SAD DECLINE OF BOLTON WANDERERS
SINKING FEELING JOHN.WRAGG LOOKS AT HOW A FAMOUS OLD CLUB HAVE LOST THEIR WAY… Big blow: Bolton players and fans can’t...
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Late Tackle
/ 6 years agoWATCH THESE YOUNG GUNS
OUR COLLEAGUES AT SISTER PUBLICATION, THE NON-LEAGUE PAPER, CAN SPOT A TALENTED YOUNG PLAYER WHEN THEY SEE ONE. HERE, DAVID RICHARDSON...
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Late Tackle
/ 6 years agoBLUES BROTHERS
BIRMINGHAM FAN KEITH DIXON LOOKS AT THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN HIS FAVOURITE CLUB AND CHELSEA… THIS article has nothing to do with...
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Late Tackle
/ 6 years agoTHE ENTERTAINERS – NEWCASTLE 1995 96
IAN MCFARLANE RECALLS A TEAM THAT CAPTURED THE IMAGINATION OF FANS UP AND DOWN THE COUNTRY… All smiles: Newcastle’s Les Ferdinand,...
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Late Tackle
/ 6 years agoREACTING TO REJECTION
THOMAS JOBSON FINDS OUT ABOUT THE MINDSET NEEDED BY YOUNG PLAYERS TO OVERCOME SETBACKS… Tough times: Players need to be resilient...
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Late Tackle
/ 6 years agoNORWAY IN THE DOLDRUMS
CHRIS DUNLAVY LOOKS AT HOW THE SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRY’S FORTUNES HAVE SLIPPED OVER THE LAST TWO DECADES… Goalscorer: Tore Andre Flo Let’s...
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Late Tackle
/ 6 years agoWHY THE CLUB CONTINUES TO LEAD THE WAY
The Club: How the Premier League Became the Richest, Most Disruptive Business in Sport, by Jonathan Clegg and Joshua Robinson, published...
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Late Tackle
/ 6 years agoGERRY HITCHENS AND THE ITALIAN JOB…
DAVID DOCHERTY RECALLS AN ENGLISH STRIKER WHO PROVED A BIG HIT ON FOREIGN SOIL… AS A former miner, Gerry Hitchens was...
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Late Tackle
/ 6 years agoJEFF’S ON THE MARCH AGAIN
JOHN LYONS TAKES A LOOK AT THE STUNNING IMPACT OF MANCHESTER CITY AND ENGLAND’S RAHEEM!!STERLING. Jumping for joy: England’s Raheem Sterling...
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Late Tackle
/ 6 years agoWHO DO YOU SUPPORT?
Kevin Halls reflects on the crucial decision you have to take early on in life… So popular: Manchester United’s George Best...
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Late Tackle
/ 6 years agoBRENDAN CAN MAKE FOXES SPARKLE
JOHN WRAGG EXPLAINS WHY LEICESTER CITY HAVE MADE A SHREWD MOVE IN REPLACING CLAUDE PUEL WITH THE FORMER LIVERPOOL AND!!CELTIC! BOSS…...
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Late Tackle
/ 6 years agoGOATS, GOALS AND GAMBIA
Tim Hartley reflects on an afternoon of football with a difference in Africa… WHEN I managed the Urdd Under-13s football team,...
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Late Tackle
/ 6 years agoTHE MYSTIQUE OF THE SUPERSUB
SIMON SHELDON PAYS TRIBUTE TO THOSE PLAYERS WHO COME OFF THE BENCH AND MAKE A DRAMATIC IMPACT Ecstatic: Germany’s Mario Gotze,...
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Late Tackle
/ 6 years agoBANKSY
A PERSONAL RECOLLECTION BY POPULAR AFTER-DINNER COMEDIAN BOB ‘THE CAT’ BEVAN Double act: Gordon Banks with Bob ‘the Cat’ Bevan Respect:...
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Late Tackle
/ 6 years agoFEELING BLUE
ROBERT J WILSON LOOKS AT THE PRESSURE MOUN TING AT REGARDLESS of whether you think Maurizio Sarri is doing a good...
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Late Tackle
/ 6 years agoWELCOME TO LATETACKLE
We’re always on the look out for contributions for future issues of Late Tackle. If you fancy writing for the magazine...
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Late Tackle
/ 6 years agoLET’S NOT RETURN TO THE ‘BAD OLD DAYS’
FOOTBALL FANATIC KEVIN HALLS SAYS ISOLATED INCIDENTS OF FAN MISBEHAVIOUR CAN’T BE ALLOWED TO SPIRAL OUT OF CONTROL… Disgrace: Birmingham fan...
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Late Tackle
/ 6 years agoDISCOMFORT ZONE
MIKE FENTON PONDERS THE PROBLEMS OF GOING TO A MATCH WITH A FAN OF THE OPPOSITION… View from the stand: Fans...
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Late Tackle
/ 6 years agoWHY THE LEAGUE CUP STILL MATTERS
TOM GRIFFIN SAYS THE OFT-CRITICISED COMPETITION HAS GOT A LOT TO OFFER On a high: Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero celebrates beating...
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Late Tackle
/ 6 years agoTHIRD LANARK’S LAST STAND
David Docherty examines the demise of a famous old Scottish club… History: Third Lanark won the Scottish Cup in 1905 LOOKING...
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Late Tackle
/ 6 years agoGreat Danes
STEPHEN BRANDT RECALLS WHEN DENMARK CAME FROM NOWHERE TO WIN EURO 92… Crowning glory: Denmark celebrate their victory against Germany in...
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Late Tackle
/ 6 years agoJEFF’S ON THE MARCH AGAIN
JOHN LYONS TALKS TO BROADCASTER JEFFSTELLING ABOUT HIS LATEST MARATHON ADVENTURE… Having a blast: JeffStelling on his previous walks IT WAS...
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Late Tackle
/ 6 years agoJUSTIN’S JOURNEY
JOHN LYONS TALKS TO JUSTIN WALLEY ABOUT HIS REMARKABLE ADVENTURES AND MAKING DREAMS COME TRUE Action: Matabeleland versus Tamil Eelam (Pic:...
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Late Tackle
/ 6 years agoTHE MAGIC OF THE CUPI 1959-STYLE…
COLIN ALLAN RECALLS A VINTAGE SEASON OF FA CUP GAMES FULLY 60 YEARS AGO Overjoyed: Nottingham Forest captain Jack Burkitt shows...
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Late Tackle
/ 6 years agoBREXIT? CALL FOR THE BOSS…
FOOTBALL POLITICS WHICH FOOTBALL MANAGER COULD SAVE BREXIT? WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE WHEN THE COUNTRY IS IN CRISIS? CHRIS LINCOLN LOOKS...
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Late Tackle
/ 6 years agoFOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME!
FOOTBALL ROMANCE KEVIN HALLS GIVES SOME ADVICE ON HOW TO BUTTER UP YOUR PARTNER TO AVOID MISSING THE BIG MATCH… VALENTINE’S...
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Late Tackle
/ 6 years agoSTARLETS NEED CHANCE TO SHINE
SPREADING THEIR WINGS MICHAEL CALLANDER EXAMINES THE DIFFICULTIES FOR YOUNG PLAYERS TO MAKE THEIR MARK ON HOME TURF… Talent: Manchester City’s...
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Late Tackle
/ 6 years agoYOU JUST NEVER KNOW…
THE HIGHS AND LOWS JOHN LYONS TAKES A LOOK AT THE UNPREDICTABLE NATURE OF FOOTBALL AND THE REASONS BEHIND IT Bearded...
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Late Tackle
/ 6 years agoTHE TRUE VALUE OF PETER TAYLOR
UNSUNG HERO DAVID DOCHERTY TAKES A LOOK AT THE IMPORTANT ROLE PLAYED BY BRIAN CLOUGH’S UNHERALDED NUMBER TWO… At their peak:...
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