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Late Tackle
/ 6 years agoMERRY-GO-RO UND MAYHEM
SAM COX SAYS SOME FAMILIAR FACES COULD BE ABOUT TO REAPPEAR… IN THE HOTSEAT IT’S that time again in the season...
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/ 6 years agoWELCOME!TO! LATE!TACKLE
LIKE everyone, we were shocked by the recent death of Leicester owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha in the helicopter accident following the Foxes’...
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/ 6 years agoCHEERS TO ENGLAND!
WORLD CUP MEMORIES Drowning their sorrows: England fans put on a brave face after the semi-final MIDDAY – I am in...
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/ 6 years agoTHE RISE AND FALL OF TONY KAY David Docherty looks back at an infamous better scandal that rocked football in the 1960s…
LOOKING BACK Before the storm: Tony Kay at Everton TONY Kay will always be remembered as the man who threw away...
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/ 6 years agoCome on, Ref!
Mike Fenton recalls his days as a referee – and wonders what could have been… THE MAN IN BLACK Ready for...
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/ 6 years agoSUPER SAMPDORIA!
STEPHEN BRANDT RECALLS WHEN AN UNHERALDED ITALIAN CLUB SHOCKED THE TRADITIONAL HEAVYWEIGHTS… LOOKING BACK Double act: Roberto Mancini, left, and Gianluca...
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/ 6 years agoJIMMY HOGAN HUGO MEISL – FOOTBALL VISION ARIES
SIMON SHELDON EXAMINES HOW AN ENGLISH COACH AND AN AUSTRIAN MANAGER TRANSFORMED THE CONTINENTAL GAME… MANAGERIAL DOUBLE ACT WHENEVER there are...
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/ 6 years agoKEV’S!OUT! NO!PROBLEM
DANNY!PRYER!SAYS! MANCHESTER!CITY! SHOWCASED!THEIR! WORLD-CLASS!SQUAD DEPTH!IN!KEVIN! DE!BRUYNE’S!RECENT ABSENCE!AND!THE PREMIER!LEAGUE AND!EVEN!EUROPE SHOULD!BE!SCARED But Kevin De Bruyne is back from injury now Let’s see...
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Late Tackle
/ 6 years agoHELPING THE FORGOTTEN FOOTBALLERS…
John Wragg finds out about efforts being made to support the heroes of yesteryear Backing: England keeper Gordon Banks, seen here...
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/ 6 years agoVIRTUAL REALITY THE NEW REALITY
IAN MCFARLANE EXAMINES THE BURGEONING FOOTBALL VIDEO GAMES MARKET AND ASKS WHETHER IT’S GONE TOO FAR AS A 32-year-old who has...
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/ 6 years agoTHE REAL MAGIC OF THE FA CUP
John Lyons examines whether the heartbeat of the world’s oldest competition is still as strong as ever lower down the ladder...
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Late Tackle
/ 6 years agoTHE UPS AND DOWN OF LEAGUE LADDERS
SIMON SHELDON RECALLS WHEN SIMPLE TEAM TABS PROVIDED PLENTY OF AMUSEMENT. Early days: Ladders from the 1974-75 season History: The first...
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/ 7 years agoFLAIR AND DESPAIR
IAN McFARLANE REFLECTS ON A REMARKABLE SEASON IN WHICH THE NORTH-EAST OUTFIT REACHED TWO CUP FINALS AND SUFFERED RELEGATION… LOOKING BACK...
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Late Tackle
/ 7 years agoWEMBLEY WAIT PAYS OFF
Sam Stafford reflects on another memorable season for Lincoln, and taking his son to the home of football… FATHER AND SON...
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/ 7 years agoTV TIMES
JOHN LYONS REFLECTS ON HOW HIS VIEWING HABITS HAVE CHANGED OVER THE YEARS WATCHING BRIEF Suits you: Sky Sports presenter Scott...
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/ 7 years agoPENALTY KINGS
JOHNLYONS LOOKS BACK!!AT ENGLAND’S DRAMATIC WORLD CUP VICTORY AGAINST COLOMBIA… AND AN OVERDUE SHOOT-OUT SUCCESS BREAKING THE SPELL I’D forgotten what...
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/ 7 years agoGOING UP AND UP
Ian McFarlane looks at how Southampton and Norwich earned successive promotions to climb from League One to the Premier League… THE...
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/ 7 years agoCOME ON CLUBS, GIVE OUR KIDS A CHANCE
Robert J Wilson urges the Premier League top dogs to back England by blooding young players… THE PATH TO SUCCESS Super...
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/ 7 years agoDON’T FORGET THE PHYSIO
LONG-SERVING NON-LEAGUE PHYSIOTHERAPIST GAVIN BLACKWELL EXPLAINS WHY IT CAN BE A PRECARIOUS PROFESSION… UNSUNG HEROES The way it was: Arsenal manager...
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Late Tackle
/ 7 years agoIT CAN ONLY BE… BIELSA
John Lyons takes an in-depth look at what’s in store at Leeds United under ‘El Loco’… The eyes have it: Leeds...
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/ 7 years agoWINNING CAND LOSINGJ THEPOOLS
SIMON SHELDON REFLECTS ON THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF A GAME THAT ONCE CAPTIVATED MILLIONS… CASHING IN AT THEIR peak in...
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/ 7 years agoGERRARD AND LAMPARD GO FOR GOLD.
ROBERT J WILSON ON THE CHALLENGE AHEAD FOR TWO FORMER ENGLAND MIDFIELD STARS… TAKING THE NEXT STEP Good times: Frank Lampard...
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/ 7 years agoGREEN LIONS MAULED
STEVE KENNEDY LOOKS AT CHANNEL ISLANDERS GUERNSEY’S TOUGH FIGHT AGAINST THE ELEMENTS… NON-LEAGUE IT PROVED to be a bitter tale for...
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/ 7 years agoTHE GHOST OF WHITE HART LANE
DAVID DOCHERTY RECALLS THE LIFE AND TIMES OF TOTTENHAM AND SCOTLAND STAR JOHN WHITE WHO WAS TAKEN TOO SOON… TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR...
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/ 7 years agoEXPLORINGALL THE BIG ISSUES
BOOK REVIEWS Soccology, by Kevin George, Published by Twinclian Press, Price: £17.99. Rating out of 10: 9 FOR many children around...
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Late Tackle
/ 7 years agoGABBY’S FADED GLORY
JOHN WRAGG REFLECTS ON HOW THE ASTON VILLA STRIKER’S ONCE-PROMISING CAREER HAS GRADUALLY PETERED OUT… PROFILE GABBY Agbonlahor left Aston Villa...
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Late Tackle
/ 7 years agoTHREE TO WATCH
1. Phil Foden – The fact the 18-year-old midfielder notched up ten appearances, albeit with seven from the bench, for Manchester...
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Late Tackle
/ 7 years agoTHECURSE OF SECOND SEASON SYNDROME
SAM COX TAKES A LOOK AT WHETHER CLUBS REALLY ARE AT A GREATER RISK AFTER STAYING UP FIRST TIME AROUND IN...
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Late Tackle
/ 7 years agoGAME.for a LAUGH
WE ASKED AUSTRALIAN COMEDIAN AND LIVERPOOL FAN STEEN RASKOPOULOS FOR HIS THOUGHTS ON THE WORLD CUP – AND THE NEW SEASON…...
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/ 7 years agoSIZE DOESN’T MATTER (IN FOOTBALL)!
KEVIN HALLS TAKES A LOOK AT SOME OF THE ‘SHORTER’ PLAYERS WHO HAVE STOOD TALL IN THE BEAUTIFUL GAME DIMINUTIVE HEROES...
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