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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoIn praise of the gaffer
OLLY RICKETTS argues that even today, success requires more than just money As Roger Domeneghetti argued in his excellent piece on...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoThe anatomy of a transfer saga
ADAM HURREY of angleofpostandbar.blogspot.com on how players, agents, pundits and the media come together to produce one of the more tedious...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoThe ultimate academy
JAMES HERD can’t understand why the big clubs spend so little time and effort scouting players in non-league football Roy Essandoh,...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoThe fantastic four
PATRICK JOHN looks past the flashy Dutch masters who took all the headlines at the San Siro 20 years ago and...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoRANDOM…
with Patrick John DID YOU KNOW: On Christmas Day 1935, Oldham beat Tranmere 4-1 in the old Third Division North. Big...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoInside ‘Franchise FC’
MARK SANDERSON wonders if there’s more to MK Dons than the ‘franchise’ by going to the core of the club, the...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoLate Tackle issue four – even slicker than Neil Warnock’s 1970s barnet
Issue four of Late Tackle – in all good newsagents on February 29 ... Continue reading... Access all our premium content...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoPilgrims have had their faith tested
TIM HART on what has been the most turbulent, testing, roller-coaster two years in the long history of a club that...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoBasqueing in the glory
WALSH’S WORLD Kristian Walsh on matters abroad There’s nothing better in football than watching a team which typifies the city it...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoA reluctant champion
In an extract from excellent new book ‘Joe Fagan, a reluctant champion’ ANDREW FAGAN and MARK PLATT recall the drama of...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoThe good doctor
STEPHEN TUDOR pays a personal tribute to the football genius that was Socrates After a long battle with illness, the great...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoMy affair with Reading
MARK SEGAL had a break from his beloved West Ham to run off with another team Support for your football club...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoPop down the local
CHRIS MARTIN wishes most Manchester United fans still came from Salford Prawn sandwiches, floppy jester hats, a brand new replica kit...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoSpecial reserves that made the grade
SAM HUGHES on a team that were more than just ‘the stiffs’ Generally, reserve sides of big clubs in Spain struggle. Whether...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoWelcome to Late Tackle
FIRST of all, a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year – and thanks for buying Late Tackle. We’ve had a lot...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoThe missing Lincs
ALAN JOHNSON reports on a torrid time for Lincolnshire that has seen four league clubs reduced to just one When Aldershot...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoCruyff ’s funny turn
LIAM MILNER on the trials and tribulations of one of Europe’s biggest clubs that has seen some of its greatest names...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoStory of the Blues
MICK RATHBONE spent 35 years as a player and physio at Birmingham, Blackburn and Everton. This extract from ‘The Smell Of...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoGoodbye Ceefax
Blocky, slow, clumpy but a much-loved source of vital information. MIKE MARTIN mourns the passing of analogue Ceefax to the big...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoCome on Pool City!
PAUL BROWN with the tale of the league “everyone was talking about” in 1978 — but only for 15 weeks Forget...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoIt’s still ref-fing hell
Football dynasties come and go but one opponent remains undefeated. Mark SanderSon assesses the task facing the Fa’s respect programme in...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoSomething to shout about
Issue Three of Late Tackle – in all good newsagents on December 21 ... Continue reading... Access all our premium content...
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/ 14 years agoThe crazy gang
NEIL SCOTT on how goalies are no longer the team nutter You have to be mad to be a goalkeeper.” In...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoFooty Art…
Name: Steve Welsh Age: 37 From: Middlesbrough Supports: Middlesbrough He says: I started to interview past players and began a series...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoWho’s the boss?
ROGER DOMENEGHETTI of whoateallthegoals.com wonders just how big a part football managers play in the suceess or otherwise of their teams...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoBreaking Koln tradition
WALSH’S WORLD Kristian Walsh on matters abroad ON the banks of the Rhine stand ornate market places, museums and a cathedral...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoRudderless Inter head for the rocks
PAUL GRECH sees tough times ahead for Inter after they fail to give another manager time As Giampiero Gasperini exited his...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoGetting stuck in
MERV PAYNE remembers the days when all he wanted was a silver foil badge I have a family escape plan in the...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoGreat moustaches of football history
Number one: Jimmy Greaves ... Continue reading... Access all our premium content for less than 50p per week! SUBSCRIBE Already a...
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/ 14 years agoHeroes and villains
CHRIS MARTIN wonders why fair play usually goes out of the window in football In the modern age football is littered...
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