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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoIN A STATE OVER BRITISH FOOTBALL
American media man ANDY ELRICK lifts the lid on why he’s a sucker for ‘soccer’ IAM not sure what the average...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoWHEN THEY ALL CRIED FOUL AND LOVES IT!
PETER BATEMAN gets all dewy-eyed over a short-lived footie mag from the 70s OSTALGIA Chelsea’s Ron Harris was king of the...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoSTAND FOR THE TERRAGE
ANDREW CHERRIE wonders why a safe solution can’t be found for the serial standers at football TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND people stand...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoThey used to Pong, now they’re potent
PAUL BROWN remembers the humble beginnings of the console togger EACH new instalment of FIFA and Pro Evo, EA Sports’ and...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoALL NIGHT, EVERY NIGHT, IN THE DUGOUT IS SIMPLY EXHAUSTING
TONY MOGAN reveals his guilty secret It’s 3:37 am. I’ve been sat in this dark room, hunched over my laptop, eyes...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoRELEGATION… THE MOST FEARED WORD IN THE FOOTBALL DICTIONARY
MARTIN ‘Jimmy’ TARBUCK from Wigan fanzine The Mudhutter is dreading the drop. To prepare himself for the worst, he spoke to...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoIT CAN MEAN LIFE OR DEATH
CHRIS DUNLAVY charts some illustrious, and fatal, relegations River Plate players in 2011 TOO Good to go down? Tell that to...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoRANDOM…
WITH PATRICK JOHN DID YOU KNOW While the rest of this sea-faring nation marked the centenary of the sinking of...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoHODDLE, WADDLE AND OTHER FOOTBALLING WARBLERS
DAVID STANDEN reckons footballers should learn from past mistakes and leave the crooning to the professionals AT the turn of 2012,...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoDOGGONE IT! MAATTY WANTS HIS PET BACK
MATT BADCOCK tells the sad tale of a player separated from the pet he’s devoted to Blairy’s Dog Frank takes a...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoYES, TEARS FOR SOUVENIRS BUT THERE WAS SO MUCH MORE…
PATRICK JOHN defends a World Cup that’s remembered for all the wrong reasons IT was widely derided as the worst World...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoTHE GROWING-UP MOMENT YOU REALISE THAT TACTICS AREN’T MINTS
NICK YOUNG on how England’s finally smelling the coffee when it comes to tactics Rory Delap ONE of the great things...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoCHINA GIANT IS WAKING AND FLEXING IT’S FOOTBALLING MUSCLES
ANDREW CRAWFORD on why football in China is finally on the up Nicolas Anelka meets his new fans THE Chinese Super...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoBUSTED CLUBS AND BROKEN DREAMS
CHRIS DUNLAVY charts some famous ‘projects’ tha t turned from wonder into dust EVERY division has got one – a club...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoWHY DEUTSCHLAND CAN BE ÜBER ALLES ONCE AGAIN
SCOTT TERRIO is predicting more highs for Low Mesut Ozil goes round Austria goalkeeper Christian Gratzei to score for Germany FORGET Spain,...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoFROM 12 QUID A WEEK TO 240,000… HOW IT ALL BEGAN
MIKE MILES meanders through a mind-boggling maze of money madness ON my office wall is a two-page spread from the Picture...
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Late Tackle
/ 14 years agoWELCOME TO LATE TACKLE
So we’re back. A bit later than planned, but better late than never and all that. If you’ve read Late Tackle...
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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...


