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Late Tackle
/ 2 years agoHilltop FC: London club with Somali roots champions community
It is a wet September night and planes thunder over Bedfont Sports Club, situated on the edge of Heathrow Airport.
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Late Tackle
/ 2 years agoManchester United charge Ruben Amorim with remaking club
History has a habit of repeating itself and that has certainly transpired at Old Trafford when it comes to replacing iconic...
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Late Tackle
/ 2 years agoEngland appoint Thomas Tuchel: What happens next
Considering the storied history between the two nations, it would be the ultimate irony should a German lead England to a...
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EFL
/ 2 years agoHull City v Rotherham, 1948: A Christmas cracker
Hull City were 3-0 up in the last five minutes of this vital Christmas Day match before Rotherham made it 3-2...
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Late Tackle
/ 2 years agoEngland and Fabio Capello: An underwhelming story
With Thomas Tuchel just the third foreign manager in the history of England, there has been much discourse around his appointment.
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Book Reviews
/ 2 years agoREVIEW: Come on Marine! by Barry Lenton
Come on Marine! A personal history of the Mighty Mariners - Barry Lenton, published by Barry Lenton, price: £32.
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Late Tackle
/ 2 years agoEngland and the managers who turned down the national job
It has not always been the case that those offered the opportunity to lead the Three Lions have wanted to do...
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Book Reviews
/ 2 years agoREVIEW: Extra Time Beckons, Penalties Loom by Adam Hurrey
Extra Time Beckons, Penalties Loom: How to use (and abuse) the language of football - Adam Hurrey, published by Headline, Price:...
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EFL
/ 2 years agoRegis Le Bris has Sunderland dreaming of promotion again
Championship side Sunderland are a world away from the club that suffered back-to-back relegations and endured four years in the third...
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Book Reviews
/ 2 years agoREVIEW: Badger’s Football Slang & Banter by Niall Edworthy
Badger’s Football Slang & Banter - Niall Edworthy, published by Badger Books, price: £9.99.
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EFL
/ 2 years agoCareer review: Peter Higham
Fratton Park, February 1950. Defending First Division champions Portsmouth had an injury crisis. Enter 19-year-old Marine Peter Higham.
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Late Tackle
/ 2 years agoThe rise of SE Dons – One of the most popular YouTube football teams
CAM HOWE REPORTS ON THE SUNDAY LEAGUE YOUTUBERS NOW ATTEMPTING TO TAKE NON. LEAGUE FOOTBALL BY STORM Ten years ago, a...
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EFL
/ 2 years agoCartoon: Preston North End 3-3 Wolverhampton, 1954
A cartoon illustrating the 3-3 draw between Preston North End and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Deepdale on 13 November 1954.
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EFL
/ 2 years agoTrivia: 20 unusual but totally true football facts
We all have something that fascinates us about football. That magic that keeps us coming back for more and more.
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Europe
/ 2 years agoJohan Neeskens: A tribute to the Dutch legend
The football coming out of the Netherlands in the 1960s and 1970s was joyous and different. No one had seen anything...
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Book Reviews
/ 2 years agoPREVIEW: Go To War, by Jon Spurling
My new book is about 1980s football, in particular its prime movers and shakers at clubs like Liverpool, Everton, Aston Villa,...
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Book Reviews
/ 2 years agoJoe McGinniss: Recalling ‘The Miracle of Castel di Sangro’
If the study of football was on the national curriculum, then Joe McGinniss’ The Miracle of Castel di Sangro would be...
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Fans View
/ 2 years agoAn ode to the fractious border between home and away fans
Here follows a passionate footballing ode to that small strip of seats, that unstable gap, which separates away fans from home...
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Late Tackle
/ 2 years agoBrentford – Flying with the Bees
DAVID OHL REFLECTS ON BEING A LIFELONG BRENTFORD FAN. AND THE CHANGES HE’S SEEN OVER MORE THAN 60 YEARS... Good old...
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Late Tackle
/ 2 years agoDream, Believe, Achieve – Weston Ability FC
THE INSPIRATIONAL STORY OF A PAN.DISABILITY FOOTBALL CLUB MAKING BIG STRIDES IN THEIR COMMUNITY Team effort: Weston Ability have become a...
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News
/ 2 years agoThe life of a Basingstoke Town Fan
LIAM HARDING ON THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF FOLLOWING BASINGSTOKE TOWN Good times: Basingstoke Town celebrat For most of my life...
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Late Tackle
/ 2 years agoJohn Lyons on Unai Emery’s transformation of Aston Villa
John Lyons reports on the remarkable transformation at Aston Villa over the last two years... If you had predicted a couple...
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Late Tackle
/ 2 years agoIsle of Man and Isle of White – Islands of opportunity
SAM TODD REPORTS ON A NEW TOURNAMENT DESIGNED TO GIVE FOUR WOMEN, S TEAMS VITAL COMPETITIVE MATCH ACTION... Champion feeling: The...
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Late Tackle
/ 2 years agoRobert Wilson reflects on Sven-Goran Eriksson’s career
Robert J Wilson reflects on the life and times of the late England manager... If Gareth Southgate was judged as a...
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EFL
/ 2 years agoVoices of the Vic: Jonny Brick on Watford fan podcasts
Jonny Brick listens in as Watford fan podcasts try to make sense of where the club they love finds itself...
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Late Tackle
/ 2 years agoMichael Stewart on the weird and wonderful world of goalkeepers
MICHAEL STEWART ON SOME OF THE MORE UNUSUAL TALES INVOLVING THE NO.1S Masked man: Peterborough United keeper Fred Barber walks out...
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Late Tackle
/ 2 years agoRyan Reynolds, Tom Brady, Stormzy: Famous owners in the spotlight
Sam Sheppey looks at the big names who have been tempted to invest in English football.
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Late Tackle
/ 2 years agoCareer review: Japhet Tanganga
BARNABY ROSTANT TAKES A LOOK AT DEFENDER JAPHET TANGANGA'S HIGHS AND LOWS... In the big time: Japhet Tanganga, right, playing for...
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Europe
/ 2 years agoA flash of Gordon: Euro frustration for Toon ace
Callum Humphrey reflects on a disappointing Euros for Newcastle United's England winger Anthony Gordon.
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Non-League
/ 2 years agoMarine Life: Finding the heart of the community
Poet Chris Towers watched Marine play Bradford Park Avenue in the Northern Premier League in February. He writes of a club...
