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This is where you will find all of Late Tackle’s original Features which are full of expertise, analysis and opinion.

ADVENTURE NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN

2 December 2024 0 comments

Head for the Floodlights, by Giles Goford, published by Conker Editions Ltd, price: £16 IN 1988 and 1989, Giles Goford […]

REVIEW: Come on Marine! by Barry Lenton

2 December 2024 0 comments

Come on Marine! Apersonal history of the Mighty Mariners, by Barry Lenton, price: £32 THERE can’t be many people who […]

REVIEW: Extra Time Beckons, Penalties Loom by Adam Hurrey

2 December 2024 0 comments

Extra Time Beckons, Penalties Loom -How to use (and abuse) the language of football, by Adam Hurrey, published by Headline, […]

REVIEW: Badger’s Football Slang & Banter by Niall Edworthy

2 December 2024 0 comments

Badger’s Football Slang & Banter, by Niall Edworthy, published by Badger Books, price: £9.99 IT’S only when you flick through […]

REVIEW: Benno, My Life in Football by Dave Bennett

2 December 2024 0 comments

Benno –My Life in Football, by Dave Bennett with Rich Chamberlain,published by Pitch Publishing, price: £25 IF YOU’D told Dave […]

REVIEW: Panini Legends by Greg Lansdowne

2 December 2024 0 comments

Panini Legends, by Greg Lansdowne, published by Bloomsbury Sport, price: £16.99 IF YOU’RE a big fan of Panini stickers, then […]

Voices of the Vic: Jonny Brick on Watford fan podcasts

14 October 2024 0 comments

Jonny Brick listens in as Watford fan podcasts try to make sense of where the club they love finds itself…

A groundhopper’s guide to good grub

14 October 2024 0 comments

Trevor Heft discusses an important and tasty part of the matchday ritual…

Swedish shock: Recalling England’s home humbling by Sweden

14 October 2024 0 comments

Colin Allan recalls when England were stunned on home turf by Sweden 65 years ago…

Book review: Munichs by David Peace

14 October 2024 0 comments

DAVID Peace has had varying degrees of success with his three football novels.

Book review: Boot money & end of shamateurism by Jeff Brooks

14 October 2024 0 comments

JEFF Brooks has written three books about the club he supports, Tooting & Mitcham United, and it was while he was researching the latter two that the subject of ‘boot money’ caught his attention.

Brian Moore Saved our Sundays – The Golden Age of Televised Football by Matt Eastley

12 August 2024 0 comments

Matt Eastley’s book is a joyously nostalgic journey through the golden days of regional televised football in the 1970s.

The Claret Pals by Evan Baldock

12 August 2024 0 comments

Published by the Book Guild Ltd, price: £8.99 They say you should write about what you know and Evan Baldock […]

Foul and Fair by Steve Coach

12 August 2024 0 comments

Published by the Book Guild Ltd, price: £9.99 Anyone who has been involved in kids’ football will know that it […]

Roaring Dragons

6 June 2024 0 comments

With Wales missing out on the 2024 tournament, Tom Williams remembers the glory of Euro 2016 When I was six […]

Arne Slots In

6 June 2024 0 comments

Daniel Moffat examines the career of the man entrusted with replacing the legendary Jurgen Klopp in the dugout…

We’ve gone too VAR to stop

6 June 2024 0 comments

Callum Humphrey says it’s too late to chuck the much-maligned technology in the bin Has there ever been a subject […]

Back o the net! Why we love Scottish fitba front cover

Scottish Treat

6 June 2024 0 comments

Back o the Net! Why we love Scottish fitba, compiled and edited by Donald C Stewart and Paul Goodwin, published […]

Schoolboy Stars

6 June 2024 0 comments

Colin Allan recalls the early days of some of English Football’s true greats Despite their future successes, several famous footballers […]

A Different Ending?

6 June 2024 0 comments

Extra Time: Euro 96 Reloaded, by Andrew Males, Price: £9.99 Wouldn’t it be great if we could somehow turn the […]

Programme Peril

6 June 2024 0 comments

Jake Gunton on the battle for a football institution to stay relevant in the modern age As of 2024, over […]

Buzzing Bees Book Review

6 June 2024 0 comments

Smart Money: The Fall and Rise of Brentford FC, by Alex Duff, published by Constable, Price: £22 (hardback) Alex Duff’s […]

Stickers Showcase Book Review

6 June 2024 0 comments

TIFO: The Art of Football Fan Stickers, by Ryo Sanada and Suridh Hassan, published by Soi Books, Price: £14.99 A […]

Going down the Rabbit Hole

6 June 2024 0 comments

David Williams tells is about his hunt for classic Euros mascots Most men have a midlife crisis of some sort. […]

Rio Ferdinand, Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker BBC Sport pundits

Punditry and the Three Lions

6 June 2024 0 comments

Based on material from his book BanterAnalysis, Jonny Brick advises you not to mute the experts during the forthcoming tournament […]

Political Football

6 June 2024 0 comments

Adam Catell on the fallout from Darlington’s dip into a different world Football and politics have historically not mixed well. […]

CAREER CHANGE

11 April 2024 0 comments

Whether it’s Vinnie Jones starring in a Guy Ritchie film or Dion Dublin co-hosting BBC’s Homes Under the Hammer, life […]

SAMBA SUCCESS

11 April 2024 0 comments

O Jogo Bonito! Brazil’s 1970 World Cup Samba Party, by Gary Thacker, published by Pitch Publishing, Price: £18.99 GARY Thacker’s […]

LAYING FOUNDATIONS

11 April 2024 0 comments

We Were Really There: The Rebirth of Manchester City, by David Bernstein with Tim Rich, published by Pitch Publishing, Price: […]

IF CRUYFF HAD JOINED FOXES!

11 April 2024 0 comments

Matthew Mann imagines what life would have been like at Leicester City with the Dutch superstar in their ranks… THE […]

Features

ADVENTURE NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN

REVIEW: Come on Marine! by Barry Lenton

REVIEW: Extra Time Beckons, Penalties Loom by Adam Hurrey

REVIEW: Badger’s Football Slang & Banter by Niall Edworthy

REVIEW: Benno, My Life in Football by Dave Bennett

REVIEW: Panini Legends by Greg Lansdowne

Voices of the Vic: Jonny Brick on Watford fan podcasts

A groundhopper’s guide to good grub

Swedish shock: Recalling England’s home humbling by Sweden

Book review: Munichs by David Peace

Book review: Boot money & end of shamateurism by Jeff Brooks

Brian Moore Saved our Sundays – The Golden Age of Televised Football by Matt Eastley

The Claret Pals by Evan Baldock

Foul and Fair by Steve Coach

Roaring Dragons

Arne Slots In

We’ve gone too VAR to stop

Scottish Treat

Schoolboy Stars

A Different Ending?

Programme Peril

Buzzing Bees Book Review

Stickers Showcase Book Review

Going down the Rabbit Hole

Punditry and the Three Lions

Political Football

CAREER CHANGE

SAMBA SUCCESS

LAYING FOUNDATIONS

IF CRUYFF HAD JOINED FOXES!

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