LIFE AFTER ENGLAND

SAM TODD EXAMINES HOW ENGLAND MANAGERS HAVE FARED AFTER LEAVING THE THREE LIONS HOTSEAT.... WITH a new three-year contract - worth...

MATTIE’S MOVE

JOHN LYONS TALKS TO WATFORD DEFENDER MATTIE POLLOCK ABOUT HIS VITAL LOAN SPELL WITH CHELTENHAM TOWN... MAKING the right call about...

WELCOME TO LATE TACKLE

Firstly, it’s a belated Happy New Year to you, our loyal readers, and thanks again for your continued support. As we...

MILLS AND BOOM

EUROPEAN CUP WINNER GARY MILLS TELLS CHRIS DUNLAVY ABOUT HIS AMAZING CAREER... GARY Mills made his debut at 16, won two...

TIM’S GRECIANS DELIGHT

JOHN LYONS TALKS TO EXETER CITY MIDFIELDER TIMOTHEE DIENG ABOUT HIS SUCCESSFUL EARLY DAYS IN DEVON... Taking control: Frenchman Timothee Dieng...

‘WOR’ JACKIE AND THE TOON’S FA CUP TREBLE

COLIN ALLAN RECALLS WHEN THE LEGENDARY JACKIE MILBURN AND NEWCASTLE UNITED WERE CUP KINGS IN THE EARLY 1950S... Full stretch: Jackie...

MAGIC MITRO

JOHN LYONS LOOKS AT FULHAM STRIKER ALEKSANDAR MITROVIC’S INCREDIBLE START TO THE SEASON... Rising to the challenge: Fulham hitman Aleksandar Mitrovic...

CANARIES’ SHAKY PERCH

SAM TODD EXAMINES NORWICH CITY’S DIFFICULTIES IN HOLDING ON TO THEIR TOP-FLIGHT STATUS... THE start of the current Premier League season...

FAN VILLAGE PHENOMENON

ROB BRADLEY EXPLAINS HOW WATCHING THE GAME IS NOW ONLY PART OF THE EXPERIENCE... Crowd scene: Supporters at the World Cup...

WILD AT HEART

JOHN LYONS REPORTS ON CHRIS WILDER’S RETURN TO MANAGEMENT WITH MIDDLESBROUGH... Have a word: Middlesbrough manager Chris Wilder gives instructions to...

THE WRONG MESSAGE

FORMER LEICESTER CITY CEO BARRIE PIERPOINT SAYS FOOTBALL IS FACING A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AS SOCIAL MEDIA ABUSE GROWS... IN 1991, Leicester...

SUPER SACCHI

ROBERT J WILSON LOOKS AT HOW ITALIAN MASTERMIND ARRIGO SACCHI TRANSFORMED THE WAY 4-4-2 WAS PLAYED AND LED AC MILAN TO...

ENGLISH MANAGERS’ PREMIER PAIN

HARRY GORDON LOOKS AT WHY HOMEGROWN BOSSES HAVE FAILED TO CONQUER THE DOMESTIC MOUNTAIN... So close: Kevin Keegan took Newcastle to...

BRING ON THE SHAKERS

HARRY PHENSHAW ON THE PLIGHT OF BURY FC AND A NEW DAWN FOR THE GIGG LANE CLUB... Before the storm: Bury’s...

MAKING HIS MARK

BOURNEMOUTH AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND GOALKEEPER MARK TRAVERS TELLS CHRIS DUNLAVY ABOUT HIS BURGEONING CAREER... One to watch: Cherries keeper Mark...

OH DANNY BOY

COVENTRY CITY FANATIC KEVIN HALLS RECALLS ONE OF HIS FAVOURITE SKY BLUES PLAYERS, WHOSE CAREER WAS CRUELLY CUT SHORT... Making his...

THE UNEXPECTED RISE OF SWINDON TOWN

SWINDON SUPPORTER JOE ACKLAM ADMITS THE ROBINS’ FINE FORM IN LEAGUE TWO THIS SEASON HAS CAUGHT EVEN DIE-HARD FANS BY SURPRISE......

THE VARDY LINE FOOTBALLERS’ MEMOIRS IN 2021

JONNY BRICK GIVES US HIS TAKE ON THE BEST OFFERINGS IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR CHRISTMAS READING MATERIAL… Setting the benchmark: Jamie...

AFRICA’S WAITING GAME

HARRY GORDON REFLECTS ON A PREDICTION BY PELE AND LOOKS FORWARD TO THE CONTINENT’S FUTURE... Lion-heart: Roger Milla celebrates one of...

CAPTAIN MARVEL

IAN ASHBEE TELLS CHRIS DUNLAVY ABOUT HIS INCREDIBLE JOURNEY WITH HULL CITY... IAN Ashbee is talking about facing Luka Modric and...

WELCOME TO LATE TACKLE

IT’S easy to get caught up in the Premier League and Champions League hype, isn’t it? True, it’s the elite level...

UP FOR THE CUP

JOHN LYONS SAYS THE FA CUP HASN’T LOST ITS MAGIC FOR LOWER LEAGUE AND NON-LEAGUE CLUBS... Sharp-shooter: Mark Cullen scores for...

THE SOCIAL DILEMMA

BARNABY ROSTANT LOOKS AT THE MIXED FORTUNES OF FOOTBALLERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS SUCH AS TWITTER... IT WOULD seem the days...

CLIVE REVEALS HIS VOICE

Not for me, Clive – Stories From the Voice Of Football, by Clive Tyldesley, published by Headline, Price: £20 CLIVE Tyldesley...

TIMELY SALUTE TO SUPPORTERS

Football is Better with Fans, by Tony Rickson, published by Pitch Publishing, Price: £12.99 IT WAS somewhat ironic that we only...

UNITED NEED TASTY RICE

BARNABY ROSTANT SAYS MANCHESTER UNITED SHOULD BEEF UP THEIR MIDFIELD WITH THE WEST HAM AND ENGLAND MAN IF THEY WANT TO...

JIMMY GREAVES ENGLAND’S GOAL KING

ROBERT J WILSON LOOKS BACK AT THE LIFE OF THE LEGENDARY MARKSMAN WHO DIED IN SEPTEMBER AGED 81... Home comforts: In...

MY WATFORD WOBBLE

JONNY BRICK EXPLAINS WHY HE’S QUESTIONING HIS SUPPORT FOR HIS FAVOURITE FOOTBALL TEAM.. So valuable: Watford winger Ismaila Sarr fights for...

GLORY, GLORY TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR

COLIN ALLAN RECALLS WHEN SPURS LED THE WAY FOR BRITISH CLUBS IN EUROPE... HIBERNIAN had been the first British club to...

DON’T RUIN THE WORLD CUP FIFA

HARRY HENSHAW EXPLAINS WHY PLANS FOR A BIENNIAL TOURNAMENT WOULD BE A MASSIVE OWN-GOAL... On top of the world: France savour...