Late Tackle

The Majesty of the Minnows

by
The Late Tackle Magazine Team
11 January 2018

MAT GUY reflects on his journey to some of football’s unheralded outposts – and finds plenty to admire…

MAT GUY
AUTHOR’S ADVENTURES
DESPITE football being the most widely watched, written about, commented upon and argued over sport on the planet, there is so much that isn’t covered. With an inevitable emphasis on the elite by mainstream media and satellite television, the vast bulk of the football pyramid never makes the back pages or TV bulletins.

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