WELCOME TO LATE TACKLE

SO MUCH for the pandemic meaning that Premier League clubs had less money to spend in the transfer market, eh?

It seemed to be pretty much business as usual before the summer window shut at the end of August.

There were a number of eyecatching deals and we take a look at some of them, including Jack Grealish’s £100m switch to Manchester City.

If you can remember back to Trevor Francis becoming the first million pound man in English football at the end of the 70s, it’s enough to make you feel old...

As usual, we’ve got a wide array of articles in this edition – from Gazza and Gerd Muller to Matt Mills and Joe Murphy, so hopefully there’s something for everyone.

Thanks to all our contributors – we couldn’t do it without you.

If you fancy writing for the magazine please get in touch. You can send submissions and ideas to latetackle@hotmail.co.uk

We read everything that comes in and use the best stuff each issue. Please do remember that as the magazine is printed only every six weeks or so, we can’t use timesensitive pieces.

That aside, the main rule is there are no rules: as long as your piece is about football (pretty crucial, that) and on the right side of legal, we’ll consider it for publication.

We just want stuff that is interesting, funny, poignant, insightful, or maybe even all four. Thanks for your support,

John Lyons, editor