They Think Kits All Over - The Football Shirt Show

Episode 120 - Osasuna

Mon, 12 Aug 2024 05:45:13 GMT

Hola, Kitheads!

We've got a special one for you this week, as we were joined by LaLiga club Osasuna, to talk about their wonderful Macron kits!

There's the usual news and chat, too.

Don't forget to listen, subscribe, rate, tell a friend and all that stuff too!

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Episode 119 - Peter O'Toole

Mon, 05 Aug 2024 03:00:07 GMT

Hello again, and welcome to episode 119 of They Think Kits All Over.

This week, we're joined but the fantastic Peter O'Toole, to talk about his incedible artwork, including his latest Serie A kit magazine!

And of course, there's the usual news and nonsense!

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Episode 118 - MLS Archive, New Releases and Mike's Mum

Mon, 29 Jul 2024 04:30:25 GMT

Hello listeners!

It's Episode 118, and we focus on the abundance of new releases, including the new MLS archive collection.

There's also a very old and very confusing quiz, and a surprise appearance from Mike's mum

Enjoy!

And don't forget to rate/review!

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Episode 117 - Kitlocker Featuring Mike Atkin

Tue, 16 Jul 2024 15:07:39 GMT

The Euros are done and dusted, so we're back to the usual schedule. And we're back with a bang!

We were delighted to be joined by Mike Atkin from Kitlocker, who are the design team behind some of the upcoming seasons best new Umbro shirts!

We've also got the usual kit news, terrible banter, and most importantly, what you've all been waiting for, Scott is back!

Rate, review, follow us on the socials, and enjoy!

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Episode 116 - Euro88, The Football Purists Euros ft Steven Scragg

Tue, 09 Jul 2024 18:32:13 GMT

Good evening, sports fans!

We're back with another Euros special, as we focus on one of the most iconic tournaments of all time, Euro 88, and were guided through it by author Steven Scragg.

Enjoy!

But before you do, don't forget to leave a review and follow us on the socials for more wonderful football shirt content! Just search @theythinkkits.

Now go and listen to the best football kit podcast around!

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Episode 115 - The Greatest Tournament You Never Saw: Euro 1984, ft Aidan Williams

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 05:42:36 GMT

Welcome back, listeners!

We're staying on trend this week, as we bring you another Euros themed episode.

We were joined by Aidan Williams, author of EURO 1984, The Greatest Tournament You Never Saw, and we discussed Platini, some of the best kits of all time, and the secret to progressing in Tournament football.

Enjoy!

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Episode 114 - EURO 2024 Special Part 3 - Groups E & F

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 02:00:00 GMT

Yeah, we're back again!

It's the third and final part of our EURO 2024 preview special.

The lineups for groups E and F are as follows:

GROUP E

Belgium - Damien (RB Jerseys) Slovakia - Leo Phillips Romania - Alexandre Lazar Ukraine - Zorya Londonsk Podcast

GROUP F

Turkey - Kaan Bayazit Georgia - Luka Lagvilava Portugal - Pedro Almeida & Mark OpenshawCzech Republic - Tomáš Daníček

Don't forget to drop us a review, and follow us on the socials. You can find us everywhere as @theythinkkits.

Now let's all go and enjoy EURO 2024!

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Episode 113 - EURO 2024 Special Part 2 - Groups C & D

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 02:00:07 GMT

Hello again!

We're back for our EURO 2024 special, Part 2!

The lineup for the groups are as follows:

GROUP C

Slovenia - Nik Jošt

Denmark - Cameron Deacon

Serbia - Nebojša Marković

England - The Fans!

GROUP D

Poland - Ryan Hubbard

Netherlands - Sharon Zoomer

Austria - Tom Middler

France - Xavier Marseille

Enjoy, and we'll be back in a couple of days for Part 3!

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Episode 112 - EURO 2024 Special Part 1 - Groups A & B

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 02:00:20 GMT

Willkommen, listeners! THE EUROS ARE HERE! Well, almost.

You're in for a treat this week, as we bring you not one, not two, not three, well actually, it is three.......

A three part Euro 2024 preview special!

First up is a full run down of each team from groups A and B, with an expert guest for each nation!

Here's the lineups:

GROUP A:

Germany - Ronan Murphy Scotland - Craig EastonHungary - Bence BoksácSwitzerland - Craig King

GROUP B:

Spain - Sam Leveridge Croatia - Lovre Nikolac Italy - Paolo Speroni Albania - Ermal Kuka

Enjoy, and come back in a couple of days for groups C and D!

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Episode 111 - Predicting the Champions League

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 04:00:55 GMT

Welcome listeners! We've got a packed episode this week, as we predict the Champions League final, discuss which kits we'll be sad to see go, and which ones we will be glad to see the back of, and we accidentally stumble into a bit of nickname history!

All this, as well as the usual news and rubbish banter!

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Episode 110 - Parma feat Paolo Speroni

Tue, 28 May 2024 06:08:32 GMT

Welcome, listeners! This week, we're talking about everyone's favourite calcio kit club, Parma, as Adrian was joined by superfan Paolo Speroni

Enjoy!

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Episode 109 - New Release Season Begins!

Mon, 20 May 2024 05:00:29 GMT

It's here! The time of year we all love the most. No, not Christmas, it's NEW RELEASE SEASON!

The gang jump straight in with everything new from the last week, as well as Kit History, general shirt chat, and the usual nonsense.

Enjoy!

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Episode 108 - MatchWornShirt ft James Flude

Mon, 06 May 2024 05:00:00 GMT

What's happening, Kit Nerds! We've got a cracker for you this week, as Tom and Adrian were joined by James Flude from MatchWornShirt! Check them out at matchwornshirt.com, or download the MatchWornShirt app on android or iOS.

Enjoy, and don't forget to leave us that 5 star review!

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Episode 107 - Los Leones

Thu, 02 May 2024 05:47:53 GMT

Good evening, sports fans. This week, we're heading to The Basque Country, to talk all things Athletic Club Bilbao. We were joined by Christopher Evans, author of Los Leones: The Unique Story Of Athletic Club Bilbao.

And there's all the usual news and nonsense. Enjoy!

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Episode 106 - News and Rumours!

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 14:51:01 GMT

Hello listeners, and welcome to this weeks episode of They Think Kits All Over, The Football Shirt Show.

This week, we chat news, revisit a Kit History, discuss VAR and most importantly, welcome Scott back after he's been away doing, well, whatever wierd stuff he does in his own time.

Enjoy

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Episode 105 - ABM update from Granny!

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 14:23:46 GMT

Good evening ladies and gentlemen! This week we brought back our lovely sponsor Tom, aka Granny, to give us an update on the ABM remakes he told us about back in episode 95!

And of course, there's the usual weekly news, nonsense, and terrible banter.

Enjoy!

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Episode 104

Wed, 10 Apr 2024 18:14:21 GMT

Hello listeners! We still have a depleted squad, so this week you get the pleasure of Mike and Adam talking all things football shirts, with a sprinkling of wrestling and Lego.

Enjoy!

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Episode 103 - Vancouver FC Cherry Blossom Kit ft Stephanie Wood

Wed, 03 Apr 2024 20:52:50 GMT

Good morning, listeners!

We've got a huge treat for you today, as we chat with Stephanie Wood, VP of Marketing and brand development at CPL club, Vancouver FC, about the club's incredible kits, including the spectacular new Cherry Blossom alternate kit!

Plus, some of the usual nonsense!

Enjoy!

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Episode 102 - THAT Premier League launch photo, ft Thom Gibbs

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 08:22:59 GMT

Hello again, and welcome to this weeks episode of They Think Kits All over.

This week, we are joined by Thom Gibbs,senior sports writer for The Telegraph, to talk about THAT Premier league photo!

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Episode 101 - Simon Avila, Pacific FC

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 17:01:00 GMT

Good evening sports fans!

We had the pleasure of speaking Simon Avila from Pacific FC, about the club, the kits, and something special that drops at the same time as this podcast!

And there’s the usual shirt chat, news and terrible banter with Mike, Adam and Scott.

Enjoy!

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Episode 100 - Kit Quiz Spectacular!

Fri, 15 Mar 2024 07:05:27 GMT

One hundred baby! As a big thank you to all who have listened and supported episode 100 is dedicated to all of you and what better way to celebrate than by inviting a few kit friends along to make us all look stupid in a big fat kit quiz!

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Episode 99 - Rob Segal: Owner of Europe's Greatest Collection

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 12:46:43 GMT

It's episode 99 and it's a special one! Today we got to speak to one of the highest profile football agents in the English game and owner of one of the greatest football shirt collections owned by a private collector... Enjoy some outrageous name dropping and some even more fantastical shirts owned by one of the most passionate collector's we've come across, as we spoke to Rob Segal!

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Episode 98 - FC Metz

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 21:31:59 GMT

Bonjour fair listeners and welcome to episode 98 of They Think Kits All Over. This week we welcome the in house artist/player of French club FC Mets, Paolo Del Vecchio. Paolo has been creating bespoke kits for Metz throughout the season and we spoke with him to find out why....

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Episode 97 - The Gang launch a Football Shirt

Thu, 15 Feb 2024 15:30:04 GMT

The countdown to episode 100 has begun and how about this for an episode for you! Joining forces with Umbro all of us at They Think Kits It All Over are incredibly proud to launch a brand new football shirt for an International football team....

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Episode 96 - O Jogo Bonito! Brazil 1970

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 22:12:41 GMT

Oh, ariá-raió. Obá, Obá, Obá - welcome to They Think Kits All Over episode 96. Where this week we were joined by Gary Thacker, the author of 'O Jogo Bonito! Brazil's 1970 Samba Party'. We take you back in time to the days of Rivellino, Jairzinho, Tostao and some other fella, decked out in the famous yellow shirts and blue shorts...

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Episode 95 - ABM Collecting with Granny's Football Store

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:22:36 GMT

Hello listeners and welcome to this week's episode of They Think Kits All Over. This week we spoke to our lovely sponsor Tom from Granny's Football Store all about his outstanding ABM shirt collection. Tom tells us all about the brand from Italy that launched the career of Andrea Pirlo and could soon be hitting the shelves again very soon....

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Episode 94 - FC Rocquancourt

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 13:06:28 GMT

Bonjour listeners and welcome to episode 94 of They Think Kits All Over. We've crossed the channel and gone continental this week as we sat down with the folks at French club FC Rocquancourt, who are wearing some of the best kits around for the 23/24 season! As well as the feature we discuss Jordan Henderson breaking Ajax's shirt sales record and Adrian shocks us all with an incredible/unfortunate Panini pack opening - stay tuned for that, it's genuinely incredible!

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Episode 93 - Macron

Wed, 17 Jan 2024 12:43:39 GMT

A huge coup for us this week as we sat down with Macron live from their Bologna office to discuss the exceptional work they have done in the football shirt world. From their early forays in to the top tier with Napoli, their 25 year relationship with Bologna all the way through to riding the wave of Wrexham and breaking the Premier League with Crystal Palace, we cover it all. Enjoy this feature with one of the biggest sports brand in the world as well as all the weekly shirt news only on They Think Kits All Over

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Episode 92 - Paolo Panini & the wild world of football sticker collecting

Wed, 10 Jan 2024 22:15:57 GMT

Hello and welcome to a brand new year of They Think Kits All Over! We are starting things off with a bang as we welcomed Olly Jenkins AKA Paolo Panini on to the pod to tell us all about the world of football sticker and card collecting. These things can often sell for more than your average football shirt! You can find Olly via @paolo.panini on TikTok

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Episode 91 - Top 20 Of 2023

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 01:00:42 GMT

Here it is, the big one! They Think Kits All Over Top 20 of 2023, and the shirt of the year!

We've counted the votes, and whittled it down from over 200 shirts, from more than 35 leagues, from more than 20 different manufacturers to crown the best shirt of 2023!

Enjoy, and don't forget to leave a review, and follow us on the socials!

Happy New year!

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Episode 90 - It's Christmas (XI)!!!

Thu, 21 Dec 2023 22:36:14 GMT

Merry Christmas from all of us at They Think Kits All Over and thank you for all of the support over the last year

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Episode 89 - Top Selling Shirts of 2023

Thu, 14 Dec 2023 12:34:25 GMT

What a year 2023 has been for the world of football shirts! But which shirts have been the most popular with fans and convinced them to part with their money? Well, fear not shirt consumer - for we are on hand to tell you....

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Episode 88 - The Secret World of Premier League Shirt Sales

Thu, 07 Dec 2023 23:40:52 GMT

Hola chaps and chapettes, it's They Think Kits All Over episode 88! This week the lads discuss the fascinating deep dive article by Gregg Evans of The Athletic: "The secretive, and surprising, world of printed Premier League football shirts". But which players are the top sellers from each club? Well you'll have to listen in to find out....

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Episode 87 - Back to the Future with adidas' Icon collection

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 21:33:38 GMT

Seasons greetings and welcome to episode 87 of They Think Kits All Over. This week we dedicated a special look at adidas' incredible Icons collection. As well as a deep dive in to reissued footy shirts, we cover the weekly news such as Inter Milan's second year of sponsorship woe in the Champions League and a Charly collaboration with Call of Duty and Kit History is back with a focus on Fenerbahce...

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Episode 86 - Fearless In Devotion, a Wrexham Special

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 21:22:16 GMT

Here we all are at episode 86 of They Think Kits All Over and finally we get to our long awaited Wrexham special. Sitting down with Tim Edwards from the Fearless in Devotion podcast, we find out what it's been like for fans of the Welsh club after the takeover by Hollywood's Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. Tim talks through a stellar couple of years for the club after decades of struggle and explains why fans take even greater joy in kits from the clubs past...

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Episode 85 - Middlesbrough's Andy Campbell

Mon, 30 Oct 2023 21:30:20 GMT

Hello and welcome to episode 85 of They Think Kits All Over, where this week the lads were joined by former Middlesbrough, Bolton and Cardiff striker Andy Campbell! As well as a lovely little chat about Andy's career and his kits we also discuss Barcelona's Rolling Stones collaboration and Atletico Madrid's kit to commemorate the 'shame game' vs Celtic. Enjoy!

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Episode 84 - Acid FC: Designers of Future Classics

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 13:23:06 GMT

Hello ladies and gents to episode 84 of They Think Kits All Over. this week we were joined by Ed Cowburn of Acid FC - the designers of some of the best and wildest football kits of the last few years. From Red Star FC to Leeds United we discuss some of the very best.

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Episode 83 - Ildefons Lima: Andorra's Record Breaker

Mon, 02 Oct 2023 20:04:42 GMT

Welcome along to episode 83 of They Think Kits All Over and we think it's a bit of a special one. This week we are joined by Ildefons Lima - the man who holds the record for the longest international career in the history of the game. So sit back, press play and hear all about how Andorra's former Captain stopped Ronaldo and Alessandro Del Piero from scoring, how he amassed over 1300 football shirts and how he entered the Brazil team's dressing room to add to his collection. A footballing history maker joins the pod!

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Episode 82 - The Other Bundesliga

Mon, 25 Sep 2023 11:26:43 GMT

Guten tag and welcome to episode 82 of They Think Kits All Over! A real gem of an episode this week as we spoke to Tom Middler from The Other Bundesliga podcast. Tom told us all about the Austrian Bundesliga that has acted as one of the best development leagues for young footballing talent, helping to nurture Erling Haaland, Sadio Mane and Rasmus Hojlund among many others. Tom also told us some unique kit stories such as the 'Hartberg Sponsorship Scale', how star players wear a different sponsor to their teammates and the Austrian club with a diamond nameset!

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Episode 81 - Admiral and the Future of Kit Design

Sat, 16 Sep 2023 01:09:25 GMT

Hello you lovely lot and welcome to episode 81 of They Think Kits All Over. In a week where Mexico unveiled Alien life on Earth, we welcome Admiral back on to the pod to discuss the future of the brand and their plans for an out of this world bit of tech that potentially changes the landscape of football kit design. As well as this feature, Mike, Tom and Adam discuss the weekly kit news including a huge lot of matchworn shirts hitting an auction, Barcelona's latest Spotify sponsor and La Liga's sponsorship of Welsh club, Clwb Pel Droed Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch...

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Episode 80 - Phenomenon: The Incredible Career of Brazil's Ronaldo

Fri, 08 Sep 2023 09:32:41 GMT

Ola e bem-vindo listeners! What a week and what an episode as we sat down with Daniel Williamson to talk Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima - the focus of his brand new book. Vamos!

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Episode 79 - Leigh Ralph: Going Pro at 33

Fri, 25 Aug 2023 08:00:21 GMT

What's this? Two episodes in a week, I hear you cry! Well don't say we never treat you... Listen in as we speak to Leigh Ralph, a man who never gave up on his dreams to make it as a professional footballer and has now gone pro at the age off 33 in the UAE

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Episode 78 - Kick Gambling Out of Football

Tue, 22 Aug 2023 19:38:22 GMT

Hello and welcome to episode 78 of They Think Kits All Over. This week we discuss one of the most problematic and relevant issues in the game that we all love - the impact of gambling and gambling sponsors in football. As well as this important discussion we run through the latest kit releases and talk a little about the start of the new season.

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Episode 77 - Sheffield FC: The World's First Football Club

Wed, 16 Aug 2023 14:00:42 GMT

Hello listeners and welcome to episode 77 of They Think Kits All Over. This week we take a trip to Sheffield where we talk the World's very first football club - Sheffield FC. As well as finding out a little about their history we also talk plans for the future of this historic club.

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Episode 76 - Equipt Studios x Maharlika Manila

Sat, 05 Aug 2023 13:56:41 GMT

Hello sports fans, and welcome to episode 76 of They Think Its All Over, The Football Shirt Show. We've kept it short and sweet this week, with our full focus being on the Maharlika Manila kit launch from Equipt Studios. We caught up with founder and designer at Equipt, Austin Chen. Enjoy!!

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Episode 75 - The Anatomy of a Squad Number

Wed, 26 Jul 2023 21:43:02 GMT

It's episode 75 of They Think Kits All Over and today numbers are important because we are talking squad numbers! Joined by Stan (@10stan1981) the author of Football Shirts, Names and Numbers we dissect the weird, the wonderful and everything in between of your favourite footballers' shirt numbers. As well as this feature, have a listen for an exclusive giveaway and all the latest kit releases.

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Episode 74 - Icarus Football

Wed, 19 Jul 2023 20:04:54 GMT

Here we are at episode 74 of They Think Kits All Over! This week we spoke to the good folks at Icarus FC - a brand that dares to fly as close to the Sun as possible when it comes to their football shirts. We hear from Robby Smukler, the brand founder about why 'no two football shirts should ever be the same'. As well as that brilliant feature we take a look at a mammoth list of new kit releases - enjoy!

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Episode 73 - Conor Washington

Tue, 11 Jul 2023 19:28:49 GMT

Hello one and all and welcome to episode 73 of They Think Kits All Over! This week we are joined by the Northern Ireland international and Derby County forward Conor Washington - enjoy!

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Episode 72 - Career in Kits

Tue, 04 Jul 2023 15:26:35 GMT

Hello kit aficionados and welcome back to They Think Kits All Over. This week we rumble through all the latest kit releases as the summer silly season is upon us. Then Adi, Mike and Tom take a look at a couple of players who they think had the greatest career in kits. Let us know if you agree with their selections - some are more controversial than others...

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Episode 71 - Forgotten Football Clubs

Wed, 21 Jun 2023 19:31:38 GMT

Welcome to episode 71 of They Think Kits All Over! Mike sits in for Adrian as host, and is joined by Scott, and Adam, aka 'Poundland Pep'. They discuss all the weeks news and new releases, current football shirt prices, and much more nonsense. For our feature, Adrian and Tom spoke to the lads from the Forgotten Football Clubs podcast! Enjoy!

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Episode 70 - International Week

Tue, 13 Jun 2023 19:16:08 GMT

Welcome to episode 70, yes SEVENTY! We're officially octogenarians now, and to celebrate we're doing the same as always and bringing you the latest kit news and quickfire new releases. Adam gets another start this week, along with host Adrian, a surprisingly mellow Scotty, and Mike brings us a whopping triple whammy for Kit History.

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Episode 69 - New release season is upon us!

Tue, 06 Jun 2023 19:38:01 GMT

Welcome to everyones favourite episode, number 69!

Adrian, Mike and Scott are joined by regular Adam, to discuss the kit news and new releases, Mike brings us another well researched and 100% factual Kit History, Scotty is ranting, again, and we finish off with a little quiz!

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Episode 68 - Alexi Lalas

Tue, 23 May 2023 12:03:47 GMT

Welcome y'all to episode 68 of They Think Kits All Over! This week we spoke to the American Soccer icon - Alexi Lalas. Having worn some of the greatest football shirts of all time via his time playing for the USA, in MLS and Serie A we spoke to Alexi about his career and the kits he wore along the way...

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Episode 67 - Total Football

Tue, 16 May 2023 16:22:59 GMT

Welcome to episode 67 of They Think Kits All Over.

This week, we have the usual news roundup, Kit History, and Scotty Rants, and for the main feature we were joined by Gary Thacker, to talk about his Ajax book, Dutch Masters.

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Episode 66 - Shirts For Change ft. Emiliano Marcondes & One Thousand Miles to Jamor with Filipe d'Avillez

Tue, 09 May 2023 03:00:00 GMT

Ola listeners to episode 66 of They Think Kits It All Over and today's show has a distinctly Iberian feel.... For today's feature we spoke to the journalist and author Filipe d'Avillez about his book One Thousand Miles to Jamor. Filipe was on hand to tell Tom and friend of the pod Pedro all about the culture of Portuguese cup football. We were also incredibly lucky to hear from the Danish midfielder Emiliano Marcondes about his fantastic charity initiative Shirts For Change. You can find all of the details on this here: https://go.rallyup.com/shirtsforchange

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Episode 65 - Freddy Adu, Freddy Adon't

Tue, 02 May 2023 03:00:12 GMT

Welcome all to the pod after the pod before! As the dust settles on last week's 20 greatest shirts of all time, we're still recovering over at TTKAO HQ. So this week we decided to have some downtime as we caught up with the weekly shirt news that included a new shirt for Union Berlin and a shiny new shirt sponsor for Roma. Mike delivered an aptly themed kit history and Adrian hosted potentially the greatest themed quiz of all time - Adu declare!

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Episode 64 - The Greatest Shirt Of All Time

Fri, 21 Apr 2023 03:00:06 GMT

Hello one and all to episode 64 of They Think Kits All Over and to celebrate Football Shirt Friday we bring to you the Greatest Football Shirt Of All Time - as chosen by you, the listeners! Over 300 different shirts have been put forward and the results are in as we run you through the top 20 footy shirts of all time. Consider this the definitive list as who is better placed to judge than the good people and collectors who listen in, but what shirt will be the ultimate GOAT.....

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Episode 63 - Leeds: The O'Leary Years

Mon, 17 Apr 2023 06:00:45 GMT

Hello listeners to episode 63! This week we wanted to take a trip down memory lane to a time when Leeds were rocking Europe! Harry Kewell electrified, Alan Smith lunged in, Rio Ferdinand dominated and Strongbow emblazoned the lilywhites shirts...

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Episode 62 - Controversial Kit Opinions

Tue, 11 Apr 2023 10:15:12 GMT

Welcome back listeners to episode 62 of They Think Kits All Over! We're glad you're back to hear us 'umm' and 'errr' over all things footy kits. This week we turned to you, all you lovely collector's out there for your controversial kit opinions. While we're here we also discussed a couple of retro reissues from Admiral, Nike's Women's World Cup offering and an inspirational story from the Bundesliga

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Episode 61 - The Rise of the Machines

Tue, 04 Apr 2023 11:27:13 GMT

Hello puny humans and welcome to episode 61 of They Think Kits All Over. With all the chat about AI in the news this week we invited Google's very own AI chat bot Bard on to the show to hear their thoughts on football shirts! We do leave the weekly news to the fleshy regulars though as Scott, Tom, Adrian and Adam discuss Juventus' rumoured home kit for next season, an adidas let down for Arsenal and Ajax's super cool retro range.

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Episode 60 - Gav Murphy talks Wales, Bale and the Red Wall. In that order.

Mon, 27 Mar 2023 09:25:52 GMT

Hello and welcome to another episode of They Think Kits All Over! It may not be the best football kit content around (it is) but we do own all our own shirts! This week we are joined by the one and only Gav Murphy - 1/3 of the YouTube gaming channel RKG and Gareth Bale mega fan. We discuss Bale's career through Wales kits and what it was like to be in Qatar as part of the 'red wall'.

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Episode 59 - The Price is Right (of footy kits)

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 23:54:45 GMT

Hello one and all to episode 59 of They Think Kits All Over. We have a bumper episode this week of some of our favourite regular segments: Kit History returns to tell all on some Tricky Trees, Scotty Rants and gets a warning from his GP and Tom channels his inner Brucie as we play the Price is Right (of football kits). We also discuss the weekly kit news, such as Young Boys' special new kit release, Castore's ever widening roster of football clubs and the Premier League's experimental approach to deciding the new league namesets!

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Episode 58 - Liverpool Kits with the Redmen TV's Ste Hoare

Mon, 13 Mar 2023 07:00:18 GMT

On this week's They Think Kits All Over, we're seeing red as we welcome The Redmen's Ste Hoare to discuss all things Liverpool! The guys also dissect the weekly kit news including Inter Milan's 115 year shirt, a Belgian kit mixup and a dip in to the world of fiction with Nike and Ted Lasso....

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Episode 57 - 'Murica: MLS Kits 2023

Mon, 06 Mar 2023 07:00:47 GMT

Howdy y'all and come on in to episode 57 of They Think Jerseys All Over! This week we go West to the land of Pamela Anderson, LAFC and corn-dogs as we welcome the good folks from the MLS UK Show - Elliot Holman and Henry Hewitt - to run through the big changes and new kits for MLS 2023. We also take a look at some kit news closer to home and Scott returns for a rant for the ages. Yee-haw!

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Episode 56 - The Working Hands of a Goddess: Gian Piero Gasperini's Atalanta

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 07:00:01 GMT

Hello and welcome to episode 56, a godly episode where we deep dive, Kit History style, in to Atalanta with the help of Tom Underhill, author of The Working Hands of a Goddess. We discuss the club's formation, the origin of their black and blue stripes and the impact of Gian Piero Gasperini on the club and Italian football. In the news we take a look at Stuttgart's latest rainbow shirt, AC Milan's new fashion collab fourth kit and more!

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Episode 55 - City of Stars: The Controversial Story of Paris Saint-Germain

Wed, 22 Feb 2023 17:06:49 GMT

Bonjour listeners to episode 55. We have a tres bonne feature this week as Scott and Mike sat down with Talksport Editor and author of the book City of Stars: The Controversial Story of Paris Saint-Germain. A must listen for fans of bucktoothed Brazilian mavericks, sliding doors transfers or massive central stripes on the front of a football kit! Tom and Adi digest the weekly kit news, including two boxed shirts from Borussia Dortmund and AIK as well as a limited edition release from Bari

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Episode 54 - Reebok in the 90's

Mon, 13 Feb 2023 17:56:00 GMT

Hello listeners to episode 54 of They Think Kits All Over! Love was in the air for the lads this week for Valentines Day, but was it for the Napoli and Salernitana Valentine's kits? To celebrate the festivities this week we invited back a former love of ours - Glenn Joyce, Reebok's former Head of Football in the 90's, for a part two to some of his unbelievable stories (Baggio at the San Siro or beating Batistuta in a goalscoring competition anyone?). Dear Tom returned for a second week running to give some advice on how to balance your relationships with your love of collecting footy shirts and Mike got deep and personal with a Would You Rather?....

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Episode 53 - World Football Club Crests

Mon, 06 Feb 2023 09:51:26 GMT

Hello and welcome to episode 53 of They Think Kits all Over! This week we were joined by the author Leonard Jägerskiöld to talk all about the anatomy of a football clubs crest. We had a new weekly feature, where Tom got to play agony aunt and the lads struggled through an X-rated quiz that left one member excelling...

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Episode 52 - BT Sport's Adam Summerton

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 20:22:58 GMT

Hello and welcome to Episode 52 of They Think Kits All Over, The Football Shirt Show. This week it’s a Calcio special as Adrian talks Serie A, football shirts and the National League with Adam Summerton, the voice of football on BT Sport. Mike revisits Merseyside for Kit History, and once again, it's an expletive filled Scotty Rants. You have been warned............

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Episode 51 - Pete Donaldson's J-League Ramble

Mon, 23 Jan 2023 07:00:59 GMT

Hello listeners to episode 51 of They Think Kits All Over! This week was a particularly special week for Tom and Mike as they chatted with their podcasting hero - The Football Ramble's Pete Donaldson. Tune in to find out how a man can have his sweat glands lasered off and why Pete has a particular penchant for shirts from the J League. We also cover this week's kit related news and Scotty Rants returns as everyone's favourite disgruntled Scotsman digests Napoli's Valentines Day kit....

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Episode 50 - The Stephen Darby shirt story, with Mark Hanrahan

Tue, 17 Jan 2023 00:57:54 GMT

Hello and welcome to episode 50 of They Think Kits All Over. Yes, FIFTY!!! We're still here, and somehow you're still listening! This week we have a feature with Mark Hanrahan, from The Sir Tom Broadbent Lounge, about the hard hitting story of Stephen Darby, and his battle with motor neurone disease, and the efforts of a group of fans to reunite him with one of his most prized matchworn shirts. Adrian, Tom and Mike also discuss full price purchases versus waiting for the sales, Mike brings us a Premier League "Kit History", and it's the debut of our new mini feature, Scotty Rants" (which comes with a parental advisory warning ⚠️)

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Episode 49 - Jack "Pie" McDermott

Mon, 09 Jan 2023 07:00:30 GMT

It's a big one! We're one episode away from our half century and still not out. This week we welcome Twitch and Youtube royalty to the show to discuss his love of footy shirts and more importantly his beloved Plymouth Argyle - It's Jack "Pie" McDermott! As well as welcoming Jack we round up the weekly kit news, including New Era's Shibuya City shirts, New Balance's woes with Roma and Arsenal's fantastic charity shirts. There's even a Kit History for those of you north of the border - what more could you want!?

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Episode 48 - Shirt Of The Year 2022

Fri, 30 Dec 2022 07:00:57 GMT

The votes are in... The TTKAO Top 20 of 2022 has been decided. There was an incredible 420 votes and 157 different shirts were nominated, but which one came out on top? Strap yourself in and buckle up because here is the top 20 shirts of 2022 as decided by YOU the football shirt community.

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Episode 47 - World Cup Interlude

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 07:00:46 GMT

Well, we were meant to be on a brief hiatus but we just couldn't keep ourselves away! We got together after the England win against Senegal and spoke about our kit impressions so far from Qatar 2022. Please do give us a listen as we also have some details about some very exciting guests lined up for the new year...

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Episode 46 - Three Lions On A Shirt: The Official History of the England Jersey

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 07:00:59 GMT

Hello and welcome to episode 46 of They Think Kits All Over and the World Cup has now kicked off in Qatar. On the day England start their tournament against Iran we speak to the people behind the brand new book celebrating the history of the England football kit.

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Episode 45 - Away From Home with The Athletic and Joe Bryan's Bundesliga Builds

Mon, 14 Nov 2022 07:00:30 GMT

Hello and welcome to episode 45 of They Think Kits All Over. This week we have not one but two feature interviews to share with you. First up we spoke to Joey D'Urso from The Athletic about his incredible new podcast Away From Home. Joey gained exclusive access to Shakhtar Donetsk in a year that saw them go toe to toe with Europe's elite in the Champions League all amidst a backdrop of war, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine forced them from their home. We speak to Joey and hear from Shakhtar and Croatia legend Darijo Srna too about Shakhtar's miraculous exploits in the face of overwhelming adversity.

We were also very lucky to speak to Joe Bryant, a young lad freshly back from a trip to Union Berlin where he presented the club with a gigantic Lego build of their stadium. Joe spoke to us about his ambition to build the whole of the Bundesliga and how his endeavours have led to him collecting some special shirts along the way. We also dissect all the weekly shirt news and take a look ahead to next week's World Cup opener, whilst England's shirt for the tournament is nominated to be binned in Kitroom 101....

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Episode 44 - The Only Way is Essex ft. Anthony Wordsworth

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 07:00:23 GMT

Welcome one and all to They Kits All Over - the football shirt show. You all loved our last pro interview so buckle up because we're going for round two; this time with former Colchester, Ipswich, Southend and AFC Wimbledon midfielder Anthony Wordsworth. Anthony talks us through his career in kits with plenty of other tales from the football league including failed transfers, wearing Tesco's finest at Ascot, a legendary night out with Frank Bruno at Southend, Steve Evans favourite crisps and plenty more! Please don't forget to subscribe and share the pod if you enjoyed listening as much as we do making them!

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Episode 43 - Her Game Too with Co-Founder Lucy Ford

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 07:00:56 GMT

Happy Halloween all you football kit fanatics and welcome to episode 43 of They Think Kits All Over! This week we welcome the Co-Founder of Her Game Too, Lucy Ford (@LuceFord_) on to the show as we talk about the campaign against sexism in football that's being backed by clubs at every level of the English game. We talk to Lucy about the bespoke kit designed by Hope and Glory and get a little lesson on Bristol Rovers kits past and present. As well as our feature Adrian, Tom and Mike digest all the weekly kit news and take part in a special Halloween quiz, so listen - if you dare!

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Episode 42 - Football Shirts For Charity

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 06:00:27 GMT

It's here! Episode 42 of They Think Kits All Over and a week when we welcomed the fabulous @fsfcUK on to the pod. The wonderful Jayme and Tania do fantastic work selling quality football shirts whilst raising much needed money for causes like the Bobby Moore Fund and Cancer Research UK. As well as a quick visit to their brand new store in Basingstoke, we cover all the weekly kit news, learn the origins of Philadelphia Union's blue kit and start Christmas early with The Grinch AKA Scott's kit room 101 nomination.

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Episode 41 - Craig Easton: The Pro's Perspective

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 06:00:33 GMT

Hello and come on in to episode 41 of They Think Kits All Over. Now as you will all know by now we love to give our two pence piece on all things kit, but what the hell do we know as pure enthusiasts - we don't have to go to work in them 7 days a week (as much as we wish we could!) For this week's episode we chat shirt with a rare beast indeed - a former pro footballer and an active member of the kit community: Craig Easton (@craig8easton). We chat to the former Dundee United, Swindon and Leyton Orient man about his career and love for football shirts. We also run through all the weekly kit news, Kit History and a kit room 101 that made Scott's blood boil.

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Episode 40 - Como, the Serie B team set on making a splash!

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 06:00:00 GMT

Hello again listeners for your weekly dose of all things footy kits. This week we take you on our holidays as the team were lucky enough to visit the picturesque Lake Como for a visit to Como 1907. The Serie B team that boasts Dennis Wise as it's CEO, Cesc Fabregas as it's club captain and Thierry Henry on it's board is making a splash in Italy for more reasons than their stunning new home kit. Adrian talks to sports reporter Harry Slavin to get the lowdown from Lombardia...

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Episode 39 - Aha! It's a Norwich Shirts Special

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 06:00:56 GMT

Welcome everybody to Episode 39 of They Think Kits All Over - the football shirt show. This week we tried to make amends for Tom's foul deeds as we speak to Billy aka @NorwichShirts about what it means to be a committed matchworn collector. We cover all the weekly kit news; how FIFA are changing the game for new kit releases and Denmark altered the narrative on their World Cup kits. Tom from @TheShirtUnion updated us on his T90 collection and base layers were put in front of the judges for Kitroom 101...

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Episode 38 - Oh Canada! Canadian Kits and Qualifying for the World Cup

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:00:56 GMT

Hello all and welcome to episode 38 of They Think Kits All Over! This week we are joined by The Athletic writer Joshua Kloke who is also the author of The Voyageurs: The Canadian Men's Soccer Team's Quest for the World Cup. As well as this main feature we have all the weekly kit news, kit history and another Kitroom 101 to get the pulses racing.

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Episode 37 - Crypto in Football with Kieran Maguire

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 06:00:00 GMT

It's episode 37 and this week we take a deep dive in to crypto, fan tokens and NFT's as they sweep across the footballing world. To do this we're joined by football finance expert Kieran Maguire as he tells us what exactly those things are and why crypto seems to have targeted football shirts as their marketing method of choice. There's also the weekly kit news update, which includes UEFA meddling with Inter Milan's new away kit, a new Oktoberfest kit for Bayern Munich and the innovative new Roma third shirt. Mike provides us with another Kit History and an intriguing Kitroom 101 leads to more flip flaps than you'd see from Ronaldinho on the Copacabana...

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Episode 36 - Get Shirty: The Rise and Fall of Admiral

Mon, 12 Sep 2022 06:00:44 GMT

Welcome to episode 36 of They Think Kits All Over - The Football Shirt Show. This week we pay homage to the people that made it possible for us to indulge in our little shirt collecting hobby - Admiral. Andy Wells, the Producer of the ITV documentary: Get Shirty and author of the brand new book 'Get Shirty: The Rise and Fall of Admiral' we deep dive in to the oldest English Sportswear brand and how they kickstarted the replica shirt market. We also round up the latest kit news and Mike prepares a special squad numbers based quiz. Enjoy!

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Episode 35 - Marseille: The Tapie Years

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 06:00:35 GMT

Welcome one and all to episode 35 of They Think Kits All Over! This week we welcome back pod regular Damien (@classicsoccerjs) to talk about a subject close to his heart - Marseille shirts! In particular we go through the Marseille shirts of the late 80s and early 90s when the fortune of Bernard Tapie led the club to European Cup success and Damien gives us some helpful tips to seek out the rare and authentic shirts of that era. We also have Simon, otherwise known as @simondoinglife, join us on the panel as we discuss the adidas World Cup kits and Puma's latest international offerings ready for Qatar 2022. Mike delivers with another Kit History and a familiar voice has a controversial selection for Kitroom 101...

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Episode 34 - AC Momento: The Marketplace of Matchworn Shirts

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 06:00:29 GMT

Welcome to Episode 34 of They Think Kits All Over! The news this week has been dominated by one story and that is the launch of Athletic Club Momento - the company behind Momento Market, the app that sources match-worn shirts straight from the clubs and players. We chat to the team behind the app and discuss just how it works and what it means for football shirt collectors everywhere.

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Episode 33 - Art On Shirts

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 06:00:00 GMT

Hello again listeners, we're back for Episode 33 of They Think Kits All Over! We've come over all sophisticated with our feature this week and that's because we got to speak to the incredibly talented @artonshirtsfc AKA Jake, who creates wonderful artwork of iconic football moments using the shirts themselves as his canvas. We also digest the weekly kit news, which includes another crypto sponsor nosediving, a great Pride shirt from FC Nordsjælland and yet more reasons for Man United fans to fret. There's also a truly historic Kit History, Kitroom 101 and the guys discuss their favourite football films!

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Episode 32 - The Predator Special

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 06:00:00 GMT

Welcome to episode 32 where we have a special feature on the most iconic boot of all time - the adidas Predator! We chat to Predator collector J Lee Lyon (@jleelyon on Instagram) about the parallel world of the boot collector and how a conversation with Aaron Ramsdale led him to a dream collectible trade. We also stick the boot in on Castore as we discuss the weekly kit news and we were joined by another special guest - Craig Buglass (@therealcbuglass) from the Spark Design Academy. Please give it a listen and don't forget to share and leave a review!

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Episode 31 - The Great Big Start of the Season Quiz!

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 06:00:54 GMT

Hello, hello, hello what do we have here then? Well it's the great big bloody start of the season quiz! To celebrate the big kick-off of the 2022/23 season we thought we'd gather round with some of the members of the kit collecting community to test our wits with some kit based quizzery. What could possibly go wrong? As well as the quiz, we also have the regular weekly kit news, as we discuss how everyone is going loco for Como, how Inter may be without their Digitalbits and the Fila-good return of an old school brand. Enjoy!

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Episode 30 - Futprint & The Art of Football Shirt Printing

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 06:00:00 GMT

Welcome all to an unbelievable milestone - episode 30 of They Think Kits All Over! This week we spoke to a man who has saved many a shirt collector in their hour of need - Gary AKA @Ftprint3. He talks to us about the football shirt printing service he runs and how he became the master namesets and numbers. The guys also discuss the latest weekly kit news including why your club may not be selling shirts in the club shop, Nike's bizarre new template kit and AFC Wimbledon's blue Home/Away shirt combo.

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Episode 29 - HLTCO and Crystal Palace - "There's Only So Much You Can Do With Stripes"

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 06:00:00 GMT

Welcome back listeners to They Think Kits All Over! This week we're joined by football twitter royalty @HLTCO who gives us a deep dive in to the history of Crystal Palace shirts - a club that's had more manufacturer's than the average Venezia fan has enjoyed IPA's. As well as our feature chat we take a look at the latest kit news, which includes Classic Football Shirts sponsorship of a classic football shirt, a great Kitbag initiative to save you from a ruined shirt and a potential new partnership that could break the internet. There's also regular items like Kit History, Kitroom 101 and a brand spanking new Ask Us Anything section. Enjoy!

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Episode 28 - USA 94 - The World Cup That Changed The Game

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 06:00:00 GMT

Welcome back listeners to another week of all things footy shirts. We have a special guest on the panel - Steve Hooper the Swindon Town FC Kitman joins Adrian, Mike, Scott and Tom to dissect all the latest kit news and we go in-house for this week's kitroom 101 nomination; should matchworn kits be washed? We are joined by USA 94 - The World Cup That Changed The Game author Matt Evans (@USA94Book) to hear about his new book and there's even an extended quiz on league winning sponsors at the end for those who want to test their wits!

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Episode 27 - Dan Bardell, Aston Villa and Collecting Goals

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 06:00:36 GMT

Welcome back listeners to the podcast formerly known as KitPod and is now - They Think Kits All Over! We may have had a little spruce up but do not fear for all your weekly favourites are back as we round up all the latest kit releases, we delve in to the past with Kit History and decide whether the new adidas logo goes in to the dreaded kitroom 101. We are also joined by The Athletic's and The Villa View's Dan Bardell as he discusses his collection, some collecting goals and one of the charity shop finds of the century. Enjoy!

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Episode 26 - The World Cup of World Cups Part 1

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 06:00:00 GMT

Welcome back to KitPod! In the middle of a summer when we should all be enjoying World Cup football we decided to fill that tournament shaped hole by arguing - which is the greatest World Cup for football kits? This week USA 94 goes up against Russia 2018 in the first of our semi-finals. We also have all the latest news from the world of kit and regular features Kitroom 101 and Kit History. Enjoy!

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Episode 25 - The Good, The Bad & The Ugly of Chelsea Shirts

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 06:00:39 GMT

Welcome to episode 25! This week we made our way through a whole range of new releases, via our one word reviews. We also looked in a bit more detail at the new Hibernian and Swansea shirts as well as a fantastic link between Merthyr and Donetsk. We had the pleasure of chatting to the guys at @AtTheBridgePod to talk iconic shirts from iconic seasons and also the Chelsea shirts remembered a little less fondly... And finally the return of the feature that makes us all look stupid - the weekly kit quiz, where we try and name as many UCL final sponsors as we can! Please don't forget to leave a review, subscribe and share if you enjoyed the pod.

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Episode 24 - Everybody's Game

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 06:00:28 GMT

Welcome to episode 24 of KitPod! This week we had the return of football's most famous Kitman Steve Hooper in 'Confessions of a Kitman'. Mike and Tom spoke to @The_RainbowKit about his collection and the importance of Pride Month in football, Scott struggled with his geometry as we round up all the latest weekly kit news and sponsorless shirts were offered up to the dreaded Kitroom 101.

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Episode 23 - The End of Season Review 21/22

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 06:00:50 GMT

It's the great big end of season review show! We take a look back on the season that was and pick out our best and worst kit's, the manufacturer's who deserve a gold star and those who are sitting on the naughty step. We also look at all the weekly news, including Puma's World Cup releases and Score Draw shirts are put forward to join Kit Room 101 - but will they enter?

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Episode 22 - Diego Maradona

Mon, 30 May 2022 06:00:17 GMT

This week we're joined by Damien @classicsoccerjs to talk the life and kits of Diego Maradona! Keep your ears peeled for a very special giveaway too. Adrian, Tom and Mike also discuss the latest kit news roundup including Coventry's throwback home kit, the Lionesses Euro 2022 shirts and UEFA's Kit Assistance Scheme with Errea. We also have a split opinion on this week's Kit Room 101 with @footballkitbox. If you're enjoying the pod please don't forget to subscribe and leave a review!

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Episode 21 - York Centenary 'Shirt of the Year'

Mon, 23 May 2022 06:00:13 GMT

This week we're joined by the designer of the outstanding York City centenary shirt - Chris Payne. We discuss how he was able to draw on 100 years of history to create a modern masterpiece. We have another quickfire round of reviews for all the latest new releases and delve in to this week's news. Plus Adrian had a cunning plan with our new feature 'kit history'.

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Episode 20 - United For Ukraine and Kits for CALM

Mon, 16 May 2022 06:30:32 GMT

This week we caught a little Eurovision fever as we discussed some of the new shirts for the 22/23 season. We had not one, not two, but three excellent feature guests as we went behind the scenes at the latest Spark Design Academy (@_Spark_Academy) event. We spoke to @ZoryaLondonsk about the importance of Ukraine's special kits and the support of the footballing world and we met with Scott McRoy (@Scott_McRoy) about his United Against Suicide shirts that he designed for FIFA and CALM's as part of Mental Health Awareness week.

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Episode 19 - Golazzo Special

Mon, 09 May 2022 18:00:00 GMT

Campionato, di calcio, Italiano! Golazzo listeneners! Join us for a very special episode this week as we meet Jonathan Grade author of the book 'Golazzo - The Football Italia Years' and former Series Editor of the much loved Channel 4 show Gazzetta Football Italia. We reminisce about the most exciting period of football, in any league, at any time - calcio in the 90's. We also have a visit to Kitroom 101 from @The_Kitsman and cover all the weekly kit news.

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Episode 18 - Bundesliga Kit Book Author

Sun, 01 May 2022 18:19:12 GMT

This week host Adrian is joined by Mike, Tom and Alex to discuss a classic Hummel re-release, a kit competition and title celebration shirt from Paris and Villarreal and Chelsea's different approaches to home shirts.

This week's guest is Steve Appenowitz (Twitter: @trikotbuch), author of the Bundesliga Kit Book and the Gladbach Shirt Book. Steve talks about his favourite Gladbach and Bundesliga kits, his experiences working with kit collectors from other clubs and German football kit culture.

Follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/kitmagazine_ and Instagram www.instagram.com/kitmag_ - you can buy digital copies of KIT Magazine at www.kitmag.co.uk. Let us know what you thought of the episode using the hashtag #kitpod, and please share with other kit fans.

Pictures of the kits mentioned in this episode will be posted on our Twitter page, so check them out!

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Episode 17 - Polyester Emotions

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 06:00:54 GMT

This week, host Adrian is joined by regulars Alex, Mike and Scotty to discuss Betis's new cup kit, Shimizu's anniversary strip, Kit Geek's shirt-focused stats and the latest kit transfer news.

In the main feature, Colin Black (Twitter: @greatleftfoot84) talks about his Issue 2 article 'Polyester Emotions'. Colin tells us about the feelings evoked by his favourite strips, and his experiences growing up as an Arsenal fan far from their North London base.

Pictures of the kits mentioned in this episode will be posted on our Twitter page, so check them out!

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Nike - The Designer!

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 06:00:02 GMT

This week we stop for a chat with the former Head of Design at Nike. There's another controversial pick to enter KitRoom 101 and we dissect all the weekly shirt news.

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Episode 15 - Nike's T90 Template

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 06:00:38 GMT

This week Adrian and Tom were joined by Mike Keay (Twitter: @FootieShirtz) and Steve Hooper (Twitter: @InclusionFooty1). The boys discussed Maradona's matchworn hitting the open market, whilst Tom from Shirt Union (Twitter: @TheShirtUnion) joined them to discuss Nike's famous T90 template. Phil Delves (Twitter: @phildelves) submitted unnecessary marketing spiel to enter Kitroom 101.

Pictures of the kits mentioned in this episode will be posted on our Twitter page, so check them out!

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Episode 14 - Valderrama's boots saved my life!

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 06:00:00 GMT

A rare Adrian-less episode this week, as Rob makes a return as host flanked by Alex and Tom. The boys discuss Dortmund's latest release as the German side aim to take Napoli's unwanted shirt record, whilst Milan's festive-themed fourth shirt raises eyebrows and Fiorentina hand design responsibilities over to the fans.

Pod focus - the kit company executive

We talk to ex-Global Director of Football for Reebok Glen Joyce (Twitter: @Joyceygold) about his adventures heading up an international kit brand. Glen tells us how we almost saw Bolton Wanderers shirts at the 1998 World Cup, and how his life was saved by the boots of Colombian maverick Carlos Valderrama.

Listener Steve (Twitter: @SteveShirts) presents a major nameset gripe in Kitroom101, and our favourite kitman Steve Hooper (Twitter: InclusionFooty1) shares his latest confessions.

Pictures of the kits mentioned in this episode will be posted on our Twitter page, so check them out!

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Episode 13 - Hearts Matchworn Shirts

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 06:00:31 GMT

Welcome to the thirteenth episode of the Kit Mag Podcast. This week Adrian hosts, with Alex and Tom joining him to discuss Bari's new nautical-themed shirts and Daniel Levy's polyester-based plan to rebalance Spurs' books. Cassidy Sepnieski (Twitter: @csepnieski) joins us to talk about her work designing CFS's new 90s-themed FIFA hook-up strips.

Pod focus - Hearts matchworn collection

Grant Young (Twitter: @heartsshirts) joins the boys to discuss his amazing matchworn collection and his new book 'Hearts of Midlothian, 51 Shirts: Moments in Time' which you can pre-order now on Amazon before its release in May.

Listener Matt (Twitter: @ShirtByShirtMT) tries to convince the boys of the evils of early kit leaks in Kitroom101.

Pictures of the kits mentioned in this episode will be posted on our Twitter page, so check them out!

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Episode 12 - Swindon's Tiktok-ing Kitman

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 09:42:51 GMT

Welcome to the twelfth episode of the Kit Mag Podcast. This week Adrian hosts, with Alex and Tom joining him to discuss KIT Magazine Issue 3 articles, Real's new Yamamoto shirt and much more.

Pod focus - Swindon Town Kitman

Steve Hooper (@InclusionFooty1) joins the boys to discuss life as a professional kitman and... kitfluencer(?) as he talks about giving fans an insight into his daily work through Tiktok.

Listener Colin Black (Twitter: @greatleftfoot84) shares his dislike of drawstrings in Kitroom101.

Pictures of the kits mentioned in this episode will be posted on our Twitter page, so check them out!

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Episode 11 - Ennerre 80s remakes

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 07:00:17 GMT

Welcome to the eleventh episode of the Kit Mag Podcast. This week Adrian hosts, with Rob and Scott joining him to discuss Italy's new kit manufacturer, Meyba's entry to the US football market, and a number of other hot topics from this week.

Pod focus - Ennerre 80s remakes

Damien from RB Jerseys (www.rb-jerseys.com, Twitter: @classicsoccerjs) joins the boys to discuss remaking some 80s Ennerre classics with the legendary Nicola Raccuglia.

Kit community stalwart Pedro Almeida (Twitter: @ThePedronator) shares his pattern-related pet hate in Kitroom101.

Pictures of the kits mentioned in this episode will be posted on our Twitter page, so check them out!

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Episode 10: PSG x Jordan, support for Ukraine, Bury put their new home shirt design in fans' hands and more...

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 07:00:00 GMT

Welcome to the tenth episode of the Kit Mag Podcast. The boys are again at full strength as Alex, Rob, Adrian and Tom all feature. Today's guest is a familiar face (or voice?) as Scott Anderson (Twitter: @FlyingScotty) returns to set the record straight on Nike's high-profile PSG collab. We also cover the kit-based initiatives launched to support Ukraine, Bury AFC's new home kit which will be determined by fans, ANOTHER NAPOLI SHIRT (unlucky thirteen...) and a number of other hot topics from this week.

Pod focus - PSG x Jordan

Scott gives us the low-down on PSG's novel tie-up with the American sub-brand. We discuss the origin of the brand, and how it came to feature in the Parisian club's kit designs. Also, a chronology of the shirts released to date and some of their key features.

Listen out as Rob and Adrian face off over a sponsor-based quiz question from a high-profile league.

Pictures of the kits mentioned in this episode will be posted on our Twitter page, so check them out!

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Episode 9: Classic 80s Trefoil kits, Napoli add another kit, BVB's fan-led designs and more...

Mon, 28 Feb 2022 07:30:34 GMT

Welcome to the ninth episode of the Kit Mag Podcast. This week, Alex returns to the hotseat as Rob, Adrian and Tom make up a full-strength pod squad. The boys are joined by vintage adidas collector James (Twitter: The TrefoilMan) to discuss his top five trefoil shirts which includes both club and country classics. We also cover Barcelona and Napoli's differing approach to shirt releases, the results of the BVB 23/24 home shirt design competition, Empoli's Kappa kit history, Schalke's political stand on their sponsor and a number of other hot topics from this week.

Pod focus - Top Five Classic 80s Trefoil Shirts

James talks about his favourite classic adidas shirts containing the iconic trefoil design, from the era of big hair and small shorts. We cover kits including Battiston and Schumacher, a niche 1986 World Cup strip, a controversial but well-loved template and a Maradona-worn icon.

Listen out as Rob and Tom face off over a lineup-based quiz question featuring teams from a classic match.

Pictures of the kits mentioned in this episode will be posted on our Twitter page, so check them out!

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Episode 8: Classic Marseille kits, contemporary MLS strips, Mizuno's Italian return and more...

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 07:00:42 GMT

Welcome to the eighth episode of the Kit Mag Podcast. This week, Alex is on the treatment table (well just busy), Tom steps into the role of host and Rob makes his return after upsetting fans of 00s shirts. Joining those two and our cultured Calcio connoisseur Adrian is Marseille collector Chester Lech (Twitter: @SustainableArch). In a busy week for shirt releases across the pond, we dive into the plethora of MLS releases (from stunning to stupid), Mizuno’s return to the Italian elite and Adidas take on the Puma template (yeah, we were confused too).

Pod focus - AIK Royal Edition

In a bit of a scoop for the pod Adrian and Tom caught up with massive AIK fan Andres Johnasson who explains the background by the most sought after limited release of the season. With a bit of AIK special shirt info scattered in for good measure we fill in all the blanks as to why these shirts are so sought after.

Listen out as Adrian and Rob face off over a question created by Tom (with all usual Chelsea biases included).

Follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/kitmagazine_ and Instagram www.instagram.com/kitmag_ - you can buy digital copies of KIT Magazine at www.kitmag.co.uk.

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Episode 7: Bayern Munich shirt collection, the final PSG x Jordan shirt, vaccine controversy in Turkey, Castore's European stable grows and more...

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 07:06:26 GMT

Welcome to the seventh episode of the Kit Mag Podcast. This week, shorn of a manflu-stricken Rob, the boys (Alex, Adrian and Tom) are joined by Bayern collector and ShirtX founder Mike Keay (Twitter: @FootieShirtz, Insta:@footie_shirtz) to talk about his Bavarian shirt collection. We also cover the end of the lucrative PSG tie-up with Nike's Jordan brand, Twitter outrage over the Turkish Superleague's temporary vaccine sponsor, and Manchester firm Castore's meteoric rise to becoming a top tier kit supplier.

Pod focus - Bayern collection

Mike talks about his impressive collection, including a few surprisingly tricky recent shirts. We discuss Bayern's ban on blue, and their back catalogue of one-off special shirts. We also discuss Mike's role in ShirtX (Twitter@shirt_x), a platform for collectors to sell and trade shirts which also raises money for charity.

Listen out as Adrian and Tom face off over a US-focused league/club quiz question.

Pictures of the kits mentioned in this episode will be posted on our Twitter page, so check them out!

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Episode 6: Inter 1991 home shirt, an old name back in number 10, a Saintly new charity shirt, have a say in Slovenia's new home shirt and more...

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 07:00:40 GMT

Welcome to the sixth episode of the Kit Mag Podcast. This week Alex, Adrian, Rob and Tom are manning the Kitpod alone, and we talk about Tom's article on Inter Milan's 1991 home shirt from Issue 1 of KIT Magazine. We also cover Messi's familiar cup numberset, Southampton's limited edition foundation shirt, Slovenia's public vote for their new kit and Lille branching out again into footwear.

Article focus - Nerazzurri 1991

Tom talks about Inter's first shirt under the Umbro brand, a more memorable effort than Inter's efforts on the pitch that season. We discuss 90s Serie A action, the German influence at Inter and Umbro's seven-year stint as the Milanese team's supplier.

Listen out as Rob and Tom tackle a club colour question set by one of our followers (Twitter: @SteveShirts).

Pictures of the kits mentioned in this episode will be posted on our Twitter page, so check them out!

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Episode 5: Match-worn Bobby Moore shirt, Italy's fraternal supplier switch, Bohemians earn a few bob for charity and more...

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 07:46:35 GMT

Welcome to the fifth episode of the Kit Mag Podcast. This week Alex, Adrian, Rob and Tom are joined by kit collector Mick Clifford (Twitter and Instagram: @icwhs) to discuss his amazing West Ham match-worn collection. We also cover Italy's German kit supplier switch, Bohemian's Bob Marley-inspired away shirt, a controversial classic (or is it?) and the long-awaited Ajax shirt book.

Article focus - Bobby Moore: Match Worn Masterpiece

Mick discusses his 600+ matchworn shirt collection, amassed over more than three decades. Listen as he discusses picking through all-time greats' shirts on the floor of a Belgian player's apartment, and another international trip exchanging one England legend's shirt for another. Also, how he found a crucial club contact from an unlikely source.

Listen out as the team collectively struggle through a contemporary sponsor question, as Tom looks to cut back Adrian's season lead.

Pictures of the kits mentioned in this episode will be posted on our Twitter page, so check them out.

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Episode 4: The Beckham Collection, classic remakes, wrestling with Charly and more...

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 15:30:37 GMT

Welcome to the fourth episode of the Kit Mag Podcast. This week Alex, Adrian, Rob and Tom are joined by kit collector Scott Anderson (Twitter: @Flying_Scotty) to discuss his amazing collection. We also cover PSG's flawed retro remake, Arsenal's TFL warm-up, Charly's inroads into the US, and Italy and Atalanta's ambitiously-priced boxsets.

Article focus - The Beckham Collection

Scott discusses his incredible collection, containing every club shirt worn by David Beckham. Listen as Scotty talks about getting a leg up from a lucky Saturday job, how his now-wife intervened to kick-start the collection and the one shirt he'd save in an emergency.

Listen out as Adrian tries to break the quiz stalemate on a colour-themed question, inspired by a kit community member's recent acquisition.

Pictures of the kits mentioned in this episode will be posted on our Twitter page, so check them out!

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Episode 3: Football behind the Iron Curtain, a plethora of retro-inspired kits and more...

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 07:00:30 GMT

Welcome to the third episode of the Kit Mag Podcast. This week Alex, Adrian, Rob and Tom are joined by KIT Magazine editor and writer Phil Harrison and discuss J League 30th Anniversary kits, the welcome return of Admiral as a kit manufacturer and Inter Milan's new high-tech sponsor design.

Article focus - Worn in the DDR - A Brief Kit History of the German Democratic Republic

Phil discusses his article on 40 years of East German kits, and how a visit to a Tenerife gift shop in 1982 almost led to a big profit...

Listen out as Adrian challenges Tom in an attempt to register his first pod quiz win, and see how well you can do on a tricky question.

Follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/kitmagazine_ and Instagram www.instagram.com/kitmag_ - you can buy KIT Magazine at www.kitmag.co.uk. Let us know what you thought of the episode using the hashtag #kitpod, and please share with other kit fans.

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Episode 2: Champions League winning kits, AFCON kits and more...

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 07:00:24 GMT

Welcome to the second episode of the KIT Mag Podcast. This week Alex, Adrian, Rob and Tom discuss the new kit designs lighting up the African Cup of Nations, bargain kit retailers and Arsenal and adidas's bid to harness the power of kits for an important cause.

Article focus - Champions League winning kits

Rob discusses his article on his collection of thirty years of CL victors' strips, with a focus on some memorable 90s classics.

Listen out as Tom challenges Rob for his pod quiz crown, and see how well you can do on a tricky question.

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Episode 1: Forward Madison, Manto Da Massa and more...

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 07:00:18 GMT

Welcome to the first episode of the Kit Mag Podcast. This week Alex, Adrian, Rob and Tom discuss a missing skyline for Atalanta and Atletico Mineiro's missing shirts.

Article focus - Forward Madison

Tom dives back into his article about the ultimate hype shirt - the Forward Madison drip kit 2020.

Listen out for Rob and Adrian facing off in the pod quiz and see how many you got right.

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