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Your favourite shirts – ‘Shirt Tales’ competition result

Posted on November 3, 2014 by

We asked you to name your favourite ever football shirt to be in the hat for a grand prize of a copy of our latest book: ‘Shirt Tales & Short Stories.’… This is what you chose – scroll down to … Continue reading →

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Favourite Shirts! Tell us yours and win ‘Shirt Tales & Short Stories’

Posted on October 28, 2014 by

We have a copy of ‘Shirt Tales & Short Stories’ up for grabs in our new competition… All you have to do is email: garysilke@sky.com  and tell us what your all-time favourite football shirt is. You can (ahem) embroider your … Continue reading →

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Strictly Impartial Book of the Month Club

Posted on October 26, 2014 by

‘Tis almost the season of stocking fillers and Secret Santas, so to kick of the preparations here’s our Strictly Impartial Book of the Month Club: guaranteed no celeb player biogs here! As the definitive story of the genius concept/trainwreck of … Continue reading →

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‘Shirt Tales and Short Stories’ now available on Amazon

Posted on October 21, 2014 by

The latest title in the ‘Got, Not Got’ series, on the subject of football kits, is now available on Amazon… Join us on a trip through the golden age of football strips, in the days before kits were routinely changed … Continue reading →

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Wrong Kits Topical Update!

Posted on April 8, 2013 by

We are beginning to wonder if any club has ever turned up to an away game with entirely the right kit… On Saturday referee Keith Stroud ruled that Barnsley’s blue and black away strip clashed with Palace’s red and blue … Continue reading →

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The Wrong Kit… Part Two

Posted on February 8, 2013 by

Last week we highlighted the phenomenon of ‘borrowed kit’ when a club turns up to an away game with strip that clashes with their hosts… Apparently this is not a rare occurrence…! Daniel ‏@Luzhniki2008 and Football Shirt Geek ‏@FootyShirtGeek both told … Continue reading →

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Saturday lunchtime eBay Trawl…

Posted on July 14, 2012 by

You can look, but you can’t touch… ‘Got, Not Got’ wanders though the valley of lost treasure… What could be better than seeing your new diving action Striker goalie tipping one round the post? Only the same thing, BUT UNDER … Continue reading →

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