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Pic of the Day: Gordon Strachan hits the Centapost

Posted on March 19, 2015 by

Dateline: 1986. Great idea of our time: The Centapost portable training device. The big deal: Man U up-and-downer Gordon Strachan gets paid £30 to say he wouldn’t be the man he is today without said contraption – a bit of … Continue reading →

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Double Diamonds Work Wonders – the Umbroset

Posted on May 16, 2013 by

One of the best Christmas or Birthday presents you could ever hope to receive… The boxed Umbroset consisting of a full kit of shirt, shorts and socks… Oh yes… If you haven’t got the first ‘Got, Not Got’ yet then … Continue reading →

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Car Booty No 1 – SHOOT!

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

Sunday morning Car Boot Sales can be a hit and miss affair, but this week’s Car Booty made getting up early on a Sunday worthwhile… I discovered a big box of early to mid-70s Shoot! magazine going for 5p each… … Continue reading →

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The Got, Not Got Advent Calendar – Day 24

Posted on December 24, 2012 by

The end is in sight, we’ve made it to 24 and unlike other advent calendars, we’ll be ploughing on right into Christmas Day……  Just a day to go in the big December GOT NOT GOT challenge… one retro football post … Continue reading →

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An international break Saturday afternoon eBay trawl…

Posted on September 8, 2012 by

Got, Not Got presses it’s nose up against the window and sighs… All the stuff you couldn’t afford when you were a kid… What better to plant your pint pot down on than this John Smiths/England beer mat from 1980 featuring Crazy … Continue reading →

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Umbro 1992-93 Collection…. Part Three

Posted on August 28, 2012 by

We continue our fantastic journey into the heart of the Umbro 1992-93 football kit catalogue… While Scotland had a fairly traditional (at least from a distance) home strip the away kit was an outrageous piece of colouring in, using the … Continue reading →

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The Umbro 1984-85 Collection: Part One

Posted on July 9, 2012 by

More kits from the pages of the MC Sports brochure from 1984… this time focussing on those diamond geezers Umbro and their classy collection of understated designs… We don’t see what’s not to like here, but let us know your … Continue reading →

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