Tag Archives: Wales

The Great Mother’s Day Poster Find – No 2 Admiral

Posted on March 14, 2013 by thefoxfanzine

As is traditional, me Mam came over on Mother’s Day for Sunday dinner. As usual she got a bunch of flowers and a card, but on this occasion she also came bearing treasure… After a clear out of the darkest … Continue reading →

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The Wrong Kit… Part Two

Posted on February 8, 2013 by thefoxfanzine

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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Admiral Trackies…

Posted on January 25, 2013 by thefoxfanzine

I have to admit, I never had an Admiral Tracky – which were more for the lads with Dads that earned a few more quid, driving their company Capris around… “As seen throughout the world on television….” Fifteen quid was … Continue reading →

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Admiral Ads… Part One

Posted on January 8, 2013 by thefoxfanzine

In 1976 Admiral produced a set of adverts in Shoot! magazine, introducing their new range of kits… Here are the first three of the ones we have managed to find… Wales: Now you know, the yellow was for daffodils and … Continue reading →

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An international break Saturday afternoon eBay trawl…

Posted on September 8, 2012 by thefoxfanzine

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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New Wales kit gets surprise retro-obsessed writer’s thumbs up.

Posted on August 16, 2012 by thefoxfanzine

On our very short list of modern-football things that we actually like goes this new Wales shirt… It carries echoes of both Wales’ Admiral kit of the 1970s and Melchester Rovers… so an all round top effort from the Umbro … Continue reading →

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Adidas – 1984-85 Collection…

Posted on June 29, 2012 by thefoxfanzine

These Adidas kit graphics are from a 1984-85 MC Sports brochure… Adidas football kits arrived in the UK in the late seventies, so by the time this mid-eighties collection was launched they were on their third kit design for some … Continue reading →

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More: Let’s do this season’s teamgroup in an interesting and unusual location!

Posted on April 18, 2012 by thefoxfanzine

These days team groups are dull affairs dominated by sponsors logos, taken inside stadia with a backdrop of perfectly laid out coloured seats… Back in the day there always seemed to be a go-getting commercial manager or adventurous photographer who … Continue reading →

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How many players can you name on this Admiral poster?

Posted on April 12, 2012 by thefoxfanzine

We reckon there are 52 identifiable players on this Admiral poster… who can name the most? Click on the image for a bigger version… and put your answer in the comments section. We reckon that Detriot Express fans might be … Continue reading →

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Hummel Test Card Kits – Your Verdict…

Posted on April 5, 2012 by thefoxfanzine

Well, it turns out that you are loving the revolutionary 1980’s Scandinavian stylings of Hummel (German for bumblebee, remember)… Here is a selection of you reactions on Twitter… “I loved the test card design. I always associate it with the … Continue reading →

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