The League of Blogs

Left-click for preview, then select 'Save as...' to save full-size version As mentioned yesterday here at The Football Attic, we're proud to announce a new feature to promote peace and harmony amongst the football blogging community - The League of Blogs. In essence, we thought it would be a cracking idea to create an e-wallchart (tipping our hat specifically...

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Football Attic FC & The League of Blogs Wallchart

Football Attic FC?  Have Chris and Rich decided to unhang their boots and get back out on the field?  Of course not! Following on from Chris' excellent article about his days as a teenage kit designer, we decided we ought to have an official Football Attic FC strip. To that end, I got out my crayons (OK, a graphics package) and put together the home shirt. FAFC 'Home' Obviously, there may come a time that FAFC will be drawn against...

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Dunlop boots ad (featuring Trevor Brooking), 1980

An additional item from the recently featured match-day programme of the 1980 FA Cup Final. For the record, Trev didn't wear the boots shown in the picture at Wembley - he wore plain black ones - but for all we know they may have been Dunlop anyway. Either way, a quick phone call to Kevin Keegan's agent would have got him a better boot deal, to say nothing of an England shirt with a proper badge on ...

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I was a teenage kit designer...

Yes, I admit it. Rather than doing the decent thing of going out and hanging around with girls during my younger years, I found peace and contentment by designing football kits. It probably accounts for something, but my wife’s probably the best person to say it. Felt-tip creations: Arsenal,Liverpool (away), generic and Leeds United. I didn’t do it all the time, of course. When I was very young, up to the age of 11, for instance, I liked nothing...

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Get interactive!

It goes without saying that we love writing about all the wonderful things in The Football Attic, but we also want you to share in the joy we feel... That's why we're offering you the chance to get involved and make a part of the Attic your own! Perhaps you'd like to write an article for us? No problem - write about whatever you like, but if you're not sure where to start, what about contributing a 'Favourite 5'? The name says it all, really: it's...

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FA Cup Final Programme, 1980

A quick skim through the Official Souvenir Programme of the 1980 FA Cup Final shows that it was a mixed bag of trivia, some of it dry, some of it brilliantly evocative. Inside, we first see the Timetable and Programme of Events for May 10th 1980. The running order for the biggest afternoon in English football had a familiar feel; marching regimental bands at 1.10pm, the marching band of Kansas State University at 1.35, more from the regimental...

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The Football Attic Confessional

One of the joys of writing this blog is going through all the things I have collected over the years. The Football Attic Confessional - Now Open One of the not so joyous aspects is facing the fact that there are some things I used to own which I now don't...for I have sinned. We all reach a point in life where we look over our childhood ephemera and in a moment of insanity, convince ourselves that the journey into adulthood can only be completed...

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Videoblog 1: 'World Cup '90'

Chris O brings you the first Football Attic Videoblog, the subject of which is the 20-part football folder, World Cup '90 by Orbis Publishing.  ...

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Rich J's Favourite 5... Subbuteo Items

Following Chris' excellent trip down memory lane, I ventured into my garage today to drag out the box that contains most of my childhood Subbuteo stuff. As you can see below, it wasn't exactly being looked after.  Thankfully, the contents seemed to have survived.   Memorabilia secured, it now passes to me to list my favourite subbuteo items. I have to say that these are not necessarily my top 5 - I've left a few things out in order...

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Chris O's Favourite 5... Subbuteo items

Peter Adolph was a clever man. Not only did he invent a brilliantly immersive game in Subbuteo, but he also catered for the comforting need to collect that is found so often in the young. I can’t remember exactly when I started playing Subbuteo. I was probably 9 or 10 years old, and as far as I can tell, it all started when I received a Club Edition set as a Christmas or birthday present. It was a good place to start. The basic kit contained two...

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The Football Attic - in your ears!

Ever wondered what your Football Attic co-founders sound like in real life?  We're guessing probably not, but if you are in any way curious, you now have the chance to hear us taking part in this week's Sound of Football podcast. Chris is the regular presenter of the podcast and is joined every week by Terry Duffelen and Graham Sibley, however Graham's absence this week allowed Richard to take his place for a wonderful chat about football...

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International Football Book No.13, 1971

I’m not sure how many people are aware of the International Football Book these days. It’s certainly a new title on me, though in my defence it doesn't stand out with the most distinctive of names. For many years it had a similarly unspectacular appearance to match, but then the IFB was first published in 1959 when printing techniques and marketing strategies were that bit more primitive. Visual appeal (or a lack thereof) The International Football...

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Heineken advert, 1978

...to say nothing of the parts most dentists wouldn't touch with a barge po...

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