Podcast 20 - We Want Your Memories!

No it's not a new podcast...yet... Also, no, it's not some kind of mid-80s Twilight Zone episode! We'll soon be recording the 20th Football Attic podcast and, as that's some kind of important number (ish) and we're almost 3 years old, we thought we'd get all self indulgent and do an Attic retrospective. This actually stemmed from a conversation between Chris and myself about what we've really enjoyed about putting this whole thing together...so...

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Chris O's Favourite 5... Commentators

It's been a long while since we've had a 'Favourite 5' on the Football Attic website, but it struck me the other day that there's been a glaring omission from the series that's covered everything from World Cup Shirts to Subbuteo Accessories That Never Were. So far we've overlooked the great TV commentators from the golden era of British football, but that's all about to change. Here, in no particular order, are my Favourite 5... 1. Barry Davies Surely...

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Review: 'Admiral: Kit Man' by Bert Patrick

These days it seems perfectly acceptable to discuss football kit design without having any knowledge of its bounteous history. The trouble is, few people can speak with any authority about the production of football kits in Britain, which is why the release of Bert Patrick's new book has caused such a ripple of excitement. 'Admiral: Kit man' is a rare chance to find out how one of the great football brands rose to prominence in the 1970's and...

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The Football Attic Podcast World Cup Extra No.1

There's a World Cup on don't ya know! To that end, Rich teamed up with Jay from DesignFootball.com to discuss the competition so far. The original plan was to record one a week, but as you may well know with Attic podcasts, that sort of regularity just ain't gonna happen! As it goes, this one was recorded just before the last lot of group games started, so it's kinda way out of date, but hey... we'll put it out there anyway... Unjoy! Download: Subscribe...

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The Football Attic Podcast 19 - World Cup Films

What better way to celebrate the spectacle that is a World Cup Finals than by distilling all the excitement and drama of four weeks of football into a 90 minute film... with all that excitement and drama removed?  Yes folks, welcome to the world of the Official FIFA Films of the World Cup! Chris and Rich dissect all the existing films in what some might call a reductive manner... we'd say it's a fitting tribute... ;-) Warning - contains...

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Retro Random Video: ITV World Cup 78 (again)

Way back at the start of the year, we brought you a wonderful video clip (courtesy of our good friend Geoff Downs) that showed just what ITV's coverage of the 1978 World Cup was like. In short, it had Brian Moore and a two dubious hair styles worn no doubt for a bet by Andy Gray and Kevin Keegan. Needless to say that must have whet your appetite for the rarely seen delights of ITV Sport's logo-shaped studio and everything else besides, so here's...

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