Pretty Poly

Written by: Pretty Poly Pod
  • Summary

  • Pretty Poly covers the history of the football shirt through exclusive interviews with leading experts including designers, collectors and historians. From sponsors to numbering, manufacturers to the birth of the replica industry, we unearth the hidden stories behind each feature of this beloved sporting garment.
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Episodes
  • 009 | Denis Hurley | Museum of Jerseys
    Nov 11 2022
    Sports journalist and founder of the Museum of Jerseys website Denis Hurley (Twitter: @museumofjerseys) and I chat about UEFA's draconian kit regulations, the death of keeper shirt creativity and the PR value of a good (or terrible) kit.  If you like the pod, please share, subscribe and follow us at www.twitter.com/PrettyPolyBook
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    52 mins
  • 008 | John Devlin | True Colours
    Nov 4 2022
    Kit guru and author of the 'True Colours' books John Devlin (Twitter: @TrueColoursKits) and I chat about the evolution of kit design in the replica era.  We discuss whether the recent kit boom represents a true 'golden era', the possibility of international kit sponsorship and the lost 'summer of love' kits.  If you like the pod, please share, subscribe and follow us at www.twitter.com/PrettyPolyBook
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    57 mins
  • 007 | Alan Gibson | J-League Expert
    Oct 28 2022
    DJ, J-League magazine editor and Japanese football aficionado Alan (Twitter: @JLeagueShirts and @JSoccerMagazine) and I discuss Japanese football shirts.  We talk about the difficulties in obtaining Japanese team shirts, the impact of high-profile Japanese players abroad, and Taunton Town's international following.  If you like the pod, please share, subscribe and follow us at www.twitter.com/PrettyPolyBook
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    35 mins

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