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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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009 | Denis Hurley | Museum of Jerseys
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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008 | John Devlin | True Colours
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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007 | Alan Gibson | J-League Expert
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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006 | Prof Jean Williams | Football Historian
Academic Prof Jean Williams (Twitter: @JeanMWilliams, website www.jjheritage.com) and I discuss the evolution of women's football kits through the Victorian era, a World War and a 50-year football ban. We discuss the recent development of kits designed specifically for women and the growth of women's teams in leading clubs, and whether these developments represent the best path forward for the game. If you like the pod, please share, subscribe and follow us at www.twitter.com/PrettyPolyBook
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005 | Chris Oakley | Template Tzar
Football kit guru Chris Oakley (Twitter: @KitblissNZ, check out his website at www.kitbliss.co.nz) defends the indefensible when we discuss the ubiquitous but much-maligned template shirt. Chris discusses his favourites, over-rated classics and the template/club and country combos that never were. If you like the pod, please share, subscribe and follow us at www.twitter.com/PrettyPolyBook
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004 | Kieran Maguire | Football Finance Expert
Footy financial whizz Kieran Maguire (host of the Price of Football podcast) talks about the evolution of football kit finances, and how the change in football kit sponsors reflects trends in the wider economy. He also puts forward some bold predictions for the future of football and kits. If you like the pod, please share, subscribe and follow us at www.twitter.com/PrettyPolyBook