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The Football Attic Podcast 11 & Square One Football Radio
The Date: 19th July 2013The Time: 8pmThe Place: Square One Football RadioAnyone who's listened to our most recent Podcast (no. 10) on Football Books may have picked up that we recorded Podcast 11 at...
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Football and Comedy: Alas Smith and Jones (1986) - Tribute to Mel Smith
Sad news reaches us today of the death of Mel Smith, a fine comedy writer, actor and performer who graced British TV screens along with partner Griff Rhys-Jones during the 1980's.Their long-running BBC...
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eBay - Top 10 Buying Tips
Following on from our recent Memorabilia Collecting Podcast we were contacted by Jamie Parkins, who's provided this excellent Top Tips guide for eBay hunting!Between 2001 and 2008 I had the pleasure of...
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Solved! The Mystery of the 96-97 Argentina Shirt
OK, so most of you reading this will a) not be aware there's any kind of mystery around a certain mid-90s Argentina shirt and b) not give a toss, but I DO!For the past few years, I have been seeing...
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Retro Round-Up: 26 July 2013
Hello everyone! How are you? Has your week been a good one? Did you do all the things you set out to do? And what about that annoying itch you've been having... you know - the embarrassing one you've...
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The Football Attic Podcast 11 - England Kits
Following on the from the recent England Kit Poll here on the Attic, we thought it'd be fun to discuss the results of the poll and England kits generally down the years... and it was!Listen as Rich...
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Badge Focus: Crystal Palace
Following our previous look back at the club badges of Wolverhampton Wanderers, we now turn our attention to Crystal Palace, a team that have just launched their own new design...Formed 108 years ago...
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Retro Round-Up: 2 August 2013
Welcome aboard the good ship Round-Up where once again it's time to take another sail through the calm and pleasant waters of this week's football nostalgia on the internet...We begin with the happy...
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Soccer 88 - Daily Mirror Sticker Album
Continuing my theme of writing about non-Panini sticker albums, I'm doing it again and this time it's a sequel. Having covered the Daily Mirror's first foray into football stickers with 1987's Stick...
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Football kit manufacturers: Trends, graphs and charts
As you probably know, we're rather fond of football kit design here at The Football Attic. We like nothing better than making broad sweeping statements about the brilliance of a particular kit,...
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Retro Round-Up: 9 August 2013
The new Premier League season is almost here... but you won't be interested in that because you're a retro football fan, aren't you? Turn your back on Arsenal, Manchester United and any other clubs...
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TV Times: 1982 World Cup preview
What possesses a top magazine to feature a bunch of grotesques on its cover in the hope that it will sell by the million? Ask the editor of Hello magazine... or better still, stop for a moment and...
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Retro Round-Up: 16 August 2013
Welcome, one and all, to the football nostalgia equivalent to supermarket shopping, i.e. it's something that bothers you once a week and it rarely gives you any satisfaction.Yes, it's the Retro...
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Fantasy Nostalgia: League Ladders 1913-14
Ever keen to bring you football memorabilia that never actually existed in the first place (see 'Subbuteo 1900'), here's another born from our willing imagination and an abundance of time on our...
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The Football Attic Podcast 12 - Playing Football
Ooooooh Jumpers for goalposts, muddy knees, games teacher watching you shower after....aaah how the memories come flooding back!Today we're talking about playing the game we all love, from your first...
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Retro Random Video: Richardson, Costello and Football Italia
Chances are if you're a football fan and you live in the UK, you'll know who James Richardson is. As the host of The Guardian's Football Weekly podcast, he's entertained a great many of us for more...
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Retro Round-Up: 30 August 2013
Welcome, everyone, and first of all an apology for not bringing you a Retro Round-Up last week. This is due to circumstances beyond our control and Rich J being too busy laminating his front room...
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News of the World Football Annual 1974/75
I've often argued that British football had far more in the way of strong personalities in the 1970's, and this little book proves my point nicely. It was published on the eve of the 1974/75 season and...
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The Football Attic Podcast 13 - Watching Football
What's it like going to a match? Is it any different from watching it on TV? Is not having Jonathan Pearce shouting crap down your audiohole a plus or a minus? (it's a plus!) Have you ever left a game...
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Retro Round-Up: 6 September 2013
Greetings, friends, and welcome to what is sadly our last Retro Round-Up here on The Football Attic. We think you'll agree we've had a lot of fun and laffs since we started this feature six months ago...
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