Football Casual Bucket Hats Fritidsklader football casual bucket hats are inspired by the indie music scene that exploded out of Manchester in the late 1980s. If you saw it, you’ll remember. The year was 1989 , the Stone Roses live appearance on The Other Side Of Midnight, a late-night regional arts and music show on […]
West Ham Away Days Back in the 80’s, football away days at times were a drag, the journey to the ground, the trains were always packed or delayed. If you decided to drive you couldn’t park your car without paying exorbitant fees in car parks or bunging the local 10-year-old tearaway a fiver to mind […]
New Football Terrace Fashion Brand Lockdown has inspired people to do lots of new things. Jumping around in your front room with Joe Wickes, not our thing. Instagram baking classes, nope, join a virtual supper club, you’re kidding, start a new football terrace fashion brand…..so we did. Fritidsklader Football Terrace Fashion Fritidskalder is myself and […]
Experiencing Dutch football culture I’ve watched football in quite a few countries around Europe and I find the Dutch football culture to be very similar to the English in terms of support and style. Dutch football clothing Pre-match drinking is a big thing, which isn’t the case in some countries. Similar clothing brands are seen […]
Football Casuals: A Short History British youth culture has led the world for decades, from Teddy Boys to Mods to Hippies to Skins to Suedeheads to Punks…….to the Football Casuals. In essence, the Football Casuals scene in the UK began in the late 70’s but exploded in the 80’s, essentially in England and Scotland initially, […]
Bucket hat wearing Brazilians I bought my first bucket hat on a beach in Thailand in 2000, it’s still with me now. Quicksilver, cost a couple of hundred Bahts, one of the best few quid I spent! It wasn’t until two years later, 21st June 2002 to be precise that the Quicksilver bucket hat took […]
It’s more than just a game “It’s only a game” was a phrase my mam would announce whenever I arrived back in the house aged 19 at god knows what time in a foul mood, after being on 3 trains, with a stomach full of warm Carlsberg after getting hammered 3-0 in the pouring rain. […]
The curious case of Nathan Delfouneso 10 years ago our Nathan Delfouneso was hot property. Full of skill and trickery, getting on the end of things for Villa and England u21s. The pace and hard running, a stylish package full of potential. The goals came slowly at first but such a classy looking player would […]
How I got a job as a football mascot and scored at Wembley When you are twenty-nine years old and meant to be a grown-up it’s probably fair to think your chances of pulling on your club shirt and scoring a penalty at Wembley are slim. If you are a fat piss can who supports […]
Football Rivals Man Utd and Liverpool Every team has their football rivals. Football fans are tribal with hatred often coming to the fore. Maybe as we get older that anger and hatred slowly ebb away but we all have that one team that we hate. Geography is the main reason for this hatred and as […]
