Football Kit Memories

Hello, Im Craig and welcome to another episode of Football Kit Memories - the football podcast that gets under the shirt. Today I meet Guardian Sport Writer & Editor as well as host of the FANS Podcast, Sachin Nakrani. In our chat we cover Sachin’s long career at the paper he joined in 2007, how during that period his role has changed and he pulls back the curtain on the process behind writing...

Hello, Im Craig and welcome to another episode of Football Kit Memories - the football podcast that gets under the shirt. Today I meet John Walker, host and creator of the excellent Scots Abroad Podcast. Recorded just before the Euro 2020 squad announcement we talk Scotland and the reasons why John set up his podcast in order to track the growing number of Scottish footballers, as well as other in...

Hello, Im Craig and welcome to part 2 of this episode of Football Kit Memories with my guest Pat Nevin. In part 1 we discussed Pat’s new book, The Accidental Footballer, growing up in Glasgow and his time playing with Chelsea and Everton. Do make sure you go back and check that out. Here in Part 2 we move on to Pat’s second and third (plus a few bonus) football shirt choices where we cover Scotlan...

Hello, Im Craig and welcome to another episode of Football Kit Memories - the podcast that gets under the shirt. Today I meet the thinking man’s footballer - Mr Pat Nevin. During the podcast, Pat talks about his new book - The Accidental Footballer - as he reflects on his time growing up in Glasgow, being part of an academic family and his somewhat reluctant path to becoming a professional footbal...

Hello, Im Craig and welcome to another episode of Football Kit Memories - the football podcast that gets under the shirt. Today I meet Alex Stewart, one of the presenters/producers behind Tifo Football, one of my favourite football channels on YouTube. During our chat, we cover Alex’s somewhat unusual route into the game as we find out how the time he spent in the Police, recognising patterns shap...

Hello, Im Craig and welcome to another episode of Football Kit Memories the football podcast that gets under the shirt Today we talk mental health in football, with owner of The Football Mindset , John Johnstone. In a fascinating chat, John talked me about the ways he helps professional footballers overcome mental hurdles in order to improve their game. We cover John’s podcast and his successful b...

Hello, Im Craig and welcome to another episode of Football Kit Memories the football podcast that gets under the shirt Today I meet the chief photographer at Arsenal - Stuart MacFarlane. During our chat Stuart talks to me about his 20+ year association with the club, how his role and the demands as club photographer have changed and he shares some great stories about Arsene Wenger, Dennis Bergkamp...

Hello, Im Craig and welcome to another episode of Football Kit Memories - the football podcast that gets under the shirt. Today I meet a legend of Scottish comedy, Mr Phil Differ. Since the 1980s, Phil has written and produced for some of the most memorable and iconic shows for stage and screen including Not The Nine O’Clock News, Spitting Image and Chewin The Fat. He’s perhaps best known for the...

Hello, Im Craig and welcome to another episode of Football Kit Memories. Today I meet comic actor Alex Lowe, who is perhaps best known as comedy physic medium Clinton Baptiste. In our chat Alex talks to me about treading the boards with Kenneth Branagh, developing the Clinton Baptiste character originally shown on Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights, and we cover the spooky goings-on from across the UK whi...

Hello, Im Craig and welcome to another episode of Football Kit Memories Today I meet BBC Radio 5 Live’s… Dotun Adebayo. In our chat Dotun covers his arrival in the UK in the sixties, spending the late seventies balancing studying and starring in the punk scene in Sweden, and we talk about handling live callers on the brilliant World Football Phone In Show that hosts with Tim Vickery on the BBC.&nb...

Hello, Im Craig and welcome to another episode of Football Kit Memories. Today I meet another host from BBC Scotland’s A View From The Terrace - Joel Sked. During the show Joel talks to me about his life as a journalist, covering Hearts for the Scotsman and we find out why Gretna boys aren’t to be messed with. Later I asked Joel to pick out three of his favourite football shirts and tell me a...

Hello, Im Craig and welcome to another episode of Football Kit Memories. Today I meet the award-winning ad director and host of the Life Goals Podcast - Theo Delaney.  During the show we talk Life Goals, The Spurs Show - a podcast Theo co-hosts - and he gives us a peek into his day-job in the world of advertising. Later, Theo picks out three of his favourite football shirts and tells me about...

Hello, Im Craig and welcome to another episode of Football Kit Memories. Today I’m joined by Josh Warwick one the co-founders of popular shirt retailer Cult Kits. In our chat, Josh talks to me about the business, its desire to do something different, and I get his thoughts on the ever rising prices in the vintage kits market. During the show I asked Josh to pick out three of his favourite foo...

Hello, Im Craig and welcome to another episode of Football Kit Memories Today I meet a broadcast and football journalism legend… Tim Vickery. In our chat  I find out how the youthful gamble he took to move to Brazil paid off, the challenges of working in two languages and his current thoughts on the future of Lionel Messi. During the show I asked Tim to pick out three of his favourite footbal...

Hello, Im Craig and welcome to another episode of Football Kit Memories Today I meet the host of BBC Scotland’s A View From The Terrace - Craig G Telfer. I ask Craig what it’s like transitioning from the world of podcasting to TV, working at the BBC and the charms of lower league Scottish football.  During the show I asked Craig to pick out three of his favourite football shirts and tell us a...

Hello, Im Craig and welcome to another episode of Football Kit Memories. Today I meet comedian, podcaster and good friend of mine - Eray. Eray and I have worked together for a long time but I’ve always been interested to talk to him in depth about the many successful social media side projects he runs.  We talk about his comedy memes, his retro film podcast and different ways he’s found succe...

Hello, Im Craig and welcome to another episode of Football Kit Memories Today I meet prolific Tweeter and king of the football meme - Jonny Sharples We talk about Jonny’s successes on the platform, some of the crazy situations it’s put him in and we find out whether he thinks Twitter is ultimately a good thing or a bad one. We cover the important work he does with mental health charity CALM, his F...

Hello, Im Craig and welcome to another episode of Football Kit Memories Today I meet journalist and broadcaster - Mark Machado. In our chat we cover Marks career in podcasting and radio, how he sees that industry changing and we find out how how a lad growing up in Ealing became a Liverpool fan. During the show I asked Mark to pick out three of his favourite football shirts and tell us about...

Hello, Im Craig and welcome to another episode of Football Kit Memories. Today on the pod I meet one of the original co-founders and current Head of Brand at Mundial - Dan Sandison. We talk about setting up the magazine for the World Cup in Brazil, developing an engaging tone of voice and working with some of the biggest brands in football.   During the show I asked Dan to pick out three of h...

Hello, Im Craig and welcome to another episode of Football Kit Memories. Today I meet journalist and broadcaster - Sam Delaney. We cover the many thrills and spills of a 20 year career in the media, as well as Sam’s own experiences in the world of football. During the show I asked Sam to pick out three of his favourite football shirts and tell us about what they mean to him.   There’s We...

Hello, Im Craig, and welcome to another episode of Football Kit Memories In this episode I meet illustrator and graphic designer Peter O’Toole.  We cover some of of the wide array of brands and kit launches he’s worked on, including Nike, Adidas and his hometown club Huddersfield Town. Theres work with Meyba, a job from FIFA we talk about the classic template that could have been for Ireland...

Hello, I’m Craig and welcome to Football Kit Memories - the football podcast that gets under the shirt, revealing the passions, recollections and stories of each guest.   The concept is pretty simple…  In each episode, a well known guest talks to me about three football shirts that mean something important to them. Expect some footballing-highs, some footballing-lows and enjoy a dee...