The Devil Wears Pelada

It's FA Cup Final week and we really should be getting excited about the greatest game in the English football calendar, but it's ANOTHER Manchester derby, so we're allowed not to be.

Far better, we think, to consider the FA Cup Finals of the past, and particularly the kits that were worn in them. That's why we've plumped for the 1990s - a decade that provides us with plenty to talk about where the Wembley showpiece is concerned.

So sit back, listen in and here what we've got to say about everything from Crystal Palace in Bukta stripes to Newcastle United in a kit that was ALMOST their best ever. Oh, and we'd love to hear your feedback too. Drop us a line, either via your favourite podcatcher, or on Twitter/X at @devilkitpod.

Music: Kevin MacLeod.

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In our attempt to review as many kits as possible in a single podcast episode, we've resorted to a plan that we think might work: using only three words to summarise each kit.

Are we crazy? Foolish? Just plain desperate to innovate? The answer to all three is probably 'yes', but either way, we give you our snappy views of all the new national team kit releases from the past few weeks, along with some random haiku thrown in for free.

There's also our take on the England kit controversy, and what the switch from Adidas to Nike could mean for the German national team. Plenty to get through, as ever, and you're welcome to join us...

Crib Sheet available here.

Music: Kevin MacLeod.

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As the years roll by, many football kits are forgotten about because they're just plain mediocre. Well not on this podcast! We're the sort of people that celebrate mediocrity because, you see, mediocrity doesn't necessarily mean 'terrible.' Usually it does, but not always...

Anyway, to sharpen our focus, we've decided to go back to the 1999-2000 Premier League season to pick out our most forgotten examples of kit mediocrity, with an additional casual glance at Euro 2000. There's also kit news and feedback from our previous episode. What are you waiting for... Tuck in, kit lovers!

Music: Kevin MacLeod.

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We've reviewed the kits from many major tournaments and competitions down the years, but never the 1982 World Cup. In this episode, we aim to put that right as we pick out the best from FIFA's 12th quadrennial outing.

There's also a big stack of news featuring teams wanting to change their kit, change their logo and, in one particular case, change the concept of a singular fourth kit. It all gets a bit meta, but luckily there's always the subject of childhood toys to fall back on. And crisps.

We love reading out your comments, so send us your feedback at twitter.com/devilkitpod, and we'll do our best to give you a name-check on a future episode.

Music: Kevin MacLeod.

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Chris and Rich create an almost biblical set of commandments that every football kit fan should live by. Long socks? Too long. Fussy necklines? Never. Non-football logos on football shirts? No, thank you.

These and other such ideals are presented for your consideration and delight in the first episode of the football kit podcast that speaks the TRUTH. *

Give us your comments or feedback at twitter.com/devilkitpod, and we'll do our best to give you a name-check on a future episode.

(* Most of the time.)

Music: Kevin MacLeod.

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