The kit book shelves will have a new tome soon, when Matt Riley's Kit & Caboodle is released. Ahead of that Matt joins Gav, Denis and Les to discuss the inspiration behind the book, which does not sit on the fence about topics such as gambling and Crypto/NFT sponsorships, using shirts to oppose wars and bigotry, and attempts to put football on a more sustainable footing, which naturally includes the kits made from a petroleum by-product.

Having looked at change kits, goalkeeper jerseys and notable templates (twice!), Denis, Gavin and Les take a look at a specific club's kit offerings as chosen by a guest. That club is Newcastle United, and the guest is renowned Toon matchworn shirt collector Gavin Haigh, who selects three good ("Canny kit that pet!") and three bad ("Nah way the lads!") kits from the Magpie's polyester pantheon.

Outro track is Teleseme by Steve Cobby (2015 Déclassé Recordings). Used with kind permission.

Having established that templates are no bad thing in Episode Seven of The Football Kit Podcast, Denis, Gav and Les revisit the subject in Episode Ten to choose more 'Templates of Worship' and 'Templates of Doom'.

Outro track is Teleseme by Steve Cobby (2015 Déclassé Recordings). Used with kind permission.

Goalkeepers are a different breed they say, and their attire certainly sets them apart from their team mates. In this episode of The Football Kit Podcast that attire is considered by Denis, Gav and Les, who each choose a "you're a keeper" entry of something they like as well as a "No saving that" choice, something far from number one.

Outro track is Teleseme by Steve Cobby (2015 Déclassé Recordings). Used with kind permission.

All post-punk band Half Man Half Biscuit wanted was a Dukla Prague away kit, but for some people change kits, be they away, third, fourth or in Napoli's case thirteenth kits are the work of the capitalist devil. Denis, Les and Gav discuss change kits, finding positives as well as negatives, or 'Positive changes' and 'Changes for the worse'.

Outro track is Teleseme by Steve Cobby (2015 Déclassé Recordings). Used with kind permission.

The Football Kit Podcast and the Templates of Doom! In Episode Seven old stalwarts Denis and Les are joined by a January transfer window signing, as Gav Hope of Kit Geek gives the line up some strength in depth. Templates might be a dirty word to some but they are the bedrock of kit design, and in what might be the first part of a quasi-regular series, our three kit connoisseur each nominate a 'Template of Worship' and a 'Template of Doom'.

Outro track is Teleseme by Steve Cobby (2015 Déclassé Recordings). Used with kind permission.

In Episode Six of The Football Kit Podcast we talk to Steve Appenowitz, author of the essential 2018 tome Bundesliga Trikots and fan of Borussia Mönchengladbach, about his latest book Das Gladbach Trikot.

Also… Denis and Les are intrigued by the EFL's stance on short clashes, and recall a Chelsea mash-up in their first season with adidas.

Outro track is Teleseme by Steve Cobby (2015 Déclassé Recordings). Used with kind permission.

Denis and Les are joined by John Devlin (True Colours Football Kits) and Gavin Hope (Kit Geek) for a special episode that reviews the kits of a belated 2020 European Championships.

Outro track is Teleseme by Steve Cobby (2015 Déclassé Recordings). Used with kind permission.

In Episode Five of The Football Kit Podcast we talk to a kit design colossus: Craig Buglass, whose Cool Motion and Total 90 kits for Brazil, Holland, Portugal, South Korea, USA et al are among the most well known Nike designs, and who also collaborated on kits for Puma and Umbro.

Also… Denis and Les consider some of the kits of Euro 2020: the refreshed Puma away kits such as those of Austria, Switzerland and Italy, as well as the three Jako kits for North Macedonia that didn't survive contact with social media reaction. Plus mash-up muser Denis takes a look at the shorts and socks combos worn by West Ham in 2020/21 .

Outro track is Teleseme by Steve Cobby (2015 Déclassé Recordings). Used with kind permission.

In Episode Four of The Football Kit Podcast we talk to Marc Roe, Walsall's accidental kitman who spent part of lockdown giving Joe Wicks a run for his money with fitness videos on the club's Facebook account.

Also… Denis discusses the rebrand at Serie A champions elect Inter, and Les muses a mash-up from 1991 featuring Les Lions Indomptables.