Kick Off Merchants Blog

Whether you are looking for birthday, Christmas, Father's Day, or Mother's Day presents for the Wolves fan in your life, or just want to treat yourself, we plenty of gift ideas for you! Wolves Ceramic Beer Mats – Legends Premium ceramic coasters with a glossy finish and cork backing—perfect for protecting surfaces and celebrating past greats of Wolves. Versatile and stylish for any fan’s home bar or coffee table. My First Match Mug A personalised 11oz ceramic mug—dishwasher-safe—that commemorates someone’s first Wolves match, with detailed line-ups and scorers included. A heartfelt gift for lifelong fans. Black & Gold Dog Collar...

Gordon Cowans Gordon Cowans, a gifted midfielder, was central to Aston Villa’s success in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Nicknamed "Sid," he joined the club as a youth player in 1969 and made his senior debut in 1976. Renowned for his passing vision and composure, Cowans helped Villa win the 1980–81 First Division title and played a pivotal role in their 1982 European Cup triumph, providing creativity from midfield. After spells with Bari and Blackburn, he returned to Villa twice, ultimately making over 450 appearances for the club. Cowans also earned England caps during his Villa career. His leadership...

Four years ago today the idea of Kick Off Merchants was first discussed. A WhatsApp group was created which included myself, and various graphic designers supporting Arsenal, Chelsea, Rangers, Everton and Sheffield United. Everyone already did their own thing for the club they supported and we all had one thing in common - merchandise we would want to buy The idea was simple - to take what we knew doing merchandise for the clubs we supported and expand to do bits and pieces for as many clubs as possible. After we all agreed their was legs in the idea, the...

I do not really get the criticism of Gareth Southgate for calling up  Kobbie Mainoo. Now I may not be a huge Southgate fan (a better manager would have seen England at least one trophy during his period in charge), but it does feel like criticism for criticism sake. Recently we have all complained about Southgate selecting Jordan Henderson (whilst playing semi-professional football in Saudi Arabia) and Kalvin Phillips (whilst not even getting off the bench for Manchester City. England's upcoming games against Brazil and Belgium are friendlies. These are the perfect time for Southgate to select a few youngsters to see...

Yesterday the office discussion was about January transfer's and how much of an immediate impact they can have, especially in relation to title chasing teams. Tottenham have confirmed one new signing (at the time of writing. This could well be two by the time we publish), whilst Liverpool, Manchester City and Aston Villa have yet to sign anyone. The view from the Arsenal fan in the office was that Arsenal were throwing away a chance of winning the league if they did not sign a player. I countered this with the view that in January, teams tend to make big signings...