Kick Off Merchants Blog

So the next round of nominations for the "Premier League Hall of Fame" have been announced. Before I start, I must say I am not a fan. It feels very American and is another attempt to ignore the century of football that went before the Premier League. That National Football Museum have their own list which delves properly into our great games history. The nominations for the 2023 inductees are: One thing every player on this list has in common is they all played for the "Big 6". And this has led some to say "Big 6 bias again".  So...

Every League Cup final it is the same argument - Is the League Cup a big trophy? Any fan that does their time going to games will love any Wembley moment, whether it is the FA Cup, League Cup, the EFL Trophy and beyond. Every final is a big event for those fans and players involved. A Sunday League cup final is huge for amateur. Even if it is the Division 4 Cup in the Essex Corinthians league! Fans who always say "the League Cup is not a big trophy, I do not care" tend to be those that have never stepped...

Honestly, I hate the January transfer window. Every year it seems to drag on longer as Sky Sports (and other media news outlets) start their coverage earlier. I think this year they started their countdown in November. Up there with your local supermarket selling Easter Eggs in January. In 2013, Arsene Wenger floated the idea of scrapping the January transfer window. His theory also included closing the summer window before a ball was kicked in the Premier League. The idea was that you get your first team squad before the season starts, and that is what you have to work...

It's bloody cold out there! At the beginning of the year, we tracked all our new product launches for the entire 12 months. Fleece blankets were something we had planned, with a launch date of October 2023. Then this current cold spell came. Over the last 4 days, our team have worked hard to sort out the designs and get a full range of retro kit fleece blankets up on the store. With over 100 designs available for all your favourite clubs, our fleece blankets are perfect to keep you warm and cosy during these cold evenings. Manufactured using a...

One thing we did back end of 2022 was create a LinkedIn business page. We felt this was a huge step in turning us from a start-up company into a SME business.  The page will be used to share our latest product launches, our successes, and industry news. There will also be discount codes posted exclusively to the page which will be put up on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.  We will also be starting football discussions on the page. Many of you sit on LinkedIn for many hours a day (especially those in recruitment!) so why not give our page a...