Episode 17: Capitalism works

Welcome to the seventeenth episode of the Kit Nerd Corner podcast, in which we get the gang back together and talk about all the shirts we bought since October. No Kristin again. She’s waiting for socks to arrive and has no time for us.

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It’s been so long since we recorded an episode that we have a huge backlog of things that we bought that we need to talk about.

Rich bought more novelty shirts, a hat, and the best socks available.

Mark brought back a suitcase full from his European vacation, and also the best socks available.

Brenton is not a wealthy fatcat capitalist like Mark and Rich but still bought a lovely World Cup shirt and a whack of very large very cheap shirts that don’t fit and also bought great socks.

We finished off by noting some fun shirts in the soccer world.

And as usual, all the shirts (and socks) we talk about are pictured below.

Enjoy!

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Episode rundown, with times bolded:

0:00 – INTRODUCTION

Intro music: Definition by Black Star (Mos Def and Talib Kweli)

Why is Kristin missing, AGAIN. What is Rich drinking and why. Buy a chair.

3:15 – WE BOUGHT SHIT / SOCK CHAT

3:40 – Sharktopus FC primary and alternate, 2024 US Open Cup
8:15 – Þór Akureyri hat, for all you Iceland football fans
9:15 – Pacific FC’s teal 2023 socks
11:10 – Jamaica’s home and away socks! (Also Wolves Castore socks.)

17:35 – MARK’S TRIP TO PORTUGAL

17:45 – CS Maritimo home without the sponsor (booooooo), Estrela da Amadora home, Bessa FC home, Cagliari 2020-21 home delivered to his hotel, so cool;
21:30 – Forge FC training, York United 2023 home and away, Toronto FC 2023 carnival third, Burnley 2022-23 away;
22:00 – Netherlands / Quality Street 2022 World Cup home!!!

29:05 – MORE SHIT WE BOUGHT

29:15 – Rich got a Christmas present! A repro 1989-91 Sheffield Utd away yellow monstrosity / grail;
30:45 – Tromso 2023 third midnight sun by Select, designed by a 10-year; feat. an aside about delivery nightmare company DHL;
34:55 – Brenton bought the Spain 2023 World Cup away by Adidas, and it’s gorgeous, and fits well;
34:55 – Brenton also bought a whack of cheap shirts that are all too big: Minneapolis City SC 2023 away by Stimulus, Leones Negros 2020-21 away by Umbro, Montserrat 2020 home by BOL, Biscayne Bay 2021 home feat. manatees by Olive & York;
41:10 – Brenton bought two shirts for Rich: Faroe Islands shirt, and Iceland shirt (sorry, I’m tired).

46:00 – J-LEAGUE (AND J3-LEAGUE) HIGHLIGHTS

46:15 – FC Osaka home and Yokohama SCC home, both by bonera;
52:15 – Shonan Bellmare home by Penalty, and Urawa Reds home by Nike;

1:00:00 – OTHER SHIRTS WE SAW

1:00:20 – Federated States of Micronesia home, away and third (GK) by Stingz;
1:05:45 – FSM 2023 intra-island futsal tournament kit, also by Stingz, feat. a cute bird;
1:07:20 – Uruguay U23 home by in-house! 100-year anniversary celebrating their 1924 Olympic win;
1:10:30 – Universitario 2024 away by Marathon, centenary shirt;
1:14:30 – Mainz 2024 carnival shirt by Jako.

1:17:45 – OUTRO

Outro music: Father Christmas by the Kinks

See below for images of all the shirts we talk about, and jump on over to twitter (RIP) to let us know what you think about all our blathering.

The podcast: @KitNerdCorner

Mark: @kitnerdmark

Kristin: @kzknowles

Rich: @teaathalftime

Brenton: @capsoffside

Shirts we discuss in this episode

Stuff we bought!

Sharktopus FC primary and secondary, unused 2024 US Open Cup, by Olive & York.

Top: Sock chat! Pacific FC’s 2023 teal away socks are lovely. By Macron. Wolves socks here too to balance the gallery. They are okay.
Bottom: Jamaica 2022 home and away socks, the loveliest. By Adidas.

Top: CS Maritimio by puma; Estrela da Amadora home.
Bottom: Bessa FC (Boavista reserves) home; Cagliari 20-21 home.

Top: York United home and away by Macron.
Bottom: Toronto FC carnivale (third) by Adidas; Burnley 2022-23 away by Umbro.

Top: Sheffield United original 1989-91 away by Umbro; Tromso third by Select; Spain women’s World Cup 2022 away by Adidas.
Middle: Leones Negros 2020-21 away by Umbro, Minneapolis City SC 2023 away by Stimulus, Biscayne Bay 2021 home feat. manatees by Olive & York
Bottom: Montserrat 2020 home by BOL,

Some new shirts we noticed

Top: FC Osaka home and Yokohama SCC home, both by borera;
Bottom: Shonan Bellmare home by Penalty, and Urawa Reds home by Nike;

Top: Federated States of Micronesia home, third by Stingz.
Middle: FSM away by Stingz, Kosrae 2023 futsal shirt.
Bottom: Universitario 2024 away by Marathon, Mainz 2024 carnivale shirt by Jako.