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Episode four of Quickly Kevin's pre-season training features hosts Chris Gold, Josh Whittacombe, and Michael Marden working through correspondence, selecting their all-time favorite 11s, and discussing 90s football culture. The episode includes discussions about football boot sponsorships, particularly Gareth Southgate's Bullboy Shoes endorsement and the revolutionary Predator boots, as well as a live show clip featuring comedian Alex Brooker. The hosts continue building their dream teams with midfielder and winger selections, celebrating exotic foreign signings and players who could beat defenders.
Bullboy Shoes and 90s Football Sponsorships
The hosts discuss a listener email about Gareth Southgate's endorsement of Bullboy Shoes in the 1990s, featuring the slogan 'Bullboy Shoes are what you need, get the power on your feet.' They explore the phenomenon of failed trainer brands and square football personalities being chosen to advertise cool products. The conversation reveals that few people actually owned or admitted to wearing Bullboy Shoes, and listeners are encouraged to share photos and memories of similar misguided sponsorship deals.
- Gareth Southgate endorsed Bullboy Shoes with Alan Hansen in a 1990s advertisement
- The slogan was 'Bullboy Shoes are what you need, get the power on your feet'
- Southgate and Hansen were described as 'the two squarest people to choose to advertise your cool new shoes'
- No one at school admitted to owning Bullboy shoes, possibly due to Southgate's penalty miss killing sales
" Shouldn't you be at work? "
The Predator Boot Revolution
A detailed discussion about the iconic Adidas Predator boots and their impact on 90s football culture. The hosts recall how Craig Johnson invented the Predators by attaching material from ping pong bats or bouncy rubber balls to boots to increase power and control. They discuss the boots' astronomical price point of £130 and how ownership became a status symbol among young players, with one school's star striker getting a pair signaling his professional ambitions.
- Craig Johnson invented the Predator boots using material from ping pong bats stuck onto trainers
- Predator boots cost around £130, which was an obscene amount with inflation considered
- Ian Dowie was the first player mentioned wearing Predators, which seemed like 'a waste'
- Modern boots have evolved to be more like socks with less padding for better ball control
" I thought it was bouncing rubber balls and he put it on a boot and said, look how much extra kicking it. "
" All the gear, no idea. Isn't that the classic? "
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