I am a semi-professional footballer in his twenties, playing regularly in England’s lower leagues. I once had dreams, as we all did, to play in the Premier League and maybe win a World Cup or two if I could be bothered. Playing for a Championship outfit at youth level, this dream looked a lot more realistic than it does now. It didn’t work out, and now my Saturdays are filled up by swearing at opponents, acting the Berty Big Bollocks for the few fans we have and quickly disappearing after matches so my limbs remain intact.
Nevertheless, as long as I’m playing football week-in, week-out at a decent standard, I can’t really complain. I’m enjoying it a lot, and not all footballers are discovered young; that’s what I keep telling myself.
What I do not enjoy though is the amount of consumerist BS that we are fed every week, the lies we are told, simply for big brands and companies to extract hard-earned cash from our own pockets to line their own. I’m talking about reviews on football boots. So many I read, telling us how this specific boot is the next best thing and if you wear it you’ll turn into a Sunday League Messi. In reality though, you fork out £300 quid, your missus hates you because you can no longer afford to take her to bingo and you’re left still playing like Fat Fred from down the pub.
So that’s where we come in. If we think a boot is as good as a punch in the gonads, we will deliver it straight. We only truly recommend boots that we are confident that we, and therefore you, will like.
Based in London, we are a group of football lovers, who want to give an independent platform to the thousands of players in the U.K to make an informed and reliable decision about what boots they should buy.
We saw a gap in the market for this kind of honest guide to football boots, and look to fill it in a light-hearted yet thoroughly knowledgeable manner. Every week, we will produce detailed reviews on the latest boot releases. We will also provide unique content on literally anything boot-related that we feel will interest or benefit you.
If you wish us to review a boot that we haven’t yet reviewed (or maybe even an old boot), or have any specific questions that you want answering, just let us know! Perhaps you think we are talking as much sense as Michael Owen when he’s commenting, feel free to disagree and contact us.
So whether your mates are just ripping you constantly for sporting some disgusting old Diadoras, or you’re unsure whether you can wear flip flops for an early kick-off in January, we are here for you!