Before I start blogging, it’s important I introduce myself. I’m a football coach by profession and by looking through my website (that you’re currently on), you’ll be able to follow my journey to date.

I only actively started purchasing shirts in recent months, as previously I’d have been collecting unconsciously and slowly building a cluster of different shirts. On my travels with work, I’ve been lucky enough to visit many countries (too many to name here) and visit some of the worlds top clubs. On these trips I picked up some shirts as you do and put them away, upon my return. Fast forward to 2022 and an impromptu clear out at home, I soon realised I had a few in my possession.

Alongside coaching on a daily basis, I organise a variety of football courses throughout the year, where children come to me and learn about various parts of the game. This coming summer I had a new idea that I wanted to launch (details to be released soon) and I needed more football shirts. My next steps after this were opening an account on twitter and to also start searching for any bargains I could find, via eBay.

I’m now into my 2nd month, of officially collecting and I’ve bought some excellent pieces, that I’m now pleased to own. Many are classic items that I remember from childhood, with others ticking the ‘like’ box. One thing I have learnt in the last few months though, is that there is obviously a lot available on the market, so you have to know in what direction you wish to go!

While this intro is only brief, I will now be blogging regularly, with weekly articles. These will mainly be about collecting, but also some lessons I’ve learnt already. There are many connections between football coaching and buying shirts (this may seem very strange to you), but I will start explaining my reasoning for this, from next week!

Please give me a follow on Twitter @AscotFooty and feel free to give me any feedback on my blog posts!