Darkhorse boot of year New Balance are not to be ignored. Year after year the Big N progressively improves their boots and because of that are making such an impact on the market it could be argued that they are the closest brand to breaking into the Big Three. This year has seen them introduce […]
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The pinnacle of modern Predators Adidas released the Predator Rotiero last year with much acclaim. After so many years, adidas was finally giving the market a proper leather Predator and it was excellent. For some, like TexasCleatCollector, it was their boot of the year. I also was over the moon and the only reason I […]
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Still Special The newest Mizuno Morelia UL (Ultra Light) is the latest in a sub series of the Morelia line up that separates itself from the standard boots by being lighter. While in its current form the new UL is only about fifteen grams lighter than the standard Morelia, in the past it used to […]
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An absurd proposition If there is one thing that a lot of us boot heads have been wanting for a while now is for brands to go crazy with their high-end products. For a while, it has felt like brands have been playing it too safe. Car manufacturers often have “Halo” models which are less […]
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Half-baked Mizuno has had a banger summer so far, not only releasing the brilliant Mizuno Morelia II Japan, but finally offering AG soleplates on a majority of their high-end boots. I gave a lot of praise to the Mizuno Morelia Proto but still felt it needed an FG plate, even though the AG plate is […]
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ASICS’ banger year continues The Japanese brand has recently been doing a lot of work towards increasing its reputation not just in Japan but gradually overseas as well. This has been helped by the excellent boots that ASICS has put out year after year. However, ASICS has not rested on its laurels and seems to […]
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Seriously Impressive If there is one thing people can say about this blog, it is that I have not reviewed enough New Balance boots over the years. It is not like I have anything against the brand – far from it – they just always seem to fall to the wayside when it comes to […]
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Almost the Perfect Improvement When adidas brought the F50 back last year, it seemed more like an updated X rather than a whole new boot. While I personally enjoyed the F50, well specifically the launch colourway, adidas gave us something excellent with the Messi model. They accomplished this by releasing something very similar to what […]
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The Best Phantom, mostly Nike’s Phantom series has a long and storied history at this point. There have been some massive highs, like the recent Hypervenom Phantom 1 Remake, and terrible lows, like the Hypervenom Phantom 2. The hit rate has been decent enough to the point that there always seems to be a Phantom […]
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Almost the perfect leather boot If there is one thing that we can always count on, it is that Mizuno always makes a superb kangaroo leather boot. The Morelia II Japan has been the gold standard for years and while various trends come and go, the Morelia is seemingly eternal. It is one of those […]
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