Daft Laddie was formed in 2014 and serves the football terrace culture market. Initially concentrating on T-shirts it has now evolved into a clothing brand.
Well done Motherwell deserved European football next season. Thank fuck the players and staff don't give up as easily as a chunk of our fan base. Big pat on the back to those who supported them to the hilt this season. Played their part especially last 2 games
Seeing my lad in bits at the news one of his pals took his own life yesterday is heartbreaking enough for me as a father. Cannot imagine the torment the father of the young lad is going through along with his family & friends. Thoughts are with them all. Rest easy Alex
I learned a lesson from Saturdays shenanigans celebrating absent friends. I'm now officially a bit of a lightweight in the bevvying stakes but it was important to be there just to pay my respects to those named on the flag.
Ladies & Gentleman, can I introduce you to the latest additions to our throng. Dylan, 5lbs 9 apparently, and Elsy, 5lbs 2. Not bad for being a bit early. Mother and babies under the watchful eye of the wonderful staff in Wishaw Maternity unit.
🗣️ "It is Motherwell 6, Hibs 6 in the game of the season. In the game of a few seasons in Scotland!"
This is
@Paulantunes10
's favourite game of all-time and it's really hard to argue otherwise. 🤷♂️
Highlights 👉
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@MotherwellFC
Growth, growth, growth. All you hear about these days intit? Well thanks to you I think I may have a chance my plan will actually work. Thank you for sharing the word yesterday and your reward is the official
@daft_laddie
a/w 2022 collection launch here today. More details later.
Many will have their say about ye olde fitba' hooligans but there's a lifetime of friendships and camaraderie in there second to none. It's not all about fighting and causing mayhem. So many positives to be taken from being involved in the Dressers scene.
After 8 years I've decided it's time to change the way
@daft_laddie
operates but for that to work I'm going to have to ask my loyal pals and customers for a bit of help by giving my posts in the next couple of days a r/t where possible. Keep the faith peeps.
Amazing response to the Jumpers for Goalposts design but we think it deserves a wider audience. Retweets welcomed to assist. If you missed out first time leave your size in comments or message me direct.
Time for the first big unveil of the week. I said
@daft_laddie
was growing, I dropped wee hints at a new direction. You may have noticed already but I am pleased to officially introduce the new logo. Simple, modern, striking, yes I know that's me down to a T 😉😊🙂
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Had to go get ma jag today wi' all the other auld folk my age. Ravenscraig has it nailed, in and oot in 10 minutes. Cap doffed, and I don't doff my cap often.
Tentative steps into the sponsorship world.
@daftladdie
has sponsored
@StuartMckin27
away top for this season. None of that rolling around on the grass now, don't want that nice white jersey marked. 😉
Pompey John was laid to rest today. Block E lads made a banner for the game Saturday, displayed at half time and sent down to the funeral director today who draped it over his coffin. His family send their thanks for the contribution.
Rest easy big pal. Proud to have known you.
Wooft, wasn't quite ready for that of a Monday lunchtime. Big shout out to Chief Daft Lassie oor
@amber_j94
and the others involved. Sorry Jordan don't have you tagged mate
@ssmith1886
@Alan_Burrows
On
#WorldMentalHealthDay
here is the story of how
@MotherwellFC
are working to make a difference following a series of tragedies in and around the club.
If you, or anyone you know, are affected by stories in this piece - please visit
Almost exactly 40 years to the day I made a decision to change style. I grew my hair, left skinhead behind and turned 'Casual' becoming the 11th in Motherwell to do so. Fair to say I was pretty much in at the beginning of something that would change many lives forever
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For those who haven't realised I made the decision to go full time with
@daft_laddie
a few weeks back. Since then it's fair to say it's washed it's face, which fills me with some confidence that come Summer I might see it fulfilling the potential I dreamed it might have.
Proud to have
@daft_laddie
sponsor Stuart's top although it's fair to say his loan didn't work out quite the way everyone hoped. Plus side of him not getting played that often is my jersey will still be clean when I receive it.😉
All the best
@StuartMckin27
future's still bright
Well here I am, bright eyed and bushy tailed. Actually that reminds me of something. Dressers released this as a T-shirt last year, one of the ideas I left behind. Absolute belter. My lad wore his to Livi earlier this season and an elderly lady remarked on it in the pub
#dressers
Some sad news today about one of the 80s lads Pompey John passing away following a long illness. He contributed to my fanzine OSB for years, was a cracking fella but sadly too ill to follow my journey with this label. No sales posts today, rest easy John.
"Take a journey through time as you read through the pages and decide for yourself what grabs your interest. Hopefully there will be much for you to hold onto by way of memories."
There haven't been many MFC books, but this one by
@mj_editor
is a must:
Personal milestone yesterday. After more than 40 years following Motherwell round the country, Links Park Montrose was finally ticked off my list along with the famous Big Pie and Oor Evan. The last original ground I hadn't visited watching Motherwell.
#daftladdie
#groundhopping
How did your weekend go then? I had a ball in mine. Started well with my wee feature on A View From The Terrace on Friday received well. Then it was onto Ayla's 1st Birthday celebrations on Saturday and a special outfit for ma wee smasher. A wee before pic here.
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#dl
Up and at it nice and early (for a weekend at least) Photo shoot for
@daft_laddie
in an hour, Burns Tavern afterwards, Fir Park to see the Mighty then wee Ayla coming down tonight. Saturdays eh?
So you've seen the launch pics, loved the response. Specifics now. 3 items to begin with, pre-order will go on our Big Cartel page Friday 6pm. First of these will be the MaWan Bomber jacket shown. Back to the 80s right enough. Shades of my Skinhead days before I started dressing
Cont.... Well never fear, that side of Daft Laddie will still be relevant. In fact plans are already in place to follow this launch with a blast from the past. The McB was one of the most popular runs ever and deserves another outing after a gap of 7 years I reckon. What say you?
That's me done as much as I can for the week. Time for Nijmegen. Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the friendship
#mfcnec
On my way soon so have a good one all of you, and remember the January sale on the Big Cartel which will help pay for my trip 😉
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Long before Daft Laddie was even thought of, I’ve been producing Motherwell related designs, usually in reaction to a special moment. The first inspiration came from the most unusual event of Motherwell rising to the top of the table in 1989 for the first time in 20 years.
You know I flit between Motherwell related designs and more neutral ones but now and again there's one that jumps out you could say belongs in the Old School. I think this is one. Should have put 'Daft Laddie since 1989' as that's when this journey began believe it or not.
After the last wee while I've had an inkling that I could perhaps make a proper go of Daft Laddie, not right away obviously. Not at that stage yet but I'm going to take on a courier role to pay the bills and hopefully free up more time to concentrate on building the brand further
@Stanspadowski72
@derekclarksport
Quite. I recall one particular European run to a UEFA final that involved a quite magnificent show of shithousery in almost every round from the team involved… 👍🏼
A few weeks ago some of you suggested I should respond to an appeal for Motherwell fans to appear on A View From The Terrace. Well I did, and it will be shown tonight. They came and filmed parts of my memorabilia collection which was featured in the Weird & Wonderful book.
And that will be that for the year. A big thank you to everyone who has supported me in a year in which the brand has taken big strides. Sales post are all done, but the Big Cartel shop page remains open all the way through. Link in bio
No surprises left, you know what's coming this morning. The next drop in the process of the new
@daft_laddie
range is this outstanding heavy 1/4 zip sweatshirt. These will go on pre-order tonight at 6pm along with the MaWan bomber jacket. I give you the navy MaTwa sweatshirt.
Our Pollok adventure comes to a victorious end. Thanks to all
@pollokfc19s
who played their part. Back home for a new chapter next season but never forget this. Champions!!!
I've dealt with sizing issues. Time to look into the future and avoid potential upcoming issues.
I ran an experiment on Saturday. The results were conclusive. The new gloves are not fire retardant. Do not try this at home kids. ☺️
#daftladdie
#terrace
#culture
#dl
#bois
#pyro
No doubt many of you will have read the posts over the weekend announcing the new Daft Laddie & Daft Lassie due to arrive on the scene. Yes Baby Ayla is soon to be a big sister to twins so I can just take this opportunity to thank everyone for their kind messages.
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Normal activities are suspended for today as we say goodbye to this absolute legend. Shared some right laughs over the years with Big Horse, one of the funniest guys I ever had the pleasure to call my pal. Any orders received last night or today will be taken care of tomorrow. 😢
To say I was rushed off my feet yesterday would be an understatement. Brilliant response to both Ravenscraig and Argyle Argyle. That's where I want to be so no time to rest on my laurels. The next one almost ready so keep watching. In the meantime, back to more of the same.
Now I readily admit to having a big Motherwell influence running through anything I do but it's not true that I allow it to dominate my Daft Laddie designs. Why, here's one I did in Bradford colours not that long ago. 😉
Limited availability but still on sale at Big Cartel page.
If you're new to my way of working I do a Christmas Fitba' Tap every year. These are done to order but I have already had a couple of requests outwith that and have now opened up another order book. In the meantime enjoy my interpretation of the 1993 Roma away.
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Here's something I've been waiting for the right moment to make public. Problems with supplies of this colourway have held this project up, and they might not be completely solved but I thought it's time to gauge interest and see where it takes us. Apparel logo
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Yesterday I reintroduced 12 Daft Christmas Tings. Whilst not exactly a
#daftladdie
product my new book takes pride of place to begin with. 260 pages of Motherwell nostalgia. Message me for details
Looking to gauge interest in a re-issue of the Turnstiles design once lockdown is over. Leave a comment with your size if you fancy one. Maybe 3 weeks away from delivery mind.
Back to the terracing catwalk yesterday, met up with some visiting friends from Florida. Seems like ages since the last game so time to get the new
@daft_laddie
range out there. One thing, that Ma Twa zipper is massive. For all those looking at it best go down a size.
Here's what I would have put up if I'd got out ma scratcher at a decent hour. The next design, Plastic Casuals. As usual there's a double meaning in there, the main one though is if Subbuteo did hooligan figures, they'd be called.....
As always leave your size in comments