Unbelievable Saves®: football shirt restoration

An Easter message from Unbelievable Saves (that has nothing to do with Easter & everything to do with football shirt restoration)! Occasionally we get people who have bought their own sponsors & namesets for restoration jobs & want us to use them. Here is why that is bad.

This shirt had been tormenting me ever since I stupidly put Ronaldo 11 on the back (wrong season)!

@N30YRD @Shirtsmith4720 @WeFixKits Shirtsmith is the source of at least 50% of WFK amazing discoveries so I doubt he will learn anything new here

@Shirtsmith4720 @WeFixKits lend a hand mate

Right so anyone else seeing what I'm seeing...what do I do here? 🤔😅 The outline won't go away I know for sure.

@Matt_Bass @AndroidDiamond Never had a problem with this shirt in particular, or with washing other shirts at 20%? Diadora made notoriously feeble shirts during this era

@AndroidDiamond @UBSaves Also! TD! What happened to my Diadora and Toyota? Always wash at 20c, never had a problem and then this happened. No idea why. Might have to send it your way.

Do I know any experts (or at least people with a vague idea of what they are talking about) on here who could help me tell if I have just bought a genuine football shirt from the 90s? If it is genuine (which it probably isn't) I have the steal of the century!

@Matt_Bass @AndroidDiamond I think you've hit the nail on the head - i'm 90% sure it's an official re-issue

@UBSaves @AndroidDiamond This is it. My suspicion was genuine Umbro but a later reissue (is that even a thing?)

@Matt_Bass @AndroidDiamond Post some pictures of the inside & outside including labels!

@AndroidDiamond I wonder if @UBSaves might have any thoughts...

Possibly the rarest big club item I've ever had in! (Clarifying 'big club' because i've had some sunday league stuff which is technically just as rare!)

It needed to be said!

I'm going to do a few videos on helpful editing tips for namesets & sponsors. Here is the first one - putting holes in solid numbers. I hope some people out there find it useful!

El ser humano sería imparable si solo se dedicara a hacer el bien. El bien:

A nostalgic sponsor for all the underage drinkers in the 2000s! Big up ya-selves! Also my first Chesterfield shirt for unbelievable saves...hopefully the first of many! #vkapple #vkblue #drunkinthepark #chesterfieldfc #footballshirtrestoration

First shirt save of 2026 & it's the best shirt of the 2020s so far for me. Equal parts futuristic & retro! Did anyone other than Ajax & Scotland use this template?

@CoolEthan_ Just replied mate apologies for the delay

Hey @UBSaves I sent you a DM a few days ago about some possible work, would you mind getting back to me when you have the chance? Cheers

A creative solution if the residue doesn't come off! This was for my friend James @retroshirtstore - head over there if you want to treat yourself to a late Christmas present!

To everyone who has followed, liked, sent shirts in, recommended us or just watched from afar, Merry Christmas from Unbelievable Saves! 😘🎅🏼❄️

No manufacturer had a better run than the Tailored by Umbro era & I will die on that hill! #ManCity #Umbro #footballshirtrestoration

The data on average watch times on social media videos does not make for pleasant reading so I'm trying a new format!

instagram.com/reel/DR-EwKSDc… Casino Saltzburg to RB Salzburg has to be the biggest name downgrade in history!

The Sligo Rovers restoration content you never knew you needed to see on your Saturday afternoon 😍 #Sligo #LeagueofIreland #tailoredbyumbro

Did I get the order right?! #arsenal #gunners #footballshirtrestoration