Topps vs Panini. Kids being the casualties of war

[Skamp]

Scroll on by if you're not a fan of the Mail.

Interesting read, a warning for parents and a helpful tip in the comments if you've been nagged to buy a sticker album for the Euros.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-13465301/Euro-2024-sticker-albums-Panini-Topps.html?ito=native_share_article-top

 

 

Edited May 28 by Skamp

[HoylandOwl]

If I bought the sticker book, I’d still get 450 swaps of Romeo Zondervan even now…. 

[tomcore]

20p of my 50p pocket money for a pack when I was young. I think I filled the 95-97 books. That feeling of getting a shiny even if it was Coventry. 

 

My friend collects the card versions now, some are worth 1000s.

[owl71]

On 29/05/2024 at 14:03, HoylandOwl said:

If I bought the sticker book, I’d still get 450 swaps of Romeo Zondervan even now…. 

Swapsies were usually a complete waste of time because every other bugger always had the same stickers.  You probably needed to have cousins all over Britain to actually finish one of those albums.  

[fOWLmouth]

I used to draw in an appropriate moustache or try changing the hair colour.The tricky part was changing the name.Probably why I rarely found a swap.

[HoylandOwl]

9 hours ago, owl71 said:

Swapsies were usually a complete waste of time because every other bugger always had the same stickers.  You probably needed to have cousins all over Britain to actually finish one of those albums.  

I needed Lawrie Madden to complete the Wednesday page. 

[fOWLmouth]

9 hours ago, HoylandOwl said:

I needed Lawrie Madden to complete the Wednesday page. 

I remember being stood on the kop when Madden was playing,don’t remember what match,but it was memorable for one thing.A bloke standing nearby shouted ‘just fuck off Madden’ every time he had the ball.

[Owling_Wolf]

9 hours ago, HoylandOwl said:

I needed Lawrie Madden to complete the Wednesday page. 

Why did he have to do it?   😋