Trav Le Bleu Posted 4 March 2010 Posted 4 March 2010 Was just being nostalgic and thinking about sticker albums, wishing I had a son so I could still buy them and do what my dad used to do, ie come home with 5-6 packs and say, "look what I got you son!" and proceed to stick them all in himself (often wonkily ) This was my first as I remember: Apart from football ones every year thereafter until about 1986 (Mexico World Cup seems to be my last reclloection) I also had a Formula 1 one around about the 1980 season and one about Dinosaurs. I also completed the Spain 82 album. Sadly, can't find any pictures of these Anyone else out there who was/is as sad as me?
purpleronnie Posted 4 March 2010 Posted 4 March 2010 I loved it. I was a bit addicted though, all my paper round and pocket money would go on buying them. When my dad would walk in with ZZap 64 and a few packets I was soooo happy. Kids are spoilt thesedays.
The Blur Posted 4 March 2010 Posted 4 March 2010 Was just being nostalgic and thinking about sticker albums, wishing I had a son so I could still buy them and do what my dad used to do, ie come home with 5-6 packs and say, "look what I got you son!" and proceed to stick them all in himself (often wonkily )This was my first as I remember: Apart from football ones every year thereafter until about 1986 (Mexico World Cup seems to be my last reclloection) I also had a Formula 1 one around about the 1980 season and one about Dinosaurs. I also completed the Spain 82 album. Sadly, can't find any pictures of these Anyone else out there who was/is as sad as me? Popped to my local corner shop yesterday, I saw Coca Cola championship album and I was tempted to buy it because of the City Had several in late nineties, they were Premiership ones I never completed them but the closest I came was about seven stickers away from the completion Sorry to be inaccurate with the dates, they are tucked away in the attic, either that or I got rid of them
Ashley Posted 4 March 2010 Posted 4 March 2010 I'm still only young now however I have every premier league sticker album filled from 98-03, god knows how much was spent on these, there still in good condition aswell I hope there worth some money some day. I went to a few swap shops aswell, for anyone that collected the sticker book as shown above and didnt compelete them piniani(sticker maker) still make them stickers but you have to order them off their website..
SemperEadem Posted 4 March 2010 Posted 4 March 2010 Remember buying a nearly full 1998-99 season one from Croft car boot. Wish i still has it now:(
Samilktray Posted 4 March 2010 Posted 4 March 2010 Used to love these back in the day. Although Pokemon cards were real craze of my childhood.
Guest Mee-9 Posted 4 March 2010 Posted 4 March 2010 Infact I used to give my spares to the son of Phil Gilchrist. (Remember him?)
SemperEadem Posted 4 March 2010 Posted 4 March 2010 Used to love these back in the day.Although Pokemon cards were real craze of my childhood. My school banned them, as well as running
lildave3 Posted 4 March 2010 Posted 4 March 2010 Completed quite a few Merlin Premier Leagye sticker books. Me and my mate were addicted to them.
Heart-Shaped Fox Posted 4 March 2010 Posted 4 March 2010 Football stickers were very popular when I was about 6 (1997) but seemed to die out thanks to bloody Pokemon cards! We always used to have it so a 'shiny' or a 'big sticker' were worth two normal ones! Those were the days!
Samilktray Posted 4 March 2010 Posted 4 March 2010 Shiney Charizard was worth like 25 cards, I got it in my first booster pack and swapped it for the free Mew card you got when you went to see the Pokemon movie. To this day I still feel angry about finding out it was a fucking free card.
Brainy Posted 4 March 2010 Posted 4 March 2010 Got nearly a bookful of shootout cards from 04/05 Looked back through it the other day and found it amusing that players such as Stewart Downing, Joey Barton and Richard Dunne were only 1 star. Think Cristiano Ronaldo was 2 stars
Miquel The Work Geordie Posted 4 March 2010 Posted 4 March 2010 Had, and completed, all the Merlin Premier League ones from 95 through to about 2001 when I lost interest. Panini sticker books for tournaments were a must. My brother's Ghanain mate swiped my Charizard card, the shit.
Edmund Posted 4 March 2010 Posted 4 March 2010 Rugby World Cup 95 and Prem 98 (I think) came closest to completing.
dogadug Posted 4 March 2010 Posted 4 March 2010 I was looking on ebay the other day, and I found a complete mexico 1970 world cup panini album, selling for £500!!! And even an empty album from that year is selling for £400, with 5 days left!! panini album
turkish14 Posted 4 March 2010 Posted 4 March 2010 Does anyone Remember the pro set cards from the early 90's i think there were about 600 cards in the set? im sure there were only 3 or so players for leicester, i think paul ramsey and mark waddington? were two of the players. Back on topic im 29 and still buy panini world cup sticker albums so i am a sad b***ard! though as my son gets older ill have an excuse!
Bellend Sebastian Posted 4 March 2010 Posted 4 March 2010 My brother and I both the Panini 1979 album, but being as I was only four at the time I lacked the skills to stop it from falling to bits, but I think my brother still has his
Guest Posted 4 March 2010 Posted 4 March 2010 I nearly completed an album in the late 80's, but I never had enough pocket money to be able to take it seriously. One of my granddad's, most of the times both, would give me one, as there would usually be a free copy in one of the tabloids. But I never finished one. One way we dealt with swaps was the game "Football Sticker Flicking". Nearest the school playground wall won, and if it didn't reach the gutter, it didn't count. I was the undisputed Champ at this. I earned this title by winning Gary Lineker (he was still a City player at the time). Even though I won fair and square, I was chased around the playground after my victory. I think I still have the sticker, in a top secret location.
Corky Posted 4 March 2010 Posted 4 March 2010 Got all the Premier League ones from about 94 through to 2001, plus the Euro 96 and France 98 books.
Bellend Sebastian Posted 4 March 2010 Posted 4 March 2010 No one ever believes me when I go on about how the team badge stickers used to be made of a shiny synthetic woven material (and were nicknamed 'silkies' in some quarters as a result) but I now have proof: http://www.classicfootballstickers.co.uk/f79badges.html There's even a Leicester one, fancy that
StanSP Posted 4 March 2010 Posted 4 March 2010 Completed quite a few Merlin Premier Leagye sticker books. Me and my mate were addicted to them. Think me and my brother had the 2000-2001 album and a couple more before that. Definitely finished at least one of them and definitely addicted!
Edmund Posted 4 March 2010 Posted 4 March 2010 They must of milked the market dry. They even did a county cricket album at one stage. I've still got some the stickers left over.
Bellend Sebastian Posted 4 March 2010 Posted 4 March 2010 This football lark is all very well but my mate Steve's Return of The Jedi sticker album was a lot more interesting to me when I was 8, and definitely better than the ET the extra-terrestrial one I had (which was the only one I ever filled). I had a Smash Hits sticker album in 1986. Now that was good, well it would have been if my mum had let me buy the stickers for it - perhaps she thought popular music would be a bad influence. I had to make do with the two packets that came free with the magazine. Imagine my disappointment when I didn't get Wham or Five Star or someone cool like that but The Fall and Morrissey. It goes to show how things have changed - I don't think they'd get in a sticker album now
Guest Posted 4 March 2010 Posted 4 March 2010 This football lark is all very well but my mate Steve's Return of The Jedi sticker album was a lot more interesting to me when I was 8, and definitely better than the ET the extra-terrestrial one I had (which was the only one I ever filled).I had a Smash Hits sticker album in 1986. Now that was good, well it would have been if my mum had let me buy the stickers for it - perhaps she thought popular music would be a bad influence. I had to make do with the two packets that came free with the magazine. Imagine my disappointment when I didn't get Wham or Five Star or someone cool like that but The Fall and Morrissey. It goes to show how things have changed - I don't think they'd get in a sticker album now I may still have Pepsi and Shirley in my parent's loft, if you're interested. Not the stickers. The real Pepsi and Shirley.
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