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The Art of the Gift Book

The Got, Not Got Football Gift Book is the first big GNG title to appear on Conker Editions. It’s brand new out – our very own vintage catalogue, designed both as a tribute our mums’ glossy mail-order catalogue from the … Continue reading

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Pre-order your copy of Glove Story – from Conker Editions

Glove Story: The Number 1 book for every goalkeeper, past and present is now available for pre-order, to be shipped as soon it’s published on 7 November. The book was written by Rob Stokes along with Derek Hammond and Gary … Continue reading

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Got Not Got: the Furnace of Creativity

Last year, 2016, was the first to tick by without a new Got Not Got book since 2011, so it’s great to be back on the case with big plans to ruin Christmas morning for hundreds of wives, mums and … Continue reading

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Hastily repainted football cards – Topps

In pre-Photoshop days how did football card producers cover up the fact that they didn’t have a photo of a football player in his new club’s kit? At Topps, they got the paintbox out, and hoped we wouldn’t notice. We … Continue reading

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Have a browse of ‘The Lost World of Football’ on us…

If you fancy getting a copy of ‘The Lost World of Football’ for Christmas, have a sneaky preview browse… That way you can make sure it has just the right amount of retro-football nostalgia-rush to meet your needs. Click HERE … Continue reading

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