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And the ‘Fully Programmed’ Competition Winner is….

We had quite a few correct entries, well done to everyone as we thought we had made it quite tough… The first name drawn out of the big blue and white Got, Not Got bobble hat was: Barry Woodrow of … Continue reading

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Favourite Shirts! Tell us yours and win ‘Shirt Tales & Short Stories’

We have a copy of ‘Shirt Tales & Short Stories’ up for grabs in our new competition… All you have to do is email: garysilke@sky.com  and tell us what your all-time favourite football shirt is. You can (ahem) embroider your … Continue reading

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The Wonderful World of FKS – Sticker Poll

FKS Publishing produced many sets of well-loved sticker collections between the late 60s and early 80s, and we’d like you to vote for your favourite in our new poll… We don’t have the first (and now very expensive) ‘trial’ set … Continue reading

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Another Sunday Afternoon eBay Trawl…

Window shopping for those old enough to know better… With careful timing you can still get ‘Scorcher’ delivered on a Saturday morning, just like you did in 1973… Scorcher Comic 21st July 1973… I loved Scorcher, unpolluted by other, inferior … Continue reading

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More photos of 80s matches that are a bit rubbish…

More disappointment via the viewfinder of our happy snappy crappy 80s cameras… “It looked much better on the day…” The Hawthorns, West Bromwich Albion. I’m not even in the ground yet and I’m already snapping away.  Sadly, due to the … Continue reading

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Sunny Saturday morning eBay Trawl…

All the stuff you couldn’t afford when you were a kid… and still can’t…. ‘Got, Not Got’ presses its nose against the window of time and leaves a little mark…… What better way to end your Subbuteo FA Cup Final … Continue reading

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Wahey! It’s that time of year…

In fourth place of the most eagerly anticipated days of the year, behind Christmas and Birthday and FA Cup Final day… But definitely above Bonfire Night, Easter and England v Scotland… is ‘Start of the Season Day’… when the traditional … Continue reading

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The Umbro 1984-85 Collection: Part Two

Here’s the second part of our Umbro collection of kits as featured in MC Sports leaflet from 1984… Newcastle had a new badge design and a ground-breaking silver away strip and Stoke had a radical pin-stripe design (introduced the previous … Continue reading

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Fun at the Euros: 1967 European Club Colour Sticker Set – Every One Completely Wrong!

A big thumbs-up to the Danish Dandy sticker company, who in 1967 somehow managed to produce a set of pan-European club colours stickers and get every one wrong. First the Dandy snappers assembled a large gaggle of all their mates on a … Continue reading

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Yet More Airfix Footballers…

Here is another selection of Gary’s handpainted Airfix figures some of which were featured in ‘Got, Not Got’… Coventry City Derby County Dundee United Everton Huddersfield Town Ipswich Town Leicester City Luton Town Manchester United Nottingham Forest Stoke City Tottenham Hotspur … Continue reading

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