New Posts For Thread: football sticker albums back in the day (early 80s, late 70s)https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31760739/football-sticker-albums-back-in-the-day-early-80s-late-70sthe Liverpool badge was notoriously hard to get if i rememberThe early years of Soccer Stars were in gummed packets. After I started collecting them and getting endless doubles my dad bought a full box and steamed open the packets. He then replaced the requisite number of stickers in each pack before resealinghttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31760739/football-sticker-albums-back-in-the-day-early-80s-late-70s?post_id=562268919#562268919The early years of Soccer Stars were in gummed packets. After I started collecting them and getting endless doubles my dad bought a full box and steamed open the packets. He then replaced the requisite number of stickers in each pack before resealingThu, 09 Jun 2022 17:11:15 -0500Sorry that was for JPSERhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31760739/football-sticker-albums-back-in-the-day-early-80s-late-70s?post_id=562266197#562266197Sorry that was for JPSERWed, 08 Jun 2022 15:29:17 -0500Well done kenbo. I never got there til I was adult!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31760739/football-sticker-albums-back-in-the-day-early-80s-late-70s?post_id=562266193#562266193Well done kenbo. I never got there til I was adult!Wed, 08 Jun 2022 15:28:06 -0500i remember they had the scottish prem teams in there as well They did. That Heart Of Midlothian velvet badge my all time favourite. As you can tell from the time however, Dundee United are my one and only Scottish team.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31760739/football-sticker-albums-back-in-the-day-early-80s-late-70s?post_id=562266189#562266189i remember they had the scottish prem teams in there as well They did. That Heart Of Midlothian velvet badge my all time favourite. As you can tell from the time however, Dundee United are my one and only Scottish team.Wed, 08 Jun 2022 15:27:03 -0500I loved collecting them. My mum would always send off for the last few stickers to complete the album. I reckon it worked out cheaper for her doing it that way instead of buying pack after pack hoping to get the final few players needed. I think Melhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31760739/football-sticker-albums-back-in-the-day-early-80s-late-70s?post_id=562265881#562265881I loved collecting them. My mum would always send off for the last few stickers to complete the album. I reckon it worked out cheaper for her doing it that way instead of buying pack after pack hoping to get the final few players needed. I think MelWed, 08 Jun 2022 13:20:29 -0500Remember swapping the football cards from the early 80's, used to do a card where you had most appearances, most goals, most expensive transfer....I always used to get loads Stoke City ones with Shilton on it.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31760739/football-sticker-albums-back-in-the-day-early-80s-late-70s?post_id=562265499#562265499Remember swapping the football cards from the early 80's, used to do a card where you had most appearances, most goals, most expensive transfer....I always used to get loads Stoke City ones with Shilton on it.Wed, 08 Jun 2022 11:24:03 -0500it would have been in the late 80s in primary school, collecting stickers in my panini album. i remember they had the scottish prem teams in there as well and not having a clue who any of the players or teams werehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31760739/football-sticker-albums-back-in-the-day-early-80s-late-70s?post_id=562265389#562265389it would have been in the late 80s in primary school, collecting stickers in my panini album. i remember they had the scottish prem teams in there as well and not having a clue who any of the players or teams wereWed, 08 Jun 2022 10:47:10 -0500older forumites might remember those civil war bubble gum packs ,you got a bit of gum 4 or 5 cards iirc and 1 confederate dollar ,think they banned em after a while as many of the cards depicted scenes like soldiers on fire or being blown to kingdomhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31760739/football-sticker-albums-back-in-the-day-early-80s-late-70s?post_id=562265371#562265371older forumites might remember those civil war bubble gum packs ,you got a bit of gum 4 or 5 cards iirc and 1 confederate dollar ,think they banned em after a while as many of the cards depicted scenes like soldiers on fire or being blown to kingdomWed, 08 Jun 2022 10:37:36 -0500Bought Shoot for 4 weeks just to get the league ladders, then it was too much trouble keeping all four divisions updated and I couldn't be bothered maintaining them at all after another week. At least with the stickers, once they were in the album thttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31760739/football-sticker-albums-back-in-the-day-early-80s-late-70s?post_id=562264917#562264917Bought Shoot for 4 weeks just to get the league ladders, then it was too much trouble keeping all four divisions updated and I couldn't be bothered maintaining them at all after another week. At least with the stickers, once they were in the album tWed, 08 Jun 2022 08:52:45 -0500I collected them in the mid 90's when I was in primary school. Badges and football kits were "shinies". The badges being worth two football kits or about 6 players. One year every kid had about 20 David May's in their swap pile!As someone else said.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31760739/football-sticker-albums-back-in-the-day-early-80s-late-70s?post_id=562264575#562264575I collected them in the mid 90's when I was in primary school. Badges and football kits were "shinies". The badges being worth two football kits or about 6 players. One year every kid had about 20 David May's in their swap pile!As someone else said.Wed, 08 Jun 2022 07:51:54 -0500