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littlewiggy · Joined: 07 Apr 2013 Posts: 1804 Location: Newport

It's my mam's hubby's birthday shortly, can anyone recommend a good, modern football book he'd like?

* Something covering nostalgia - ideally the 70s & 80s (he loves the "BackPass" mag for example)

* He's not big on reading so it would have to have a lot of pics.

* Not "Lost" (the 1980s grounds book, as I've already bought him that before)

Any help or suggestions would be very much appreciated, thanks.
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grantham · Joined: 20 Mar 2009 Posts: 1044

My suggestion:

Don't have to just like stickers, the book is full of nostalgia
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Panini-Football-Sticker-Collections-1978-1985/dp/1399405225/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3BSZBPNTMBEX4&keywords=Panini+-+UK+Football+Sticker+Collections+1978-1985&qid=1674847322&sprefix=panini+-+uk+football+sticker+collections+1978-1985%2Caps%2C94&sr=8-1
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littlewiggy · Joined: 07 Apr 2013 Posts: 1804 Location: Newport

Thanks very much Grantham, that could be right up his street, he's always going on about forgotten players from that era. Cheers pal, that might be just the thing I'm looking for.

Thumbs Up

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littlewiggy · Joined: 07 Apr 2013 Posts: 1804 Location: Newport

Just bought it, thanks again Grantham, he'll love that.
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grantham · Joined: 20 Mar 2009 Posts: 1044

No probs, if you are stuck for a present next year, there is a 2nd edition coming out covering the years 1986-1993

Already on my wishlist for October I think
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littlewiggy · Joined: 07 Apr 2013 Posts: 1804 Location: Newport

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HendonHotshots · Joined: 30 May 2013 Posts: 134

Didn’t know there was one of these for the domestic game - a few years back I bought the panini World Cup book which had all the albums to 1998…mainly to get over the trauma of all the missing stickers from my Espana ‘82 album.

grantham · Joined: 20 Mar 2009 Posts: 1044

HendonHotshots wrote:

Didn’t know there was one of these for the domestic game - a few years back I bought the panini World Cup book which had all the albums to 1998…mainly to get over the trauma of all the missing stickers from my Espana ‘82 album.

Only came out in October, so easily missed. Couple of minor printing errors, but overall a fantastic book
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littlewiggy · Joined: 07 Apr 2013 Posts: 1804 Location: Newport

Bought the book last night, it was here at 10am this morning. I'm amazed how thick & heavy it is, weighs a ton! Very Happy

Had a flick through it, certainly brings back some memories of me in the playground clutching my "swapsies."

Brilliant book. Thanks again Grantham. Thumbs Up

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tufcprogs · Joined: 08 Oct 2013 Posts: 454

Garry Nelson's 'Left Foot Forward' & 'Left Foot In The Grave'

Brem75 · Joined: 08 May 2011 Posts: 49 Location: Poynton, Cheshire

The Damned Utd. The book is great and way better than the film.

pafcprogs · Joined: 24 Dec 2008 Posts: 1000 Location: Westerham Kent

Jock Morrisons autobiography

Obviously has Argyle stuff hence my interest but the later years where he is so honest about his predeliction to violence and addictive behaviousrsand overcoming them is powerful stuff.
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albion99 · Joined: 03 Dec 2011 Posts: 243 Location: Peterborough UK

Whilst not packed with nostalgia, the above title only available from Amazon for £6.99

It's a book for the individual (not prone to cheating) or a group of friends and their question-master giving nothing away as they put their cumulative detective skills to the test in search of English and Scottish Premier League clubs combined with those of the Football League.

The reader will do well getting past the first page without clues or peeping at the 104 answers.

I defy anyone to go through all of the clues successfully without a little help or cheating!!!!!

Cpfc jim · Joined: 20 Dec 2019 Posts: 134

Hi a book called taking no prisoners it's about frank barston who played for Aston villa great read

sharrowblade · Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2024 8:55 am Post subject:

When Footballers Were Skint - Jon Henderson

Read it in around the pool in Portugal. Excellent.
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flashhat · Joined: 28 Nov 2010 Posts: 1105 Location: Buckingham

Probably been mentioned before, but 32 programmes is one of my favourite all time reads
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Phyre · Joined: 10 Sep 2024 Posts: 4

I got my dad When Football Was Football by Michael Heatley for his birthday last year, and he absolutely loved it. It's packed with loads of photos from the 60s, 70s, and 80s, so it really hits that nostalgia sweet spot. He’s not much of a reader either, but he enjoyed flipping through the pictures and reading the short captions.