Football Programmes Centre

wdy11 · Joined: 14 Mar 2010 Posts: 418 Location: Kent

There is a limited edition programme (print run 250) from the last game of the season for any Burnley or Tottenham fans.

Just thought id put the word out..

Chris

vintage_football_memorabi · Joined: 09 Feb 2010 Posts: 122

Ok...where can i get one?

wdy11 · Joined: 14 Mar 2010 Posts: 418 Location: Kent

ive only seen them popping up on ebay.

Wullie · Joined: 10 Jun 2009 Posts: 3423

Not again. What a rip off...

paulo · Joined: 20 Nov 2008 Posts: 1098 Location: Norwich, NR7

Wullie wrote:

Not again. What a rip off...

Seems to be coming back in fashion.

Huddersfield did one for our game with them as they knew we were taking 3000. I just bought the standard version.

I am not chasing these at silly £££!

lambie the leap · Joined: 16 May 2009 Posts: 381

Burnley did 3 of these for our one season in the Premier League (we definitely won't be going back under Brian Laws!) for the games against Man Utd, Blackburn, & Tottenham. As Wullie says, a rip off, though to be fair, the 'ordinary' programme against Tottenham was on sale for just £1.

wdy11 · Joined: 14 Mar 2010 Posts: 418 Location: Kent

Cheers for the imformaton Lambie. I bought number 214 for £30.

Sure it will at least hold value over the years and as i collect all programmes produced had to pick one up as may regret it later on as i have done in the past.

speedykev · Joined: 08 May 2009 Posts: 425 Location: Peterborough

Programme number 113 sold for £45.00 on ebay last night.

Wullie · Joined: 10 Jun 2009 Posts: 3423

Pure exploitation of programme collectors, plain and simple. How many youngsters starting out in the hobby can afford these prices? So they can't complete a "set", so they pack in. Are clubs so hard up they rip off their life blood? How much are they going to make out of this? Enough money to pay one of their overpaid failures a days wages? The sinister thing about this sort of thing, is that really, money is made on the aftersale , ie via eBay. So i wonder how many went on general sale, and how many were kept behind by staff of Burnley Football Club , too make a nice little earner for themselves. It stinks and the only good thing is , is i doubt there will be many " Special Editions" in the Championship...

wdy11 · Joined: 14 Mar 2010 Posts: 418 Location: Kent

how much do the club sell them for?

paulo · Joined: 20 Nov 2008 Posts: 1098 Location: Norwich, NR7

Huddersfield were selling them at normal cover price, BUT you had to buy the non-limited one to get the limited one. As someone said to me that if you had a supscription they still would not let you have a limited one unless you bought the original, therefore costing £9!

As I said previously I leave them alone, but I can understand why others are so keen.

lambie the leap · Joined: 16 May 2009 Posts: 381

Burnley charged £15 for these editions. Not the 1st occasion that Burnley collectors have been faced with having to obtain multiple issues if they wish to be completists. Our European Cup away tie with Hamburg in 1960/61 had 5 different programmes, the 1946/7 FA Cup Semi Final Replay against Liverpool at Maine Road has 3 different coloured covers, and even an ordinary 2nd Division game at Charlton in 1977/78 saw 4 different covers produced!

burnley_collector · Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 12:24 pm Post subject:

lambie the leap wrote:

Burnley did 4 of these for our one season in the Premier League (we definitely won't be going back under Brian Laws!) for the games against Man Utd, Blackburn, Liverpool & Tottenham. As Wullie says, a rip off, though to be fair, the 'ordinary' programme against Tottenham was on sale for just £1.

I don't recall a limited edition programme being produced for the Liverpool game?

burnley_collector · Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 12:26 pm Post subject:

Wullie wrote:

Pure exploitation of programme collectors, plain and simple. How many youngsters starting out in the hobby can afford these prices? So they can't complete a "set", so they pack in. Are clubs so hard up they rip off their life blood? How much are they going to make out of this? Enough money to pay one of their overpaid failures a days wages? The sinister thing about this sort of thing, is that really, money is made on the aftersale , ie via eBay. So i wonder how many went on general sale, and how many were kept behind by staff of Burnley Football Club , too make a nice little earner for themselves. It stinks and the only good thing is , is i doubt there will be many " Special Editions" in the Championship...

I completely agree with you.

Wullie · Joined: 10 Jun 2009 Posts: 3423

Everton are getting in on the act now. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LIMITED-.....27b1bea768
A worrying trend has started.

Wullie · Joined: 10 Jun 2009 Posts: 3423

And the FA Cup Final... only 50 printed... Hurry, get your copy before the Charity Shield ( or whatever they call it nowadays) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Chelsea-.....3cad403f6e

and only £12 for postage... that must be a limited edition stamp, in limited edition wrapping paper, seadled with limited edition tape...

Zongalero · Joined: 19 May 2009 Posts: 58

Wullie wrote:

Everton are getting in on the act now. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LIMITED-.....27b1bea768
A worrying trend has started.

I know, I must admit that I'm disgusted by certain ebayers that have made a few quid selling these when they know full well that all money from the sales were going to the Everton Former Players Foundation.

Those sellers know who they are !!! I believe they post on this forum.

efcbluenose · Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 11:35 am Post subject:

i agree with you zong fella and wolfie for your general comments.i know burnley this season have done a fair few double and treble edition programmes for their home games this season.maybe they knew as a club they werent staying up so tried to and its seems like make as much money as they can while they in the prem.everton only do limited one edtions as zong say to help out our former players foundation charity,they did one also for last season agains stoke at home in season 2008/09 which was classed as heritage week style old programme with a one page insert in that highlighted the former players foundation again (note there was only one programme produced for that game).i fully support our old players charity if it is for that cause then i will buy 2 edition programmes with pleasure.but please only as one offs.i hope the blues dont start taking a leave out of burnleys book...im gonna try and get one of those limited editions might have a pop down goodison see if any miraculously survived i know a few people down there who might be able help me out if any still exist on my week off work.

gang-warily · Joined: 20 May 2010 Posts: 118 Location: Cayman Islands.

If people are in agreement that this is a worrying trend the answer is simple - don't buy them. Limit your collecting focus to the ordinairy editions.

Wullie · Joined: 10 Jun 2009 Posts: 3423

gang-warily wrote:

If people are in agreement that this is a worrying trend the answer is simple - don't buy them. Limit your collecting focus to the ordinairy editions.

That's the answer of course, but it's not that simple. I believe one game, should have one official programme. If you have two official programmes , then human nature says that collectors will want both. And by limiting the second programme to a print run of one hundred or so is exploiting fans. I peronally don't collect modern issues, thank goodness.