Do you keep your programmes?

[chips and gravy]

I must admit I do, much to the annoyance of my Mrs. I've got hundreds in the loft from when I started supporting in 1979.

Nothing annoys me more than when I go to an away game and I haven't been able to get a programme through not finding the sales point or the club running out.

Every now and again I like to dig a few out and have a read. Once I came across the home programme from when Bill Archer joined the board - I almost spat out my cuppa! If I find it again I'll post the article - I guarantee it'll make you vomit!

 

[Bobby's Gull]

Yer I keep all of mine. I've still got my one from the last game at the Goldstone, there is a classic article in it from Belloti.

 

[Lush]

Nope. I'm a chucka outterrer.

 

[m20gull]

Have all of my mine. I have programmes for all but two of the games I've ever been to, plus fanzines, important copies of the Argus and footie magazines. I also have music, motor racing and airshow programmes, too.

Though this year I went to an airshow and didn't buy one - first time ever, they wanted £7.50! And for the first time at a footbal match yesterday I thought "why did I bother" until I got to the 1993-94 season review as I was at the Elm Park chamionship clincher.

 

[Yorkie]

I keep them for a season and then go through them to sort out the ones I want to keep permanently (ie really significant matches).

I pass on the others to a charity who can use them.

 

[junior]

Ive stopped buying them now they are so expensive.I have many of the old ones from when i was a kid,88-onwards.Its good to get them out and a have a read now and again.
When i purchase my own house i shall put a shelf up in the bathroom for them as i think they maake excellent toilet reading material.

 

[Incredigull]

Can't be doing with them me-self !!!

 

[Dave In Gloucester]

One of the new pages on my site is a history of the programmes, here. If anyone has some interesting programmes to add let me know...

 

[Digmut]

Deffo keep all mine!
Have just bought another binder ready for this season

 

[pasty]

Only for away games or significant games, ie play-off's, last Goldstone game etc. don't even buy home programmes.

 

[sully]

I keep all of mine, and a task for the next few months is to collect them all into one place and sort them out, as they've been mainly boxed for my last 3 home moves and are now in disarray.

I wish I (or my dad) hadn't written on so many of them, though!

There are probably only a few I haven't got from games I've been to. Bristol City away in the season we won the championship is one that I remember a desperate search for a programme that was in vain. I also totally forgot to buy one at Luton last year, but got one later from the club shop.

 

[Braders]

i'm a collector unfortunately (sp?)

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

I keep all my Withdean programmes. Currently building a 1/10 scale papier-mache model of the Royal Pavilion.

 

[Exiled in Exeter]

I still have most of my programmes from all the home matches since 1997.

Last Friday I had to do my annual cupboard reshuffle to make way for the new seasons programmes.

 

[Turkey]

Keep the home ones for no reason really! Rarely bother with away ones because they're usually rubbish. If I get one I keep it though.

 

[CAFC Matt]

I do home and away.

This seaon I might even go into the club shop and get programmes from away games I have unforunately had to miss. A full set I would be very proud of

 

[berkshire seagull]

Don't buy em and can't remember the last one i bought

 

[Wilko]

i'm a collector unfortunately (sp?)

Did you enjoy the ones you got off me Braders ? Some classics in there.

 

[Hiney]

Yep, collect 'em

Up to around 1,500 now with most homes since 1970 and loads of aways.

I've also got a load of other clubs and Internationals etc.



We should have a Programme Collectors Forum

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

I used to collect programmes mentalistically. I've got almost all the homes from the early years of my supporterhood... 92-97, and quite a few up to 2000. They're in shoe boxes at my mum's house. I also went to a few programme fairs, and bought old collectable Brighton programmes. But for a reason I still can't really fathom, I stopped buying them almost totally after that. Apart from the playoff finl, I can't actually remember when I last bought one. Perhaps it's cos a programme costs approx the same as 1 and a half pints, and I know which I'd rather have pre-match...