[Albion] Football 80 Panini Stickers - BHAFC

[Knocky's Nose]

About once every 4-5 years I move all my stuff around and have a bit of a sort out - and amongst my "box of memories" I unearthed my then 9-year old Knocky's Nose's pride and joy... My Panini Football 80 Sticker Book.

This sodding book was a black hole for my pocket money, (a bit like FIFA 18 and CoD is for kids today I suppose), but I cherished it and smile when I think of 'that smell' when you opened a brand new packet of stickers. There was, and still is, no smell like it. The elation when you got a 'shiny' was something to behold when you're 9 years old, too....

Anyway... here are the most important pages which I have photographed for you good people... the BHAFC page! Some cracking 'tache's and haircuts, I must say...

 

[Knocky's Nose]

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[Westdene Seagull]

The Gerry Ryan photo is enough to give you nightmares !

 

[Chicken Run]

Teddy looks like an Umpar Loompa [emoji23][emoji23]

Fantastic memories, last year at Patcham Middle School for me getting ready to go up the road!!!

 

[Monkey Man]

I've still got my Panini 80 album, looking rather dog-eared and incomplete. I did drawings of the players whose stickers I didn't have, not usually in a flattering way.

I used to laugh several times a week at the pic of Forbes Philipson-Masters from Southampton with his bouffant aristocratic hair.

 

[Knocky's Nose]

I used to laugh several times a week at the pic of Forbes Philipson-Masters from Southampton with his bouffant aristocratic hair.

And here he is.....

 

[Knocky's Nose]

My constant chuckles were directed at Alan Gowling. If you made a Spitting Image puppet of him it would look less realistic than the real thing! ....

 

[Knocky's Nose]

Finally, meet the 'Poster Boy' for the entire 1980's Dutch Porn Industry...

 

[Papa Lazarou]

And here he is.....

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I wonder if he ever got a game?

 

[Mellotron]

The Gerry Ryan photo is enough to give you nightmares !

Age 21 - **** off. He looks about 43.

 

[NooBHA]

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I love the ''Ground Capacity = 34,500

Record Attendance = 36,747


None of your Health and Safety Hard hat to change a light bulb nonsense back in the day

 

[zefarelly]

I certainly couldn't grow Noddy Holder-esque luxuriant sideburns when I was 20, let alone a Magnum 'tache.

Age 21 - **** off. He looks about 43.

 

[The Wookiee]

 

[nicko31]

Used to love collecting these at school, there would be kids with huge wads of stickers with only a few gaps left in the album (some stickers were stupidly rare - like the Spurs badge I recall)

It was 1p a sticker, they are way more today even after counting inflation

 

[nicko31]

I love the ''Ground Capacity = 34,500

Record Attendance = 36,747


None of your Health and Safety Hard hat to change a light bulb nonsense back in the day

There is no way 34,500 was possible in 1980, more like 28-29k tops....

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

The Gerry Ryan photo is enough to give you nightmares !

If you shaved him bald and got rid of the facial hair he'd look like one of those Easter Island statues.

 

[atfc village]

I wonder if he ever got a game?

Gained a promotion from Div 4 in 1984 with Bristol City.