Panini

It's a generation thing, but for me Panini sticker albums from 1977 to about 1982 were a highlight of my day to day existence. Probably because Everton repeatedly lifted my spirits only to dash them at the final hurdle, I found alternative solace in collecting football stickers.

Having lost them all, like many others, I rediscovered complete or semi-complete albums courtesy of eBay in the last 3 years. There is, obviously, a certain shame attached to a grown man parting with several pounds online and waiting for a brown envelope to pop through that letterbox a few days later, but it's something I'm prepared to deal with.

Despite the intervening years, the Everton double-page is still the first I turn to, but for true value, you've got to dig deep and look hard at some of the images staring back at you. Take Paul Wilson of Celtic for example. Could you look like that and be a footballer in the 2000s?