A Sticker's Worth 500 Words

This post is a leaving present for my colleague Rupert Try who is off to pastures new at the end of the month. Having come across our blog due to my shameless self promotion our subject was the first name he put into the search bar. As an Arsenal season ticket holder it’s good to see Rupert still carries a torch for the Gunners’ mediocre years ahead of the glory that visited Highbury with Arsene Wenger. That or he’s still haunted by the programme images of the man below’s horrific leg break. All the best in the new role mate and I hope this does the trick for you. The Merlin’s Premier League 95 Sticker Collection was my first proper foray into sticker collecting (having shared the 1994 World Cup book with my sister) and, looking back, it is an absolute treasure trove of 1990s nostalgia. The likes of Simon Rodger , Stuart Nethercott and Ian Walker provide curtains inspiration to rival Nick Carter of The Backstreet Boys while members of Manchester United’s infamous ‘ Class of 92 ’ make ...