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Before the World Cup, children began collecting football stickers and cards.
But there are also some adults who are going to be worrying --
Including Ian Shoesmith.
I opened the sticker pack with the excitement and expectation of 10-year-
I used to be an old boy sucking in their long
But Oh. so-
Familiar smell of glue mixed with adhesive tape and paper.
Right away, I'm back in 1986, back in the penultimate year of my elementary school, when the most important thing in my life was how England played the lead role in Gary leinkel, peter Hilton and John Barnes will be in the World Cup. I am a 38-year-
An old father with a mortgage and four children. year-old son, Danny.
But the passion of my childhood
The thrill of racing to the paper shop, handing over all my pocket money, was hopelessly greeted by the Soviet mulleted head --bloc defender -
Fired. of-My son's hand.
But I will keep collecting
When he changed his mind
I will never collect them for myself. Definitely not.
There are many adults here.
On the same boat. Adam Carroll-
Smith is one of them. The 29-year-
The old comedy writer from South China Sea, Hampshire, stumbled upon a 1996 sticker album, eager to complete his collection.
However, not only did he find six missing stickers, but he also personally found Las bohinn, Stewart Ripley and Philip Albert and others, and then recorded the whole experience in a book.
"That was before I was five years old now --month-
Old daughter born-
This is a farewell to that.
"Kid, I don't have time in my life," he said . ".
"Stickers are memories of our childhood, and there is a kind of innocence about them.
It's one thing to buy them and see [the flash]
Derby County forward 1990 s
When you open the bag, Paul vanjop.
"When you have a child who is really interested in stickers, it's easier to hide the nostalgia of adults.
Mark Jensen, editor of Newcastle United. co.
England, 48, 10year-old son.
"He's been doing these things for about four years --
"Cards and stickers," he said . ".
"Because of all the arguments they caused, they were even banned at his school.
Some kids are proven to be more savvy investors than other kids, and tear off other kids by changing shiny stickers to something like regular stickers. "These bans -
Related to Panini or Topps stickers or other transaction cards-
It is becoming more and more common in schools.
Jensen notes that adult family members are often surprised to be passionate about buying stickers themselves, and they remember the scenes and pain of collecting stickers from their childhood.
"I remember a plot story when I was a child, and some stickers were not possible to collect --
There are almost certainly countless
"Finished the album," he said . ".
"Now I 've heard of 'virtual stickers, 'but in my opinion they're the opposite of collecting --
You need to open the physical experience of the package and all of your companions gather around you to see what you have.
Carol Mavor, a professor of visual arts at the University of Manchester, describes the nostalgia of childhood in the book.
The stickers are very touching and old.
"It's out of date," she said.
"The human nature of touch is also very powerful.
That's why people like wooden toys, for example, because they have a unique feel, smell and authenticity.
Richard goldley, publisher of Global toynews, estimates that up to 15% of children's toys are actually bought by adults themselves.
A game industry consultant ".
Mavor says adults don't want to give up their childhood altogether.
"In the absence of excessive morbid conditions, it seems too far away from other obligations of death, work and adulthood.
As adults, we think we are different people than we were in childhood.
The whole world is open to us. it is a free and creative life.
"It depends on emotional attachment," says chartered psychologist Felix economy Makis.
"The little things of childhood are full of meaning because they remind us of people who may no longer be with us --
This is the connection with the past through roses
Colored glasses.
"When I thought of football stickers, the first person I thought of was my late grandfather, who helped me with an album when my grandma was making chips in the kitchen.
Economic Makis explained that there may be gender differences.
"Men prefer to collect, while women prefer to collect something of emotional value.
For men, this part is about status, collected for status.
He also believes that collection is a "rather lonely activity ". But is it?
For me, part of the fun of collecting football stickers is always exchanging duplicate stickers with my companions.
In fact, sing! Got! NEED!
"As you browse through a few of your stickers, it has even become a tab on the Twitter playground.
Although modern hairstyles and wages
Players during the day are barely able to recognize from yesterday's stars, and the fundamentals of collection still exist.
There are terrible multiple repetitions.
Whenever you open a pack of fresh stickers, the face seems to be welcoming your players.
For me, it was former Scottish defender Maurice Malpas.
I'm sure he's a cute guy.
He's definitely a legend among Dundee's fans.
But his memory kept me sweating. Carroll-
Smith spoke slowly of each syllable of former Manchester United and Welsh players.
"Clayton Blackmore," he shook.
"I hate him very much.
He seems to be following me.
Until today, whenever I go to Wales, I want to see him standing there.
"So when you meet some obscure Costa players in 20 games this summer, remember that you are not alone.
Those drug addicts are here to help. at a price.
After all, they are eager to exchange photos of the Iranian goalkeeper.