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...I took my Mrs to a flea market in Ciren.  What a romantic eh?

Anyway as I walk in there I see a bloke selling old footie programmes.  To my surprise there was about 90 Swindon programmes from the mid sixties to early 80's so I bought the lot of them.  

They're quality, great to read.  Old directions to grounds, adverts for the "Biggest and Best pub in the west" (moonrakers).  Best one is a "Official Handbook" of the 1968/69 season, it's like a preview to the season.  

I'm well happy.  Just wanted to share that with you all.

how much did you pay for them?

I gave the bloke a tenner.  Don't know if I got ripped off, but they're all in good nick, and the fella was in a wheelchair and had a very strange arm, with only one finger.  So I don't mind if I paid over the odds.

spot on I'd say, I would have paid a tenner.  you got a bargain i reckon.  My dad has loads from the 60's through to early 90's when I started going, I love reading through the old ones, he has loads of old papers, from the 60's also which are really funny to read.

Sounds like a fair deal.....programs are pretty worthless, unless they are pre war or very rare, or maybe autographed.....I've never been a collector as such, but I do have a collection.

   Probably my most valuable item....is a  Dennis Law testimonial game from about 73 Manure V Ajax.....there has to be some saddo, who'd buy it in order to look like a proper fan.

I just like reading through them, not a collector myself, just good to see old photo's and articles.  One of them go on about the prices going up a few pence for refreshments.

I have that handbook in mint condition!  The old adverts are very funny at times

I have the official team sheet from the 1872 FA Cup Final (Obviously they did not have programmes then) signed by the referee (or umpire as I believe they were called at the time?)  Do you reckon that would be worth much?

10p?

That's what I reckoned :wink:

...all my troubles seemed so far away...