urine Pan
"Got, got, got, got, got, not got!" A familiar mantra echoed around schoolyards throughout the nation during the mid to late 70's. In this case it would be 1978 (possibly '77?) & the quest to fill this years Figurine Panini stickers annual was reaching fever pitch (some wags would scribble out the 'Fig & the 'ini').
I liked the smell when you opened a fresh packet – it probably satisfied a slight inclination towards glue addiction without all the mess of the polythene bags & the subsequent brain damage – followed by the expectant shuffle through your 5 potential new charges – although this was drastically reduced by the time you were 'sweating' on your last few 'not gots'.
I needed the Leeds United club crest, I had no shame back then. It was that weird 'smiley' badge, I think it was based on a 'L' shape & a 'U' shape, its better than the one they have now but not as good as the owl they had in the '60's or the embroidered script one they had in the early 70's. Club crests were in gold foil, they were highly coveted. It 'cost' me a Mick Mills (stalwart, mustachioed Ipswich Town full back), a Graeme Souness (dirty, curly perm, mustachioed Liverpool midfielder) & a Southampton club crest (in gold foil, a hotpotch of a red & white scarf with a haloed football above a tree & a white rose, no moustache).
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