[MTVN]

So an academic has worked out that the average cost to complete the album (assuming no swaps) is £773. Anyone here collecting or have kids collecting? Does that figure put you off?

I am going for it for the first time in ages this year which might not be very wise considering the stickers are now 80p instead of 50p. Still though I think it's a bucket list thing to be able to say you completed a world cup album and they then become really valuable. Know a few people collecting to swap with as well. Probs still cost a load but then I spend money on lots of things that I don't necessarily need to

[LeatherTrumpet]

Smallest boy LT is but he knows he wont complete but the fun is playing along and trying to get good players

[AnnieK]

My son did it for the last Euros and it drove me mad. My Dad bought them for him but he never swapped any - got most of them but then we had bloody hundreds lying around the house that were , in is words, dupes (duplicates). Not bothering this time

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Smallest boy LT is but he knows he wont complete but the fun is playing along and trying to get good players

I hope you are not letting him stick them in himself at disjointed angles

[AnnieK]

You can also make your own Panini set too if you upload a picture they immortalise you as a pack of stickers for a fiver

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

You can also make your own Panini set too if you upload a picture they immortalise you as a pack of stickers for a fiver

perhaps a idea for our creative section

[King Gizzard]

I did the last two because a few of my friends did it but not doing it this year

I think I spent about 150 roughly each time then however much it took to send away for the rest...I don’t think I really swapped any with my friends either cause they live away

But yeah... you grow up and you/ those mates have better things to do with their money and time

[King Gizzard]

If it’s 80p do you get more stickers? That sounds outrageous

[King Gizzard]

The excuses were fun at the time too..like “yeah these are for my little nephew”

Think I just about got away with it at 23 but now I’m 27 I can’t bring myself to do it

[Denver]

I'd prefer a cheese and bacon panini tbh

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by MTVN

I hope you are not letting him stick them in himself at disjointed angles

Absolutely not, I do the sticking in

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by King Gizzard

If it’s 80p do you get more stickers? That sounds outrageous

Nah still the same. Thought they might increase it because a lot of sticker series are 60p now and they'd been 50p forever but didn't think it would go up by that much

[LeatherTrumpet]

When you get packets on magazines free they are always crap

[King Gizzard]

Nah you always used to get Ronaldo or Drogba to entice you into buying it

With the free sticker album

[James]

There's a show on the BBC red button at the moment, about some Radio 1 guy trying to complete his 2006 album.

[James]

^They might be trying to organise a meeting with Marvin Andrews.

[parmnion]

I cuddle mine every night..i wont let it go...it shines..

[parmnion]

Yeah just found it....aww..the end...nearly..pens now

[parmnion]

Ok...that wasnt OTT at all.

[parmnion]

Wait...its on again...ive just seen the end though...annoying **** can **** off.

[Alf]

I still have loads from Italia 90 and Euro 88, I don't have the albums anymore though, don't remember what I did with them

[James]

Originally Posted by parmnion

Wait...its on again...ive just seen the end though...annoying **** can **** off.

It's on a loop.

[MTVN]

Down to about 70 stickers needed for my album

[James]

Originally Posted by parmnion

Wait...its on again...ive just seen the end though...annoying **** can **** off.

It can't be that long because they're showing the Match of the Day bit again, which is where I dropped in before.

[MTVN]

Now down to 49 stickers remaining so I can now send off for those and I will have a complete World Cup album