Lovely piece, James. I completely agree - especially as a fan of PL club - that digitisation means something of the wholesome art of programmes has been lost. On my travels around non-league teams in the last year or so it's been lovely to discover that programmes are still a huge part of the match-going experience at that level.
My first programme is a bit of doozy; a totem from my beloved Arsenal's 7-0 win over Middlesbrough in the Invincibles season. Couldn't have asked for a better first game, and the programme now has pride of place, framed at my mother's house.
Thanks Jack, really appreciate that. There’s something so grounding about still seeing a stack of programmes at a non-league ground, isn’t there? They feel like proof that football can still belong to its communities. That Arsenal one is a beauty, a 7-0 in the Invincibles season is some way to start a lifetime of collecting!
Yeah, and as you said, that stack of programmes is increasingly important in an age where it constantly feels like football is forsaking its roots/the people it's for.
Brilliant! I honestly hate the digitalisation of these things (along with concert tickets which is a whole other issue)
Don’t start me on Ticketmaster
Lovely piece, James. I completely agree - especially as a fan of PL club - that digitisation means something of the wholesome art of programmes has been lost. On my travels around non-league teams in the last year or so it's been lovely to discover that programmes are still a huge part of the match-going experience at that level.
My first programme is a bit of doozy; a totem from my beloved Arsenal's 7-0 win over Middlesbrough in the Invincibles season. Couldn't have asked for a better first game, and the programme now has pride of place, framed at my mother's house.
Thanks Jack, really appreciate that. There’s something so grounding about still seeing a stack of programmes at a non-league ground, isn’t there? They feel like proof that football can still belong to its communities. That Arsenal one is a beauty, a 7-0 in the Invincibles season is some way to start a lifetime of collecting!
Yeah, and as you said, that stack of programmes is increasingly important in an age where it constantly feels like football is forsaking its roots/the people it's for.