Back to the Brush and Baize
Lockdown found me returning to some of my old hobbies that pressure of work had forced me to shelve a while ago. I have never been a keen football fan in general but I was really starting to miss the odd trip to the Town Ground to see Heanor Town play. A decent pint, a tray of chips & peas, a good chat with whoever is around and some passable football, all for not much more than a tenner, is a fantastic way to spend a Saturday afternoon. This hankering led me to my stalled projects box where I found several unpainted table football teams made by Santiago Table Soccer. I had originally intended to paint up all the teams from the League One 1971-72 season but had only got as far as Derby, Forest and Wolves with about half a Manchester City team and a single Blackburn Rovers player. I put something good on the radio, selected may paints and set to once more. This time I am broadening the definition somewhat to the most iconic kits from 1968-ish to 1972-ish and extending to Italy ...