Card of the Day - 2023-11-18

Topps World Cup Supersquad
Topps [trade/commercial : cards : UK] "World Cup Supersquad" (1990) 4/18 - TOH-21.1

This clue was a bit obscure but it referred to the fact that in 1986 Mr. Robson took part in a children`s television show called "Jossy`s Giants", playing himself. Bobby Charlton also appeared in it. However there were only ten episodes made. Though it is pretty readily available on DVD, if you do not remember it the first time round. 

Now this is a very interesting set, large sized, and the wording on the packets in which they came give the game away by saying "Giant Stick-Up Portrait Cards". However this card is missing something that would make doing such a thing way easier - read on to find out what....

Best of all there will be another chance to see these, somewhere along the line, because they are described in our original British Trade Index part IV as 

World Cup Supersquad. Shaped heads, see Fig TOH-21. About 150 x 120 with holed prong at top for suction cup by which head could be attached to wall, mirror, locker, etc.
1. English squad, back in style of Fig. TOH-21, inscribed at base “England! England!”. Nd. (18)
2. Scottish squad, back per Fig. TOH-21, inscribed at back “Scotland The Brave!”. Nd. (18)

You can see the whole checklist at the Football Cartophilic Exchange / Topps Supersquad - however if you look closely at this card there is an error, and I wonder if it was ever corrected. This is right at the bottom of the reverse, where it says "Rbbo is a great captain for club and country" - but it ought to say "Robbo".