Collecting national team shirts from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.
The 29th of August 2008 saw the Pepsi U-17 Tournament come to London Road. England were to play Israel, and I decided it would be the funniest thing ever if I turned up as the only away fan, so I bought the shirt on ebay for about £12.
England take on Israel at London Road
England romped to a 1-0 victory infront of 2002 spectators thanks to goal from Theo Walcott’s cousin Jacob.
I couldn’t be bothered to go, but I did get my hands on this lovely shirt.
In the summer of 2004 three Posh players were called up to play for their country, St Kitts & Nevis, two small islands in the east Caribbean. Calum Willock, Sagi Burton and Adam Newton all took part in a friendly against Northern Ireland, and then in the World Cup qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
Calum Willock scored twice as St Kitts & Nevis sent shockwaves through the footballing world when they beat Barbados 3-2. The sugar boyz were through to the group stages, including Trinidad & Tobago, Mexico and St Vincent & The Grenadines.
I was able to follow the games on SKNVibes, and a contact in Basseterre got hold of the national team shirt for me. It cost a fair bit in postage, and sending money over via Western Union, and in a surprise import tax which I never quite understood.
