Only Good Stickers: Merlin's Premier League 2005

martedì 20 ottobre 2020

Merlin's Premier League 2005

The Premier League 2004/2005 can be identified with José Mourinho. His Chelsea won the title with a record 95 points, leaving the title owner Arsenal 12 points behind. Top goalscorer of the season was Thierry Henry with 25 goals.

The official sticker collection of the 2004/2005 season was released by Merlin for the 12th consecutive time (since the first edition in 1994). It is a large and classy collection counting 574 stickers and including autographed stickers of all the players. The album opens with the contents and an introductory page with two large size shiny stickers (the Premier League logo and trophy). Then the 20 Premier League clubs are shown in alphabetical order. Each club counts 28 stickers displaced over six pages. In the first two pages the club is presented with stickers of the badge (shiny), the team photo (large size), the home and away kits, the star player and the captain (both large size shiny stickers). Then in the following three pages the squad is shown with 18 autographed stickers of players. These pages include also player careers printed on the album. The last club page focuses on the team, with the stickers of the manager and three key players. the album includes only one extra section in the center of the album dedicated to new signings. Here we find 12 stickers over four pages, out of which 10 shiny stickers. The collection does not include extra stickers or updates.