As a child anybody who bought Subbuteo teams will remember the famous ‘green wall’ of toy shops. The green wall was a display of Subbuteo and appeared in toy shops…
Stephen Hurrell
Stephen Hurrell
Stephen is the founder and editor of The Hobby Online and The Hobby by Subbuteo.Online print magazine. He is a giant nerd and specialises in Subbuteo, retro football kits and consumer stories. A journalist and editor of 15 years, he has written about football for some of the UK's biggest publications.
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The Adidas Trimm Trab trainers launched in the 1970s became an essential part of football culture for several decades. Any football fan of a certain age will recognise the timeless…
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Subbuteo Beatles are ‘regarded as the most valuable item ever made’
The rarest and most valuable item ever made by Subbuteo strangely has nothing at all to do with football. The Beatles are one of the greatest bands of all time…
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There are many examples of beautiful football stadiums with weird and wonderful coloured seats. While the bigger clubs tend to use a standard seat colour and a secondary colour to…
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Man builds a Subbuteo stadium on his work desk – and his employer loves it
Subbuteo is not just a brilliant table-top football game that has lasted generations – it is also a perfect decoration for your bookshelves or desk. Subbuteo.Online will often showcase the…
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Ever since France won the 1998 World Cup thanks to the highly technical approach at the nation’s academy, Clairefontaine, the idea of a ‘home of football’ has spread across the…
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Football is all about emotion. Away from the Twitter spats, the red-faced radio phone in wind-up merchants and the endless transfer tittle-tattle it can be easy to forget that the…
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Subbuteo is no stranger to unusual accessories. From mascots to ball boys, the game has released tens of non-playing figures that help to create an atmosphere. But one of the…
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We have been bothering European football clubs with questions of Subbuteo once more. Dutch football is – potentially – the best place in the world for Subbuteo teams. The teams…
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It is the dream of most Subbuteo players and collectors to one day create a room entirely dedicated to the game. A Subbuteo man (or woman) cave, a themed bar…