{"product_id":"len-shackleton","title":"Len Shackleton 'Clown Prince of Soccer' Sunderland AFC Memory Greeting Card #safc","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #222222; line-height: 1.55; max-width: 900px; margin: 0 auto;\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- MAIN HEADING --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 18px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 30px; font-weight: bold; color: #d71920; line-height: 1.2;\"\u003e\n      LEN SHACKLETON\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #111111; margin-top: 4px;\"\u003e\n      THE CLOWN PRINCE OF SOCCER\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #d71920; margin-top: 10px;\"\u003e\n      Football Memory Greeting Card\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- HERO MESSAGE --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-top: 2px solid #d71920; border-bottom: 2px solid #d71920; padding: 18px 10px; margin: 20px 0; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 23px; font-weight: bold; color: #d71920;\"\u003e\n    MORE THAN A GREETING CARD\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 21px; font-weight: bold; color: #111111; margin-top: 5px;\"\u003e\n    A Football Memory to Keep\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 17px; margin-top: 12px; white-space: nowrap;\"\u003e\n    A greeting card, a fine-art football print and a record of someone's football life — all in one.\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n \n\n  \u003c!-- INTRODUCTION --\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size: 17px;\"\u003e\n    Featuring a fine-art portrait of Sunderland legend \u003cstrong\u003eLen Shackleton\u003c\/strong\u003e,\n    together with a reproduction of his original autograph, this unique\n    \u003cstrong\u003eSoccerBooks Football Memory Greeting Card\u003c\/strong\u003e has been designed\n    to be enjoyed today and treasured by the family for generations.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size: 17px;\"\u003e\n    The front has deliberately been kept free from printed greetings and club badges.\n    This allows the artwork to stand on its own and, once the card has been completed,\n    the \u003cstrong\u003efine-art front can be framed as a lasting piece of football history.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- KEY QUOTE --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"background: #f7f7f7; border-left: 5px solid #d71920; padding: 18px 22px; margin: 25px 0; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 21px; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: #222222;\"\u003e\n      “The footballer on the front has a story to tell.\nSo do you”\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- MEMORIES SECTION --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #d71920; margin-top: 28px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\n    YOUR FOOTBALL MEMORIES\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size: 17px;\"\u003e\n    Inside is something very different from an ordinary football greeting card.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size: 17px;\"\u003e\n    The recipient is invited to answer \u003cstrong\u003e30 carefully chosen questions\u003c\/strong\u003e,\n    recording not only their football memories, but something of the person behind them.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"background: #fafafa; border: 1px solid #dddddd; padding: 15px 20px; margin: 18px 0; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cstrong\u003eMemories include:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n    Their first football team\u003cbr\u003e\n    Their first match — and who took them\u003cbr\u003e\n    Their first football hero\u003cbr\u003e\n    The position they played\u003cbr\u003e\n    Their first football shirt or kit\u003cbr\u003e\n    Their first pair of football boots — and who bought them\u003cbr\u003e\n    The first FA Cup Final they remember\u003cbr\u003e\n    The first World Cup they remember\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size: 17px;\"\u003e\n    Alongside the football questions are memories of childhood, parents, brothers\n    and sisters, school, pets, music, family life and other moments that help tell\n    their story.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size: 17px;\"\u003e\n    The facing page carries our specially written\n    \u003cstrong\u003e“Especially for You”\u003c\/strong\u003e keepsake poem, explaining why\n    these seemingly small memories can become so precious to future generations.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- BIOGRAPHY SECTION --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #d71920; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\n    LEN SHACKLETON — THE CLOWN PRINCE OF SOCCER\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size: 17px;\"\u003e\n    The reverse of the card tells the story of one of English football's great entertainers.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size: 17px;\"\u003e\n    From Shackleton's extraordinary six-goal Newcastle debut and his move to Sunderland\n    for a then British-record \u003cstrong\u003e£20,050\u003c\/strong\u003e, through to his England career\n    and his reputation as football's great showman, the card provides a permanent record\n    of the man behind the artwork.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp style=\"font-size: 17px;\"\u003e\n    It also recalls one of football literature's most celebrated jokes. Chapter Nine\n    of his 1955 autobiography, \u003cem\u003eClown Prince of Soccer\u003c\/em\u003e, was entitled\n    \u003cstrong\u003e“The Average Director's Knowledge of Football”\u003c\/strong\u003e\n    — followed by a completely blank page.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- CARD DETAILS --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #d71920; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 12px;\"\u003e\n    CARD DETAILS\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv style=\"border: 1px solid #dddddd; padding: 18px 22px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.8;\"\u003e\n    ✓  \u003cstrong\u003eLarge A5 card (A4 folded)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n    ✓  Heavy 240gsm card stock\u003cbr\u003e\n    ✓  Full-colour fine-art front\u003cbr\u003e\n    ✓  Reproduction of Len Shackleton's original autograph\u003cbr\u003e\n    ✓  30-question \u003cstrong\u003eYour Football Memories\u003c\/strong\u003e section\u003cbr\u003e\n    ✓  Full Len Shackleton biography on the reverse\u003cbr\u003e\n    ✓  Special \u003cstrong\u003eEspecially for You\u003c\/strong\u003e keepsake poem\u003cbr\u003e\n    ✓  Suitable for birthdays, Father's Day, Christmas or simply as a gift\u003cbr\u003e\n    ✓  Designed to be completed, kept and passed down through the family\u003cbr\u003e\n    ✓  Fine-art front suitable for framing\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- WATERMARK --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; margin: 24px 0;\"\u003e\n    \u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 17px;\"\u003e\n      All website watermarks are removed from your purchase.\n    \u003c\/strong\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- CLOSING --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"background: #d71920; padding: 18px 20px; text-align: center; margin-top: 25px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 21px; font-weight: bold; color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\n      A LITTLE PIECE OF FOOTBALL HISTORY TO TREASURE\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #ffffff; margin-top: 6px;\"\u003e\n      Created by SoccerBooks • Football Memory Greeting Cards\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"TIMETUNNEL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40302930198574,"sku":null,"price":16.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1060\/2756\/files\/LEN_SHACKLTON_CICRA_1954_WATERMARKED.png?v=1790503485","url":"https:\/\/www.soccerbooks.co.uk\/hr\/products\/len-shackleton","provider":"SOCCER BOOKS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}