Between 1995 and 2011, British modelmaker Corinthian created and sold thousands of figures of footballers, known lovingly as Big Heads. Though the company has long since gone, the joy their toys bring is as strong as ever. Why?
It's a sweltering day and 200 people are crowded into the stifling Scrutton Bland Premier Suite at Essex County Cricket Club in Chelmsford.
They genuinely couldn’t look any happier to be there.
Mostly men aged from their mid-30s and up, they have come from across the country to attend the first Corinthian Convention in almost two decades.
Though their retro football shirts betray club allegiances, all enmities are set aside for the one thing they share - an undying love of Big Heads.