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Most sports fans already own the usual things. A scarf. A shirt. A mug. A programme tucked away in a drawer. Maybe a poster from years ago, kept more for the memory than the quality. That is why an Andrew Robinson art print feels different. It takes something deeply personal, the love of a club, a player, a match, a venue or a sporting moment, and presents it as proper fine art. These are not throwaway decorations or mass-produced wall fillers.

Some football grounds feel alive before anyone has even kicked a ball. You hear the turnstiles click, smell the onions from a burger van, squeeze through a narrow concourse, then climb steps that generations of fans have climbed before. The view might be awkward. The seat might have less legroom than a bus shelter. The toilets might be best described as character building. Still, plenty of fans would not swap it. That is the heart of the traditional V's modern stadiums debate

The Queen Elizabeth II Stadium, home to Enfield Town F.C., stands out as a unique piece of architectural history. This is my gouache & watercolour painting of it.