My favourite part of the article was this...
"It takes two years to turn an initial idea into a real stamp on sale in the post office. A team of four at the Royal Mail spent four months thoroughly researching who should make the cut. They created a long long list with more than 80 names on it before consulting extensively with experts, using the National Football Museum in Manchester as a key resource, to reduce them to the 11."
Four months??? I could have created that list in 10 minutes. Where do I sign up for this job?