In a League of Their Own

For what it is worth Chris , my opinion is that you should stick with your present idea. These two are probably world renowned , instantly recognisable , whilst the same may not hold so true for a compilation - for instance I do not recognise any of the smaller pictures but I knew the front cover straight off. In truth , those two are in a league of their own so title and picture are complimentary.

Thank you for your imput Mike.

It might well alienate the supporters of other clubs. I felt the same when I painted footballers and ended up painting red and blue shirts just to be on the safe side. My players weren't recognisable but football fans can be sensitive to these things I think and I was using a Manchester gallery at the time! I do think your cover looks excellent and eyecatching but possibly using names from different clubs might be a better idea. I'm really not sure as I'm not into football at all and I'd be interested to hear what others think (especially any City fans) Good luck it's a tricky decision which to use.

Thank you Louise. Football is a tribal thing and potential readers and buyers of football related books may buy according to their own allegiances. From an artistic point of view I think having 1 or 2 figures in a simple composition is the way to go it's just this tribal thing that concerns me. Thats why I put samples of other players from other clubs on the back to help to mitigate this. Food for thought.