No Gray Areas - No snoods for me!
Roy Keane hit the headlines again this week when deriding the modern footballers' fashion for snoods, glove, tights and all that carry on.
But I'm not with Roy on this one - though you wouldn't have caught me wearing anything other than a short sleeved shirt in my playing days.
This is just the modern footballer, I'm afraid, and whatever keeps them happy is fine by me. It's a talking point for sure, but you won't find me doing a Roy Keane on the subject!
That said, I've never really got the glove thing, though I can understand wearing tights - some players are susceptible to strains and injuries and tights can protect the legs.
But you wouldn't have seen a snood, glove or tight anywhere near the football pitch in my day. Back then we played through some appalling conditions - stuff they would not go near these days. I'm talking about snow, rock hard pitches, ultra cold temperatures - minus 4 or 5 degrees - but I always wore short sleeves, regardless.
You would have to conduct a very thorough search to find a picture of me from my playing days wearing anything else!
Published: 5 Dec 2010
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