I would agree... until I see that picture above. **** that. Seriously. There is no fcking excuse for that bollox at all. Not at club level, no. I went to see a few games at WC 2006 and have to admit I did buy a half n half Mexico Argentina scarf and still have it to this day, but I was a lucky fck who got tickets as a neutral.
Walk with the Man Utd side facing the Man Utd thugs and the Chelsea side facing the Chelsea thugs. Everyone will think you're on their side- and a real hero for walking calmly between both sides.
Those of a similar age to myself can only think of Tommy Cooper when viewing these shirts [video=youtube;c63YDrSrcO8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c63YDrSrcO8[/video]
tbf you ought to puch yourself in the face for having the temerity to wear one of the god forsaken things. Talk about the ultimate in Sky generation football tourist pap! I hate those half and half scarves, but the shirts take it to a whole new level
If it was a big game, a major final or something, I suppose some might justify it as a celebration of the event, but I just can't imagine any true fan wanting to wear the colours of their opponent. To me, it just smacks of the post-yuppie generation obsession with football as fashion, rather than the more visceral experience it was when I was a kid.
Yep, spot on saint. The sort you see holding up an ipad when the ball goes out for a throw They go for the 'experience' as opposed to us old farts who just go the match to follow our team! The whole PL thing turns me right off at times tbh. The quality of the game is great, but the 'experience' for an auld football fan like me, is a jarg replica of what it was in years gone by. The spit and polish is good in some ways, but it's taken some of the soul of the game for me. Probably the loss of the working man tbh.
No true fan of a particular team would (or should) do this but I can understand a general football fan doing it. For example, someone going to a Barca vs Real Madrid game with no affiliation to either side might get one as a keep sake in the same way as the scarves. I think the main issue here is people seeing the shirts in the same way as the scarves. Scarves are often worn by supporters of a team that's playing which I agree is a no no. I guess the only other consideration is someone wearing a split shirt could be a supporter of both sides; the woman above may live in Hull and support Liverpool. Still shouldn't wear a split shirt mind.
I'm not one for the 'experience' approach but quit being such a old nag The price of going to a game nowadays is so expensive that it often is an experience for someone to go. Why shouldn't they take photos or buy items for memorabilia? It may be their only chance of going. Maybe the people moaning about it take their own situation for granted?
I will admit to owning one split scarf, which was from a friendly with Borussia Mönchengladbach a couple of years ago to celebrate their 125th anniversary. That's the sort of thing where I can understand it. But for a league game? They also had special beer beakers with the word to YNWA on them (still got that as well) and Gerry sang the song before the match. The game itself was awful though. And we lost. Still, I got to see Liverpool legends like Cole, Aquilani and Ayala in the flesh... EDIT: Just to clarify, there is still no excuse for one of those shirts though.
I bet you had one when we played the Stags. I agree with Tobes about the Ipad/camera business. Football is all about the experience, and you can't really get that, imo, when you're behind a camera. I think it becomes more a case of showing off that you were there, rather than experiencing the occasion for yourself. I realise it's a cultural thing, but I really don't get it. It's like the narcissism of selfies - does anyone else really care about you taking pictures of yourself everywhere? It reminds me of some people's photo albums of the past- a travelogue of exciting and wonderful places completely ruined by having them stood in front of everything.
