Snoods Love them or Hate Them?
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http://www.fm-base.co.uk/sol/homepa...nited-players-wearing-snoods.html#comment-rigHARDLINE boss Sir Alex Ferguson has banned his Man Utd stars from wearing trendy snoods - declaring: "They're for powder puffs."
The iron-fisted Scot, 68, instructed the squad to brave the cold without the circular scarfs.
Neck out ... Sir Alex Ferguson
He told them: "Real men don't wear things like that. Get 'em off."
The garment has become increasingly popular in British football during the cold snap, especially with foreign players.
Snood wearers include Man City's Carlos Tevez, Yaya Toure and Mario Balotelli.
Arsenal's Samir Nasri and Liverpool keeper Pepe Reina are also fans.
But United defender Rio Ferdinand, 32, wrote online: "You won't see a Man Utd player wearing a snood."
Ex-Leeds United hardman Norman Hunter, 67, added: "Fergie's of the old guard that wouldn't want players running out in that.
"They just look uncomfortable. If anybody grabbed you from behind, they could almost throttle you."
He added: "We didn't even wear gloves. We played in a lot worse conditions than they play in now - ice, snow, mud, everything.
"Nowadays players go out with body and leg warmers and this thing on their neck. We used to rub Algipan oil all over. That kept us warm."
The iron-fisted Scot, 68, instructed the squad to brave the cold without the circular scarfs.
He told them: "Real men don't wear things like that. Get 'em off."
The garment has become increasingly popular in British football during the cold snap, especially with foreign players.
Snood wearers include Man City's Carlos Tevez, Yaya Toure and Mario Balotelli.
Arsenal's Samir Nasri and Liverpool keeper Pepe Reina are also fans.
But United defender Rio Ferdinand, 32, wrote online: "You won't see a Man Utd player wearing a snood."
Ex-Leeds United hardman Norman Hunter, 67, added: "Fergie's of the old guard that wouldn't want players running out in that.
"They just look uncomfortable. If anybody grabbed you from behind, they could almost throttle you."
He added: "We didn't even wear gloves. We played in a lot worse conditions than they play in now - ice, snow, mud, everything.
"Nowadays players go out with body and leg warmers and this thing on their neck. We used to rub Algipan oil all over. That kept us warm."
You could only throttle someone with a snood about as effectively as you could throttle them grabbing the neck of their shirt.
Trust an old school leeds player to suggest that <)
Dirty Leeds
realisticly no you dont need to wear 1 u will get warm of playing football i know i play 4 times a week 1 time semi-pro an undershirt yes cos they keep your body at body temperature if you are active and you can get turtle neck ones the players that wear these ar soft little ladyboys.. i played at the age of nine in some serious conditions of weather and never turned around and asked if i could wear my scarf whilst playing its pathetic!!!!!!!!! i do agree that a goalkeeper maybe excused from this debate as they are quite idle for most of the game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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i also think its funny how most people NOT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!! defending are arsenal fans think this is maybe due to their team is 95% foreign and therfore 95% of their team wear one
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i also think its funny how most people NOT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!! defending are arsenal fans think this is maybe due to their team is 95% foreign and therfore 95% of their team wear one
Why?
He is from Africa, aka, ******* hot.
Now he is playing in North East England, aka, ******* cold.
I would rather he were comfortable and playing well, than cold and ****.
More than can be said for Villa. That poncey Young is wearing one every match, but he's a legend so I forgive him. When Collins, Dunne, Reo-Coker and Carew start wearing them, then I'll be worried.
you are running a lot yes, but once you start weating, and feel the wind and cold its a pain, so thats why they wear this. i love snoods
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Like my Dad says isent it funny that 50 years ago if you were seen in glove or thermals you were seen as a ***** but now the foreigners have moved in everyone wears them its a disgrace. Now thermals are alright but scarfs no chance
I agree, and it just makes their performance better if anything.
Yaya Toure's wearing one today btw, and he has scored 2 goals. Nasri also wears it a lot amongst others who have had a great season.
Not sure what the big deal about this is to be honest. If a players performance drops by even 0.1% due to the cold etc, then I wouldn't mind anyone wearing them. I wouldn't personally wear a snood again whilst playing football, I wore one on Wednesday night, along with an underlayer (Shirt and trousers) but that's because I was suffering from a cold and wanted to keep as warm as possible, although I did wear an underlayer this morning and after 20 minutes or so I was baking so I took it off. But again, I don't see what all the fuss about the snoods is.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9277899.stm
"Arsene Wenger has defended his snood-wearing Arsenal stars by claiming they help to prevent injury."
How on earth could a round scarf prevent injury XD
"Arsene Wenger has defended his snood-wearing Arsenal stars by claiming they help to prevent injury."
How on earth could a round scarf prevent injury XD