"Jonbhoy"
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>>>>>>>>> co m. ..>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I dont see why anyone needs to wear a football top to go on
>>>>>>>>> holiday, to a festival...or anywhere.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> They only need to wear them when they are neds.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I don't agree. Why shouldn't a football fan be allowed to wear
>>>>>>> clothes in support of his team? We choose our labels and colours of
>>>>>>> our clothes everyday, wny not be allowed to wear a sports top in
>>>>>>> our teams colours? Its about time we claimed back our football
>>>>>>> tops. Should football tops only be work when watching or playing
>>>>>>> football? What about t shirts only being worn when its sunny? Suits
>>>>>>> only being work when working? Trainers only when playing sports?
>>>>>>> Sandals only worn when at a poolside or seaside?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Actually that last one makes sense. ;-)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Anyway, football tops shouldn't be looked on as nedish, but as a
>>>>>>> fan supporting his team. when i wear my Celtic top i am proud to be
>>>>>>> a supporter. Football tops are as functional as t shirts in warm
>>>>>>> weather and make a lot of sense. Why should we allow a symbol of
>>>>>>> our team to be made an embarrassment. Wear your teams top with
>>>>>>> pride.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> IMHO, people wearing football tops who are not going to the game or
>>>>>> playing football look like neds. Do a simple test when you go in to
>>>>>> the Town :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> And you're probably right. Possibly due to most fans not wearing them
>>>>> so they don't look like neds. What i am saying though is we should
>>>>> claim back our tops and eventually neds would just look like football
>>>>> fans. :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> I suppose there is a time and place for most types of clothing but
>>>>> the idea that if i wore my top one sunny day when out shopping i
>>>>> would be branded a ned just because i wasn't at a game.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> sme
>>>>
>>>> I do find that people seem to wear them at really stupid times, go too
>>>> a festival and there is always some idiots wearing Rangers or Celtic
>>>> tops, and they usually start squabbling and threaten each other.
>>>> What in the hell is the point of going to see T in the park for
>>>> example and wearing a footie top, I dont think tops are nedlike, I
>>>> just think they cause problems. Im with ZB, save it for the game or
>>>> playing at the park.
>>>
>>> Isn't it possible that its the people wearing them that cause the
>>> problems? Most fans are 'afraid' to wear their top apart from at the
>>> game
>>> that its left to neds and trouble makers as a sort of challenge. If more
>>> fans starting wearing their tops then it would outnumber the hooligan
>>> element.
>>>
>>> Its not just about wearing a football top when not at games. I know fans
>>> who wont even wear one to the game 'incase someone sees it and starts
>>> anything'!
>>>
>>> --
>>> sme
>>
>> I dont wear my top when I take my wee girl to Ibrox, the hassle you can
>> get is horrific depending on the time of day. Im not subjecting her to
>> that at 8 years old.
>> I dont show my colours at all until we gwet thier
>
> The colours arent the issue,i suggest subjecting an 8 year old to watching
> the ibrox style of euro football is far worse ;-)
>
> (That joke would have worked better had we not drawn yesterday in the
> league however was worth a go).
>
> JB
HaHa!!
