Idrissa Gueye - now gone

[Chico Hamilton III]

Didn't Belgian amuso-named 1980s keeper Jean-Marie Pfaff used to wear short sleeves sometimes? Think he was an early contributor to what is a very poor state of affairs.

And Jorg Campos, the Mexican keeper in the early 90s, who used to design his own horrendous shirts, mostly short sleeved

Doesn't Ibrahimovic wear all black boots ( even the Nike logo is blacked out)? I'd sign him up for that alone

[PeterWithe]

One of the lads I go to matches with is driven into an rage by the sight of any player wearing gloves.

[Clark W Griswold]

Didn't Belgian amuso-named 1980s keeper Jean-Marie Pfaff used to wear short sleeves sometimes? Think he was an early contributor to what is a very poor state of affairs.

And Jorg Campos, the Mexican keeper in the early 90s, who used to design his own horrendous shirts, mostly short sleeved

Doesn't Ibrahimovic wear all black boots ( even the Nike logo is blacked out)? I'd sign him up for that alone

On the other hand, he does have a rather horrendous pony tail.

[curiousorange]

The first non Brazilian use of a nickname I can remember was a Norwegian at World Cup '94, who delighted in the pseudonym 'Mini' when his name was John something. I thought he was a cock then, and he didn't have the kind of career which would make me change my mind.

[Joshua Fineman]

Apologies for going back on-topic, and if its already been said, but in his interview for Sky when he collected his £100, Sherwood suggested we were waiting for a work permit before confirming the signing. 

[Ryu]

To play the devil's advocate, don't the players just get paid to wear boots by Nike, Adidas or whoever?  I'm sure most here would wear ugly shoes to work if someone paid us vast sums to do it.

[PaulWinch again]

Lets hope these work permit issues get sorted quickly.

[Matt Collins]

One of the lads I go to matches with is driven into an rage by the sight of any player wearing gloves.

Even a keeper?

[paul_e]

Lets hope these work permit issues get sorted quickly.

As per the Tim gets his £100 thread I really don't think there are any issues, if you watch it it's a complete throw-away line, there's no tone or body language, etc to suggest that it's anything other than a formality, I suspect it will all be sorted by the end of the week.

[Pat McMahon]

Oh I love the unusual numbers thing. Also I far prefer the Brazilian style naming on the back of shirts.

I used to like it when Celtic didn't have shirt numbats, just numbers on their shorts IIRC

Oh that is a nice idea. Must have looked class.

IIRC because the number on their shorts was the only identifier those numbers were much larger than usual shorts numbers.

[Dave Cooper please]

I am thinking of the likes of Chica-fucking-rito here. That's not your name. Get it off your shirt, and get your actual name on.

Or as this Mensa candidate in a pub in Cheltenham has it:

[joe_c]

DER BOMBER is perhaps the only nickname in football history that it might have been acceptable to have printed on a shirt. Or maybe PONGO.

[nigel]

Didn't Belgian amuso-named 1980s keeper Jean-Marie Pfaff used to wear short sleeves sometimes? Think he was an early contributor to what is a very poor state of affairs.

EDIT also that arse of a Donald Pleasance lookalike Fabien Barthez did a lot to encourage that nonsense, too.

A very long time ago I was told the fascinating fact that a goalkeeper rolling up his sleeves was a bookable offence in the days before gloves being commonplace as if a sleeve wasn't visible, the referee might have no way of knowing whose hand had made contact with the ball in a crowd. Presumably this has since been rescinded.

Unsure if it's rescinded, but if a keeper has short sleeves he has to wear gloves.
I can't remember the last time I saw a keeper without gloves, though.

[Dr Butler]

DER BOMBER is perhaps the only nickname in football history that it might have been acceptable to have printed on a shirt. Or maybe PONGO.

and of course....GOD

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[andyh]

I am thinking of the likes of Chica-fucking-rito here. That's not your name. Get it off your shirt, and get your actual name on.

Or as this Mensa candidate in a pub in Cheltenham has it:

That is flippin ace! I love it.