Adults wearing replica football shirts...

[King Eric 7]

Does anyone take one of their replica shirts on holiday? Each to their own and all that, but the types who go to the Costa Del Sol and find the first British pub they can while wearing their replica shirts are just a bit chavvy to me.

I used to wear one when I was a teenager but I just grew out of wearing replica shirts and I've only ever bought two of them.

 

[FattyFooty]

Is it more weird having your own name? Seeing as you aren’t part of the team?

I have no name. Blank. My own name would be wierd to me aswell.

But my kids have some with our name, some with real players and some blank. They have all types.

 

[Infra-red]

Does anyone take one of their replica shirts on holiday? Each to their own and all that, but the types who go to the Costa Del Sol and find the first British pub they can while wearing their replica shirts are just a bit chavvy to me.

I used to wear one when I was a teenager but I just grew out of wearing replica shirts and I've only ever bought two of them.

Brits aboard are usually easy to spot. We're the sunburnt ones in football shirts, with crap tattoos and annoying screaming kids.

 

[Lightbringer]

I wanted to buy the home shirt with 'Ronaldo 7' on the back. After reading this topic, now I'm not too sure.
I never knew the majority of people view this way.

Fecksake, buy the jersey and enjoy it! Have some fun and dont care about what a few people say!

 

[WeePat]

That was always my preferred way to wear them back in the day! No idea it was ridiculed

Sorry pal, I don't make the rules, but the rules state you were an absolute wrong'un back then.

 

[saivet]

Does anyone take one of their replica shirts on holiday? Each to their own and all that, but the types who go to the Costa Del Sol and find the first British pub they can while wearing their replica shirts are just a bit chavvy to me.

I used to wear one when I was a teenager but I just grew out of wearing replica shirts and I've only ever bought two of them.

I bought a retro United shirt from the 80s (way before my time but I liked the shirt and it was available from adidas for a limited time) and I've worn it on holiday and probably will take it with me on my next holiday

 

[Lay]

I wanted to buy the home shirt with 'Ronaldo 7' on the back. After reading this topic, now I'm not too sure.
I never knew the majority of people view this way.

just buy it. People will moan about anything. I see grown men in football shirts all the time and I never think any different of them

 

[Member 122739]

Each to their own but I wouldn't wear a new jersey. I'm 40 and I stopped buying new jerseys when I was about 30. I still have a load of 90's, 00's jerseys that I'd wear. The grey kit from '95 is a favourite.

 

[Withnail]

It looks ridiculous on grown ups, anyone over 15 really. Even at matches for me.

Ireland has a worse problem - GAA jerseys. There's nothing less attractive than a bird in a GAA jersey.

I'm weird about this type of thing though, I don't like wearing any branded gear. Why anyone wants to walk around with a t shirt with (for example) HUGO BOSS in giant letters on it is beyond me. It looks so crass and shit.

Lads wearing GAA jerseys out to niteclubs when there wasn't even a match on that day is the worst.

 

[JakeTheRed]

What do we think?

My own opinion is as follows:

At a match: perfect.
Whilst playing sports/gym: fine.
At home/pub watching a match: All good.

Any other situation: wierd.

Also, the older you get, the more ludicrous you look whilst wearing another man's name on your back.

Obviously people can wear whatever they want but I reserve the right to laugh at the 45 year old wearing a tight "Gerrard 8" shirt down to Asda.

What says Redcafe? Are you a grown ass man who still rocks a replica down to Morrisons?

I'd say I agree with you, if wearing the shirt is relative to sports then it's fine.

It is slightly strange seeing someone wearing one while shopping etc. but I guess on the other hand, if it makes said 45 year old geezer happy, then who are we to question it?

 

[youmeletsfly]

Anyone can wear what they fecking want as long as it makes them feel good. To judge people based on what they wear makes you more awkward than them anyway.

But I side with the others, you just can't wear them on the street and look good. They look pretty shitty. You might stretch it with a few classic designs here and there, but they just don't look alright on people, especially if they're not built well.

 

[Chesterlestreet]

At a match: perfect.

Haven't done it post 30 myself. A scarf is the limit for me. But I suppose it's okay.

Whilst playing sports/gym: fine.

Depends on the context. Kickabout in the park - sure, why not. Lifting weights at yer local gym - definitely weird.

At home/pub watching a match: All good.

At home - whatever. Depends on who you live with, I suppose. Pub, though? Wouldn't dream of it - it's the stage before full-kit wanker for me. *

* Perhaps if it's a big match. I still wouldn't consider it, but would judge others less harshly.

 

[JPRouve]

They didn't have a name on the back of their shirt but I seen a full kit wanker in his 30's last year in Sainsburys even had a matching hat on to complete the look.

I saw one yesterday Ajax kit without socks and with flip flops.

 

[Moriarty]

I'd say I agree with you, if wearing the shirt is relative to sports then it's fine.

It is slightly strange seeing someone wearing one while shopping etc. but I guess on the other hand, if it makes said 45 year old geezer happy, then who are we to question it?

I'm in my mid-60s and I wear a replica 1968 EC final shirt to the gym and sometimes around the house. I like it because it's 100% cotton and doesn't itch. Compared to some of the outfits I see at the gym, mine is positively conservative.

 

[Gary_Walsh_Nou_Camp_Hell]

In the ground watching the game is fair enough. Anywhere else just makes adults look like a tit.

 

[JJ12]

I have no name. Blank. My own name would be wierd to me aswell.

But my kids have some with our name, some with real players and some blank. They have all types.

Yeah I get my kids name on his but I think I’ll get Ronaldo for him this year. If I liked a kid I’d get it for my boy rather than myself.

 

[JJ12]

I think retro tops are fine mind. Can be a bit fashionable.

 

[duffer]

I think retro tops are fine mind. Can be a bit fashionable.

Some are much better for sure. I'm often seen wearing this beaut...

 

[Deery]

I think retro tops are fine mind. Can be a bit fashionable.

I think they’re horrible tbh I don’t even wear a one or two season out top.
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[Infra-red]

I wanted to buy the home shirt with 'Ronaldo 7' on the back. After reading this topic, now I'm not too sure.
I never knew the majority of people view this way.

You absolutely shouldn't care what any of us think. I saw a fat man in his 60's with a grey ponytail driving a convertible Ferrari the other day and thought "oh, that's embarrassing". Did he care - did he feck, he's happy with his Ferrari.

 

[Tomuś]

I still felt alright wearing it when I was 18-20 I guess, now being 32 the mere idea of it is a bit of a cringe for me.

 

[Ananke]

I saw a 40 year old woman in Tesco wearing a Man City Grealish shirt the other day. I actually thought in my head "that's embarrassing".

I've got a fair amount of football shirts but pretty much follow the rules (subconsciously) that are in the OP. I never think "I'm gonna pop to the shops, probably put my United shirt on".

 

[Dr. Dwayne]

Caring what other people wear is sad. Get a life, losers.

 

[Oranges038]

I think wearing kits playing football, going to football or sat at home on the couch is fine.

Lads wearing GAA jerseys out to niteclubs when there wasn't even a match on that day is the worst.

Not just the jerseys but the polo's, tops and bottoms with the crests as well. I know people who either wear the same ones all the time or just have a wardrobe full of them.

 

[LawCharltonBest]

I get them for my Birthday usually. Wear them in the house or to do gardening mostly as i don't mind getting them dirty. Occasionally for a kickabout.

Now i just get them for my child.

Getting the Ronaldo 7 one though because it's fecking Ronaldo. Although i would prefer a retro Ronaldo 7 shirt (from say 2006?) but no idea where you'd get one.

 

[Paxi]

Jheeze, so according to people who post on a football forum, people going around wearing England shirts during the Euros this summer was weird behaviour?

Yes, yes it was.

 

[Deery]

Lads wearing GAA jerseys out to niteclubs when there wasn't even a match on that day is the worst.

Since Normal People came out I see more and more wearing those tiny Gaelic shorts, I mean they were never fecking cool even when playing.

 

[Castia]

Only those with big dicks wear footy tops.

 

[Judas]

I've learnt that people who wear football shirts are very sensitive.

 

[Paxi]

So she does not look good in the kit?

When is she starting onlyfans? I’ll subscribe. Also, if she wore that out, I’d think of her as a bit of a pillock. I mean it’s not hard to dress appropriately, like a well adjusted human being.

Wearing jerseys out and about is chavvy as feck.

 

[sullydnl]

Wearing them to a game, when actually doing sport or when at home is obviously fine.

The rest of the time, not so much. Not that it's some terrible thing but it's just hard to actually look good in them, I think. Partly because a lot of people noticeably don't look like athletes when wearing them, partly because they can lend themselves to a chavvy look depending on what else you're wearing, partly because they're so associated with youth culture that it can read as quite an immature clothing choice as you get older but mostly because they just generally aren't particularly stylish looking. Though even if you're wearing the most stylish looking retro shirt around with the rest of your clothes all on point to make the best of it, you'd still need to be fairly young and fairly good looking to carry it off as a look, I think.

But then some people like going around in mullets, slogan t-shirts, bootcut jeans and square-toed shoes too. If that's your vibe then that's your vibe. And tbf a lot of guys probably think of them as being different to "normal" clothes when it comes to whether they actually look good or not.

 

[BeforeKeanetherewasRobson]

I saw a 40 year old woman in Tesco wearing a Man City Grealish shirt the other day. I actually thought in my head "that's embarrassing".

Shopping in Tesco? Yes, that is embarrassing.






Oh, you meant the City top? That too.

 

[Chesterlestreet]

I saw one yesterday Ajax kit without socks and with flip flops.

The best ones always opt for the worst/most jarring footwear.

There was a perfect pic doing the rounds some years ago - a Liverpool fan (they're the worst, obviously) sporting full kit (including socks and shin pads)...and a pair of Oxfords.

 

[OleGunnar20]

A shirt? who cares.

full kit? nah.

Why does anybody care what anybody else is wearing, unless they're a guest at your wedding?

People will wear whatever they like and are comfortable in, its all good

Agreed. I haven't bought one in years but wear my old ones fairly regularly. Down the shops, on the farm, whatever.

But then I'm not exactly known for being fashion conscious.

 

[RedCurry]

I don’t personally wear United gear outside of the match days, but I always love seeing someone wearing a united shirt when I am in public. I always give people a small secret nod of approval if I see them in a United shirt.

 

[Poborsky's hair]

It's the same as people wearing some print on their shirt, or people wearing artwork on their shirt. I don't see any difference. Either way, I don't care. I'll wear what I want, people be damned.

Yeah exactly, sums up the conservative caf. Genuinely can't believe why should people find it that weird. Let people do what they want to do, be open minded like in a modern society. Let them enjoy being in love with a club and big fans of a certain player so they could wear it anywhere with pride. What purpose on earth would these shirts serve if they were used only for going to the games, how many of you are lucky enough to go to games regularly? Are they then wasted hanging in one of your wardrobes?

Like you mentioned how is it different from wearing an ugly brand logo on your tshirt, or a nice artwork, or getting something tattooed you like so much? I wouldn't take it to a wedding or opera/theatre but wearing it on a matchday to a pub, playing an amateur game of any sport with your friends in a park or wearing it in your naighbourhood to hang out for a beer with your friends why not. It's not so different from anyone dyeing their hair red or wearing a kietschy haiwan shirt, you gotta be brave because people might look at you more but I personally like that when people like to express themselves.

There are too many boring people around, it's refreshing and anytime I meet someone in a shirt, I'm actually feeling like shouting "United!" with a fist pump

Just seeing anyone in a full kit with socks would seem a bit too much in everyday life.. that person would deserve some free tickets to a game though haha

 

[Jordan_mufc]

People are happy to walk around with Ralph Lauren (another man's name) sprawled across them but want to turn their nose up at football shirts.

 

[IrishRedDevil]

Aye but you don’t have Ronaldo 7, so soap your arse and slide on.

 

[JJ12]

I think they’re horrible tbh I don’t even wear a one or two season out top.
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I wore the 98 CL final one recently - I like that. A few of my mates wear the old Liverpool and Arsenal ones and I think they are much better than new kits.

I didn’t feel overly comfortable wearing a football top at my age in any case.

 

[Teja]

I don’t personally wear United gear outside of the match days, but I always love seeing someone wearing a united shirt when I am in public. I always give people a small secret nod of approval if I see them in a United shirt.

Hah in the US it's a way of signaling you want to talk about footy. That is until you see a PSG Messi shirt - total red flag.