Shirt Sizes...

[jazz15c]

No one may give a damn about this...but thought it was worth bringing up.

I recently did one the WHL tours (thoroughly recommended by the way) and as is tradition, we took in the delights of the dressing room.

Whilst in there, the guides (both of them) mentioned that all of the players matchday shirts were exactly the same size in order to 'minimise fuss when printing names and numbers onto them.'

As someone with a sports science background (and a shred of common sense), my reaction was...BOLLOCKS!

Are you telling me that with all the advancements in microfibre, moisture wicking, shirt fabric, the likes of Aaron Lennon still has to run around the pitch in the same size shirt as Tom Huddlestone...or even more amazingly...Peter Crouch...just to make it slightly easier for the guy who prints the shirts???

I ain't buying it. Not for one second.

 

[kevinfish]

Sure some players have short sleeves and others have long so they would have to sort them out...

 

[Real_madyidd]

I am sure under armour will have something to say about that when they take over.

 

[thekneaf]

Yeh this is clearly balls, but the Spurs tour guide is just that. Everything would be bespoke for the kind of money they make. Maybe that was true in the 60s, not now.

 

[brasil_spur]

It's bollox, for evidence check out this image:

 

[beats1]

It's bollox, for evidence check out this image:

Looking at that picture the blue stripe next to the piss stains starts alot higher on the rest of the players than defoe's, if it was defoe's size wouldn't it start at the same height

 

[TonyGalvinsShinpads]

I have a players shirt from 08/09 which is an XL and one from last season which is a L, so they definately come in different sizes.

I think they all used to be one size a few years ago..... But then we signed Andy Reid and the kit man had to have a rethink :wink:

 

[ronnycane]

Shirt Sizes are very important. If We wear perfect size shirts,we feel very comfortable in that.

 

[mdharris]

Shirt Sizes are very important. If We wear perfect size shirts,we feel very comfortable in that.

welcome ronny. you remind me of a good jonathan safran foer character. you dont happen to be from ukraine?

 

[mabolsa_ritchey]

I assume they were talking about the shirts that are hanging in the changing room for the tour.

 

[jazz15c]

I assume they were talking about the shirts that are hanging in the changing room for the tour.

No...and that's the thing...yep they're all the same size, and why wouldn't they be, but old boy (Dave and Dave) were adamant that on a match day all players wore exactly the same size shirt. And it is just utter TRIPE!

Comfort, wind-resistance (bit flimsy that excuse/reason), proximity to the players skin, length (Azza, Jermaine), all good reasons why this argument is deeply flawed.

 

[ravo]

Not having a go at you mate, but that's ridiculous. Also look at the fact that Defoe's shirt is tucked in.

 

[jazz15c]

Not having a go at you mate, but that's ridiculous. Also look at the fact that Defoe's shirt is tucked in.

I know, couldn't agree more, there's no way on earth that all our players wear the same size shirt!

 

[Maske2g]

Defoe's shirt is always skin tight. I know he bulked up, but he's still tiny!!

You should have just pulled him up and embarrassed him.