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#1 2012-01-09 05:56:51
- Kingstonian
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Ron Manager and the football coat
An overcoat was the final straw that drove me from the High Street. I wanted a simple Crombie copy and could not find one. Up town at Selfridges they had a Jose Mourinho style garment by Armani for £1200.
In the old days everyone had a decent coat. Nowadays Wenger wears a horrible long quilted thing with a hood and the Arsenal badge. Fergie has a black thing with a bit of zippered knitwear sewn into the collar.
Poor Owen Coyle just wears a tracksuit over his shorts and shirt. Di Canio is not well-dressed and it is a mark of how far standards have slipped that his coat draws comments now instead of his fascist salute.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2012/jan/08/paolo-di-canio-jose-mourinho-coat
Oh for the days of sheepskins and proper geezer managers. Malcolm Allison in a Fedora, drinking champagne, smoking a cigar with a Page Three bird at his side.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/sport-obituaries/8067232/Malcolm-Allison.html
Nice medallion too and I am not referring to shoes.
#2 2012-01-09 06:25:50
- Bishop of Briggs
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Re: Ron Manager and the football coat
Contrary to lies of FNB and Woofboxer, I (and most of the other "Buff Bastards") have been banned from posting on this forum. There are only a few posters left so don't waste your time on here. This forum is dead and nobody cares.
#3 2012-01-09 10:53:04
- formby
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Re: Ron Manager and the football coat
Quite right. The good old days when footie managers looked like extras of The Sweeney.
"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin
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#5 2012-01-09 12:59:05
- Bishop of Briggs
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Re: Ron Manager and the football coat
Malcolm Allison was a one-off. Even in 60s, a lot of managers wore track suits in the dugout. The difference was that they were made of superior materials. The Umbro tops worn by Shankly and Ramsey were similar to Harringtons.
Contrary to lies of FNB and Woofboxer, I (and most of the other "Buff Bastards") have been banned from posting on this forum. There are only a few posters left so don't waste your time on here. This forum is dead and nobody cares.
#7 2012-01-09 13:25:42
- formby
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Re: Ron Manager and the football coat
I can just see Mottie wearing his Sheepie.
Last edited by formby (2012-01-09 13:35:34)
"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise." - Richard Merkin
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