Wearing a hat allowed?

wheres me jumpa

just saw a yeovil player wearing a green and white hat. almost like a tiny wooly hat. tried finding a pic but cant.

i didnt think this was allowed but obviously it is. maybe this is the start of a new trend amongst footballers!

whiskeyman

I remember seeing a few outfield players wear a hat... think it was mostly in foreign leagues though.
If it allowed, I'm surprised it hasnt been brought in.... more sponsorship opportunites and all that...

therecklessone

/shakes head

Shandy drinkers.

gimmick

There was some defender for Macclesfield who used always wear headgear, like a bandana.

There is also a Pakistani ref who wears his turban during a game (though Im open to correction on Pakistanis wearing turbans, but Im sure you get my point).

KdjaCL

One of Boltons african lads wore one last season and ref tod him to take it off, in the PL its fairly strict but in France and stuff they play a "how many sponsors can you fit on a jersey" game so imagine its ok over there once it has a sponsors logo on it.


kdjac

Kingp35

gimmick wrote:

There was some defender for Macclesfield who used always wear headgear, like a bandana.

Yeah that was Sodje. He always wore it. I also seem to remember that Savo Milosovic wore a bandana on the odd ocassion in his younger years

wheres me jumpa

its weird. imagine ronaldo popping on a wooly hat and walking out the dressing room door by ferguson!

Guy:Incognito

gimmick wrote:

There was some defender for Macclesfield who used always wear headgear, like a bandana.

There is also a Pakistani ref who wears his turban during a game (though Im open to correction on Pakistanis wearing turbans, but Im sure you get my point).

Can't imagine that being practical for players though. Heading would be next to impossible.

Re hats keepers can wear hats so I can't see why the same oesnt apply to outfled players.

They should be banned though, along with long sleeved jerseys, tights, gloves and tracksuit bottoms, all of which promote limp wristedness.

wheres me jumpa

Stekelly wrote:

all of which promote limp wristedness.

why cant you just leave graham le saux alone!!

MrJoeSoap

It's Sodje alright, I was talking to the Crewe coaching staff when he was with them a few years back. He's the only player in the league with permission to wear it, it has to do with his religion.

He changes the colours to match the kits afaik.

Bluetonic

Here you go lads... Efe Sodje of Yeovil Town in action during the friendly game between Yeovil Town and West Ham United held at Huish Park on July 23, 2005 in Yeovil, England

http://editorial.gettyimages.com/source/search/details_pop.aspx?iid=53288410&cdi=0

MrJoeSoap

^Link not accesible here.

http://images.google.ie/images?q=efe+sodje&hl=en - Few pics there.

mayordenis

i can't think of a reason why someone couldn't wear a hat,
especially a wooly hat.

MrJoeSoap

Maybe they could have a microphone hidden in there!

Sounds like something Chelsea will be accused of soon, maybe Carvalho has a radio system hidden under that hair of his!

Guy:Incognito

MrJoeSoap wrote:

Maybe they could have a microphone hidden in there!

Sounds like something Chelsea will be accused of soon, maybe Carvalho has a radio system hidden under that hair of his!

Or a walkman with a linguaphone course.:)

MrJoeSoap

Or an iPod with some Stone Roses perhaps!

BaZmO*

Who was the African player in the Premiership that was wearing gloves back in September and his Manager was p1ssing himself laughing in the post match interview because he got stung by a bee?

B.

mchurl

BaZmO* wrote:

Who was the African player in the Premiership that was wearing gloves back in September and his Manager was p1ssing himself laughing in the post match interview because he got stung by a bee?

B.

I think that was pascal Chimbonda of wigan but i'm not too sure. If my memory serves me right he was even wearing wooly gloves on the opening day of the season!!

MrJoeSoap

Some Chelsea player (think it was Diarra) came off the bench recently with gloves and short sleeves. I've seen it a few time and it always confuses me.

BaZmO*

mchurl wrote:

I think that was pascal Chimbonda of wigan but i'm not too sure. If my memory serves me right he was even wearing wooly gloves on the opening day of the season!!

Yeah I think you're right. I seem to remember Paul Jewel being the Manager in question.

B.

whiskeyman

MrJoeSoap wrote:

Some Chelsea player (think it was Diarra) came off the bench recently with gloves and short sleeves. I've seen it a few time and it always confuses me.

this seems to be common enough... Sissoko was at it as the Pools last Euro match.
Guess the hands feel the cold more..

Steve_o

The players from the russian leagues are always wearing hats, can't see why it wouldn't be allowed!! its not interfering with anything!!

-oRnein9-

I used to wear a hat playing sunday football, I know its a far cry from the PL or CL but never had a problem.

BaZmO*

-oRnein9- wrote:

I used to wear a hat playing sunday football, I know its a far cry from the PL or CL but never had a problem.

Kinda answered that one yourself there mate!

B.

Pigman II

Presumably the hat would have to match strip colours but otherwise it should be ok. FIFA seem to be very fussy about that stuff nowaday. What would we do without them!

Didn't some Nigerian off InterMilan have his cornrows platted with beads in the colours of his club and when he played for his country he'd have green and white beads in. Ah what was his name again? Real ugly bastard anyway.

MrJoeSoap

Taribo West ^

Davei141

Anyone see emre at the weekend? he looked like he had a rain jacket under his jersey.

MrJoeSoap

He had his socks well up past his knees, and long sleeve polo-neck under his jersey. The only bit of skin you could see was his face!

wheres me jumpa

in first year of college we had a mate who always wore gloves with short sleeves which we found ridicolous(spelling?!) but he really took it too far when he wore gloves with short sleeves while playing indoor soccer!

BaZmO*

wheres me jumpa wrote:

in first year of college we had a mate who always wore gloves with short sleeves which we found ridicolous(spelling?!) but he really took it too far when he wore gloves with short sleeves while playing indoor soccer!

He wasn't the Goalkeeper was he?

B.

wheres me jumpa

BaZmO* wrote:

He wasn't the Goalkeeper was he?

B.

i asked for that one! no he wasnt. we ripped the pi** out of him! but had little effect. anyone notice the number of players wearing davids like glasses at junior soccer level? not so much now but when he came out with them first, an awful lot of guys were wearing them.

Steve_o

wheres me jumpa wrote:

in first year of college we had a mate who always wore gloves with short sleeves which we found ridicolous(spelling?!) but he really took it too far when he wore gloves with short sleeves while playing indoor soccer!

Musta been just a habit at that stage!

smackbunnybaby

the old faroe islands goalie used to wear a cap.he got kicked in the head early in his career and the doctors told him could do himself damage by playing on.he really wanted to continue playing so he started to wear a wooly cap to "protect" himself against further kicks....

Pigman II

smackbunnybaby wrote:

the old faroe islands goalie used to wear a cap.he got kicked in the head early in his career and the doctors told him could do himself damage by playing on.he really wanted to continue playing so he started to wear a wooly cap to "protect" himself against further kicks....

Clearly the damage was already done.

BaZmO*

smackbunnybaby wrote:

the old faroe islands goalie used to wear a cap.he got kicked in the head early in his career and the doctors told him could do himself damage by playing on.he really wanted to continue playing so he started to wear a wooly cap to "protect" himself against further kicks....

I think the OP's question was aimed at outfield players rather than goal keepers. Everybody knows there is no problems with a GK wearing a hat in a game.

B.