Blood on the jersey

thecatspjs

When a player has a blood injury, he has to put on a new jersey (In the PL anyway). It seems a bit silly to me that they don't have back ups for each player. Usually they get a numberless shirt or something like that.

Does anyone know if there is a reason for this? Why don't they just bring spares instead of this one extra jersey? I'm sure they could afford it!

RoryMac

You've little to worry about!

klose

thecatspjs wrote: »

When a player has a blood injury, he has to put on a new jersey (In the PL anyway). It seems a bit silly to me that they don't have back ups for each player. Usually they get a numberless shirt or something like that.

Does anyone know if there is a reason for this? Why don't they just bring spares instead of this one extra jersey? I'm sure they could afford it!

Health reasons i think

Paul Tergat

18 extra shirts per game? totally pointless tbh

Washington Irving

klose wrote: »

Health reasons i think

Did you even the OP?

DirkVoodoo

Paul Tergat wrote: »

18 extra shirts per game? totally pointless tbh

Not to mention there would be increased delay as the kit man rifles through the bag looking for the right jersey. It's a relatively rare incident that numberless jerseys don't happen too much, certainly can't recall seeing more than one occurring per team per game (that might lead to confusion).

marno21

When Torres had a nosebleed in the Europa League there was two backup "Torres 9" jerseys there if i remember correctly

Xavi6

Paul Tergat wrote: »

18 extra shirts per game? totally pointless tbh

Each player gets two shirts per game anyway, one for each half.

osarusan

Paul Tergat wrote: »

18 extra shirts per game? totally pointless tbh

Is each shirt specific to a game now? Something along the lines of 'Stoke vs Man United 14-4-13' sewn onto it?

Or do you just mean bringing 18 extra shirts is pointless?

thecatspjs

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

Not to mention there would be increased delay as the kit man rifles through the bag looking for the right jersey. It's a relatively rare incident that numberless jerseys don't happen too much, certainly can't recall seeing more than one occurring per team per game (that might lead to confusion).

It's unlikely that more than one spare would be needed, but still a possibility. I really don't think they would just stuff all the extra shirts into a black sack together, so finding the back up shirt wouldn't waste that much time.

I'm just saying that when you look at the resources available to the clubs, bringing an extra shirt for each player wouldn't present that much of a problem. It's one of those things that probably won't matter until there's a case of there being more bloody jerseys than there are available back ups.

ceegee

Thats what Alan Kelly's magic marker is for

BOHtox

More of a problem in women's football really

Chancer3001

what I often wondered is where do all the jerseys go?

Like, they have about 50 games a season. New jersey (maybe even 2) per player per game.

500 jerseys a season....where do they all go?

And its not like they re-wear them, cos you see the odd spelling mistake in players names i.e. new printing, new jersey

shanec1928

Chancer3001 wrote: »

what I often wondered is where do all the jerseys go?

Like, they have about 50 games a season. New jersey (maybe even 2) per player per game.

500 jerseys a season....where do they all go?

And its not like they re-wear them, cos you see the odd spelling mistake in players names i.e. new printing, new jersey

charity

Chancer3001

but do they?

20 teams, 500 games - 10,000 jerseys a season going to charity from the premier league alone?? (thats probably HORRIBLE maths as the teams play each other #passmaths)

FatherTed

Chancer3001 wrote: »

what I often wondered is where do all the jerseys go?

Like, they have about 50 games a season. New jersey (maybe even 2) per player per game.

500 jerseys a season....where do they all go?

And its not like they re-wear them, cos you see the odd spelling mistake in players names i.e. new printing, new jersey

ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samir-Nasri-Match-Worn-Manchester-City-Football-Jersey-Soccer-Game-Used-Shirt-/160907304813?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2576d29f6d

Chancer3001

so they end up on ebay for 600dollars each?

How the hell does that happen!!

Paul Tergat

Xavi6 wrote: »

Each player gets two shirts per game anyway, one for each half.

If they need to change at HT then they probably need a 3rd one then for blood...:rolleyes: