What's the deal with those socks?

Green Giant

Probably about as trivial a topic as you can get in football (which means FIFA will probably call an EGM to discuss a rule change on it), but has anyone else noticed quite a few players of late wearing these socks with a load of dots on them?

In the last 2-3 weeks along I've seen them on Bale, Sturridge, Pilkington, Tiote, Ashley Young and Kasami (and a few players in the FAI Cup final too) - is this the newest football 'fashion trend', a bit like the snood a few years ago?

For those of you wondering what the hell I'm on about, Danny Sturridge is wearing them here...

maximoose

Haven't noticed.

Are the dots supposed to do something?

Green Giant

I have no idea. It all seems a bit daft to me, really.

MD1990

they suppose to help prevent blisters
there called trusox

DM_7

The mail had a piece on this before, Google Gareth Bales socks

theteal

It's just a marketing effort to get suckers to pay £25+ for an extra pair of socks

Thanx 4 The Fish

Heard that they were supposed to make you turn quicker and accelerate easier. Not sure how true that is or how it would even work but I was at a game at the BCFC academy last week and a load of the kids were wearing them so I asked the academy director about it. He said they can wear what they want if it makes them think they will be better

Jelle1880

Thanx 4 The Fish wrote: »

Heard that they were supposed to make you turn quicker and accelerate easier. Not sure how true that is or how it would even work but I was at a game at the BCFC academy last week and a load of the kids were wearing them so I asked the academy director about it. He said they can wear what they want if it makes them think they will be better

sReq | uTeK

if you get blisters you're wearing the wrong boots.

Simple

Addidas World Cup boots
Addidas Copa Mundial Astro.

Never wlll you blister again.

RayCon

Full Socks ****

AgileMyth

Thanx 4 The Fish wrote: »

Heard that they were supposed to make you turn quicker and accelerate easier. Not sure how true that is or how it would even work but I was at a game at the BCFC academy last week and a load of the kids were wearing them so I asked the academy director about it. He said they can wear what they want if it makes them think they will be better

Get a few famous players wearing them and make up a stupid story about how they make you better at football. Every kid in the world has to have them.

Captain Havoc

Wasn't there some sort of earth stoney gem thing players and athletes recently used to wear because it had some magic bean properties?

NIMAN

Bit like that tape that Bale also wears on his thighs.

Sure they have convinced every casual footballer aged 5 - 55 that they really need to drink Lucozade Sport to be better at football already.

Richard Hillman

NIMAN wrote: »

Bit like that tape that Bale also wears on his thighs.

Sure they have convinced every casual footballer aged 5 - 55 that they really need to drink Lucozade Sport to be better at football already.

Next they will be telling us that food provides energy

Panthro

I think there should be a photo shop competition for the pic in the OP.
Danny appears to be handing something over....but whatttt?!

gucci

Captain Havoc wrote: »

Wasn't there some sort of earth stoney gem thing players and athletes recently used to wear because it had some magic bean properties?

http://www.powerbalance.de/

These things? I remember c ronaldo wore them, they were proven to be complete BS by someone, can't remember who or where, but still doesn't stop them being for sale!!

gucci

theteal wrote: »

It's just a marketing effort to get suckers to pay £25+ for an extra pair of socks

Genius really, I need to work on my get rich quick schemes

Paddy Fields

Remember that thing that Robbie Fowler (for one) had on his nose, that aided breathing or some such cobblers. It was revealed to be a load of bollox IIRC.