WBA v Derby.

[ramAnag]

I agree with Mista, there is nothing more sad than an old man wearing replic shirts, especially if he has 20 years worth of beer-gut. Replica shirts are really there for children or for wearing at the match, not "wearing around town" making the wearer look something of a prat. if you really are a great fan of replica shirts Rom, would you wear a Chelsea shirt (for example) to a Forest match? that question assumes that Forest are not playing Chelsea at the time!

4 things I hate in life: tattoos, piercings, replica shirts and tracksuit bottoms all adorning overweight unfit blokes. Possibly even worse when sported by overweight women!

Quite agree Geoff...anyone with a waist size of more than 34’’ - which happens to be mine - should think at least twice before buying a replica shirt. Nothing quite so absurd as an old overweight guy (or gal) squeezing themsełves into clothing designed for athletes.

[Romanis]

This last para is interesting. Im sure everyone here has "starred" or otherwise for a kickabout, pub or wok team in some sort of half organised competition. But I have never yet known any one of these teams to wear replica shirts but rather a blue and white strip or green and black etc. Maybe its a generation thing and in my playing days a red and white strip was 20% of the cost of a Liverpool replic kit? Who knows, but Ive never worn a replica kit, still less with my name on the back.

As you say, its lucky for the clubs that not everyone does what I do: or don't do :-)

That I also don't do, put names on jerseys whether mine or a player.
Anyway this could a concept the rest of the world inherited from the US of A. They were the first ones I believe that started all these marketing of their baseball and basketball teams. Asian tv is very much influenced by the US. So when it became 'cool' for actors to wear baseball caps and jerseys I guess it caught on. But of course football or soccer as some here are wont to call it, is more popular and they instead wore footy jerseys, but the baseball cap is ubiquitous. Heck even I was wearing one for years.

Btw replicas now come in all shapes and sizes. The biggest clubs - Madrid, Barca and United even have ladies jerseys or replicas solely to be worn by them. I have this friend, the size of King Kong and he happily wears XXL United jerseys. Of course I did suggest to him to wear an inflatable ***** on his head, and everyone would still know he's a Man Utd fan and it's much cheaper.

[MadAmster]

Rom, DCFC also does ladies' models of the replica kit and training wear. Do the Huggers of Trees also do ladies wear?

[Romanis]

Rom, DCFC also does ladies' models of the replica kit and training wear. Do the Huggers of Trees also do ladies wear?

I believe they do now, caught a glimpse on the official site when buying my season's kit.