The changing face of football fans (The Pink, 15/08/09)
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Saints spotlight Saints spotlight THE way people watch football has changed. And it is not just how fans watch games, it is how they look doing it, writes SIMON PEACH. Terrace fashion has gone through numerous looks, fads and alterations. From the scarves around the wrist, into the football casual era, before we get to the current day where so many fans adorn replica shirts. And players have had a huge impact too. From Best to Beckham, footballers are role models, not only for their sporting achieve- ment but because they have become the epito- me of fashion. Fans in the 30s and 40s would have spluttered with disdain at such a suggestion. Back then they would simply attend matches in smart attire, with their support only indi- cated by their hat, either a flat cap or trilby. Never would a player’s off-field fashion play a part in their terrace outfit. After the war, and into the 60s, fans got new accessories. Flags and scarves became the norm, and they went into hyper-drive when England won the ’66 World Cup. Rosettes also became popular with those who had something to shout about. When Saints won the FA Cup in 1976 nearly every man, woman and child wore their ‘win- ner’ rosette, proudly waving their red and white scarf when welcoming their heroes home. But when football went into the 80s terrace fashion made its biggest change. It was all about looking cool. Wearing the latest threads became part of football’s culture and, consequently, its histo- ry. But football casual wear had negative stereo- types, due to the hooligan element. Three button high-waisted trousers, stay- press trousers, Oxford bags, Doc Martin boots, brogues with the silver tips, they were all the rage with the casuals’ 'look', even though it wouldn’t stand up to much cop now. Another major movement in the 80s was the increase in replica shirts. What started out as fans wearing plain red and white shirts trans- formed into an advertiser’s dream. What started as a simple sponsor on the front turned into a time where every spare inch of cloth is covered with a sponsor, given the chance. And along with that terrace fashion came the ‘hardcore’ supporter, who would wear every piece of club merchandise they can get their hands on, from socks to rain jackets. Nowadays, fans dress up too, especially on away days, for fun or in hero worship. Donning a fez in honour of Hassan Kachloul, such an example. But after years of change it seems a simple replica shirt is the accepted look. A scarf may sneak in there but, after a lot of change, ter- race fashion seems decided. Out to to rock Robins SAINTS will be hoping to pile more misery on Swindon when they make their first league visit in nearly 16 years on Tuesday night. That came in the 1993/94 season when the Wiltshire side were members of the Premier League for the only season in their history. Though ex-Saints caretaker manager John Gorman won only four league games all season as Town’s boss, one of them was a 2-1 County Ground win against Ian Branfoot’s side. Newly promoted Gillingham thumped Swindon 5-0 in their opening match of the season, to the bewil- derment of fans and players alike. The Robins somewhat atoned for the thrashing with an impressive 4-1 victory at fellow League One side MK Dons in the Carling Cup three days later. In somewhat of a local derby, Danny Wilson’s Swindon will be looking for victory. The Swindon boss has turned them into an attacking side that likes to knock the ball about. The Robins have a lot of pace in their side, making them especially dangerous on the counter attack. Simon Cox was Swindon’s top scorer last season with 29 league goals, making him the division’s joint top marks- man with new Saints signing Rickie Lambert. Cox was signed by Championship club West Brom for around £1.5m last month. Saints will be roared on by around 2,000 fans on Tuesday. THREE TO WATCH Jonathan Douglas – The tough tackling midfielder was signed on a free transfer this summer following his release from Leeds. A player with Premier League experience from his time at Blackburn Rovers, he is the sort of player Town were desperately lacking last season. Billy Paynter – As the only fit striker at Swindon, the onus is on him to grab the goals. The big target man – a similar player in many respects to Rickie Lambert – is getting better every season and scored twice at MK Dons in the Carling Cup win last Tuesday. Anthony McNamee – A little box of tricks who is Swindon’s most creative player. On his day the tiny winger can be unstoppable. A real danger to opposing defences. COMING UP ... COMING UP ... PAYNTER Scott has the Bees buzzing NEWLY-PROMOTED Brentford should not be under-estimat- ed. The Bees stormed to the League Two championship with a brand of physical, attacking football under man- ager Andy Scott. And having made some intelligent summer signings, the Bees may prove to have a real sting in the tail this sea- son too. Former £7m striker Carl Cort, winger Myles Weston, and ten other new players are plying their trade at Griffin Park. If they gel, then Brentford could surprise a few teams this season and maybe, just maybe, make their way into the Championship. Saints last played the west Londoners in the fifth round of the FA Cup in 2004/05. Harry Redknapp’s side let slip a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 at St Mary’s but a Peter Crouch double helped Saints triumph 3-1 in the Griffin Park replay. Brentford, under Martin Allen, finished in the League One play-off zone that season, as they did in 2005/06. But they were relegated in 2006/07 with Scott taking over midway through the next cam- paign with the Bees in the lower half of League Two. Scott tempted ex-Saint Darren Powell back to Griffin Park towards the end of last season, and he hit the head- lines when he was sent off at Bournemouth on Easter Monday for hitting one of his own players! Powell was released at the end of the season. ONES TO WATCH Myles Weston – Some may expect the winger to rue his decision to leave Notts County, now the money – and Sven- Goran Eriksson – has rolled into town. Quite the opposite, in fact. The rapid winger marked his Bees league debut with a brace in the 3-1 victory at Carlisle last weekend. Cleveland Taylor – The Jamaican was part of the Carlisle side humiliated by Brentford last weekend. Seven days on and he’s swapped sides. The 25-year-old winger is a key addition to the Bees side and will add more pace, power and energy to the side. Steve Kabba – The experienced striker will be vital to Brentford. A clinical finisher, with experi- ence of playing at a higher level for the likes of Sheffield United and Watford, Brentford’s push up the table will much rely on how he performs. KABBA 25 SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2009 THE DAILY ECHO SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2009 THE DAILY ECHO 24 Dedicated followers of fashion 1966 AND ALL THAT: Saints fans prepare to travel to Plymouth. 1920s: Not a replica shirt in sight, but lots of hats. Lots and lots of hats, and moustaches too ... 1970s: Scarves, scarves and more scarves as Saints fans celebrate at Wembley. PRESENT DAY: Many fans wear replica shirts, and there’s hardly any moustaches! 1990s: A mixture of styles. 1960s: Young fans get in the mood for a cup tie 1960s: The long-lost rattle and home-made banners 1970s: Whatever happened to the bobble hat? 1960s: Terry Paine is lifted high by fans. 1960s: Shirt and ties make an appearance. 1990s: Youth hair styles at The Dell in the early 90s. 1976: Rosettes are common as Saints win FA Cup. 1990s: Fans at The Dell in 1991.
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Football fans changing fashions (The Pink, 15/08/09)
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Saints spotlight Saints spotlight
THE way people watch footballhas changed.
And it is not just how fans watch games, it ishow they look doing it, writes SIMON PEACH.
Terrace fashion has gone through numerouslooks, fads and alterations.
From the scarves around the wrist, into thefootball casual era, before we get to the currentday where so many fans adorn replica shirts.
And players have had a huge impact too.From Best to Beckham, footballers are role
models, not only for their sporting achieve-ment but because they have become the epito-me of fashion.
Fans in the 30s and 40s would have splutteredwith disdain at such a suggestion.
Back then they would simply attend matchesin smart attire, with their support only indi-cated by their hat, either a flat cap or trilby.
Never would a player’s off-field fashion playa part in their terrace outfit.
After the war, and into the 60s, fans got newaccessories. Flags and scarves became thenorm, and they went into hyper-drive whenEngland won the ’66 World Cup.
Rosettes also became popular with those who
had something to shout about.When Saints won the FA Cup in 1976 nearly
every man, woman and child wore their ‘win-ner’ rosette, proudly waving their red andwhite scarf when welcoming their heroeshome.
But when football went into the 80s terracefashion made its biggest change.
It was all about looking cool.Wearing the latest threads became part of
football’s culture and, consequently, its histo-ry.
But football casual wear had negative stereo-types, due to the hooligan element.
Three button high-waisted trousers, stay-press trousers, Oxford bags, Doc Martin boots,brogues with the silver tips, they were all therage with the casuals’ 'look', even though itwouldn’t stand up to much cop now.
Another major movement in the 80s was theincrease in replica shirts. What started out asfans wearing plain red and white shirts trans-formed into an advertiser’s dream.
What started as a simple sponsor on the frontturned into a time where every spare inch ofcloth is covered with a sponsor, given thechance.
And along with that terrace fashion came the‘hardcore’ supporter, who would wear everypiece of club merchandise they can get theirhands on, from socks to rain jackets.
Nowadays, fans dress up too, especially onaway days, for fun or in hero worship.Donning a fez in honour of Hassan Kachloul,such an example.
But after years of change it seems a simplereplica shirt is the accepted look. A scarf maysneak in there but, after a lot of change, ter-race fashion seems decided.
Out toto rockRobinsSAINTS will be hoping to pilemore misery on Swindonwhen they make their firstleague visit in nearly 16 yearson Tuesday night.
That came in the 1993/94season when the Wiltshireside were members of thePremier League for the onlyseason in their history.
Though ex-Saints caretakermanager John Gorman wononly four league games allseason as Town’s boss, oneof them was a 2-1 CountyGround winagainst IanBranfoot’sside.
NewlypromotedGillinghamthumpedSwindon5-0 in theiropeningmatch of theseason, tothe bewil-derment offans and players alike.
The Robins somewhatatoned for the thrashing withan impressive 4-1 victory atfellow League One side MKDons in the Carling Cup threedays later.
In somewhat of a localderby, Danny Wilson’sSwindon will be looking forvictory.
The Swindon boss hasturned them into an attackingside that likes to knock theball about.
The Robins have a lot ofpace in their side, makingthem especially dangerouson the counter attack.
Simon Cox was Swindon’stop scorer last season with29 league goals, making himthe division’s joint top marks-man with new Saints signingRickie Lambert.
Cox was signed byChampionship club WestBrom for around £1.5m lastmonth.
Saints will be roared on byaround 2,000 fans onTuesday.
THREE TO WATCH
Jonathan Douglas – The toughtackling midfielder was signedon a free transfer this summerfollowing his release fromLeeds. A player with PremierLeague experience from histime at Blackburn Rovers, he isthe sort of player Town weredesperately lacking last season.
Billy Paynter – As the only fitstriker at Swindon, the onus ison him to grab the goals. Thebig target man – a similar playerin many respects to RickieLambert – is getting betterevery season and scored twiceat MK Dons in the Carling Cupwin last Tuesday.
Anthony McNamee – A littlebox of tricks who is Swindon’smost creative player. On hisday the tiny winger can beunstoppable. A real danger toopposing defences.
COMING UP ... COMING UP ...
PAYNTER
Scott hasthe Beesbuzzing NEWLY-PROMOTED Brentfordshould not be under-estimat-ed.
The Bees stormed to theLeague Two championshipwith a brand of physical,attacking football under man-ager Andy Scott.
And having made someintelligent summer signings,the Bees may prove to have areal sting in the tail this sea-son too.
Former£7m strikerCarl Cort,wingerMylesWeston,and tenother newplayers areplying theirtrade atGriffinPark.
If theygel, thenBrentford could surprise a fewteams this season and maybe,just maybe, make their wayinto the Championship.
Saints last played the westLondoners in the fifth roundof the FA Cup in 2004/05.
Harry Redknapp’s side letslip a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 atSt Mary’s but a Peter Crouchdouble helped Saints triumph3-1 in the Griffin Park replay.
Brentford, under MartinAllen, finished in the LeagueOne play-off zone that season,as they did in 2005/06.
But they were relegated in2006/07 with Scott taking overmidway through the next cam-paign with the Bees in thelower half of League Two.
Scott tempted ex-SaintDarren Powell back to GriffinPark towards the end of lastseason, and he hit the head-lines when he was sent off atBournemouth on EasterMonday for hitting one of hisown players!
Powell was released at theend of the season.
ONES TO WATCH
Myles Weston – Some mayexpect the winger to rue hisdecision to leave Notts County,now the money – and Sven-Goran Eriksson – has rolled intotown. Quite the opposite, in fact.The rapid winger marked hisBees league debut with a bracein the 3-1 victory at Carlisle lastweekend.
Cleveland Taylor – TheJamaican was part of theCarlisle side humiliated byBrentford last weekend. Seven days on and he’sswapped sides. The 25-year-oldwinger is a key addition to theBees side and will add morepace, power and energy to theside.
Steve Kabba – The experiencedstriker will be vital to Brentford.A clinical finisher, with experi-ence of playing at a higher levelfor the likes of Sheffield Unitedand Watford, Brentford’s pushup the table will much rely onhow he performs.
KABBA
25SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2009 THE DAILY ECHOSATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2009THE DAILY ECHO24
Dedicated followers of fashion
1966 AND ALL THAT: Saints fans prepare to travel to Plymouth.
1920s: Not a replica shirt in sight, but lots of hats. Lots and lots of hats, and moustaches too ... 1970s: Scarves, scarves and more scarves as Saints fans celebrate at Wembley. PRESENT DAY: Many fans wear replica shirts, and there’s hardly any moustaches!
1990s: A mixture of styles.
1960s: Young fans get in the mood for a cup tie
1960s: The long-lost rattle and home-made banners1970s: Whatever happened to the bobble hat?1960s: Terry Paine is lifted high by fans.1960s: Shirt and ties make an appearance.1990s: Youth hair styles at The Dell in the early 90s.
1976: Rosettes are common as Saints win FA Cup.
1990s: Fans at The Dell in 1991.
