THEY DESCRIBE THE KIT AS HIDIUS ,I JUST REMBER LEBOUF SPITTING THE DUMMMY
Which teams have had to wear their opponents' kit?
France forward Dominique Rocheteau faces a Hungary defender at the 1978 World Cup, while wearing the green and white stripes of the local Argentinian side Kimberley. Photograph: Staff/AFP/Getty Images
"Altrincham played Nuneaton in a Conference North game this month," wrote Jack Johlson last week. "The start of the game was marked by a bizarre episode after six minutes when, following protests from the Altrincham bench to the fourth official, the referee, Simeon Lucas, stopped the game to allow Nuneaton to change into Altrincham's yellow away strip. Before kick-off the referee had allowed the visitors to take to the pitch in red shirts with black hoops, red shorts and black socks to play Altrincham whose colours are red and white striped shirts, black shorts and red socks. (Nuneaton's home kit being blue and white stripes). So my question is how many other teams (other than, famously, Manchester United at Southampton) have changed their kit mid-game? And have other teams had to play in their opponents' kit?"
Altrincham are far from the only side to be forced into their opponents strip when faced with a kit conundrum. In April 1997 Chelsea arrived at Coventry City's Highfield Road with only their blue home kit. The referee felt it clashed with the sky blue strip of the home side and kick-off was delayed for 15 minutes while the issue was resolved. In the end were forced to don Coventry's pretty hideous red and black checked number and found themselves on the wrong end of a 3-1 result.
Which teams have had to wear their opponents' kit?
"Altrincham played Nuneaton in a Conference North game this month," wrote Jack Johlson last week. "The start of the game was marked by a bizarre episode after six minutes when, following protests from the Altrincham bench to the fourth official, the referee, Simeon Lucas, stopped the game to allow Nuneaton to change into Altrincham's yellow away strip. Before kick-off the referee had allowed the visitors to take to the pitch in red shirts with black hoops, red shorts and black socks to play Altrincham whose colours are red and white striped shirts, black shorts and red socks. (Nuneaton's home kit being blue and white stripes). So my question is how many other teams (other than, famously, Manchester United at Southampton) have changed their kit mid-game? And have other teams had to play in their opponents' kit?"
Altrincham are far from the only side to be forced into their opponents strip when faced with a kit conundrum. In April 1997 Chelsea arrived at Coventry City's Highfield Road with only their blue home kit. The referee felt it clashed with the sky blue strip of the home side and kick-off was delayed for 15 minutes while the issue was resolved. In the end were forced to don Coventry's pretty hideous red and black checked number and found themselves on the wrong end of a 3-1 result.
I'm sure Strachan played, and could have supplied the pass when the Chelsea GK collided with one of his team-mates leaving Peter Ndlovu a clear run on goal.
