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Radio personality Alan Brazil echoed Paul Ince, fearing where the horrible trend might lead. “I despair when I look at the players these days,” Brazil moaned. “They will be wearing duffle coats under their shirts next!” Cowl City It was not even a discussion because this is not part of the equipment and it can also be dangerous,” said Sepp Blatter, still president of FIFA at the time. Alex Ferguson was a short-term victor: two months after FIFA’s ban, United lifted the Premier League trophy, finishing 12 points ahead of Arsenal.

So what now? Players still can’t wear snoods during competitive matches, but how would fans and journalists react if they could? To be honest, wearing tights I can understand, especially if you’ve had a hamstring injury,” said the paradoxical Alan Brazil. “But to see them wearing scarves, hats and gloves is ridiculous. Rio, posting under his username rioferdy5, wrote: “I'm telling u tweeps, U won't see a Man Utd player wearing a SNOOD.” The snood wearers, the shawled majority, were now the sane ones. Like what happened to Andy Gray, perhaps we have exiled the whole “snoods are for pansies” way of thinking to the remote island of beIN Sports.Don't get me started”, he said: “I don't know how they do it. It's very strange. Gloves, scarves, I think somebody came on a few weeks ago for City who had a hat on.

Coincidentally or not, Carlos Tevez spent the following winter on extended holiday in Argentina, having conveniently fallen out with the Manchester City hierarchy just as the leaves started to fall. Now you’ve got snoods, people wearing headphones when they are doing interviews… pink boots, green boots. You name it, they’ve got it. Tights? They’ll be wearing skirts next.Snoods also made their way to north London, where Arsenal players like Bacary Sagna, Samir Nasri and Marouane Chamakh all found comfort in the girdled scarf substitute. It just doesn't look good on a football pitch. It emasculates the sport. It makes players appear soft even if they are not. More women are playing sport and that's to be encouraged but men seem to have taken it as a license to become more feminised. They seem to have surrendered their traditional masculinity.” For maximum psychological effect, the United contingent made their comments just a few days before a huge game against Arsenal at Old Trafford, knowing Nasri and the gang would approach the North West in full Arctic gear. Although they have not been banned at United, it is understood players are left in no doubt that boss Sir Alex Ferguson would not be impressed.

A source at United, which does not sell them in the club shop, said: “The players aren't banned from wearing them. They just understand what is expected. After all, the first thing Fergie said to Bebe when he was signed was to get a haircut.” But it is understood that players are left in no doubt that boss Sir Alex Ferguson would not be impressed. I'm old school. It just doesn't look good to be wearing gloves and scarves on a football pitch and it shouldn't be allowed. I remember when the bandanna became popular and then the Alice band and gloves and now this. This kind of accessorising of the basic uniform has gained momentum in football and I don't think it should. The Fashion Snood Scarf is not a medical device. It is not intended to be personal protective equipment (PPE) and should not be used by healthcare professionals, first responders, or used in a healthcare/clinical environment or setting. The Fashion Snood Scarf is not intended to prevent or protect from any form of illness or disease (or otherwise). Keane said the snood would not have been allowed during his 12 years at United, which ended in 2005. "Not at all. They've all gone soft. I think John Barnes wore gloves but to be fair I think that boy could play. That was just gloves. Then it went to tights. Now it's scarves."

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Ellis Cashmore, author and professor of culture, media and sport, at Staffordshire University, has written about the changing habits of footballers in his book Making Sense of Sport. There was a time when you could wear cosy winter accessories without Sir Alex Ferguson calling you a “powder puff”. Rewind just over a decade and that wasn’t the case. You might have expected cynicism from Roy Keane and Alan Brazil, but Rio Ferdinand and Graeme Swann shouldn’t have been ‘yer da’ characters in 2010: both were in their early 30s, well before the typical onset of fashion stasis. Both should have known better.

Ex-United defender Gary Pallister added: “I only wore a long-sleeve shirt once and that was because I had flu. I'm not a big fan of them. The players wear them when it's not even that cold.” Don't get me started", he said: "I don't know how they do it. It's very strange. Gloves, scarves, I think somebody came on a few weeks ago for City who had a hat on. Manchester United star Rio Ferdinand has weighed into the ‘snood’ debate by saying none of his team mates will ever be caught wearing one. You could see lots of them at Manchester City, where Mario Balotelli, David Silva and captain Tevez all sported the trendy winter accessory. City's chief commercial officer Ian Cafferky said: “Just like the Mancini scarf last season, there has been a huge demand from fans to release an official club gator (snood). Since it went on sale both fans and players have loved it. It’s also been a surprise big hit with non football fans who simply want to stay warm this winter.”

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Earlier this week, former Reds hardman and current Ipswich boss Roy Keane said he could not understand how players could wear the snood. Most striking, however, is how bitter some of these opinions sound — opinions about a piece of clothing, remember — just 10 years later.