The question on the nation's lips this week is whether it is acceptable to wear a snood. Have your say.
The question on the nation's lips this week is whether it is ever acceptable to wear a snood. Join the debate...
A week in which the nation has been gripped over whether Peter Barlow's flatline will leave Leanne Battersby a widow before their marriage has been consummated has threatened to render all other news irrelevant, but
skysports.com is ready to buck the trend and report on the things that really matter.
To snood or not to snood: that is the question.
Snood wearers of the world have been united this week amid widespread criticism and while few would excuse some of the violent scenes that have ensued in the capital (what Prince Charles and Camilla have got to do with snoods God only knows) it's refreshing to see some of our top sportsmen care passionately about something other than Weatherfield.
Manchester City trio Carlos Tevez, Mario Balotelli and Yaya Toure are flag-bearers for a trend less fashion-conscious members of the public have labelled 'camper than a row of tents', while across the city Sir Alex Ferguson has had his say and he's not amused.
Barely able to conceal his disgust, the Scot spat out 'real men don't wear things like that, get 'em off'; an outburst that presumably had Dimitar Berbatov praying he hadn't thrown away his receipt.
Ferguson's words were echoed by his skipper Rio Ferdinand, who tweeted 'You won't see a Man Utd player wearing a snood' to a torrent of abuse from fans of rival clubs.
On Monday he comes face to face with the country's most in-form snooder in the shape of Samir Nasri, with the Frenchman having enjoyed sensational form since protecting his chilly little neck from the elements this season.
So then, with the camp clearly split between those that consider wearing long sleeve shirts unmanly and those who wouldn't sniff at adding studs to a pair of Uggs, it's now up to you to have your say.
Are snoods here to stay or have they about as much shelf life as Robbie Fowler's nasal strips? Is Fergie's definition about what constitutes a 'real man' on the money or should he just embrace his repressed metrosexual tendencies?
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