What happened to long-sleeved shirts?

[Stumpy Pepys]

I keep seeing pictures of footballers wearing plain long-sleeved t-shirts under short-sleeved football shirts.

Have kit manufacturers stopped making long-sleeved football shirts, or am I imagining this?

[EIM]

What happened to long-sleeved shirts?

Under-armour probably sponsor clubs not to wear long-sleeved shirts. Which is a shame, as footballers play better in long sleeves.

[Ray de Galles]

What happened to long-sleeved shirts?

It's the Tyranny of the Base Layer, innit?

Does Arsenal's captain still get to choose if the whole team wears long or short sleeved shirts? That was ace.

[DCI Harry Batt]

What happened to long-sleeved shirts?

I don't accept the concept of a long-sleeved t-shirt.

[EIM]

What happened to long-sleeved shirts?

What?!

[Benjm]

What happened to long-sleeved shirts?

TonTon wrote: I don't accept the concept of a long-sleeved t-shirt.

What else can you call them, though, apart from the generic 'top'? Sweatshirt suggests something heavier. Base layer has a bit too much of a mountaineering vibe about it, hikerdelic or no hikerdelic.

[Harbinger of Hope]

What happened to long-sleeved shirts?

They aren't long sleeved T-shirts as they're not in the T shape. More like an M. Plus most of these undershirts are made of lycra type material rather than cotton.

[Ray de Galles]

What happened to long-sleeved shirts?

Yes, "long-sleeved t-shirts" are the preserve of a James gig. These matt-spandexy things are base layers.

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[Vulgarian Visigoth]

What happened to long-sleeved shirts?

Harry Truscott wrote: Yes, "long-sleeved t-shirts" are the preserve of a James gig. These matt-spandexy things are base layers.

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Base layer is such a wanky expression though.

[EIM]

What happened to long-sleeved shirts?

M-Shape?!

This thread is vile.

[DCI Harry Batt]

What happened to long-sleeved shirts?

T-shirts were called t-shirts because of the short sleeves. A long-sleeved t-shirt is an oxymoron.

[Harbinger of Hope]

What happened to long-sleeved shirts?

TonTon wrote: T-shirts were called t-shirts because of the short sleeves. A long-sleeved t-shirt is an oxymoron.

Indeed.

[EIM]

What happened to long-sleeved shirts?

What are you on about. It's just a T with extra long bits up top. It's defo not an M shape.

[DCI Harry Batt]

What happened to long-sleeved shirts?

I know that you understand clothes and I don't, but you are wrong here. "Long-sleeved t-shirt" is simply not acceptable as a term.

[Benjm]

What happened to long-sleeved shirts?

Harbinger of Hope wrote: ...undershirts...

Undershirt isn't bad - it's got a bit of a 19th century gold prospector vibe about it.

Maybe the players should be required to wear full length long johns, complete with bum flap, like Yosemite Sam. All or nothing.

[EIM]

What happened to long-sleeved shirts?

This is fucking ridiculous. You may as well say that you can't have green t-shirts because Ts aren't green (except green tea, obv). A t-shirt is a thing. A long-sleeved t-shirt is a thing. It's a t-shirt with long sleeves. An open sandwich isn't a thing though. I'm with you on that.

[DCI Harry Batt]

What happened to long-sleeved shirts?

I didn't say "ts don't look like that". I said that t-shirts were called t-shirts BECAUSE OF THE SHORT SLEEVES.

[EIM]

What happened to long-sleeved shirts?

Yeah. And now they've made a t-shirt with long sleeves. Thus making a long-sleeved t-shirt. A t-shirt with long sleeves. LONG-SLEEVED T-SHIRT.

[DCI Harry Batt]

What happened to long-sleeved shirts?

Like a non-flammable match? Or...a hole-less colander?

[EIM]

What happened to long-sleeved shirts?

Yeah, if you like. Except completely different, obviously. Because having long sleeves doesn't prevent a long-sleeved t-shirt from fulfilling its primary role.

[Stumpy Pepys]

What happened to long-sleeved shirts?

TonTon wrote: Like a non-flammable match? Or...a hole-less colander?

So what term do you deem acceptable?

[DCI Harry Batt]

What happened to long-sleeved shirts?

A stick? A bowl?

Oh, sorry. For the garment? I dunno, sounds stupid to me. A thin sweatshirt? "perspireshirt"? "glowshirt"?

[Errorist Sympathiser]

What happened to long-sleeved shirts?

It's a jersey, innit? No sleeves? Guernsey.

[haulfan]

What happened to long-sleeved shirts?

Oh, how I loved the long sleeve football shirts of the good old days in the 70's!
Especially Alan Clarke in his Admiral Leeds long sleeved yellow away shirt, with blue and white piping down the sleeves!Was this one of the coolest kits ever or have I just got carried away again with my nostalgia?

[EIM]

What happened to long-sleeved shirts?

Allan Clarke was a right fucking nob. According to my Dad.