In a sea of tracksuits, Scott Parker’s sartorial style always stood out.
Some of his choices may have been met with ridicule from the stands, but while most of his peers are in the spotlight for their technical-area behaviour and management skills, there has always been something refreshing about Parker.
Admittedly, last season he drew some scorn when he sported the same ensemble — short padded jacket, down-filled under-jacket, grey trousers and highly polished burgundy shoes — for several games in a row.
But it was far from ‘awful’, as some described it.