my son who plays for Sandbach under 8's uses them all the time! he tells me its easier to rip the tags off! no contact for him yet till next year! and no he does not live here in Leigh with me! but with his mother in Sandbach!

Don't see what the problem is. As someone else said there are far worse problems to worry about. If it was someone playing for me they could wear a duffle coat and a balaclava as long as they played their hearts out.

As mentioned earlier, Dale Cardoza was one for wearing them, so it was certainly within the summer era.


Are the 'catching' gloves banned that Cardoza (and I [ithink[/i Marcus St Hilaire) used to wear?

I know the "stick mitts" gloves are banned in junior RL not heard owt about the pro game though.

You wouldn't have needed them mate you never got close enough to the ball

Too damn right - never put yourself in harms way!