Rory Jennings causes a stir as he slams football fans that wear kits to games, quite the reaction to this on social media.
Rory argues that wearing football kits in public, especially by adults, is immature and describes it to “playing dress-up.”
He believes supporting a team can be shown in other ways, like attending matches or wearing subtle items like pin badges, and views kits as overpriced and unnecessary.
His co-host strongly disagrees, defending fans’ rights to wear shirts with pride, arguing it’s a legitimate way to express passion for their team.
Rory insists his preference for smart attire, like Manchester United’s “men in black” supporters, is more respectable, while the co-host accuses him of being judgmental and dismissive of fans’ choices.
😬 “I’ve got not intention of ever playing fancy dress!”
👕 “They’re playing dress up!”
Rory Jennings ripped into Football fans that wear kits to games and compared it to wearing fancy dress 👀 pic.twitter.com/IjnsmfiGQ3
— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) July 27, 2025
Rory: “To be totally honest with you, I don’t understand why anyone over the age of about 12 is wearing a football kit at any point in their life anyway.”
“This isn’t about what name you have on the back. This is about the choice of top that you’re choosing to wear as you leave your house.
His co-host replied: “That is outrageous. If you support your football team, if you’re passionate about your football team, you can’t blame a fully grown adult for wanting to wear that shirt with pride.”
Rory: “I massively do. I think it’s a weird way to feel that that’s how you have to show your support for that team.
Co-host: You don’t have to.
Rory: It’s a weird way that you feel that’s how you have to do it. That’s how you commit.
Co-host: You’ve never worn a Chelsea shirt in your adult life. You tell me that.
Rory: I’ve played football in one.
Co-host: No. No. You’ve never worn it to a game
Rory: I’ve never worn it in public, never when out, never on the tube
Co-host: Are you ashamed of being a Chelsea fan?
Rory: No it’s not about it’s not about that. I’ve demonstrated my love of Chelsea in many ways, primarily by following my team home away and abroad. Going to Japan to watch Chelsea play would be a way. Going to America to watch Chelsea play would be a way that I’ve demonstrated my love of Chelsea. I would do that with a pin badge, generally in the top collar of a polo shirt. I’ve got no intention of ever playing fancy dress to go into a football stadium.
Co-host: That might be your preference.
Rory: I’m not saying you don’t, I’m not telling other people what to do. If other people wanna play fancy dress when they’re going out of their house, that’s fair enough.
Co-host: I think that’s bang out of order, mate. If people wanna wear a shirt, it’s not fancy dress. They’re proud.
Rory: They’re playing dress up
Co-host: What about England during the Euros, World Cup
Rory: I was in Dortmund. I was in Dortmund, and every single Dutchman had a…
Co-host: Lucky you.
Rory: So in terms of, like, pledging support, the way that I pledged my support to England was following England to Germany for three out of the seven games.
Co-host: Good on you.
Rory: That’s how I demonstrated my support. I didn’t play fancy dress on the train. I didn’t I didn’t get dressed up to go to a box.
Co-host: So when you see a tube packed full of England fans, all wearing England shirts from from modern ones to retro ones classic shirts, there’s deep down you’re snaring at them because you think they’re in fancy dress.
Rory: Yeah. I would always have a lot more respect for a group of football fans to be dressed smart rather than, like, Manchester United….
Co-host: Man, man.
Rory: Manchester United’s away support, for example, pride themselves on effectively not wearing kits. They they call themselves a men in black, don’t they? They all wear really nice zip up black hoodies, black overcoats depending on the time of year.
Co-host: Yeah.
Rory: I think that that is a far more intimidating, far more supportive way of demonstrating rather than buying yourself a a shirt that is emblazoned with sponsors that’s cost you over a £100 that you’re probably too excited about.
Co-host: Jackets United fans, what, they were £20 for market. Now they’re all Stone Island, mate.
Rory: They’re they’re they’re designer. This is we’re talking we’re talking about the difference between a designer jacket and a polyester t shirt, and therefore, it should cost more money.
Co-host: I think you’re being incredibly sneery, judgement and harsh on fans that wanna wear their shirt because they love their club.
Rory: Wear what they wanna if you wanna dress up. if you wanna play fancy dress and and you wanna dress effectively like a child or pretend to be an athlete, then fine. But I wouldn’t wear a football kit out, and I certainly wouldn’t wear it anywhere aside from a seven aside football pitch or the gym.
As mentioned, Rory Jennings causes a stir as he slams football fans that wear kits to games…
@LPSimcox: I’m 33 years old, I wear football shirts when I go for jogs, exercise or play 6 a side. I also wear them when going to football matches and will continue to do so… Because I love wearing fancy dress…
@BradleyStirton: He does it because he knows he can stay relevant, he knows that 90% of match going football fans wear their clubs shirts even his beloved Chelsea. Funny how he says he supports the team by going to games yet hasnt been in years unless he gets free tickets to a box somewhere.
@Bennett__Music: We’re on the earth for a really short time, people can wear whatever they want, if someone wants to wear a full kit to the match or a cricket helmet to go to the Asda, let them crack on
@Jambo14AFC: No the issue is wearing a football shirt of a team that’s not playing at the game you’re at! You can’t be turning up to Middlesbrough vs Hull City in a Barcelona top. It’s so wrong
@_LamNam_: Funniest thing about this is when he admits hed wear a chelsea shirt to the gym 💀 😂
@MattW36565526: People overly concerned about people wearing football tops are miles worse than the people actually wearing them. As if you’d be that arsed.
@ftlotg66: You’re talking absolute nonsense. Why sell adult shirts in shops? If we don’t understand what our clubs are about? I’ll be honest. I only wear retro tops, but who am I to judge people who buy the new shirt. You fucking toss pot.
@TheScore01: What a plonker. Everyone wears shirts to matches, that what replica kits are for. Rory doesn’t represent me as a Chelsea fan & is an embarrassment to the fanbase and club.
@SM13_CFC: That’s great, he doesn’t represent our fanbase at all, he’s a serial waffler who flip flops at every opportunity
@craggsy1: Shut up mate, It’s about feeling a sense of belonging and togetherness, Being part of something you love, If people want to wear the shirt embrace it
@Mind_Marcel: Fancy dress , it nothing fancy, for some it’s supporting the club and the team they love , not pretending to be a athlete, many can’t travel to support there team , many just like the look of the kit and style it with other clothes ! You can tell this man was never good at football in the slightest
@LeeOzzyOsborne: It just comes down to choice. Some people like to wear football tops, some people don’t! I wouldn’t rip into anyone or criticise someone for wearing one tho, like I wouldn’t criticise or judge anyone for wearing a certain brand of t-shirt. If you like it, who cares 🤷🏻♂️
@Rory27Will: Bloke is a complete bellend. Speaks like he has authority and the smugness needs a slap. Let people live you weasel. You want to wear a football shirt, ya Mrs pants or a pikachu onesie, do it. Not hurting anyway, carry on and you do you 🙌🏼
@FloWirtzEra_: This is everything wrong about some football fans. So if you show support to a club and players that you have loved for years, it’s embarrassing? This guy needs to grow up, how the fuck had he been given this platform 🙄
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