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Barry Bannon wedding ring remover ! 06:59 - Mar 22 with 1330 viewsstiff_talking

One of most bizarre entrance's to Portman Road pitch. Barry Bannon unable to take the field as he couldn’t remove the wedding ring. Is anyone able to remember an entrance even more bizarre ? If you have a story please share it in this thread. A substitution that doesn’t go according to plan !
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Barry Bannon wedding ring remover ! on 10:13 - Mar 22 with 943 viewsEdwardStone

The wedding ring thing was bizarre.... was Bannon Barry Bannon really not expecting to play?

Recently a lot of bench players seem totally taken by surprise when they are told "You're on"

They have to faff around changing garments, finding and fitting their bra, generally getting ready

Maybe if it is a planned substitution, aka tactical sub rather than forced by an on-field injury, the staff could give the player a 10 minute then a 5 minute warning ... give them time to get themselves sorted

Or maybe the players could be on instant readiness, able to spring into action without the need for faffing about
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Barry Bannon wedding ring remover ! on 11:35 - Mar 22 with 799 viewsWeWereZombies

Barry Bannon wedding ring remover ! on 10:13 - Mar 22 by EdwardStone

The wedding ring thing was bizarre.... was Bannon Barry Bannon really not expecting to play?

Recently a lot of bench players seem totally taken by surprise when they are told "You're on"

They have to faff around changing garments, finding and fitting their bra, generally getting ready

Maybe if it is a planned substitution, aka tactical sub rather than forced by an on-field injury, the staff could give the player a 10 minute then a 5 minute warning ... give them time to get themselves sorted

Or maybe the players could be on instant readiness, able to spring into action without the need for faffing about


Instant readiness could be inculcated by having all the players on the bench's places fitted with ejector seats, McKenna gets an X-Box style controller and when the time comes...BOOM.
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Barry Bannon wedding ring remover ! on 12:02 - Mar 22 with 723 viewsronnyd

Didn't they used to stick a strip of plaster over it? Or is it not allowed now.
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Barry Bannon wedding ring remover ! on 12:04 - Mar 22 with 717 viewsEdwardStone

Barry Bannon wedding ring remover ! on 11:35 - Mar 22 by WeWereZombies

Instant readiness could be inculcated by having all the players on the bench's places fitted with ejector seats, McKenna gets an X-Box style controller and when the time comes...BOOM.
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Good plan

Although we would then have a long wait for the subbed player to leave the field of play

Especially if they are doing the slow trot/air clapping routine as ably demonstrated by S Hunt

If we are after slick sub protocol, maybe the ref could chase the retiring player off the pitch with a super=soaker.....or an electric cattle prod
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Barry Bannon wedding ring remover ! on 12:55 - Mar 22 with 631 viewsBlue_Moses

This thread hasn't mentioned Barry Bannon enough
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Barry Bannon wedding ring remover ! on 20:10 - Mar 22 with 352 viewsarmchaircritic59

For a little while there, I actually thought he was trying to dislocate his fingers! Now that would have been an unusual entrance! Gave them that extra guile and quality when he eventually did make it onto the pitch.
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Barry Bannon wedding ring remover ! on 20:45 - Mar 22 with 264 viewsBigalhunter

Barry Bannon wedding ring remover ! on 10:13 - Mar 22 by EdwardStone

The wedding ring thing was bizarre.... was Bannon Barry Bannon really not expecting to play?

Recently a lot of bench players seem totally taken by surprise when they are told "You're on"

They have to faff around changing garments, finding and fitting their bra, generally getting ready

Maybe if it is a planned substitution, aka tactical sub rather than forced by an on-field injury, the staff could give the player a 10 minute then a 5 minute warning ... give them time to get themselves sorted

Or maybe the players could be on instant readiness, able to spring into action without the need for faffing about


Substitutes are a strange breed these days.

As you say, utterly bewildered when they’re required and then need ten minutes for someone to dress them.

Imagine Ipswich away at Stoke on a cold Tuesday night circa 1976.

Sir Bobby: ‘Right, Clive’s hobbling, you’re on Mick.’

MIck Lambert : ‘Give us a minute, boss, I’ve left my boots in the Datsun and I can’t get my pinky ring off…’
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Barry Bannon wedding ring remover ! on 20:54 - Mar 22 with 230 viewsNBVJohn

Barry Bannon wedding ring remover ! on 20:45 - Mar 22 by Bigalhunter

Substitutes are a strange breed these days.

As you say, utterly bewildered when they’re required and then need ten minutes for someone to dress them.

Imagine Ipswich away at Stoke on a cold Tuesday night circa 1976.

Sir Bobby: ‘Right, Clive’s hobbling, you’re on Mick.’

MIck Lambert : ‘Give us a minute, boss, I’ve left my boots in the Datsun and I can’t get my pinky ring off…’
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I don’t understand why they can’t be on the bench with their match shirt on.

Not so long ago the sub got the nod from the gaffer, track suit top off and on they went, communicating the change in formation as they went.

And whilst we’re on the subject what’s the deal with this double hop hop thing as they go over the touch line?
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Barry Bannon wedding ring remover ! on 20:56 - Mar 22 with 223 viewsNthQldITFC

Graham Harbey made his way onto the football pitch for some reason.

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Barry Bannon wedding ring remover ! on 20:59 - Mar 22 with 212 viewsNthQldITFC

Barry Bannon wedding ring remover ! on 11:35 - Mar 22 by WeWereZombies

Instant readiness could be inculcated by having all the players on the bench's places fitted with ejector seats, McKenna gets an X-Box style controller and when the time comes...BOOM.
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I dunno; you educate me with 'inculcated' (which I had to look up), then you let me down with a couple of bloody greengrocers'!

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Barry Bannon wedding ring remover ! on 21:03 - Mar 22 with 196 viewsWeWereZombies

Barry Bannon wedding ring remover ! on 20:59 - Mar 22 by NthQldITFC

I dunno; you educate me with 'inculcated' (which I had to look up), then you let me down with a couple of bloody greengrocers'!


Only one greengrocer's apostrophe as far as I could see but I've now corrected that, apologies, shall try and avoid these error's in future...

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