There is a plan in place for Premier League sides to wear their away shirts for the forthcoming Boxing Day fixtures, this season. This would be in order to raise funds and awareness for homeless charity Shelter. The story as run by the Mail Online is about the potential embarrassment at play, as the English Football League had apparently already rejected the proposals, which have apparently been subsequently welcomed by individual clubs.
It’s no surprise that Tottenham is cited by the Mail as one club that has asked if the EFL has the authority to block such a proposal.
I take a view that the No Home Kit initiative has all the hallmarks of gesture politics. Sure, homelessness is a desperate problem, and any small thing that might improve the plight of the homeless is surely a good thing. That said, most endemic issues in society would benefit from institutional reform from the state, opposed to the occasional charitable handout.
These readers responded in an equally sceptical manner to what is just the latest in a series of campaigns that have sought to align themselves with the sport.
Perhaps clubs could choose a charity and just make an ongoing commitment, in order to effect meaningful change? I’d love Tottenham to adopt a reputable and worthy cause and gift regular big sums of cold hard cash to it.