‘I’ll be surprised if Tony Adams’ suit doesn’t have its own Twitter account by the final whistle’
And so eventually, despite the attempts of a man sitting on top of their team bus, Arsenal arrived at Bloomfield Road for their FA Cup Third Round tie with Blackpool on Saturday evening.
Also in attendance was former captain Tony Adams, whose choice of suit – an eye-catching pastel blue colour – as he appeared as a pundit on BT Sport’s coverage of the game certainly sparked a reaction on social media.
Gary Lineker predicted it would have its own Twitter account before the end of the night…
I’ll be surprised if Tony Adams’ suit doesn’t have its own Twitter account by the final whistle.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) January 5, 2019
Jonathan Walters suggested it was a nod to Austin Powers…
Tony Adams going full Austin Powers pic.twitter.com/vSy0Gp8R0e
— Jonathan Walters (@JonWalters19) January 5, 2019
To some, the sight of the suit alone drastically improved the new year…
Tony Adams pastel blue suit is why 2019 is already better pic.twitter.com/Y8wsZwmM19
— LE GROVE (@LeGrove) January 5, 2019
Whereas others were reminded of Dumb and Dumber…
https://twitter.com/johngosullivan/status/1081601895276388352
Tony Montana…
https://twitter.com/SamWH43/status/1081596483093360640
A magician…
Why is Tony Adams dressed as a 1970’s magician? #Arsenal #BBCSport #Justlikethat 🐰🎩 pic.twitter.com/AZV7bRra34
— 💙NinaBeana 🍒 (@GinaThomasson) January 5, 2019
Saturday Night Fever…
Big fan of Tony Adams’ Saturday Night Fever outfit tonight pic.twitter.com/tSJVL8A3eu
— Ben (@EastStandBen) January 5, 2019
and Alan Partridge…
I’ve just switched the football on and…..TONY ADAMS SUIT. Back of the net. pic.twitter.com/gMn0WASgsj
— Medium Talent (@Jolly_Good_Show) January 5, 2019
A bold choice, we’re sure you’ll agree. So bold, it helped Adams’ top the UK Twitter trends for the entirety of the game.