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By Matthew Roscoe • Updated: 01 Sep 2022 • 19:36 • <1 minute read
Football fans react to Hooters of Nottingham sponsoring local under-10s team. Image: Toby Tarrant/Twitter
Hooters of Nottingham are the proud sponsors of a local under-10s football team but the pictures of the young boys standing with some of the Hooters girls have garnered mixed reactions online.
The post shared by radio presenter Toby Tarrant on Thursday, September 1 showed the young Burton Joyce players posing next to the Hooters waitresses, alongside the caption:
“Hooters of Nottingham have sponsored a local Under-10s football team.
“LOOK HOW HAPPY THE LADS ARE 😂”
Hooters of Nottingham have sponsored a local Under-10s football team LOOK HOW HAPPY THE LADS ARE 😂 pic.twitter.com/7qo7foHLVd — Toby Tarrant (@tobytarrant) September 1, 2022
Hooters of Nottingham have sponsored a local Under-10s football team
LOOK HOW HAPPY THE LADS ARE 😂 pic.twitter.com/7qo7foHLVd
— Toby Tarrant (@tobytarrant) September 1, 2022
This sparked a mass Twitter debate about the appropriateness of the pictures and the sponsorship.
Comments ranged from disgust to delight.
“These lads are under 10. I very much doubt they are aware of the sexual attraction of women. Wrong on so many levels,” one person said.
These lads are under 10. I very much doubt they are aware of the sexual attraction of woman. Wrong on so many levels. — Laura (@lawlla) September 1, 2022
These lads are under 10. I very much doubt they are aware of the sexual attraction of woman. Wrong on so many levels.
— Laura (@lawlla) September 1, 2022
Another person said: “Wait for the FA to pull the plug on this due to regulations of U18s having appropriate shirt sponsors…”
Wait for the FA to pull the plug on this due to regulations of U18s having appropriate shirt sponsors …. — Roy Mason (@SteetonJose) September 1, 2022
Wait for the FA to pull the plug on this due to regulations of U18s having appropriate shirt sponsors ….
— Roy Mason (@SteetonJose) September 1, 2022
“In all seriousness. How can this be allowed or even Tolerated? Another Notts team again a junior team had Hooters put on their shirts and Jackets a few years ago. They were made to discard the whole kit. I would be really surprised if this graces any pitch anytime soon…” wrote another person.
In all seriousness. How can this be allowed or even Tolerated? Another Notts team again a junior team had Hooters put on their shirts and Jackets a few years ago. They were made to discard the whole kit.I would be really surprised if this graces any pitch anytime soon… — bobbobson (@bobbobson71) September 1, 2022
In all seriousness. How can this be allowed or even Tolerated? Another Notts team again a junior team had Hooters put on their shirts and Jackets a few years ago. They were made to discard the whole kit.I would be really surprised if this graces any pitch anytime soon…
— bobbobson (@bobbobson71) September 1, 2022
One person wrote: “This…isn’t funny. Girls are playing for this team, too. Also…these lads are under 10, which makes the implication they’re going “phwoarrr” at Hooters girls JUST a little bit creepy.”
This…isn't funny.Girls are playing for this team, too.Also…these lads are under 10, which makes the implication they're going "phwoarrr" at Hooters girls JUST a little bit creepy. https://t.co/AH8aWJQPX0 — Paul Wheeler (@paulwradio) September 1, 2022
This…isn't funny.Girls are playing for this team, too.Also…these lads are under 10, which makes the implication they're going "phwoarrr" at Hooters girls JUST a little bit creepy. https://t.co/AH8aWJQPX0
— Paul Wheeler (@paulwradio) September 1, 2022
Katie Wyatt wrote: “A) These kids are 8? 9? And their club/coaches and the restaurant are making a deliberately provocative choice to sexualise them like this? B) Mixed teams still allowed at this age. Wonder how female teammates, coaches, parents, refs feel seeing this.”
A) These kids are 8? 9? And their club/coaches and the restaurant are making a deliberately provocative choice to sexualise them like this? B) Mixed teams still allowed at this age. Wonder how female teammates, coaches, parents, refs feel seeing this C) Esp after the (cont) https://t.co/Rdc8Ne8DDk — Katie Whyatt (@KatieWhyatt) September 1, 2022
A) These kids are 8? 9? And their club/coaches and the restaurant are making a deliberately provocative choice to sexualise them like this?
B) Mixed teams still allowed at this age. Wonder how female teammates, coaches, parents, refs feel seeing this
C) Esp after the (cont) https://t.co/Rdc8Ne8DDk
— Katie Whyatt (@KatieWhyatt) September 1, 2022
Another said: “Who’s dad’s done this 😂”
Who's dad's done this 😂 https://t.co/PpwD0NITz0 — I am the captain, my name is Dave (@_luca23) September 1, 2022
Who's dad's done this 😂 https://t.co/PpwD0NITz0
— I am the captain, my name is Dave (@_luca23) September 1, 2022
“Signing my little brother up as we speak even if he’s 5 years too young,” another person said.
signing my little brother up as we speak even if he’s 5 years too young https://t.co/4gWS58v971 — Louis🕊 (@CFCResistor) September 1, 2022
signing my little brother up as we speak even if he’s 5 years too young https://t.co/4gWS58v971
— Louis🕊 (@CFCResistor) September 1, 2022
“Little man in the specs can’t believe his luck hahahahha go on fella,” said another.
https://twitter.com/samduff23_/status/1565344078912712705?s=21&t=5zZd_l8MX2lMhUthF033KA
“Odds on the boys dads never missing a game again?” said another Twitter user.
https://twitter.com/tomwafc96/status/1565351262907863040?s=21&t=5zZd_l8MX2lMhUthF033KA
Whi;e another joked: “All the breast for the season ahead.”
https://twitter.com/nathan_1905/status/1565343694081110020?s=21&t=5zZd_l8MX2lMhUthF033KA
The news of the young team’s new sponsorship deal comes after a Chinese football club were forced to apologise for a banner controversial unveiled by their fans.
Henan Songshan Longmen was forced to issue an apology after supporters hung a funeral-like banner of a referee who sent off one of their players in a previous game.
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