I've owned and worn a few replica shirts over the years, though I can't remember the last one I got. I've always found it dubious that I have to pay good money to advertise some company.

I've still got a home shirt with no sponsor from about twenty years ago. If memory serves, the sponsor we had signed with went bust on the eve of the season, so the shirts were released without one.

At the time it was a pain in the arse for the club as we were skint, but it was a once in my lifetime opportunity to own a current but unsullied replica shirt. I remember being surprised at how many fans didn't want a sponsorless shirt. I couldn't understand that.

In the end the club signed up with a new sponsor, and asked supporters to bring their empty shirts to the club shop where you could queue up to get the new sponsors logo printed on your shirt! When I say 'printed' I really mean ironed on using the kind of cheap, crappy labelling products available in Woolworths. The cheeky b******s even stressed that this fantastic opportunity was being made available to supporters free of charge for a limited period!

My only regret is that the shirt itself isn't one of our better ones.

Dulux as watching Palace is about as exciting as watching paint dry.