it turns out that the reason he left the Irish team was because his team-mates pinned him to the ground to see if he had a ht!!

http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/2007/10/horror_hair_con.html

Based on the style it might be a wig .. Thats a mean thing to do . If it was a HT ( a good one) they would not notice because it would be very gradual.

mrjb,

Stephen ireland is a top uk premiership footballer...to compare think of a new york giants player.
Unfortunately for him the national tabloids tend to pick up on these things.
The price of fame and wealth.

imo a perfect arguement for the gradual(2 session) transformation over the one hit(4000+)megasessions.

watching one of the games he was involved in the other day for his team (manchester city), and it seems to me like a complete wig goig over and slightly past the crown , there was what looked like to be a join. Aint seen him head the ball either since getting this system. if i remember rightly he did have an aggresive hairline recesion for a young man.

yeah he doesn't head the ball much, or at all. but i doubt it's a wig. He would be training every day with teammates & wouldn't just turn up one day with a wig.
On his wages he could afford the best treatment. perhaps done over the summer.

yeah gradual transformation seems best, then i suppose.

He may of had a few smaller fue sessions as not to raise suspicions from his team mates but something has definately been done.

Looks like a 'system' from The Hair Club for Men to me. I wore one for a week and it was awful. Sort of like brushing a piece of carpet.

I often felt everyone in the place was looking at me when I walked in.

If this is a HT sign me up with that doc. No way--its a system.

Yes indeed Nervous,It is a system,you can tell by looking at the sides and the low-slung {fake} hairline.

Another knock on hairsystems as well is the immediate "dense" look. I remember this guy I knew got one and claimed he just permed his hair.. what a joke.

This soccer player has more money than god and still did not utilze the resources available

Please lads lets not lose sight here , what ever fancy names these companies come up with , hair systems , coolpiece , toplace etc etc , these are , at the end of the day just wigs .

Steven Ireland ...... WIG

richie

If it is a wig it must be stuck on with extremely strong glue.Can you imagine if it came off on a televised match.Embarrassing or what.

wow...as somebody that knows absolutely nothing about systems,sorry..wigs i'm amazed that they can withstand the rigors of the rough and tumble of top flight football.

surely this guy is then wide open to a more unscrupulous opponent tugging at the said piece in an attempt to throw him off his game.

I'm pretty sure there is nothing in the rule book cautioning against the removal of an opponents hairpiece,system ,wig

Hi Josh
Just as well he`s not a rugby player as i`m sure that would happen in a scrum.Off it comes.

indeed...there's no mercy in a rugby pack.

Still, i can't believe a hairpiece would stay on, week in, week out playing in the premiership.
Could it be fue, with his hair brushed forward?

Surely he could do better than a wig. He makes more money than armani

Its just to dense to be a HT. deffo a system. i noticed in games he tends to avoid all the flying boots and any tackles or ariel play.

If it is a system he could do with breaking a leg,therefor he would be able to get a ht and recover without anyone knowing.

Anytime you get a system you have to worry about a host of issues, not to mention being a footballer.

To think the guy first had the audacity to wear it playing football, and then to get upset when his teammates find out about it makes for some real comedy. Poor guy, what did he expect, to keep it a secret?

Lerts face it: Some HT's are just like wigs, people notice but dont say anything about it. Furthermore, many people realize you look better with it and leave it at that. I work with a guy who wears a wig and he looks great with it on. It's not like its a secret.

And if that guy had to be tackled to find out if its a "system" then its a damn good one. They must be making strides in the hair system business