GRAN Lynne Bellinger came up with a super sub when hubby John asked her to “sort” England’s “woke” collar motif.
She made an iron-on St George’s flag to cover the purple and blue emblem on the £64.99 Nike shirt John bought for grandson Bobby, 11.
England and West Ham nut John Bellinger, 61, bought the shirt for Saturday’s friendly against Brazil at Wembley.
But he made sure Bobby went to the game sporting an iconic red and white flag after asking his enterprising wife Lynn to bring on a substitute.
Lynne, 61, used a high-tech “Cricut” machine to make a miniature replacement iron-on flag which covered up the unloved emblem hours before the game.
And the home-made version wowed fans who pledged to follow the lad’s lead if they fork out a fortune on the new Euro 2024 shirt.
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Caterer John told The Sun: “My wife often uses her machine to make motifs for footy shirts and it took her just five minutes to produce a perfect-sized St George’s Cross.
“It only cost about £1 and she ironed it on top of the badge on the back of the collar to cover up that awful woke design.
“Bobby is named after England’s 1966 captain Bobby Moore – a West Ham legend who would have hated the new shirt.
“And our Bobby was so proud of the badge he kept taking his jacket off at the game to show it off, even though it was freezing cold.
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“Loads of fans came up to us asking how we did it and said they would be doing the same.
“It only took five minutes to make the change and I’m sure loads of England supporters will follow our lead.
“If I had a tenner for every one of them that loved Bobby’s shirt I’d be able to buy Harry Kane!”
Bobby appeared on TV in his shirt in the crowd close to Phil Foden when the Man City star took a corner during England’s 1-0 home defeat to Brazil.
Fans, soccer legend and politicians hit out at the flag revamp when it was unveiled as the Three lions official kit for this summer’s Euro 2024 tournament in Germany.
But the FA have backed US-based Nike – blasted last year for using a transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney to promote womenswear – and insist the design will not be recalled.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
