It was the question which kept you all awake at night - stop sniggering - so here's the answer.
So who was the former long haired hero who had taken a pair of scissors to his mane?
Step forward Carl Hoefkens.
The Belgian marched into the training ground yesterday to looks of 'we know you...but we're not sure where from.'
Dean Kiely had a bit more to say about it when the Birmingham Mail caught up with him at lunchtime.
"I normally room with Steelie but I roomed with Carl last Friday and I don't know if I had an effect but he didn't mention his hair so it was a surprise to see it.
"Jono told me that Carl had had his hair cut so I just thought he'd had a trim but he's gone the whole hog, it's all come off and quite spiky - it's very fashionable actually."
There is none of this 'Alice Band' or ponytail nonsense as far as Kiely is concerned.
When asked whether he would be following the likes of Greening and Koren in growing his own hair, he added: "I have no plans to grow mine. I did mine back in 1992 ...when it was fashionable."
Ouch.
So the secret is out although I hear Tony Mowbray let the cat out of the bag at yesterday's Supporters' Forum.
Speaking of which, the Baggies boss was none too pleased to see some of his comments from the meeting - which was supposed to be kept 'within the four walls' - splashed all over some of the fans' message boards today, not least as one or two of his observations were apparently taken out of context.
Ouch. Again.
Comments (5)
If Tony Mowbray doesn't want his comments to be relayed to other fans why call it a FANS forum ? and have that forum open to ALL FANS.
The laws of chinise whispers are well known and Tony Mowbray knows how to use from what I hear.
Why blame the fans.
Posted by KeepItStum | October 11, 2007 2:34 PM
Posted on October 11, 2007 14:34
Did you know that "letting the cat out of the bag" has its origins in the bag in which the old cat-o-nine-tails was kept for punishing badly behaved crew members on board ship?
Posted by J.Rindt | October 11, 2007 5:09 PM
Posted on October 11, 2007 17:09
Cheers for that Mr Rindt.
I remember Mick McCarthy taking umbrage at a Wolves' Fans Parliament meeting last year because stuff he'd said about specific transfer targets got reported. Sadly it's par for the course in the internet age and I think Tony Mowbray should really have known that what he said was going to go to a wider audience.
Posted by Jeff | October 11, 2007 8:44 PM
Posted on October 11, 2007 20:44
It sounds to me like the isue was in what was reported and the fact people got some off mowbrays coments wrong rather than the fact it came out on mesage boards
Posted by LW | October 11, 2007 11:40 PM
Posted on October 11, 2007 23:40
The very fact you are banging on about haircuts, alice bands etc says everything about Albion: all cosmetic, no substance. Bring back Meggo. Bring back Fred the Shed. Bring back Sean Gregan.
Posted by Maul Pace | October 14, 2007 7:54 PM
Posted on October 14, 2007 19:54