'I’ll be surprised if Tony Adams’ suit doesn’t have its own Twitter account by the final whistle.'
And so eventually, despite the attempts of
a man sitting on top of their team bus, Arsenal arrived at Bloomfield Road for their FA Cup Third Round tie with Blackpool on Saturday evening.
Also in attendance was former captain Tony Adams, whose choice of suit - an eye-catching pastel blue colour - as he appeared as a pundit on BT Sport's coverage of the game certainly sparked a reaction on social media.
Gary Lineker predicted it would have its own Twitter account before the end of the night...
https://twitter.com/GaryLineker/status/1081597515533860864
Jonathan Walters suggested it was a nod to Austin Powers...
https://twitter.com/jonwalters19/status/1081602533871751168?s=12
To some, the sight of the suit alone drastically improved the new year...
https://twitter.com/LeGrove/status/1081618167733108736
Whereas others were reminded of Dumb and Dumber...
https://twitter.com/johngosullivan/status/1081601895276388352
Tony Montana...
https://twitter.com/SamWH43/status/1081596483093360640
A magician...
https://twitter.com/GinaThomasson/status/1081598167165079552
Saturday Night Fever...
https://twitter.com/BeardedHannon/status/1081598008372924416
and Alan Partridge...
https://twitter.com/Jolly_Good_Show/status/1081619374694428672
A bold choice, we're sure you'll agree. So bold, it helped Adams' top the UK Twitter trends for the entirety of the game, which finished 3-0 in favour of the Gunners.