there is no performance advantage to collar or collarless... so who give a flip...
[/b]
Firstly as far a bias, I absolutely love the "poofiest" Stade Francais Shirt. I will own one once they go on sale...and no, I'm not a ****. So, sorry to confuse you all.
Now to adress this particular quote posted above. I would say that some one at some level of kit manufacturing does think that there might be an advantage otherwise we wouldn't see them introduced. Plus, if you look at Ireland's collar, for example, and see the collar on the actual amourfit jersey versus the traditional style, even those collars are quite different from a few years back.
At first glance it may seem that BOD is just wearing his collar up, whilst Keith Wood is wearing his down, but if you take a deeper look this is what CCC are calling their new "sport collar."
So, I know you may not care, but this is the section to talk about equipment and the like, and I do believe that the shirt worn by players is a fairly big piece of kit (just look at how many they sell).
Cheers!