The Footie Thread

[Hobbit]

That is where the original design came from I guess. They must have bamboozled the FA in a sexy presentation

Ultimately, this will blow over in a few days. That or they will change the design and Nike will sell off the multi coloured batch at a premium for rarity value

Rumour has it the final decision was made by the tea lady

 

[GB72]

I understand the financial reasons why but the constant need to change shirts annoys me. Take my favourite sport, rugby. England wear a white shirt with a red rose. No need for anything else and so unless the sponsor changes, no need to change the shirt but they do every year adding something more hideous to make it different.

On the plus side, and not sure if it works with football, but the kudos on the terrace goes to those with the oldest shirts not the newest ones.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

I understand the financial reasons why but the constant need to change shirts annoys me. Take my favourite sport, rugby. England wear a white shirt with a red rose. No need for anything else and so unless the sponsor changes, no need to change the shirt but they do every year adding something more hideous to make it different.

On the plus side, and not sure if it works with football, but the kudos on the terrace goes to those with the oldest shirts not the newest ones.

I owuld imagine theres probably a copyright essence in play when shirt suppliers change.
Of course in contract shirt design changes are all about money, but contract change times I can understand more.

 

[RichA]

It wasn’t aimed at you at all

But there are lots of instances where the flags colour has been changed and no one was disgusted.

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Anyone likely to be triggered by use of alternative colours in the union flag should definitely avoid the H4H shop.

 

[GB72]

I owuld imagine theres probably a copyright essence in play when shirt suppliers change.
Of course in contract shirt design changes are all about money, but contract change times I can understand more.

Fair point.

Can we all then just agree that the FA should just buy the rights to the classic Umbro kit of the Kevin Keegan era and use that forever more.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

Fair point.

Can we all then just agree that the FA should just buy the rights to the classic Umbro kit of the Kevin Keegan era and use that forever more.

Is that the one with 3 strips and "cannon" on it?...if so, no

 

[Orikoru]

What are people's favourite England kit of all time then?

Here's a full set of them: https://www.footballkitarchive.com/england-kits/#2010s

My top 3:

2002	1998	2008

Worst 3:

2022	2016	2012

 

[HomerJSimpson]

1998 one all day

 

[Swango1980]

I understand the financial reasons why but the constant need to change shirts annoys me. Take my favourite sport, rugby. England wear a white shirt with a red rose. No need for anything else and so unless the sponsor changes, no need to change the shirt but they do every year adding something more hideous to make it different.

On the plus side, and not sure if it works with football, but the kudos on the terrace goes to those with the oldest shirts not the newest ones.

If there is something on the kit that makes it look hideous to some people, all the better reason to continually change it. That way, there is bound to be one kit that individual fans prefer than the rest.

Just imagine having the same boring kit forever. Bit like Stevie Gerrards haircut.

 

[Swango1980]

What are people's favourite England kit of all time then?

Here's a full set of them: https://www.footballkitarchive.com/england-kits/#2010s

My top 3:

2002	1998	2008
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Worst 3:

2022	2016	2012
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I actually prefer your worst three than your best three

 

[GB72]

If there is something on the kit that makes it look hideous to some people, all the better reason to continually change it. That way, there is bound to be one kit that individual fans prefer than the rest.

Just imagine having the same boring kit forever. Bit like Stevie Gerrards haircut.

I disagree but that is clearly just my opinion. Rugby wide I want England in a plain white shirt (and actually prefer all of the nations in their plain, traditional colours) and Tigers in green, white and red hoops.

 

[Orikoru]

I actually prefer your worst three than your best three

Why? I seem to really dislike it when they use light blue - navy and red are classic for me. Just red with no navy was definitely a step too far as well. I believe that 2012 kit even had red numbers which was horrible.

 

[GB72]

I was wrong it was Admiral not Umbro from 1982. A true classic

 

[nickjdavis]

On the plus side, and not sure if it works with football, but the kudos on the terrace goes to those with the oldest shirts not the newest ones.

Unfortunately there isnt much kudos for a 50 odd year old bloke still squeezing his expanded gut in to his 1990's footy shirt.

Funnily enough...I said as much to the wife last night when she asked me if i was going to wear my football shirt at the Womens National League Cup Final tomorrow.

Haway the lasses!!!

 

[Swango1980]

It wasn’t aimed at you at all

But there are lots of instances where the flags colour has been changed and no one was disgusted.

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In fairness, as far as the fans flags are concerned, they are all the red cross on a white background, bar one. They've then just added their personal messaging to the flag. The one fan who put a blue cross on a white background probably works for Nike

 

[RichA]

What are people's favourite England kit of all time then?

Here's a full set of them: https://www.footballkitarchive.com/england-kits/#2010s

My top 3:

2002	1998	2008
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Worst 3:

2022	2016	2012
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Good = anything plain white or red with just the badge and a t-shirt collar.
Bad = mixed colours, patterns, waves, gradients, stripes, buttons or a floppy collar.

 

[Orikoru]

1998 one all day

I need to get myself one before the Euros.. I keep leaving it too late before tournaments and they've sold out (even the modern day replica versions I mean). I've got a replica of the 1990 away kit, although the material is crap, and at the last tournament I bought a 10 or so year old training shirt off classicfootballshirts for about 30 quid. That one was blue.

 

[Orikoru]

I was wrong it was Admiral not Umbro from 1982. A true classic

Showing our respective ages perhaps but when you said Keegan era my brain thought you meant when he was the manager.

 

[GB72]

Unfortunately there isnt much kudos for a 50 odd year old bloke still squeezing his expanded gut in to his 1990's footy shirt.

That is the plus point about rugby, the old cotton shirts are more forgiving to the well rounded physique. To be fair, clubs do still release the new shirts in the old cotton with collar format as, if you are like me, modern rugby shirts make me look like a laminated egg

 

[GB72]

Showing our respective ages perhaps but when you said Keegan era my brain thought you meant when he was the manager.

OK I am old. Meant the playing era in the 80s.

Also have a soft spot for the 1990 shirt but that was just good memories of watching the tournament.