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hummel and Middlesbrough; winner winner, the-bookie-ruins-the-dinner. My beef with gambling aside (32red are now principal sponsor of Leeds, Boro, and Derby, all in the same league), this is a good effort, with the iconic chestband in place.
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Sorry for being a right c*nt to Alan
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1 hour ago, Melanius Mullarkey said:
What is the point in that away top?
Just wait 'til they trot out a maroon third kit
@Cptn Hooch Clyde needs that third kit by virtue of Elgin City playing in League 2. Also on the off-chance they meet Saint Mirren or Dunfermline in any of the cup competitions.
But now that we are on the topic of 'Shite, we need a third kit now', Deportivo La Coruña, whose white/blue striped first kit appeared on the previous page, have introduced their away kit..... in white with a blue sash. Not a bad effort really, with the club song's lyrics making up the sash, but there was no reason they couldn't have done this in red and white or green and yellow (click to enlarge);
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10 hours ago, Forest_Fifer said:
I thought the Partick one from last season was a bespoke one, not a template?
Sent from my SM-T580 using Pie and Bovril mobile app
Bespoke enough for Espanyol of La Liga to have worn it in 16/17, prior to the Jags getting it;
Spoiler
Back to 18/19 kit news, Liverpool have thought long and hard what colour to wear away from home, and settled for eggplant with orange. A combination so bad, even Perth Glory of Australia's A-League dropped it hard in the late 00's (click for big pics);
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6 minutes ago, Allan Jacobsen said:
I see that Danny Buijs is now Groningen manager. I know he played for them but that's quite a big step-up given that he was managing Kozakken Boys last season. He did well with them so it'll be interesting to see how he does at Groningen.
I also see that Ron Jans is back at Groningen too. No comment.
Excelsior appointed their physio as head coach a couple of weeks ago. Granted, he had managed at BVV Barendrecht ,but that still raised a few eyebrows. Nontheless, the Eredivisie is a mickey mouse league filled with diddies so no doubt they'll get away with it. Excelsior are the Dutch Accies.
As for Buijs, he performed miraculously with Kozakken Boys, worth a punt over the currently unattached dross of Dutch managers.
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Saint Mirren are about to make themselves look ridiculous by accepting a leftover template courtesy of Joma - which was worn by Partick Thistle in red and yellow last season. Terribly poor (I know it's only a sneak peek but it's a slow day for shirt news);
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18 minutes ago, Bring Your Own Socks said:
A. Trialist
N.A.Buddy
Nu Guay ( Vietnamese)
No Kan Do (Korean)
Shi Twan (Vulcan)Don't forget you'll be transferring in Ho Lee Fuk, Wi Tu Loh, and Sum Ting Wong from Hong Kong when you're close to tenth by Christmas.
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43 minutes ago, Forest_Fifer said:
Was just coming on to post that, but you were far more eloquent than I would have been.
Basically, WTF? I'd knock your 1.5/10 off for not having stripes on the back.
Still I suppose it'll excuse them for wearing their away kit at Newcastle and Bournemouth next season.
Biggest surprise being that the fans actually seem to like it.
In non-league news, tamworth have been stuck with the Macron tartan template that has been worn by everyone and their nan by now;
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Gather round, young whippersnappers, 'ere's another kit lesson by ol' pappa Dutch;
Technical suppliers love money; so much so they'd love to introduce four home shirts a season (Borussia Dortmund did this some years ago). As this is obviously outlawed by reasonable FA's and critical fanbases, the Nikes, adidases, and Pumas of this world seek different ways to maximize income off their client teams. One of the most common tricks in their playbook is to do so by introducing a continuity-breaking home shirt.
With continuity-breaking, I mean a shirt that tends to look nothing like anything a team's worn before in living memory, yet sticks to traditional colours. This practice achieves what any commercial football shirt needs to achieve, namely rendering the replicas of the previous years obsolete so that fans won't be tempted to skip the overpriced new shirt. After all, if you change very, very little between years, punters can still show up to the stadium in last season's top. This is why, in just this thread, we've seen West Ham drop their blue sleeves, Chelsea show up with red and white flashes across their shirt, and Hibs slap every shade of green they could onto their new strip.
Sometimes, though, clubs go waaaaay overboard with this to ensure you really can't go back to previous shirts; a prime case of that presents itself today with Watford taking the pish out of their fans with a yellow 'n black striped top. At first glance this isn't such a strange design choice, as Watford go by the nickname Hornets anyway, but then you look to their past and realize they haven't ever worn black stripes with yellow. It's like Man United deciding to play in red and white stripes or Southampton in full red (they did this a few seasons back).
There's a second, cynical advantage to continuity-breaking, however, one with a payoff that comes one season later; any new design will have its critics (case in point, me typing all this out) and beg and moan for a return to tradition. So, when the season is over, adidas could trot out another plain yellow shirt in this case and win plaudits for listening to the fans, as well as build hype for a return to tradition whilst again rendering the old shirt obsolete (because if you return to plain yellow, what fan will turn up in the stripes still?). It's a terrible cycle of consumption and corporate trickery, but it does bring money in the till. I can forgive this type of behaviour when it comes to anniversary kits, but in this case it's wholly unexcusable.
tl;dr corporate pish
The shirt itself is okay, but I see Vitesse, Harrogate Town, and Beitar Trump Jeruzalem in this before I see Watford. Crest is nicely lined up alongside the stripes, and it's nice to see the sponsor fit into the club's usual colour palette. 1.5/10 For the effort.
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If a player has his heart set on leaving, there's not much you can do as a club beyond giving him a hefty payrise. Reckon it might be best to let the lad go and pocket the money.
There's no way Elgin will be near the bottom of the table, even without Sutherland.
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37 minutes ago, 1320Lichtie said:
Stumbled across the new badge promotion video last night and when I seen it only had 28 views felt like I should give it a go haha. Great wee video with a lot of effort put into it, bit cheesy but par for the course with these things. The badge looks smashing, no sure about the yellow though. Think having that White could’ve looked better.
The yellow is a bit of a nod to Meadowbank Thistle (although that will never be officially recognized), and it helps tie in the annual yellow away shirt. from a design perspective, it also makes for a stronger visual identity. Will still miss the old crest regardless....
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I don't like the contemporized Terrier, but then I'm a hardass when it comes to (temporarily) replacing traditional crests anyway. Inferior effort to the Hull kit, which remains pure sex on the eyes.
Meanwhile, Under Armour had a gaffe and leaked the new home shirt for Southampton; where Umbro managed to include stripes on the back for both Hull and Huddersfield, the Saints will be playing with a solid red back. This is their third home shirt in partnership with Under Armour, and the third to utilize black as an accent colour. An okay effort, although broadening the right most stripe to accommodate the UA logo really doesn't make for a good look;
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9 hours ago, diegomarahenry said:A couple of strips released Slavia and Jablonec
Slavia especially is a thousand times better than what adidas trots out for my Czech team, Banik Ostrava;
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The new kit.... I'm not sure what I expected, bit more black and/or yellow I suppose, surely it will be worn with black shorts, yes? It's the same template as East Fife will use for their away top, Dumbarton too.
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12 minutes ago, Landan Spiv said:
I'll ask about for you mate. Or reply to one of the mass e mails I've sent out and see if anyone replies to that. Probs quickest way of getting what ya looking for amongst the supporters club. Hope ya find one.
Cheerio, I've the 16/17 one, might as well get 17/18 and build a lil' City-in-the-SFL collection
On a different note, how closely related are the supporters club and ECFC proper?
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I love the yellow/gold being added, nice nod to the past for sure, but otherwise, I think I quite preferred the old one. Fair play to the board for looking forward though, I'm sure we'll all get used to it.
Now where is the fookin' kit?!
Edit; by the by, I've noticed Footbal lnation ran out of replica's (except for the XXL size) of the 2017/2018 home shirt. Would someone at the club or supporters club know if there's a smaller size one knocking about somewhere I can buy?
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I've been doing a bit of counting; if all EFL Championship clubs that haven't announced their shirt sponsors yet stick with the companies they had on their tops last year, 17 out of 24 clubs will have some form of bookmaker or betting site adorning their chests.
Hull City is one of them, but at least their new Umbro top is pure, pure sex. Love the new twist on the stripes, and the black sleeves work really well here (click to enlarge the pics);
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Regardless of what the Saint Johnstone top will end up being, rest assured on one will have to walk around in salmon like my Singaporean club Hougang United do. Pinkish body with regular orange sleeves for the 2018 season, and no less than four cheetahs in their crest for good measure;
https://club25football.wordpress.com/2018/06/05/hougang-united-2018-home-shirt/
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If City had plenty of money, they would have retained more players and paid out month 12 to them .
Hendo blooted plenty of goals in for us, but had quite the draught at the Binos before getting back to form at Annan. On his day definitely a good player for League 2, and I think City will get plenty of mileage out of him. The guy's only 23 so he's only gotten better since his Shielfield days I imagine.
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7 minutes ago, Girth said:
Yeah, Telford (hole) and Kiddie (hole but good pies).
Leamington is in the middle of a field but relatively close.
Chester and Harrogate worth a visit I reckon and any Manchesterish grounds.
Blyth/Darlington/Spennymoor all sound a bit grim...
Southport is grim...and Nuneaton but might go.
Bradford/Guiseley/Boston/Brackley/Alfreton - any idea!?
Boston is pretty decent from what I've heard. Facilities much better than what you would expect at this level (owing to the years the Pilgrims spent in the Football League). Harrogate have been busy investing, so now might be a good time to go see them before they climb the leagues or go bust.
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15 minutes ago, Moo said:
That's a rugby top.
Nah mate, it's from BLK's football section
2 minutes ago, Kyle said:Holemasters
That's what you get for leaving your sponsorship to be decided by raffle.... it's a drilling and sawing company apparently but that name speaks for itself;
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Since yous on a two year rotation scheme for kits, I take it the home shirt will be replaced for 2018/2019? Did the club reveal the new top yet?
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Stole the idea from the 18/19 Kit thread down in Misc Other Fitba Chat; BLK have a funky little browser app in which you can design your own shirt, figured I'd have a go at what Saints might end up wearing, using Airdrieonians horrible gay bar sponsorhip as a stand-in for whatever yellow block yous will be having. Think it came out pretty okay;
http://dyo.blksport.com/#/sport/football/cut/men/color/navy/15e9a509da1
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29 minutes ago, Savage Henry said:
The BLK website is quite fun. You can design your own monstrosities, just in case St Johnstone don't make a monumental tartan-based fiasco.
http://dyo.blksport.com/#/sport/football/cut/men/color/navy/15e9a770ace
Nice find, did my mock-up of a Saints kitty (borrowing Airdrieonians gay bar sponsor as a stand-in yellow block).
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The Hibernian Thread
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Best Hibs kits, or bestest Hibs kits? Can you believe I paid a fiver for the both of these at a flea market?