oldtawnyowl Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Maybe our owner has got it right with his dislike of stripes. Incredibly no team wearing stripes has won the EPL or the old League div 1 in over 80 years! They have fared a little better in the FA Cup but still only three teams in stripes (Wigan,Coventry and Southampton) have been successful in this competition in over 40 years. Coincidence, or are stripes cursed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick_Turpin Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Does this not count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTacoSWFC Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Still stripes... Just pin stripes.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtawnyowl Posted July 18, 2016 Author Share Posted July 18, 2016 6 minutes ago, rickygoo said: Does this not count? No!! Plenty of our supporters saying pin-stripes on our new shirt don't count !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazgswfc Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 15 minutes ago, oldtawnyowl said: Maybe our owner has got it right with his dislike of stripes. Incredibly no team wearing stripes has won the EPL or the old League div 1 in over 80 years! They have fared a little better in the FA Cup but still only three teams in stripes (Wigan,Coventry and Southampton) have been successful in this competition in over 40 years. Coincidence, or are stripes cursed? We'll make them lucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTacoSWFC Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 We need to acknowledge that the stripe is on the shirt, even if it is only as thick as a pin. Surely we cant have a Wednesday shirt with no stripes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelcityowlsfan Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Sunderland last team to win English top flight division playing in proper stripes and that was the 1935/36 season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darklord Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Any teams win the league cup that wear stripes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, rickygoo said: Does this not count? 1 hour ago, oldtawnyowl said: No!! Plenty of our supporters saying pin-stripes on our new shirt don't count !! Exactly, if that counts as stripes than our new shirt is also a striped shirt, you can't have it both ways! I pointed out on Friday that this would be used as a statistical reason for the change as the stats show that successful clubs mainly play in one dominant shirt colour. Although this is true stats can often be manipulated to suit a certain argument. Very few teams in stripes have enjoyed major success in comparison to others but how many teams actually play in stripes compared to the number that play in a one-colour shirt? In Spain for example there have been a few different teams that have enjoyed success in stripes but maybe they have more clubs that generally play in stripes. Edited July 18, 2016 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HirstWhoScoredIt Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Don't seem to do Barcelona, juventus, inter, Athletico Madrid or AC Milan any harm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Past Member Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 I wonder if Chansiri has tried to change the striped Thailand flag. My guess he accepts & respects it., as part of their history. Shame, he hasn't respected ours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 6 minutes ago, zzmdu said: I wonder if Chansiri has tried to change the striped Thailand flag. My guess he accepts & respects it., as part of their history. Shame, he hasn't respected ours. Last time I checked he hadn't bought Thailand out and spent millions more than anyone else had spent on it in the past 20 years as he has done with our club. We have had a similar kit in the past and I wonder how much stick the chairman got when he changed it to a full blue kit in the 60's for 7 seasons and we had one of our most successful post-war periods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Past Member Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 1 minute ago, hirstyboywonder said: Last time I checked he hadn't bought Thailand out and spent millions more than anyone else had spent on it in the past 20 years as he has done with our club. We have had a similar kit in the past and I wonder how much stick the chairman got when he changed it to a full blue kit in the 60's for 7 seasons and we had one of our most successful post-war periods. Respecting a club/country's traditions isn't about money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo_ Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 1 hour ago, rickygoo said: Does this not count? Never won the Premier League Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick_Turpin Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 6 minutes ago, hirstyboywonder said: Last time I checked he hadn't bought Thailand out and spent millions more than anyone else had spent on it in the past 20 years as he has done with our club. We have had a similar kit in the past and I wonder how much stick the chairman got when he changed it to a full blue kit in the 60's for 7 seasons and we had one of our most successful post-war periods. Check your facts. We got got to a cup final right at the start but after that it was a story of steady decline. It was a happy day when the stripes returned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birley Owl 1867 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 46 minutes ago, darklord said: Any teams win the league cup that wear stripes? I don't think so? 4 minutes ago, Tommo_SWFC said: Never won the Premier League Nobber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo_ Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Just now, Birley Owl 1867 said: Nobber Are you triggered? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birley Owl 1867 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Just now, Tommo_SWFC said: Are you triggered? No you're just a idiot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtawnyowl Posted July 18, 2016 Author Share Posted July 18, 2016 46 minutes ago, darklord said: Any teams win the league cup that wear stripes? I can remember ONE !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyboy66 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 That season in the early 60's with the butcher's apron shirt had one of the best teams we've ever had...finished 6th I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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