darklord Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 1 minute ago, Birley Owl 1867 said: I don't think so? How about 91? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birley Owl 1867 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 1 minute ago, darklord said: How about 91? 91? What happened then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clowne Owl Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 20 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. Think this would go down well in Thailand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick_Turpin Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 3 minutes ago, daveyboy66 said: 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 "Worn in a few games" - soon ditched it for a proper kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogers Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 The code has been cracked....a gypsy cursed the stripes in the 1930s, to be forever lucky for deck chair and Pajama salesman only. Nothing to do with Thailand playing in all blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo Di Catio Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Aren't red teams also statistically better in league/ cup wins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scram Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 2 minutes ago, Paolo Di Catio said: Aren't red teams also statistically better in league/ cup wins? yes certainly in the last 40 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deka51 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Well, we wore an all white strip for the Cup Final in 1966 and still didn't win. Perhaps we should go back to hoops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingsidney Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 2 hours ago, MrTacoSWFC said: Still stripes... Just pin stripes.. Not according to half the moaning fuckwits on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darklord Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 47 minutes ago, Birley Owl 1867 said: s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darklord Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Hull won at Wembley in stripes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 56 minutes ago, rickygoo said: 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. Do you mean when we returned to stripes and declined to our longest spell in the 3rd division with some of our smallest crowds? Happy days indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick_Turpin Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 The decline continued until Big Jack. Then the stripes rose triumphant. Imagine iconic pix of Andy Mac, TC, Banno, Zico, Pearson holding the League Cup aloft - in this abortion of a kit. Nowhere near as good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueblood Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 6 minutes ago, rickygoo said: The decline continued until Big Jack. Then the stripes rose triumphant. Imagine iconic pix of Andy Mac, TC, Banno, Zico, Pearson holding the League Cup aloft - in this abortion of a kit. Nowhere near as good. But it would have been if they'd worn that kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick_Turpin Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Just now, Blueblood said: But it would have been if they'd worn that kit Never. Pictures of Mobley, Megson et al in the 60s kit just look wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueblood Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Just now, rickygoo said: Never. Pictures of Mobley, Megson et al in the 60s kit just look wrong. Can't really judge on that. I wasn't around then so they're just pictures of days gone by. I agree in what you're saying. But my point is the kits they're wearing at the time is still iconic of that era Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick_Turpin Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 3 minutes ago, Blueblood said: But it would have been if they'd worn that kit The stripes are iconic - our tradition. The new kit is a halfway house for a bloke who wants us to play in the Chelsea kit because he doesn't like stripes. But each to their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wonder Spaniel Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Lucky or unlucky, and without sounding to over melodramatic, I do wish that we had our proper stripes back. It just seems crazy that we have thrown one of the most recognisable things about our club, away. I wasn't initially pleased when the badge was changed, however, I consoled myself that with the fact that our owner (who I am thankful for in many ways) hadn't done a Vincent Tan and messed with the kit. And yes, I know that it is only a shirt and yes, it is still blue, but it's just not Wednesday! Ask any football fan what a Sheffield Derby match looks like and they will tell you it's blue and white stripes against red and white stripes (bloody away kits before anyone says it!), just like a Manchester Derby is Blue v Red and the same with Liverpool etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 15 minutes ago, rickygoo said: The stripes are iconic - our tradition. The new kit is a halfway house for a bloke who wants us to play in the Chelsea kit because he doesn't like stripes. But each to their own. As I have previously said, I would also have much preferred a thicker striped shirt with a blue stripe down the middle. I am not a fan of the new one and was disappointed to find that I was in the vast minority in this respect at the steering meeting. I don't think it is the big deal that some are making out given that we have had a few kits in our history that have featured stripes. I was more disappointed with the way the club have priced kits and was surprised to find that first-day sales were record breaking. Of course it's more than a revenue matter for us supporters and to be fair to Chansiri it was evident at the meeting that he and his family are emotionally involved as well now but for him when the bottom line means more of a chance of promotion and staving off any FFP issues, he would regard record sales as justification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick_Turpin Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 9 minutes ago, hirstyboywonder said: As I have previously said, I would also have much preferred a thicker striped shirt with a blue stripe down the middle. I am not a fan of the new one and was disappointed to find that I was in the vast minority in this respect at the steering meeting. I don't think it is the big deal that some are making out given that we have had a few kits in our history that have featured stripes. I was more disappointed with the way the club have priced kits and was surprised to find that first-day sales were record breaking. Of course it's more than a revenue matter for us supporters and to be fair to Chansiri it was evident at the meeting that he and his family are emotionally involved as well now but for him when the bottom line means more of a chance of promotion and staving off any FFP issues, he would regard record sales as justification. And justification to ditch the stripes altogether? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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