sheffield_dave Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 6 hours ago, Lowry said: What on earth is the deal with the bastardized St George flag on the collar? Where do you draw the "bastardized" line? Is printing SPORTS DIRECT DOT COM across the middle of it OK? How about scrawling NO SURRENDER across it and filling each corner with Millwall badges? Genuinely curious where the line starts and ends. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 "I can't believe they have changed St George's flag..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrizzleOwl Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 8 hours ago, Lowry said: What on earth is the deal with the bastardized St George flag on the collar? It's part of the plan to keep the wokesters and the flag shaggers at each others throats 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannofan Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 (edited) 15 minutes ago, BrizzleOwl said: It's part of the plan to keep the wokesters and the flag shaggers at each others throats The media are certainly flogging it to death. It's a tiny detail on the back of the collar ..why on earth they have done it , I have no idea. Plenty of England shirts, including the 1966 WC one, don't have anything but the three lions on them. Maybe Nike put it on there to deflect from the horrific cost. First Ben White and now this; the 'patriots' are going absolutely mental at the moment. Edited March 22 by Bannofan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Bonvin Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Apparently the player version of the kit is sold out on the Nike website. Job done for Nike I'd say. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannofan Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Simon Jordan and Stuart Pearce getting suitably outraged about it on TalkSport. I quite like listening to Jordan, I rarely agree with him but he puts his opinions across in an articulate way, and makes for a balanced argument with whoever is on the show most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrizzleOwl Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 7 minutes ago, Bannofan said: The media are certainly flogging it to death. It's a tiny detail on the back of the collar ..why on earth they have done it , I have no idea. Plenty of England shirts, including the 1966 WC one, don't have anything but the three lions on them. Maybe Nike put it on there to deflect from the horrific cost. First Ben White and now this; the 'patriots' are going absolutely mental at the moment. I was being intentially perjorative to have a dig at the culture wars, but it does have a bit of a whiff of agenda about it Listening to Nicky Campbell's phone in, there's a bloke phoned in who used to work at Nike and he was saying that when designing a shirt for a club or country, the golden rules were to not touch the crest or the flag. The FA would have been involved with and guided the process and have ultimate sign off. He suggested that the purple could have been a nod to the royal family perhaps. So possibly guidance from the FA to make it a bit pride-ey - but with different colours. He also said that the process would have taken 12-18 months - that's a lot of consultancy fees to pay so may explain the price I'm quite meh about it all, but can understand people getting a bit triggered about it. English patriotism does take a bashing, but if they'd put a rainbow coloured dragon flag on the Welsh shirt, or a multi coloured saltire on the Scottish shirt, the pushback would be celebrated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 They haven't changed the flag People will start getting all hyped up and faux angry about it - but then in a week they'll have forgot how faux angry they were And it will be all your Reform UK types that will be the most voiciferous Culture Wars at it's finest I sit and think 'Am I REALLY bothered by this?' and the answer is no So I won't allow anyone else to try and MAKE me bothered by it 1 1 Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markowl Posted March 22 Author Share Posted March 22 Bottom line is, if you like it buy it, and if you don't like it, keep your money in your pocket. Simple really. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddle93 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 (edited) Not even sure what it is as clearly not a St Georges Cross so all a bit weird from nike really. I don't like red either but surely that should be our away kit also so God knows what's going on either way I won't be paying £85 for it but might pick up some copies. Edited March 22 by Waddle93 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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IstillhateSteveBould Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Genuinely think the home kit is one the best ever. But really don’t understand the mentality behind changing the cross. It’s just weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamsandwich Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 10 hours ago, Lowry said: What on earth is the deal with the bastardized flag on the collar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markowl Posted March 22 Author Share Posted March 22 30p Lee jumping on the bandwagon now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Bonvin Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 16 minutes ago, markowl said: 30p Lee jumping on the bandwagon now. I imagine GB News has this story on a constant loop today. Forget about war and famine; this is what really matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG D Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Didn’t he refuse to watch the last Euro final because the players were taking the knee? What a c*nt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markg Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 18 hours ago, Ronnie Starling said: So basically it isn't a St George cross. Wait until you see some of the flags that people take to England matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannofan Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 53 minutes ago, markowl said: 30p Lee jumping on the bandwagon now. That idiot keeps on giving doesn't he? He's wearing an England shirt without a St Georges cross on it there I think? I take it he is watching us again now then, I thought the England team disgusted him as they raised awareness of the importance of racial equality ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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