by Hoop Blah »
09 Jul 2010 13:20
Dirk Gently The problem is that if they put 4 kits up to the vote and they got something like 20%, 20% 20% & 40%, of the votes each, the winning one is the one that 60% of the voters didn't want, so the whole process loses credibility. It's only worth doing if one kit gets over 50%, which is only really likely if you have only two selections - which is hardly real choice.
Can anyone see any parallells here with our current elctoral system
How about having 3 credibe options then?
I actually think it would be better to offer the choice of a 2 or 3 'styles' of kit, not just the finished articals so that the club can get a feel for whether or not the fans like these gawdy non-league kits or something a bit more plain and classy, or proper hoops vs a couple of strips of white on the front of a blue kit.
They don't even have to offer up kits for the vote they could offer a multiple choice on key elements like colours, collars, sock style, full hoops etc etc.
It would empower the fans and at least engage them in the process and give the club some meaningful direction.