Next seasons kit choice?

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Re: Next seasons kit choice?

by Sutekh » 05 Aug 2015 12:42

Personally all this African Violent nonsense is just that. The colour is nearest to a bog standard Lilac in my opinion


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Re: Next seasons kit choice?

by floyd__streete » 05 Aug 2015 12:48

The new away strip is excellent, indeed both of the 2015/16 efforts look to me to be a vast improvement on some of the tat we have worn in recent seasons.

As usual though, our ever self-conscious fan base with a chip permanently on its collective shoulder seems to be more concerned on social media with what supporters of other clubs might think of us wearing 'African Violet'. Grow up, you bunch of Fairies.

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Re: Next seasons kit choice?

by Royal Ginger » 05 Aug 2015 13:06

floyd__streete Grow up, you bunch of Fairies.

That's what the away fans will say....

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Re: Next seasons kit choice?

by dizzynewheights » 05 Aug 2015 13:56

floyd__streete our ever self-conscious fan base with a chip permanently on its collective shoulder




its like raaaaaaaaaiiiin, on your wedding day

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Re: Next seasons kit choice?

by jd82 » 05 Aug 2015 13:58

chuckle


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Re: Next seasons kit choice?

by Zammo » 05 Aug 2015 14:43

floyd__streete you bunch of Fairies.


Pink away shirts are a new low. Another nail in the coffin for Association Football. Do you think Robin Friday, Martin Hicks or Terry Hurlock would have worn that?

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Re: Next seasons kit choice?

by genome » 05 Aug 2015 15:08

The insecure masculinity is strong with this thread.

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Re: Next seasons kit choice?

by Sutekh » 05 Aug 2015 15:58



Even though the shirt is NOT pink.

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Re: Next seasons kit choice?

by Mr Optimist » 05 Aug 2015 19:14

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floyd__streete you bunch of Fairies.


Pink away shirts are a new low. Another nail in the coffin for Association Football. Do you think Robin Friday, Martin Hicks or Terry Hurlock would have worn that?


Don't know. Yes and No.

Trevor Metalhead Morley would have loved it.


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Re: Next seasons kit choice?

by Fox Talbot » 05 Aug 2015 19:53

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MeMeMe WTF !!!... 'African Violet' !!... what next 'Papa New Guinea Pink' or 'New Zealand Orange' !!! Lets just put a country name in front of everything to make it more palatable somehow. It's garish and embarrassing, the ridicule we will face in away games will be ' Madagascan unbearable'


Nothing new here.

Doncaster Rovers played at Elm Park in 1972 wearing African Violet. How we laughed.


And threw bananas at their full back?


No. That's a right nasty thing to insinuate.

Dunno where you were in 1972 but African Violet / Doncaster Rovers struck us a trifle pretentious for those times. How we mellowed.

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Re: Next seasons kit choice?

by Jagermesiter1871 » 05 Aug 2015 22:33

floyd__streete The new away strip is excellent, indeed both of the 2015/16 efforts look to me to be a vast improvement on some of the tat we have worn in recent seasons.

As usual though, our ever self-conscious fan base with a chip permanently on its collective shoulder seems to be more concerned on social media with what supporters of other clubs might think of us wearing 'African Violet'. Grow up, you bunch of Fairies.


I couldn't disagree more.

For me the club have made 2 kits that no one in their right mind would buy. The home kit, whilst itself is actually quite nice with a decent template, albeit slightly JJB five-a-side special, is ruined by what I think is one of the ugliest sponsors I've seen on a football shirt. The logo itself is fairly ugly but this is exacerbated by the size of the logo which looks comically small and disproportionate to the shirt.

The away kit again is a fairly nice template but the colour choice is woeful. I'm perfectly comfortable with my sexuality but what guy is going to wear lilac? Which is a concern for a majority male supported sport.

Presumably the main objective of a shirt is to produce something that is going to sell well. I would be hugely surprised if the club sell their full quota of these shirts, something which last seasons shirts did comfortably.

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Re: Next seasons kit choice?

by MoorgateRoyal » 06 Aug 2015 08:40

Everyone will love the kit if we get promoted this year.

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Re: Next seasons kit choice?

by Coppelled_Streets » 06 Aug 2015 12:26

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floyd__streete The new away strip is excellent, indeed both of the 2015/16 efforts look to me to be a vast improvement on some of the tat we have worn in recent seasons.

As usual though, our ever self-conscious fan base with a chip permanently on its collective shoulder seems to be more concerned on social media with what supporters of other clubs might think of us wearing 'African Violet'. Grow up, you bunch of Fairies.


I couldn't disagree more.

For me the club have made 2 kits that no one in their right mind would buy. The home kit, whilst itself is actually quite nice with a decent template, albeit slightly JJB five-a-side special, is ruined by what I think is one of the ugliest sponsors I've seen on a football shirt. The logo itself is fairly ugly but this is exacerbated by the size of the logo which looks comically small and disproportionate to the shirt.

The away kit again is a fairly nice template but the colour choice is woeful. I'm perfectly comfortable with my sexuality but what guy is going to wear lilac? Which is a concern for a majority male supported sport.

Presumably the main objective of a shirt is to produce something that is going to sell well. I would be hugely surprised if the club sell their full quota of these shirts, something which last seasons shirts did comfortably.


Hard to disagree with this post tbf. I like the home shirt but the sponsor does ruin it and would stop me buying one. Away shift I like also, but just wouldn't wear it. But it's all about sponsor exposure this time around, not the fans.


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Re: Next seasons kit choice?

by dogzbollox » 06 Aug 2015 12:37

Sanguine 'African violet' is the name of the flower of that colour.



Get outta here ...is a violet a flower? OMG I'm like soooo overwhelmed by dat statement innit ...does dat mean it's like a flower from affreeka den?

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Re: Next seasons kit choice?

by From Despair To Where? » 06 Aug 2015 20:51

MoorgateRoyal Everyone will love the kit if we get promoted this year.



I see that the report archive for today shows 2 games, 6 Aug 2005, Reading 1 Plymouth 2 and 6 Aug 2011, Reading 2 Millwall 2

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Re: Next seasons kit choice?

by CountryRoyal » 07 Aug 2015 02:16

From Despair To Where?
MoorgateRoyal Everyone will love the kit if we get promoted this year.



I see that the report archive for today shows 2 games, 6 Aug 2005, Reading 1 Plymouth 2 and 6 Aug 2011, Reading 2 Millwall 2


BEEEEEAAAAASSSSSTTTTTT

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Re: Next seasons kit choice?

by MoorgateRoyal » 07 Aug 2015 09:34

From Despair To Where?
MoorgateRoyal Everyone will love the kit if we get promoted this year.



I see that the report archive for today shows 2 games, 6 Aug 2005, Reading 1 Plymouth 2 and 6 Aug 2011, Reading 2 Millwall 2


Make of that what you will.

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Re: Next seasons kit choice?

by The Rouge » 07 Aug 2015 11:21

Coppelled_Streets Pink..



African Violet..



I see white and gold.

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Re: Next seasons kit choice?

by TFF » 07 Aug 2015 12:32

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I see white and gold.


LOL

Stealing that

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