18/19 home and away kits ?

[GortonBlue62]

"The good old days" are those "glory years" experienced in the late 60s and 70s, which is the ONLY glory time almost anyone still alive could recognize as "good old days."

As has been said in the past, many many teams wore black or navy socks back in the day because they were easier to keep clean and look better, but SURELY ANYONE WHO IS ALIVE recognizes that sky blue shirt, white shorts and sky blue socks with maroon turnover is considered "Classic City"?

C'mon guys! I know the kit manufacturers, all 57 (Heinz varieties!) of them, have sought to create some "new and interesting" kits. I also realize a few of them have become "classics" solely because of what happened in them ('99 Play-Off anyone). However, I honestly feel like anyone who was asked to draw Classic City kits, home and away, would pick sky/white/sky for the home kit and red & black stripes/black/black for the away kit, with many many desiring the white with diagonal stripes as the "third kit."

I realize a few of you are young enough that more recent kits with navy socks is what you identify with because you started watching City during that "new" era, but I don't know ANYONE who sees navy socks as a Classic City identifier.

My thoughts on this issue are worth as much as you paid for them, but I think they reflect more City fans than not.

+1.

 

[KnaresboroughBlue]

But sky blue shirts, white shorts, navy socks, no other team in world football wears that combination.

There's a good reason nobody else wears that combination.

 

[dario2739]

I think it all depends on age. People fortunate enough to remember the 60s think of the maroon turnovers as the "classic City kit" but the truth is we only wore them for 2 or 3 seasons

I'm not old enough to remember them - however it's still my favourite kit - loved the 2011 cup final winning kit for that reason.

However, I am old enough to remember the 70's till present day – and have no problem with navy socks – i'd be happy with them as long as they stuck to them, and always wore white shorts.

 

[ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN]

Grown up with the dark socks on home kit of 80s and 90s and also all light blue kit of late 70s but much prefer white shorts and light blue socks with maroon turnover

Very distinctive look and screams out Manchester City

 

[richards30]

Grew up on the navy socks but prefer the sky blue with maroon tops.

 

[Ban-jani]

Grew up on the navy socks but prefer the sky blue with maroon tops.

Happy with either to be honest. Just wish they'd stick with one.

 

[CrownPointBlue]

TRI COLOURED HOOPS FFS !!

 

[1.618034]

TRI COLOURED HOOPS FFS !!

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Really... Even from that distance ??

I assume you are talking about me living in Chicago, even though I grew up at Maine Road?
It's not Denton, but then what is?!

 

[urban genie]

"The good old days" are those "glory years" experienced in the late 60s and 70s, which is the ONLY glory time almost anyone still alive could recognize as "good old days."

I realize a few of you are young enough that more recent kits with navy socks is what you identify with because you started watching City during that "new" era, but I don't know ANYONE who sees navy socks as a Classic City identifier.

As I wasn't born until 76 I don't regard 67-71 as the good old days as I never experienced them, just great moment in citys history, the good old days for me, as you said in the second paragraph is late 80's to mid 90's where even though we were not winning things and were hit n miss, I had great days watching city win or lose, and our kits had navy socks, so am quite fine with us having them again.

Tbh I couldn't give a toss if they are sky blue or navy as long as they ain't white, they are only the socks. the shirt/shorts is the most important thing.


Growing up though me dad n grandad constantly have videoes of city on from pathe news reels of all the cup wins and loses prior to 67 and then the Mercer years and bell, lee, summerbee, young etc, the first city vid I saw was a colour snippet of the 56 cup which is why maroon for me is the only away colour I want to see us in.

the third kit, the sash was cool, but we only had it twice in history, as long as the the shirt is white with either black or navy trim and shorts I am happy, though we have used gold/yellow from time to time.


The double decker kit is pure nike bollocks and this insistance on givin us all navy away or black away kits recently it's shite, maroon or red n black stripe should be our only away choices but preferably maroon.

But everyone has their opinion and they all count, as we have grown up in different eras and different kit styles, which is why city should choose the base template and not deviate.