The Rags have red/white/white as their home kit every year in the CL. It seems very few ever notice this. Even a rag friend I have who's been going since Sexton hadn't even noticed! So much for iconic kits that can't be altered!I said once that Barca have played in halves, stripes, hoops, red and blue shorts etc. and all i got back was 'oh thats Barca, still identified as Barca'. I'm damned whatever i say it appears.
some are making this argument that the other teams have never been messed with.
Inter had a black shirt with pinstripes once, United had a red/white/white for European games one season, manufacturers change things to what they think will sell and make them money. They arent bothered if they need to mix things around.
I said once that Barca have played in halves, stripes, hoops, red and blue shorts etc. and all i got back was 'oh thats Barca, still identified as Barca'. I'm damned whatever i say it appears.
some are making this argument that the other teams have never been messed with.
Inter had a black shirt with pinstripes once, United had a red/white/white for European games one season, manufacturers change things to what they think will sell and make them money. They arent bothered if they need to mix things around.
I think that's the thing that hasn't really been pointed out in these threads, rags, Arsenal, Liverpool, etc have to stick to their template as they all play in red so they have to stick with their differences, i.e white shorts, white sleeves, all red, the same with teams like Chelsea and Everton, it's the same colour so they have to stick with their kits, white shorts, blue shorts, white socks. Whereas at the very top level there's only us that wears sky blue in England and only us and Napoli in Europe, the same with Barcelona, nobody wears the same colours as them in their league or in Europe so manufacturers have more of a leeway to mess about with the kits so comparing us to Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea etc seem a little redundant to me. I don't think it's got anything to do with tradition or history or whatever in that we'll be fairly unique to a certain degree as long as we stick to sky blue. Having said that I first remember watching City in '85 when I was 5 but I still prefer white socks with with sky blue socks with maroon turnovers but if we do have blue shirts, blue shorts, white sock with navy sleeves next year then it will feel like watching a completely different team as that is a very new and bizarre combination.
You completely cancel out your whole argument! We are unique in our colour scheme in the league so we shouldn't be rigid in out kit design... but if we have the rumoured kit it won't be like City!?!
The Barcelona argument is redundant too, as they are the only top-level team you can say chop and change their kit... but then do they? Their first kit was half blue half maroon – stripes after that... with ONE time going back to half & half... in 2012 they wore an awful kit that was more reminiscent of PSG, and of course the bizarre hooped kit this season. But that's no different to Arsenal having the maroon shirt a few years back or the all red shirts of 2008.
You completely cancel out your whole argument! We are unique in our colour scheme in the league so we shouldn't be rigid in out kit design... but if we have the rumoured kit it won't be like City!?!
The Barcelona argument is redundant too, as they are the only top-level team you can say chop and change their kit... but then do they? Their first kit was half blue half maroon – stripes after that... with ONE time going back to half & half... in 2012 they wore an awful kit that was more reminiscent of PSG, and of course the bizarre hooped kit this season. But that's no different to Arsenal having the maroon shirt a few years back or the all red shirts of 2008.
Who else filled out the club's latest survey and what did you say about all three of this season's kits?
I said that all three are dreadful
Home - Hated, Away - Disliked, 3rd kit - Indifferent. I was being kind as I wanted to save most vitriol for the home kit !! Expressed the colours I would like, light blue shirt, white shorts, light blue socks for home and 'City red' and black stripes or white shirts and light blue or claret shorts alternate seasons for away/3rd kit. They must know the current kits are shite !!!
Home - Hated, Away - Disliked, 3rd kit - Indifferent. I was being kind as I wanted to save most vitriol for the home kit !! Expressed the colours I would like, light blue shirt, white shorts, light blue socks for home and 'City red' and black stripes or white shirts and light blue or claret shorts alternate seasons for away/3rd kit. They must know the current kits are shite !!!