City’s New Kits

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Always bugs me when we don’t play in sky blue when the colours are not as issue.
People would still buy the 2nd/3rd kit whether we play in them once or 8 times a season

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't it only the rags and Red scouse away where we play in sky blue?
The club will be contracted to wear each away strip a set amount of times.
But it is annoying when say Chelsea or Everton play in their dark blue at our place yet we always play in an away strip at their place

 

[Mickeyhoohaa]

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't it only the rags and Red scouse away where we play in sky blue?
The club will be contracted to wear each away strip a set amount of times.
But it is annoying when say Chelsea or Everton play in their dark blue at our place yet we always play in an away strip at their place

We played in our home kit at both Everton and Chelsea last season. Probably to do with having a full sky blue kit mind.

 

[Dunne's own goal]

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't it only the rags and Red scouse away where we play in sky blue?
The club will be contracted to wear each away strip a set amount of times.
But it is annoying when say Chelsea or Everton play in their dark blue at our place yet we always play in an away strip at their place

Nah weve played for example Wolves, West Brom, Arsenal, Watford, Norwich, Newcastle away in sky blue and there’s others too

 

[BlueAnorak]

The third kit is fucking awful.
Still when the first two are mint it's unlikely the kit designer boys will get the third right.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Always bugs me when we don’t play in sky blue when the colours are not as issue.
People would still buy the 2nd/3rd kit whether we play in them once or 8 times a season

Sky blue is our colour identity as a club. We should always wear that unless we can’t, we should only change our kit if there’s a clash.

 

[jimharri]

Sky blue is our colour identity as a club. We should always wear that unless we can’t, we should only change our kit if there’s a clash.

I agree with you. But it's marketing, innit?

 

[jimharri]

The plus about us wearing that lovely third kit today (allegedly) is that the Hammers will be rendered helpless, due to them either being blinded by the glare, or because of serious ROFL hysterics.

 

[coolcity]

Very mixed results I see, almost 50/50.

I think it's OK. I was nervous about the second kit when I saw the Palace home kit and hoped we didn't have the same kit sponsor (I don't know who theirs is), but to be honest I think the third is as good as the second. I'd be happy with either. Beats those weird blue kits or that messy white one with the black random strips that the rags wear. And every year I pray we don't get a pink one.

I haven't bought a team shirt for years though, not at those prices. I tend to buy a view t-shirts from the club store instead so they still get my money, but I just can't afford £80 for one shirt.

 

[jimharri]

.... but to be honest I think the third is as good as the second...

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

I agree with you. But it's marketing, innit?

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And what better stage to promote it than live in front of millions on the telly.

 

[jimharri]

 

[Bluesince1979]

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't it only the rags and Red scouse away where we play in sky blue?
The club will be contracted to wear each away strip a set amount of times.
But it is annoying when say Chelsea or Everton play in their dark blue at our place yet we always play in an away strip at their place

This. We have to play in each kit ‘x’ amount of times

 

[lancs blue]

The only good thing about the 3rd kit is that it isn't black. Otherwise, 2/10.

 

[Franny 1234]

I understand that but back in the 80's there's no way i could offer support to a club who's fans sang songs about the fucking I.R.A

They did half Rangers half city ones too. I had one CTID

 

[Tbilisi]

The third kit is fucking awful.
Still when the first two are mint it's unlikely the kit designer boys will get the third right.

If we win the CL Final in it then will become iconic like 99.....agree, 2 out of 3 aint bad.

 

[jimharri]

If we win the CL Final in it then will become iconic like 99.....agree, 2 out of 3 aint bad.

And that '99 kit is, let's be honest here, damned fugly.

 

[jamielowndes]

And that '99 kit is, let's be honest here, damned fugly.

It's fucking awful, but I like it partially because it's so gaudy.

 

[levets]

And are likely made in even worse conditions than the real shirts (which are not great, either). At least with the official merchandise there is a production trail that allows for some oversight and the ability to apply consumer pressure toward better labour conditions and wages. The snide versions are largely a black box situation and I have never been comfortable with that.

The only ‘discount’ shirts I have ever bought are the ‘irregular’ ones that came from the real manufacturer when I was younger that a mate’s dad used to sell.

Puma factories are 100% compliant with all ETI (Ethical Trading Initiative) & ILO (International Labour Organisation) legislation. They are very strict and audit factories regularly. I used to be an auditor. Things have improved dramatically in the last 20 years.

 

[SebastianBlue]

Puma factories are 100% compliant with all ETI (Ethical Trading Initiative) & ILO (International Labour Organisation) legislation. They are very strict and audit factories regularly. I used to be an auditor. Things have improved dramatically in the last 20 years.

Even more reason not to buy snide versions.

 

[hilts]

Maybe that's to recoup the club a little for the vast quantities of fake & cheap copy City shirts fans buy.

Chicken and egg. Although I'm 99.9999% certain clubs ripping off fans came first.