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New home kit?
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Thaksinssoldier
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At least he spoke up.I'm sure a lot would have disliked it but said nothing as umbro were supplying the booze :-)
Thaksinssoldier said:At least he spoke up.I'm sure a lot would have disliked it but said nothing as umbro were supplying the booze :-)
To be fair, there wasn't a Q&A session where you could say anything. Mark E Smith was heckling during the presentation!
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uncle charlie wilson
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Ric said:uncle charlie wilson said:Ric said:Yes, but only from Mark E Smith. He was fairly vocal, shall we say, during the presentation.
For what it's worth, Umbro felt it was the best kit they've ever produced. Although they would say that.
I'd imagine a few eyes were rolled upon that proclamation.
I think it was around that point that Mark E Smith was escorted from the premises.
Haha. You weren't joking then when you said he was "fairly vocal"?
I'll bet the atmosphere immediately following was of jovial goodwill punctuated with gratuitous backslapping.
Good ol' Umbro.
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Re: Fuck off Umbro!
I am not saying is it as offensive, but it's the same principle. Part of the identity of the club is that we wear white shorts and blue socks. That is part of what makes us City. What would your reaction be if we were wearing white shirts at home next season? Not arsed? I'd fucking Mark E Smith it.
Kaini Industries said:Shaelumstash said:Would you be offended if we changed our name to Manchester Etihad FC? Or if we changed the colour of the home shirt to orange? Or if we moved to a stadium in Liverpool? To me it's the same thing.
You are Oliver Holt and I claim my five pounds.
If you're not on a wind-up and you genuinely think having the shorts in sky blue is the same as changing the name or moving outside Manchester, then you really do need to have a lie down.
The mind boggles.
I am not saying is it as offensive, but it's the same principle. Part of the identity of the club is that we wear white shorts and blue socks. That is part of what makes us City. What would your reaction be if we were wearing white shirts at home next season? Not arsed? I'd fucking Mark E Smith it.
uncle charlie wilson said:Ric said:uncle charlie wilson said:I'd imagine a few eyes were rolled upon that proclamation.
I think it was around that point that Mark E Smith was escorted from the premises.
Haha. You weren't joking then when you said he was "fairly vocal"?
I'll bet the atmosphere immediately following was of jovial goodwill punctuated with gratuitous backslapping.
Good ol' Umbro.
To be fair, I think he left of his own accord eventually. To the next boozer down the road.
Don't think he was particularly aggrieved with the sky blue shorts, seemed more of a rant about life in general. I'm not convinced he knew entirely where he was.
Great entertainment though, love him or loathe him he's a Mancunian institution in himself. Surely Umbro knew what they were getting. It'd be a bit rich if they suddenly complained he didn't tow the corporate line.
I remember at last year's kit launch seeing a visibly drunk Smith "debating" City's transfer policy to a very sober, very straight laced member of the board of directors outside a bar in the Northern Quarter. It was a sight to behold.