New home kit?

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For the benefit of those that haven't seen my earlier rants, I am rather against the blue shorts. It seems there are a fair few who share my view that this is not really "City" and looks more like Coventry.

I appreciate there are those that really don't give a toss, but even the majority of them seem to prefer us in white shorts if given the choice.

I, and I'm sure City and Umbro would be interested to see what the general consensus is among City fans.

Could someone please make a poll, very simple.

Q. Would you prefer to see City play in...

A. Blue shirts, white shorts, blue socks
or
B. Blue shirts, blue shorts, striped socks.

There are white shorts!

See above.

 

[super_city_si]

Blue shorts??????? wtf???!!!! ok ... definately hate the kit now, all blue kit ....... nooooo!!!

someone give the beardy blokes' address at umbro so i can slap some style into him.

I with you. What a shite decision. I hate it with blue shorts! White shorts always!!!

 

[uncle charlie wilson]

The shirt is bad enough.

But this is the killer;

Just isn't Manchester City.

That's not quite true is it...? 1951-1960

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1976-1985

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I've made this point before, we wore a fluorescent orange third kit once upon a time, and even a canary yellow away kit once too. Doesn't make it Manchester City, or part our tradition does it?

We have our traditional colours, and everyone knows what they are. Fact is, this new kit is a tacky eyesore which is more Coventry City than Manchester City.

I'm absolutely gutted that in our breakthrough season we'll be wearing this abomination among the elite of Europe.

 

[chase of spades]

Moan Moan fucking Moan!

you lot are getting fkn borin now...

Dont like it then dont fuckin buy it ffs!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Gary James]

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Glad there's a white short option. I really do think the Club should only wear the blue shorts in games where there is a definite clash, and make sure they wear white shorts for home games. As the song says: "blue and white they go together, we shall carry on for ever more.

I know it's all about personal taste and all that, but as I said earlier in the thread, the blue shorts aren't really in keeping with our tradition and, if anything, they signify periods of failure. To me the use of all blue marked the start of City's decline in the late 70s/early 80s and is a watering down of City's image/brand.

Billy McNeill got it right when he claimed credit for re-introducing white shorts in 1985, he said something along the lines of blue shorts weren't something he associated with City/not traditional.

I know City received a lot of complaints when they brought back blue shorts when Pearce was manager.

I hope they quietly drop the Blue shorts.

If I'm asked I'd suggest they start the season wearing white shorts; gradually stop showing the blue ones; and I'd encourage them to pretend white was always their intention.

I don't normally get worked up about this sort of thing, and am happy with the overall design and even the socks have a strong association with City's heritage (fifties), but blue shorts cheapens the overall look of the Club to me (and there are too many negative connotations for my liking with the periods they hark back to). It's a real shame.

But maybe they always intended the shorts to be white in the first place?

 

[uncle charlie wilson]

For the benefit of those that haven't seen my earlier rants, I am rather against the blue shorts. It seems there are a fair few who share my view that this is not really "City" and looks more like Coventry.

I appreciate there are those that really don't give a toss, but even the majority of them seem to prefer us in white shorts if given the choice.

I, and I'm sure City and Umbro would be interested to see what the general consensus is among City fans.

Could someone please make a poll, very simple.

Q. Would you prefer to see City play in...

A. Blue shirts, white shorts, blue socks
or
B. Blue shirts, blue shorts, striped socks.

There are white shorts!

See above.

They're not the standard short for the new kit though, are they?

If we don the white shorts at all next season, I'd imagine that would be an exception rather than a common occurrence. Hopefully Umbro will see sense and the blue shorts will be the exception, but all the word from the private unveiling and the public marketing points towards them being quite the opposite.

 

[Colins Bellend]

How can they get so far away from the last two seasons.
Absolutely shocking kit

 

[Robinhosthumb!]

I like the kit as long as we wear the white shorts..

 

[richards30]

for the record i think it looks ok but give more of a shit about hows wearing it on the pitch and city winning!! if you dont like it dont buy it!! this kit will definately sell well and the majority on here will buy it.

 

[Boff]