[Archived] Halved Kits

[Wolverine]

Has anyone else notices how many halved hits there are this year? Feyenoord, Chester, Hartlepool (I think), Spurs centenary kit to name but a few.

Has the footballing world woken up and realised our way really is the best way?

[thenodrog]

Has anyone else notices how many halved hits there are this year? Feyenoord, Chester, Hartlepool (I think), Spurs centenary kit to name but a few.

Has the footballing world woken up and realised our way really is the best way?

It certainly ensures our away strip getting plenty of airings. Come to think of it I wonder if we actually wear our away strip more than any other club. Might make a good sports quiz question.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

From the history of football kits site:

In 1884 Spurs cancelled a fixture to watch the professionals of Blackburn Rovers win the first of three consecutive English Cup finals. So impressed were they that the club adopted Rovers' blue and white halved shirts.

[Wolverine]

I only really noticed it recently. I always considered the blue and white halves something pretty unique (Grasshoppers accepted).

Maybe the spurs entry should read:

"In 2002, Spurs watched the professionals of Blackburn Rovers win the League Cup final against them. So impressed were they that the club tried desperately to unsettle and buy their players ever since and in 2007, following yet more failed attempted signings, adopted Rovers' blue and white halved shirts for their centenary - just so they could pretend for one night they were a team with real history and team spirit. It didn't work so they tried to unsettle the manager of Blackburn too."

[bblue]

It's because not many teams used to have it that it's popular now. In nowadays' football, when kit suppliers have to come up with a new design every year, they constantly try to bring something fresh or simply different from the rest. But to be honest now, Feyenoord had had the halved kit before this season as well.

[Friarsnig]

I seem to remember there were a few different halved shirts being worn up and down the country in the mid nineties - Man U, Leeds, Portsmouth and even Burnley all had halved away shirts around then, and I'm sure there were others.

[Cocker]

Any one heard Andy Gray bang on in the new fifa about how distinctive the rovers shirts are and no one else wears the famous halves

[dillo_dillo]

Kawasaki Frontale (J-league) wear saxe blue &black halves.

[roversmum]

Nice kit that, Dillo.

[bblue]

Kawasaki Frontale (J-league) wear saxe blue &black halves.

That's actually a very good combination in terms of color and layout. Shame they put the numbers on the front, alongside that big sponsor logo.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Historical kits site makes an interesting read.

Everton,Spurs and Norwich all played in blue and white halves early in their history for a short period.Rover's were the first professional football club to wear these colours and apart from a change in the shade of blue have retained the same style for some 132 yrs.....unique really!

[broadsword]

Feyenoord had a halved kit a few years ago I think. Their away kit was blue/white halves.

[naperrover]

To be fair, Feyenoord have been wearing red and white halves since 1912.

Feyenoord history from Wikipedia

[bblue]

Leeds also had the design in the beginning of the century:

"In 1934, United ditched their blue and white stripes in favour of blue and gold halved shirts incorporating the city crest badge; the shorts were white and socks blue with gold tops."

from MightyLeeds

[colin]

I've been toying with the idea of buying.

this

Blue & white quarters, "BRFC" on there.

The brother in law is a Bristol Rovers' fan.

What do you think?

[Ben-2000]

Good Idea but I think everyone would think you was a Bristol fan

[Presty On Tour]

the nike goalkeeper jerseys of recent seasons have been in the halves design which i'm guessing is a first?

[Darth Paul]

THE COCKNEYS GET SENSITIVE ABOUT COPYING OUR KIT!

Seems like a nerve has been touched with the tabble propping Londoners! They are resorting to bigging up PNE to have a go about our kit!

[Fife Rover]

Historical kits site makes an interesting read.

Everton,Spurs and Norwich all played in blue and white halves early in their history for a short period.Rover's were the first professional football club to wear these colours and apart from a change in the shade of blue have retained the same style for some 132 yrs.....unique really!

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Oh yes, and just one little addition to that SG: Rovers blue&white halves have swopped sides occasionally, especially in the early years.

[bblue]

So halved is the new pink basically

[Fife Rover]

So halved is the new pink basically

I'll let someone else ask what that means.

[Fife Rover]

What does that mean?

Hmmmmm! It would appear that we are not going to get an answer ET. Now I wonder why that is?

[Italian Rover]

I think he means pink is coming into fashion for blokes just like halved footy tops seems to be the latest fad.

Well it is at least in Italy!! (pink I mean!)

[Fife Rover]

I think he means pink is coming into fashion for blokes just like halved footy tops seems to be the latest fad.

Well it is at least in Italy!! (pink I mean!)

Aha! So that's it. I must admit I was expecting something much worse. Thanks for that Italian Rover.

[bblue]

What does that mean?

Sorry, couldn't log on earlier today. It generally means that halved kits are the new fashion ... you can put anything in the beginning, according to the point you want to make.

However ... googling it a bit .. I've found this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_new_black

It seems the original expression was "the new black". Anyway, I knew in the pink version so to speak. Sorry for the confusion. Wasn't trying to be a smart ass.