[Archived] New Shirts - Still Umbro But What Colour?

[laughatthedingles]

I have been shown these two designs by my mate who's seen the kits but he's said that the yellow one was not definatly the away as they hadn't decided between that and an identical red one.

[laughatthedingles]

This is the new umbro template, ignore the kit design (i.e. the stripes as we have solid colours)

[SD4E]

if thats the case they can stick the away one up their arse.

For the first time in years i bought both kits, as did a load of the lads i know.

If it isn't halved, i am not buying!

[Cocker]

if thats the case they can stick the away one up their arse.

For the first time in years i bought both kits, as did a load of the lads i know.

If it isn't halved, i am not buying!

SNAP

[Claytons Left Boot]

A mate of mine works for Crown and he tells me the away kit is going to be all blue. I take this to mean either navy or a darker blue than royal. Shame if this is true as I think the halved design for the away kit is a winner. Still, what do fans know?

[Anti-Dingle-Brigade]

I doubt it would be all blue. The home kit is too similar to Chelsea/Everton/Pompy to justify another blue one. I would expect it to be yellow or red but who knows.

Also, I agree with the sentiment of keeping halves. Bought my first and only away top this season, and even Dingles have said that it looks unique but quality.

[Exiled_Rover]

It's a huge marketing error if they've gone away from the halved shirt.

[Tim Southampton Rover]

Agreed.

The halved kit in English football has been and always will be associated with Blackburn Rovers.

If they get rid of the halved away shirt then what a shame that they didn't ask the fans before deciding as i'm sure the majority would want it to stay in that design.

It's been the best away shirt we've had in years.

[cn174]

I doubt that we'll lose our blue and white halves.

Taken from this thread by Revidge Blue:

It was said that this is a deliberate policy, that all Umbro shirts have a subtle (?) "DNA" or "strand" running through them to make them recognisable as such.

Next season it will be the same again with all Umbro kits although it will be completely different to this season's "DNA"

However it was also said that at the same time they are very keen to observe respect Clubs' heritages and traditions i.e. it is set out in Sunderlands' statutes apparently that the red and white stripes have to be a certain width and a certain shade of red. Celtic has to be green and white hoops - any fancy jiggery pokery they do with the "DNA" has got to be outside and not affect things like that and in our case it was said they wouldn't even think of altering the blue and white halves.

[stuwilky]

Clare, does that apply to the home shirt? Or the away shirt under question.

[doctorryan]

Well Mods; how about a poll on which one to go with (based of course on the idea that this information is solid):

I vote for the red.

And I don't like the idea of that white panel background for the Crown logo on the home kits.

[Rovers in America]

I hope that isn't the case and they keep red and black halves. I loved that shirt this season and plan on getting one when Rovers have their normal end of season clear out sale on their online store as that's about the only time it's reasonably priced for me as an American college student. Don't have $70ish to lay down on it, but I got my 06-07 blue and white halved home jersey last season for about $25 with shipping last season.

[thecomebackid]

To misquote Abba Eban, once again Rovers (including that consumate self-publicist John Williams) "never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity"

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Agreed.

The halved kit in English football has been and always will be associated with Blackburn Rovers.

If they get rid of the halved away shirt then what a shame that they didn't ask the fans before deciding as i'm sure the majority would want it to stay in that design.

It's been the best away shirt we've had in years.

Agreed,a continuation with the halved style away would be excellent but will the fans,the folk who buy the damn shirts, have a say like last season?

As ever,change the famous blue'n' white halves at your peril...not as though theres any chance of that!

[Ben-2000]

If it isn't halved, i am not buying!

Agreed.

[Tim Southampton Rover]

I disagree with the fact that Ben-2000 agreed.

[T4E]

We all follow a yellow football team,

A yellow football team,

A yellow football team,

AWAY!

[RibbleValleyRover]

The current away kit is the best one we have had for years, would be a shame to lose it.

[Tim Southampton Rover]

Then vote with your money. Don't buy the new shirt and just keep wearing the old shirt.

[ihtd]

As much as i like our current away kit, i wouldn't want us to have a halved away kit every season, a bit of variety would be a bit better in the long run. If we had a yellow kit similar to the one LATD looks to have created, i would be quite happy and would buy it anyway. Then again I buy our kits home and away every season even if i don't like the look of them, its just something to wear at games and when playing football at uni.

[RibbleValleyRover]

Then vote with your money. Don't buy the new shirt and just keep wearing the old shirt.

Aye i will.

[thecomebackid]

Then vote with your money. Don't buy the new shirt and just keep wearing the old shirt.

They're not arshed. It's shirt sales in the Far East and the States they're contemplating

[T4E]

They're not arshed. It's shirt sales in the Far East and the States they're contemplating

And thats a bad thing? Christ, our marketing guys can't win!

[doctorryan]

NO YELLOW KITS!!

We've had terrible luck in yellow kits, save for the 91-92 promotion campaign.

[rog of the rovers]

Whats with all this no yellow kits rubbish?

If we got relegated wearing Red and Black, would we boycott those colours aswell??

I think it should be all Red or all Black, no point having a blue away kit either, because we would only wear it against Spurs!