Comments on: 09-10 Kits Page

By: John Devlin

John Devlin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:59:48 +0000

I’ve set up a special page for people to vote and comment on their favourite and least favourite PL 09-10 kits:

http://www.truecoloursfootballkits.com/truecolours/poll-favourite-premier-league-kit-09-10

Good idea Adam!

By: John Devlin

John Devlin — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:49:18 +0000

Hmm…well Adam, I have to say I do like the Man City kits – especially the away (yeah, I know I’m contradicting myself as I’m always going on about black kits, but theres something about that one for me). I also think the Burnley home kit is pretty good. I too am not a fan of the Bolton home, but I also strangely the Hull home kit doesn’t grab me. Too much like Wolves in the 80s for me.

By: adam

adam — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:57:56 +0000

So people, what’s your favourite and least favourite kit in the Premier League for this season?

I’m torn between the navy Arsenal away, and the black Man City. Both are lush.

I also have a soft spot for the white and grey Arsenal third kit.

On the flip side, my least favourite is the Bolton home kit. It just looks cheap and nasty.

It’s almost like a mischievous 5-year-old has drawn on it with a navy felt tip pen when the designer went out of the room to make a cup of tea!

By: Denis Hurley

Denis Hurley — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:15:16 +0000

Interesting stuff John, though to be honest it sounds a bit self-important of Umbro to be talking of “spoiling a kit’s integrity”!

By: John Devlin

John Devlin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:14:31 +0000

Hello Vinny & Denis – I’ve been doing some digging around re the Blackburn/Villa match. This is what the Blackburn kit man had to say:

“Although normally shirts, shorts and socks have to be a different colour in Football League competitions, we received special dispensation from The Football League on this occasion. The only issue as far as we were concerned was the shorts (both being white, which is not an issue in The
Premier League). We don’t believe the socks were a clash as they were completely different colour blues plus, Villa wore sky blue in the first leg. However, prior to the match we spoke to the Referee and sent him photographs from the first leg in respect of the shirts and socks. He was ok with this and The Football League also approved it on the basis
that the Referee was happy.”

So from that we can gather that shorts clashes ARE frowned upon in the Football League but NOT the Premier League and that Blackburn got special dispensation to wear their white shorts.

I also found out from David Blanch who is Umbro’s head kit designer that Umbro’s most recent kits are not being designed to mix and match – a kit is a kit (ie a set of specific shirt, shorts and socks) and with the exception of socks which as we know cannot clash under EPL rules, no element should change otherwise this would spoil the integrity of the kit as a whole. Which is why Rovers and Man City have not worn change shorts this season – its a specific statement Umbro are making with their kits from now on.

By: Denis Hurley

Denis Hurley — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:53:54 +0000

‘night’ in my comment #60 should read Nike, apologies!

By: BlueNose

BlueNose — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:35:38 +0000

On the subject of Birmingham wearing the white and red kit at Stamford Bridge the other night (see my previous post #59).

I haven’t heard anything official, but quite a few fans on the Birmingham City official fan’s forum are saying the FA requested the change.

I’ve been looking into it a little the past day or two and I’m just a bit confused it all…

By: Denis Hurley

Denis Hurley — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:49:38 +0000

BTW, Arsenal wearing the dark grey socks last night brings to SIX the number worn this season, three of them white!

Here’s one for the boffins at night, why not have the away kit all dark grey rather than navy, then the away and third could have mixed and matched?

By: BlueNose

BlueNose — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:57:41 +0000

I’m a Birmingham fan and I have no idea why we wore the white and red “Ajax kit” at Chelsea tonight.

It was our away kit last season and, as far as I know, it wasn’t retained as third kit this season – as some teams do.

There was also no reason for us to wear it.

Some, on the official Birmingham fan’s forum, have said maybe the ref thought blue and black were to similair under the floodlights.

That would maybe be an explanation, but the ref and linesmen wore black!

It’s an interesting one.

I’m trying to find out more….

By: Denis Hurley

Denis Hurley — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:04:39 +0000

I had wondered today if Arsenal would do that Jon, given the sky blue/white clashing issue. Noticed Brum in the Ajax kits too, they wore the black at Everton didn’t they?