Comments on: 80s Retro Influence

By: John Devlin

John Devlin — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:30:07 +0000

Hello Ann – I am 99% certain Arsenal have never played in a grey away kit. However, their 05-06 away kit was yellow with dark grey trim and dark grey shorts. Do you win your bet?

By: ann o'neill

ann o'neill — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:39:01 +0000

Does anyone know if Arsenal have ever played in a grey away kit? I need to know to win a bet.

By: John Devlin

John Devlin — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:01:39 +0000

Ecru!? Now that would be a thing. Funny, looking back, loads of clubs brought out ecru kits after that didn’t they? The trend for black has lasted longer though but as you say its boring – I’d rather see a trend for more imaginative away colours.

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:10:24 +0000

I meant to say even yet another return to a white kit with red trim and black shorts (their traditional away choice) would have been better than black!!!

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:09:30 +0000

Yeah I heard they’re supposed to be having an all black kit with gold and red trim. Another dull, uninspired choice of colours.

They’ve gone with white, yellow, black, grey and green, maybe they should go full circle to the “Spice Boys” days and bring out a kit in écru? Ha! I’m just kidding of course but black is just a no-no in that so many clubs are adopting black change kits. It’s getting boring!

Even yet

By: John Devlin

John Devlin — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:23:36 +0000

Did you see Jon, apparently Liverpool are going to have all black again next season. Yawn! Its just such a lazy choice isn’t it?

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:39:31 +0000

I was the same about Welsh away kits – whenever we wore a green kit we’d never have any luck, well save for one occasion when we played Moldova at home and had to change because their Crystal Palace style kit clashed, and scraped a win!

I prefer Chelsea’s so-called “European” kit to their usual black away strip. I’m getting as fed up as you are with all these black away kits floating around, it’s alright one or two teams adopting a black change strip but when many teams follow suit it gets really boring!

Besides I think Chelsea’s away strip is rather dull with being combined with white trip, at least the yellow/blue combination is more “traditional”, given they’ve worn that colour scheme for a change kit on many occasions over the years. Maybe Liverpool should have chosen a yellow kit for European competition, with red trim, would have looked far better than that green one that’s for sure!

By: John Devlin

John Devlin — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:59:03 +0000

Jon, you’ve proved my point with the Chelsea story. I must say though, I HATE seeing Liverpool in green! It is unlucky!

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:52:28 +0000

It’s all to do with the marketing bods, seems as if the term “third kit” isn’t at all appealing because it’s the kit which very rarely gets any use. Chelsea have done the same with their yellow strip this season, branded it as a “European kit” yet have used it domestically on two occasions this season because of their opponents wearing navy.

I know a number of Liverpool fans who regard the green as unlucky, come to think of it they’ve never really had any success whilst wearing a green kit, ever since the first time they wore the colour in the 91/92 season.

By: John Devlin

John Devlin — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:29:41 +0000

I think you’re right Jon, personally I hate seeing the club in green. Of all the colours in Liverpool’s ‘palette’ its the own I like the least. What annoys me is that the club insist on calling it a European kit – why they don’t just admit its a THIRD kit!!!

Its funny though about the grey kit at Arsenal – I really don’t think theres a problem between grey and white clashing. Things seem to be getting a little out of hand!