Club Identity

Miss Marple?

 

The club are quite consistent with the use of amber on social media, the website, printed materials etc. The variations in tone for the kits, hats, scarves etc. are likely from the pigments used by different manufacturers of blanks for merchandise. The club won’t have any control over a lot of that, and are likely sourcing the closest match they can.

 

Regarding colours I wouldn’t mind a bit of Turkish red added. This could also be a throwback to some of our 80s kits that featured red. Last season’s white away shirt was heavily influenced by the 82-83 away shirt. I’d like to see next season’s home kit based on the 82-84 or 84-86 home shirt.

 

Both of those kits from the 1980s were absolutely crap.

 

I really like the white kit with red shorts!

It's a yes from me!

 

Yep, for me the Hüll thing is the polar opposite of the Allams trying to change the name because they thought it needed to be less common, lousy and irrelevant*. It's showing that they're confident enough of the identity of the 'brand' that they're able to play with it a bit without confusing people.

I think this was specifically for a trip to Türkiye, hence the umlaut. As long as they don't use it everywhere I think it's harmless.

* N.B. I know that excuse was always bollocks anyway, but it's what they said at the time.

 

There's only one Miss Marple, the late great Margaret Rutherford. A fascinating history, cousin of Tony Benn, murder and suicide in her family, and a still missing Oscar statue.


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Already got the chant.

Eels up inside ya...finding an entrance where they can.

Eels! Eels! Eels!

 

I disagree, Castro. Obviously it won’t be to everyone’s taste but I really liked the Admiral shirts from the 80s and retro-inspired kits are a trend right now. I think they’d look a lot better than the modern-looking 21-22 shirt with the diagonal skidmark or the hideous 19-20 shirt with the horizontal tiger stripes on the chest. We’ve had regular vertical stripes two years in a row. Need to change it up with pinstripes or something. Something influenced by the 82-84 shirt with red (or black) pinstripes and black-amber-red collar and cuffs would look good.

Red socks are a no-no for me though. Amber socks with a black-amber-red stripe trim at the top to match.

 

Didn’t like them. Though I bought my l kids both them. The only two City shirts in their primary school in 1986.

 

I always liked the riding bitter kit.

Don't know why this always stuck in my head. But remember in one of the match days programmes it was boasting that the shirt was popular in that there London.

 

Never liked that one either. But both my kids got one for Christmas when it came out.

 

It's probably the kit I associate more than any other to going to games with my old man as a kid.

 

Some of the scarves and hats I've seen people wearing are definitely orange rather than amber

I assume it's official merchandise

If that's our worst problem though we aren't doing too badly

 

And to add to your comment, Acun is already a very positive part of our story as a club (which in time, will be part of our history). Nothing wrong with flying the Turkish flag and being accepting of our new-found connections.

 

I thought the fluo orange stuff I had seen was bought from that chancer who set up on the walkway between Londsborough Street and the stadium and not the club shop but if it is then that is worrying.

There is no reason whatsoever other than poor practice for the club to have varying shades of amber in their clothing range. A pantone is a pantone and you should be able to get all of your clothing co-ordinated. Blackpool did this so well in their errea years. The retail manager would go to Parma every year and check everything was the perfect tangerine they insist on.

 

Acun please make sure the merchandise and playing kit is AMBER ! Orange is not acceptable - it’s so obvious on TV and at the ground . Working in print for years it shouldn’t be too hard , dyes have been managed well also for a very long time - for me it’s about control of the process at source . What I do know is that many colours look quite different in changing light . OLM will know more about the clothing trade and processes . I put the colour in caps as I know Acun reads all my posts and reacts . LOL

 

Of all the storms in teacups we have one here this one seems one the most pointless.

 

I know the orange hats you refer to, but they don’t appear on the website.
I just assumed they were knock off fake tat.