Colour clashing (again)

**TommyGaynor** · 03/07/2009, 7:18 PM

The wisdom of Derry having two kits that have a lot white on them, black shorts and white socks was called into question at Oriel Park tonight, as their away was deemed to clash with Dundalk's home, forcing Dundalk to wear their change kit.

When will something be done about this?

**forza rovers** · 03/07/2009, 9:26 PM

Originally Posted by TommyGaynor

The wisdom of Derry having two kits that have a lot white on them, black shorts and white socks was called into question at Oriel Park tonight, as their away was deemed to clash with Dundalk's home, forcing Dundalk to wear their change kit.

When will something be done about this?

get off your high horse

**brianw82** · 03/07/2009, 9:42 PM

To be fair, he's right. The only thing different about Derry's away kit is that the red stripes were replaced with light blue. It's not altogether that different.

They should all be made to go for something mad, like this kit:

**Titan** · 03/07/2009, 10:03 PM

LOok until the kit manufacturers in this country start thinking about these things nothing will change. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know this wud happen tonight. Its funny because I was with a club today who thought 2 kits wud do. I threw in a third kit saying it was better to be safe than sorry.they may never wear but as a kit supplier ill sleep easier knowing they have it!

**TommyGaynor** · 03/07/2009, 10:40 PM

Originally Posted by forza rovers

get off your high horse

It's not really a high horse, I'm just pointing out that the league are letting clubs get away with having away kits that do little or nothing to solve clashes, which is their primary purpose

**Dunny** · 04/07/2009, 10:09 AM

We won. Couldn't care if Dundalk played in purple and green. It's not a big deal.

**MariborKev** · 04/07/2009, 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by TommyGaynor

It's not really a high horse, I'm just pointing out that the league are letting clubs get away with having away kits that do little or nothing to solve clashes, which is their primary purpose

Stick to the facts chief.

We offered to switch to white shorts, with either kit!

**iceman** · 04/07/2009, 10:30 AM

Originally Posted by Maribor

Stick to the facts chief.

We offered to switch to white shorts, with either kit!

Yeah , but the point is both your home and away shirts are mainly white.

**oriel** · 04/07/2009, 11:48 AM

It really didnt bother me last night, but it was a bit odd watching us play in Black tops, white shorts, + socks.

I do agree that clubs should have a complete opposite colour for their away kits, I think in Derrys case they should follow Sheff Utd's away colour as they have similar home tops, I think they wear yellow.

Anyway its no big deal, there is a lot of more pressing worries for all clubs out there.

**dcfc1928** · 04/07/2009, 1:51 PM

Derry announced a month or two back that they had a third strip that was not on general sale but was available to the team. This was a black top, don't know what colour the shorts or socks were. I wonder why this wasn't an option last night?

**PartySaint** · 04/07/2009, 3:24 PM

Originally Posted by Dunny

We won. Couldn't care if Dundalk played in purple and green. It's not a big deal.

What if it was claret and blue?

**Dunny** · 04/07/2009, 3:54 PM

Originally Posted by PartySaint

What if it was claret and blue?

Too far...

**stojkovic** · 04/07/2009, 8:21 PM

It wouldnt happen at DDSL u7s.

**stamullendrog** · 05/07/2009, 9:37 PM

Originally Posted by brianw82

To be fair, he's right. The only thing different about Derry's away kit is that the red stripes were replaced with light blue. It's not altogether that different.

They should all be made to go for something mad, like this kit:

mad kit for a mad club

**seand** · 06/07/2009, 9:49 AM

There's one solution to this if the away team don't have a distinctive enough change kit ... shirts v skins.

**Boo_Boy** · 06/07/2009, 9:52 AM

Originally Posted by seand

There's one solution to this if the away team don't have a distinctive enough change kit ... shirts v skins.

Or we could go back to school with the bibs v no bibs..

**Dodge** · 06/07/2009, 10:05 AM

I'm almost certain that there's a rule somewhere about the kits having to be completely different. In recent times both Rovers and Bray had green away kits to go with their green and white home kits and I think I remember one of them being told to get a new kit

I realise this post couldn't be vaguer, possibly...