Next years kit?

[Cabs88]

nice shirt, something different retaining the red and black

[Town Legend]

I quite liked the home kit we had back in 96 I think all red with black trimmings on the arms. Think the Misty Midlands or Pat the Baker sponsored us at the time. It was one of the seasons we had Joey Sullivan, Eamon Synnot, James O'Callaghan and John Reid were in our defence if I remember correctly!! And an all white Real Madrid style would be nice for away kit. The Brazil look isn't just working for us!!

[L.T.F.C.]

Heres the link. I got them all off filesharing sites so all I did was compile them!
http://rapidshare.com/files/426431311/Templates.rar
A "Thanks" will do. :D

[L.T.F.C.]

http://oi54.tinypic.com/213lqx1.jpg

Heres another.

[L.T.F.C.]

Two more to end the night!
http://oi52.tinypic.com/1j0w47.jpg
http://oi53.tinypic.com/33ooemh.jpg

[Macy]

After looking at the designs last night, home and away sashs for me (plus song potential!). A city away top and blackburn home top just a bridge too far. :)

[sorbothegreek]

After looking at the designs last night, home and away sashs for me (plus song potential!). A city away top and blackburn home top just a bridge too far. :)

Plus opposition song potential..

[outspoken]

http://oi54.tinypic.com/213lqx1.jpg

Heres another.

not bad

[outspoken]

Two more to end the night!
http://oi52.tinypic.com/1j0w47.jpg


very nice!!!!

[Darkglasses]

There's only room for one pink team in this league...

[howsyourtouch]

Two more to end the night!
http://oi52.tinypic.com/1j0w47.jpg

bohs had the exact same type of jersey a few seasons ago!

http://oi53.tinypic.com/33ooemh.jpg

thats nice!


being honest i think if we keep the black and red stripes it will be a chance lost for much needed extra revenue.everyone has one in the town and noone buys the new ones whenever they come out, new jersey style, keep the red and black obviously!

[L.T.F.C.]

thats nice!

being honest i think if we keep the black and red stripes it will be a chance lost for much needed extra revenue.everyone has one in the town and noone buys the new ones whenever they come out, new jersey style, keep the red and black obviously!
Chance lost my hole. It has been red and black stripes since the guys in the that picture in the Clubhouse started the club. No one in the club has any business in changing what they started.

[Martinho II]

Chance lost my hole. It has been red and black stripes since the guys in the that picture in the Clubhouse started the club. No one in the club has any business in changing what they started.
Im sorry LTFC I have being following the club since the 1987-88 season and town didnt always have red and black stripes on their jerseys. I can think of numerous occasions where town didnt have stripes and I am 100% confident that I would be backed up on this..

[outspoken]

Every single town fan I have talked to has agreed 110% that red and black stripes is the only way to go it's the tradition and that's also what I believe with all my heart.

As for the comment made above about missing out on revenue it wouldn't make the slighest bit of differnce if we wore cowboy costumes as there is simply no support for the town and a nice new jersey won't fix that results on the pitch will decide attendances

But I wouldn't mind a switch away from the blue and gold as it's not really traditional and as said many times above the link between county and town has gone.

[sorbothegreek]

[QUOTE=outspoken;1415981]Every single town fan I have talked to has agreed 110% that red and black stripes is the only way to go it's the tradition and that's also what I believe with all my heart.

[QUOTE]

All opinions are valid including those who are against any change at all. I will say though that i talked to about 30 people at the game Friday night and asked what they thought about a possible change. I only met one person who said that we had to stick with the red & black stripes. I mustn't have met any of the 'every single town fan' that you know..:)

[outspoken]

Well il give you the exact statiscs I spoke to 8 diffrent town fans on Friday night and they all said there's no way a change should take place but of course everybodys opinion Is valid and after that's what this thread is all about.

[sorbothegreek]

I appreciate that Kieran, and that's the reason i've put the question out there. Everyone has an opinion on it and i'm more than willing to listen to each and every one of them. I'm in the fortunate position now after being an ordinary fan for up on twenty years now (and please dont think that i have an opinion of myself here now that im no longer an ordinary fan), but i'll say that hopefully now i can try and do things that might make a few quid for the club so i'm just looking at options.
If it's not the general consensus to change then we wont change and i'll go with the flow, but what im getting is that most people would prefer a change. No offence LTFC but that's what i'm getting from the people that are going to town games today, history respected and all...

[L.T.F.C.]

I appreciate that Kieran, and that's the reason i've put the question out there. Everyone has an opinion on it and i'm more than willing to listen to each and every one of them. I'm in the fortunate position now after being an ordinary fan for up on twenty years now (and please dont think that i have an opinion of myself here now that im no longer an ordinary fan), but i'll say that hopefully now i can try and do things that might make a few quid for the club so i'm just looking at options.
If it's not the general consensus to change then we wont change and i'll go with the flow, but what im getting is that most people would prefer a change. No offence LTFC but that's what i'm getting from the people that are going to town games today, history respected and all...
It takes a lot for me to get offended sorbo! I respect that a lot of people would like a change, but being honest, I don't think I could buy a jersey if it didn't have stripes. And I haven't met anyone either that want a change.

[Pauro 76]

Every single town fan I have talked to has agreed 110% that red and black stripes is the only way to go it's the tradition and that's also what I believe with all my heart.


Tradition's fine but even the oldest clubs have changed their colours at some point. For example, Liverpool only went all red in the 50's, Arsenal went to white sleeves in the 30's.


Im sorry LTFC I have being following the club since the 1987-88 season and town didnt always have red and black stripes on their jerseys. I can think of numerous occasions where town didnt have stripes and I am 100% confident that I would be backed up on this..

Marty's right on this. Red with black trimming, and Pat the Baker sponsoring.

[outspoken]

I have to agree with LTFC I certaintely won't be buying a town jersey that isn't red and black stripes if we take away those colours and stripes we are taking away a large part of our identity. Can you imagine shamrock rovers saying were no longer the hoops were the stripes it will never ever ever happen. And if we do change the jersey who's to say people won't get sick of that one after a while and wel end up switching again , if somebody asked me what's the club colours I'd have to say ehhh well were not really sure were waiting to see what's the flavour of the month so to speak. I'm sorry to keep raveling on but I feel very very strong on this matter

[Tallanted]

I for one am all for change on the away kit but as for the home kit I think we should stick to red and black stripes and maybe adjust them a bit, it just doesnt appeal to me to change at this stage, I dont think it would sell more or less jersies. Lets be honest the ones that go everyweek are die hard fans and will buy the new jersey regardless, out of all the templates above the jersey that appealed most was the red with black pinstripes, its different but doesn't fully take away from the red and black stripes. Its all opinion anyway.

[Town Legend]

Chance lost my hole. It has been red and black stripes since the guys in the that picture in the Clubhouse started the club. No one in the club has any business in changing what they started.



I agree with Marty on this one. As pointed out by me earlier in this post and by Pauro the Town had red jersey with a black trim on the arms around the 94 season with Pat the Baker sponsoring them. And I have to also say I'd be all go for a change in design. Change is good!! LTFC are you this Kieran fool we had on here a while ago because the tripe your talking you sound very like him.

[L.T.F.C.]

I agree with Marty on this one. As pointed out by me earlier in this post and by Pauro the Town had red jersey with a black trim on the arms around the 94 season with Pat the Baker sponsoring them. And I have to also say I'd be all go for a change in design. Change is good!! LTFC are you this Kieran fool we had on here a while ago because the tripe your talking you sound very like him.

Look Town Legend, it is quite simple. Longford Town FC's colours are red and black. And the design is stripes using the aforementioned colours. If you think changing the strip to get a very small jump in revenue, the brown wire is in where the blue wire should be. Its a stupid reason to change the strip.
You may think it is tripe, and you are entitled to that opinion. In this world of Hannah Montana, High School Musical and Justin Bieber, someone has to be realistic. You think it is nonsense and that is grand, but when you listen to the shíte in the stand week in, week, it is nothing but sickening.
For example, Cowan gave away the ball in the next phase of play after he set up the goal, brilliantly might I add, and the slating he got was dire. If you call that supporting your team, you're mental.

And to clarify, Kieran is 'outspoken'.

[Dunny]

Umbro produce an away kit with a sash for Crusaders up North:

http://www.inpho.ie/cache/inpho/b4/70/8e/d41c66f8e33e322480aeefb9ed1545d3a184356cc5.jpg

[Keen2win]

I agree with Marty on this one. As pointed out by me earlier in this post and by Pauro the Town had red jersey with a black trim on the arms around the 94 season with Pat the Baker sponsoring them. And I have to also say I'd be all go for a change in design. Change is good!! LTFC are you this Kieran fool we had on here a while ago because the tripe your talking you sound very like him.

Kieran is now Outspoken, keep up Town Legend!

As long as there is red and black in the jersey I wouldn't mind that much.

[howsyourtouch]

red and black are our colours, no one has said they want this to change (i dont thnk), and rightly so, these colours should always be kept, its the stripes that has not always been around, was there not a predominatly red jersey a few years ago? nearlly 100% on this, think there is still one kickin around at home! dont think it was the first time we didnt have red and black stripes either. to say you wont be buying a town jersey because it is not striped is a bit silly, again we could go all day with the "well most people i have talked to think its a good idea/ bad idea" stuff, but lets be honest, until it is tried we wont know, will we!

its a great idea that has been at work here, getting input from the supporters. i have said where i think it should go, something different, a change for another chapter for the clubs history! change is good! make us stand out, make the new jersey be a talking point again, remember when we first moved to umbro a few years ago, the interest in the jersey at that time was big around the town!

[outspoken]

LTFC are you this Kieran fool we had on here a while ago because the tripe your talking you sound very like him.

hello :D

[L.T.F.C.]

red and black are our colours, no one has said they want this to change (i dont thnk), and rightly so, these colours should always be kept, its the stripes that has not always been around, was there not a predominatly red jersey a few years ago? nearlly 100% on this, think there is still one kickin around at home! dont think it was the first time we didnt have red and black stripes either. to say you wont be buying a town jersey because it is not striped is a bit silly, again we could go all day with the "well most people i have talked to think its a good idea/ bad idea" stuff, but lets be honest, until it is tried we wont know, will we!

its a great idea that has been at work here, getting input from the supporters. i have said where i think it should go, something different, a change for another chapter for the clubs history! change is good! make us stand out, make the new jersey be a talking point again, remember when we first moved to umbro a few years ago, the interest in the jersey at that time was big around the town!
It is not a bit silly. I think it should be stripes. It was stripes when it started and I don't think it should have been changed or should it be changed now. Making a small amount money is a pathetic reason to change the strip, and I for one won't be buying it.
If interest was so big for when Umbro can to town, get Nike or Adidas to do it.

[Macy]

I wasn't aware there was some moral obligation to buy the kit. If you don't like it, don't buy it. If a new design increases sales overall, that's a positive thing.

[outspoken]

I wasn't aware there was some moral obligation to buy the kit. If you don't like it, don't buy it. If a new design increases sales overall, that's a positive thing.

Well all I'm saying is I honestely don't think it matters what way the kit is designed because we simply don't have the supporters to buy it whereas if we can just find someway of keeping the red and black stripes while making the jersey new and attractive at least the supporters we do have will buy it.

[Macy]

But surely that's the process that this thread is part of - seeing what fans want?

I think there is certainly potential that a new design will tap into a wider market than another red and black stripe jersey. Why would a semi interested person bother to buy another variation of a top they already have? It'd be interesting to know what the breakdown of away kits v home kits sold particularly when we've made significant changes to the away kit (as the home kit has remained red and black stripes).

[Cabs88]

Making a small amount money is a pathetic reason to change the strip, and I for one won't be buying it.


Surely thats the whole point of selling replica jersies to make money?! As far as I can see, judged solely on seeing people at matches etc, there wasnt a great deal of new jersies bought this year. Surely if a new design could sell a few more jersies and bring more money into the club, then great

[L.T.F.C.]

Surely thats the whole point of selling replica jersies to make money?! As far as I can see, judged solely on seeing people at matches etc, there wasnt a great deal of new jersies bought this year. Surely if a new design could sell a few more jersies and bring more money into the club, then great
You missed the point there. Changing the strip to sell marginally more jerseys is a silly reason.

[howsyourtouch]

but not many people around buy jersey because they are all the exact same, think that is the point of something different, everybody around has a town jersey of some description and me personally think a new design would sell well, which as cabs pointed out is the whole reason of selling replica jerseys!

[outspoken]

Ok let's look at it this way for a minute then what if the strip is changed and it sells very well this season what happens the year or 2 after when "everybody has one" do we changed again and again and again? Surley some sort of tradition has to be kept.

It's completely different with an away kit you can do what ya like with that so that's why I think we should bring in a new away jersey like the city ones above that will be new and fresh looking that people will want to buy because trust me if your club has a nice away kit youl end up buying it with the home strip aswell , btw has anybody made any new models since? the ones ye were coming up with were great I'd love to see some more,

[howsyourtouch]

but the tradition is the black and red! dont think you are getting it that thats what people are saying!

[outspoken]

but the tradition is the black and red! dont think you are getting it that thats what people are saying!

The stripes have become part of that tradition IMO .

[L.T.F.C.]

We got the black and red stripes from Bohs in 1924.

You're missing the point! Say we are selling x amount of replica jerseys. We change the strip and we are now selling x + 15% jerseys. Do you think that changing the strip is worth that extra 15% revenue? We're selling nothing as it is, so we won't be signing any Rooneys or Tevezs from the all money we make. Its simply not worth it.

I'll make some more templates outspoken.

[Macy]

Ok let's look at it this way for a minute then what if the strip is changed and it sells very well this season what happens the year or 2 after when "everybody has one" do we changed again and again and again? Surley some sort of tradition has to be kept.
Yes, we do change it again - it's what clubs do all over the world! The tradition being kept is Red and Black as club colours.

[ltfc_2004]

I was looking at Serie A over the weekend and think that Parma's white kit with the black cross might make a decent away jersey. As for the Black & Red stripes its only a jersey change for a year or 2 at most and the clubs colours remain Red & Black and I think the club has bigger issues in attracting crowds to Flancare than worrying about which jersey design we use.

[L.T.F.C.]

And another...
http://oi56.tinypic.com/b9hpvo.jpg

[howsyourtouch]

And another...
http://oi56.tinypic.com/b9hpvo.jpg

but but but, thats breaking the pattern of the stripes with that big swipe thing there on the shoulder!!

[L.T.F.C.]

but but but, thats breaking the pattern of the stripes with that big swipe thing there on the shoulder!!
Not really. The stripes are there. Its a variation on the design of the stripes.

You wanted a new strip. Here is one. With the stripes. Not one that Rosanna Davidson would be happy to wear.

[Pauro 76]

Thing with stripes, generally don't mind the broken stripes so much. it's when they have a plain back instead of stripes that'd annoy me. Stoke City's new kit for example...

[sparkey]

That red shirt with the black pinstrip is similar to what we wore when we were sponsored by Fourways Oil.
BTW that shirt above looks the part, L.T.F.C.

[Ash]

http://i54.tinypic.com/2n8c41y.jpg
White away kit with sash. Bit too similar to City, but it may just catch on.


We had a similar away kit years ago when we were with Umbro. White body with sky blue diagonal line. Must look for a pic of it. would have been a long time bck though cos its years since we were with Umbro...could have been around 1995

[howsyourtouch]

Not really. The stripes are there. Its a variation on the design of the stripes.

You wanted a new strip. Here is one. With the stripes. Not one that Rosanna Davidson would be happy to wear.

ah i know, was only messing, its a nice jersey deisgn!

[howsyourtouch]

Thing with stripes, generally don't mind the broken stripes so much. it's when they have a plain back instead of stripes that'd annoy me. Stoke City's new kit for example...

this is the case with clubs in europe aswell, so the players numbers are clearly visable, it doesnt look nice at all!

[Rocky77]

I like the idea of retaining the stripes theme, but I am in no ways married to it. As has been said, not every kit we've ever had has been striped in the past. I remember the kit from the mid 90s with the black cuffs for example.

Changing the look is a tiny part of the process - simply, a new kit will initially appeal only to those who would buy it anyway. Carefully-planned marketing and some sort of kit launch might help increase interest. That, to me, is more important than just a new design.

[outspoken]

And another...
http://oi56.tinypic.com/b9hpvo.jpg

Brilliant mate this is what we need a kit that retains tradition but with new features love it.