2015 Jerseys

[bluewhitearmy]

New jerseys unveiled today. Have to say I actually quite like the green one.

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[bluewhitearmy]

Meant to put this in the Limerick section apologies. Please feel free to move or delete it.

[paykanti]

Just make this the league one...

If this is the legit one as I'm led to believe, the others will have to go some to beat it:

http://www.braywanderers.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/brayjersey2015-1-300x283.jpg

[Jofspring]

Already a thread on here for new kits. All the Nike and Macron jerseys are just stock gear with a crest and sponsor. The umbro gear the same. Did umbro not make unique kits for teams before like Pats and Shamrock Rovers?

[Pablo Escobar]

The new Bray....I mean, Cork City home jersey:

http://www.corkcityfc.ie/home/2015/02/11/2015-home-jersey-launched/

[White Horse]

This is the first time in a long time that two clubs have the same shirt; design and colours.

I would have thought Nike would have provided something unique to Cork.

[Dodge]

I would have thought Nike would have provided something unique to Cork.

It's not Nike. Cork's deal is with Teamwear Ireland. Bray's is with Nitro Sports. They have nothing to do with each other. Cork and Bray shopping out of a catalogue like this http://www.teamwearireland.com/nike-mens-striker-iii-jersey-859-c.asp

[El-Pietro]

This is the first time in a long time that two clubs have the same shirt; design and colours.

I would have thought Nike would have provided something unique to Cork.
Huh? Sligo and Derrys home jerseys are identical.

Sligo and Shels have had very similar jerseys in recent years as well.

[nigel-harps1954]

Not to mention the fact every team wearing Macron had the same goalkeeper jersey for the past two or three seasons.

[Dodge]

Huh? Sligo and Derrys home jerseys are identical.

Sligo and Shels have had very similar jerseys in recent years as well.

SLigo and Shels were different manufacturers. Sligo and Derry's do have some differences (colour of collar etc). Never had 2 so alike as Bray and Cork

[oriel]

Shels and Sligo had almost replica tops last season, as a standard all red shirt. Possibly Sligo and Derry this season with red and white stripes will be similar, however all these types of jerseys have been around for decades.

In my time watching the lge (from late 70's) I've never seen anything as unique and maybe as stylish as the one that Bray unveiled over a month ago. The version that Cork unveiled is a complete replica, and White Horse is making a fair point, even though they may have been sourced from different suppliers, the end product is the exact same, and uniquely the same.

[Jofspring]

Ya it's the same Jersey. A lot of people are under the impression clubs have struck deals with Nike, which isn't true.

My junior soccer club have Nike jerseys and the same training tops that Bray have unveiled. Anyone can get the gear and it's actually very reasonable to order. Especially from the UK.

[seand]

It's back to the good old days of O'Neills templates. I had thought that Bray's effort wasa bit different and exciting and unique... how wrong I was!

[outspoken]

I like the cork city Jersey 🙈. We have the same away kit as shels, LOI kits are getting more and more unoriginal every season

[White Horse]

I like the cork city Jersey ��. We have the same away kit as shels, LOI kits are getting more and more unoriginal every season

Unoriginal is one thing, identical is quite another.

[Dodge]

I like the cork city Jersey ��. We have the same away kit as shels, LOI kits are getting more and more unoriginal every season

Because clubs are using teamwear distributors more and more. Nike, Macron and Hummel clubs deal with a distributor here so their choice is far more limited than that offered by Umbro, Warrior and O'Neills

(And Umbro use templates all the time too)

[Mr A]

After years of teams being forced to change or wear home team's away kits due to pretty tenuous clashes, what are the odds Cork and Bray end up both being allowed to wear their home kits when they meet this year?

[D24Saint]

LOI kits are getting more and more unoriginal every season

Our current home and new away are most boring shirts ever created, Umbro don't really give a toss.

[Longfordian]

Do any club's shirts actually sell well enough for the manufacturer to invest any time in the design? It's a pretty small market.

[littlebray]

The Bray shirt has already been in action, in case anyone thinks it's a wind-up. Ian Clancy had a pic from the Bray v Waterford friendly on 6 Feb:


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But there shouldn't be a case for Bray wearing a Cork 3rd strip at the Cross this season:


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[micls]

You can get a 'bespoke' design, but you have to guarantee a minimum order, and most clubs simply don't have the cash flow, or back up funds, to guarantee selling that amount of shirts. We're small fish unfortunately.

I love the jersey. It's a shame both clubs boards looked at the options and picked the same one, but I guess both thought it was the nicest! Slightly different shades of green but not really noticeable.

Don't see it mattering a huge amount, but odd nonetheless.

[Mister X]

Just make this the league one...

If this is the legit one as I'm led to believe, the others will have to go some to beat it:

http://www.braywanderers.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/brayjersey2015-1-300x283.jpg


if you cant beat 'em join 'em the cork motto

[Charlie Darwin]

After years of teams being forced to change or wear home team's away kits due to pretty tenuous clashes, what are the odds Cork and Bray end up both being allowed to wear their home kits when they meet this year?
Buttimer will undoubtedly decide that Cork's home strip clashes with Bray's away and vice versa, meaning the only sensible solution is for both to play in their home kits.

[Pablo Escobar]

Buttimer will undoubtedly decide that Cork's home strip clashes with Bray's away and vice versa, meaning the only sensible solution is for both to play in their home kits.
All jokes aside, we have had kit issues with Bray before when they should up with just a set of green and white stripes to play us when we also wore green and white stripes.

[El-Pietro]

All jokes aside, we have had kit issues with Bray before when they should up with just a set of green and white stripes to play us when we also wore green and white stripes.

The problem at that point was that thier home shirt was green and white stripes, and their away was white.

[White Horse]

All jokes aside, we have had kit issues with Bray before when they should up with just a set of green and white stripes to play us when we also wore green and white stripes.

Bray dispute this as their kit was white and green stripes at the time.

[eelmonster]

Bray Wonderers' mind games, phzzew, phzzew, they loco, they mess with your head, esse.

[oriel]

I love the jersey. It's a shame both clubs boards looked at the options and picked the same one, but I guess both thought it was the nicest! Slightly different shades of green but not really noticeable.



Not really noticeable............I think you'll find, its the exact same jersey, only difference is the sponsor.

[Pauro 76]

Cork and Bray - same Nike knock-off jerseys. Derry City and Sligo - nearly identical kits. Shels, Limerick and Longford Town away - same Macron template. I know most kits are templated these days, but sometimes having a completely different supplier, freshens up things. Bohs for example, their Hummel kits are amongst the best I've seen in years.

[adamd164]

Kit would have been chosen a good while ago I'd imagine, before Bray revealed theirs. Even at that, the catalogue you chose from is limited so this sort of thing will become more common if clubs start buying from retailers. I prefer the idea of an original non-catalogue design. But it was obviously the best financial option for the club and the jersey will sell for sure. The away jersey was sold out at Xmas despite the poor reception.

[Dodge]

Cork and Bray - same Nike knock-off jerseys. Derry City and Sligo - nearly identical kits. Shels, Limerick and Longford Town away - same Macron template. I know most kits are templated these days, but sometimes having a completely different supplier, freshens up things. Bohs for example, their Hummel kits are amongst the best I've seen in years.
And theirs is from a catalogue too. Aidan Price's company is the distributor

[Titan]

And theirs is from a catalogue too. Aidan Price's company is the distributor

Don't think the bohs kits are from a catalogue. At least not in any catalogue I've seen.

There's a few that are bespoke this year. Pats, Derry, Sligo, shamrock rvs,
Bohs, UCD and Wexford. don't know about Dundalk.

[Charlie Darwin]

Don't think the bohs kits are from a catalogue. At least not in any catalogue I've seen.

There's a few that are bespoke this year. Pats, Derry, Sligo, shamrock rvs,
Bohs, UCD and Wexford. don't know about Dundalk.
Hang on, both Sligo and Derry independently came up with the same shirt?

[Titan]

On the whole template/catalogue thing.
It's not a league of Ireland thing only.
QPR wear kits that are from the same catalogue as bray/cork/drogheda/athlone/cobh
So do most clubs that wear Nike. It's only the really big Nike clubs who get completely bespoke kits.

[Titan]

Hang on, both Sligo and Derry independently came up with the same shirt?

Err clubs don't generally design their own kits!
Most companies have 3 layers of kit supply:

Top: whatever design and colour scheme you want (Barcelona, bayern, arsenal etc)
Middle: here's our templates take your pick and we will do your colours or add trim or whatever (most top league european clubs)
Bottom: here's the catalogue. Knock yourself out. (Everyone else)

[Charlie Darwin]

They're hardly bespoke then, are they?

[Titan]

They're hardly bespoke then, are they?
Not catalogue shirts either though. So they fit into tier 2.

[dong]

After years of teams being forced to change or wear home team's away kits due to pretty tenuous clashes, what are the odds Cork and Bray end up both being allowed to wear their home kits when they meet this year?

Classic League of Ireland when it does happen.

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

Classic League of Ireland when it does happen.

More chance the ref turns up in a green shirt and makes both of them change

[the wombat]

Do any cork fans wish they would return to red and white or have they warmed to the green?

Doesn't feel like the real cork in green. I also noticed a trend of supporters who had an interest in gaa and soccer in cork would buy the red city jersey and wear it in pairc ui caoimh or thurles as it was a bit " cool " and recognisable as cork straight away. Don't think it was a huge floating market or anything but you don't see that customer buying the green kits.

[Charlie Darwin]

Do any cork fans wish they would return to red and white or have they warmed to the green?

Doesn't feel like the real cork in green.
But they've only ever worn red for a couple of years?

[Pablo Escobar]

Do any cork fans wish they would return to red and white or have they warmed to the green?

Doesn't feel like the real cork in green. I also noticed a trend of supporters who had an interest in gaa and soccer in cork would buy the red city jersey and wear it in pairc ui caoimh or thurles as it was a bit " cool " and recognisable as cork straight away. Don't think it was a huge floating market or anything but you don't see that customer buying the green kits.
Cork soccer has always been green, besides a 5 year period between 1997 - 2002.

Personally, I feel that Bray should be forced to change to red.

[patrickccfc]

Do any cork fans wish they would return to red and white or have they warmed to the green?

Doesn't feel like the real cork in green. I also noticed a trend of supporters who had an interest in gaa and soccer in cork would buy the red city jersey and wear it in pairc ui caoimh or thurles as it was a bit " cool " and recognisable as cork straight away. Don't think it was a huge floating market or anything but you don't see that customer buying the green kits.

so if Finn harps changed from white and blue to green and yellow would that incline Donegal fans to wear harps jerseys?

[Mr A]

We have brought out yellow and green away shirts a few times but I don't think they were bigger sellers than usual. On the other hand Harps wander between anything from all white to all blue at home and nobody minds I don't think.

[Longfordian]

Too depressed.

[nigel-harps1954]

We haven't actually had a blue and white home kit for quite a while now, while we've had numerous green, yellow and green and yellow kits. Some of them have been pretty desperate too.

Far as I'm aware, we'll be launching 2015 jersey in the next week.

[Captain2007]

Cork soccer has always been green, besides a 5 year period between 1997 - 2002.

Personally, I feel that Bray should be forced to change to red.

Don't worry it would not be the first time Bray wore red in Turners cross, John Stacey (Ref) made us wear Cork's red strip in a league match when there was a clash some years ago, and as I remember it was damp and smelly gear.:mad:

[littlebray]

John Stacey (Ref) made us wear Cork's red strip in a league match when there was a clash some years ago, and as I remember it was damp and smelly gear.:mad:

The one I remember is when Cork were fined heavily in 2007 after Bray had to wear a Cork 3rd strip (black) with gaffer tape over the sponsor. Anthony Buttimer was the Fourth Official, and he forced the issue.


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Andrei Georgescu showed his Bray badge on a T-shirt after scoring.

[Charlie Darwin]

The one I remember is when Cork were fined heavily in 2007 after Bray had to wear a Cork 3rd strip (black) with gaffer tape over the sponsor. Anthony Buttimer was the Fourth Official, and he forced the issue.


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Andrei Georgescu showed his Bray badge on a T-shirt after scoring.
Story was believable up until this part.

[littlebray]

The story was widely discussed at the time: have a look at http://foot.ie/archive/index.php/t-72620.html

For comparison purposes, here are the two 2007 strips (Cork on left):

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