Foot.ie decides - Ireland's best home kit

[Fixer82]

Italia 90

[John83]

I'll vote for WC2002, just because I don't think it deserves a whitewash.

[Razors left peg]

2002, my favorite kit ever.

[pineapple stu]

So while that one continues, time for the next battle. Two LoI stars of old modelling these ones. It's the 85/86 kit or the 06/08 kit. Your choice!

https://img2.thejournal.ie/inline/1488867/original/?width=630&version=1488867

https://m0.sportsjoe.ie/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20173510/20061.jpg

[Razors left peg]

O6-08. Other one looks like a rugby shirt from Penneys

[jbyrne]

85 / 86

[BonnieShels]

Italia 90 easily.

[BonnieShels]

85/86 as well. It's class.

[passinginterest]

85/86 it’s a solid effort. 06-08 looks like a training top.

[Kingdom]

Italia 90;
2006-2008

[backstothewall]

Italia 90

06/08

[John83]

06/08 for me too. I agree that the 85/86 one looks too like a rugby shirt, albeit a very nice one.

[pineapple stu]

Solid 7-2 win for the Italia 90 kit there; that one might take some stopping during the competition.

Two more go up now though in addition to the LoI model clash. It's the 1994 qualifying identikit against the 2006 qualifying kit.

https://i2-prod.irishmirror.ie/incoming/article21796312.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200c/0_inpho_00025680.jpg

https://m0.sportsjoe.ie/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20172318/2004.jpg

[jbyrne]

1994 kit for me

[Fixer82]

Paul McGrath 85/86 one

And the 2006 for sure. 1994 was too cut and paste. Would prefer it if it was more unique

[John83]

06 for me. I love the little white and orange line on the shoulders.

[BonnieShels]

94 at a canter for me.

The addition of the Latvians in their Irish-supplied kits i the background really sets me back.

[passinginterest]

Yeah, 94 for me too. It might have been a common template, but it looks good in that shade of green and white.

[the 12 th man]

85/86 Paul McGrath and 1994 Kevin Sheedy.

[Fixer82]

94 at a canter for me.

The addition of the Latvians in their Irish-supplied kits i the background really sets me back.

That Latvian one is actually really nice

[BonnieShels]

Yeah, 94 for me too. It might have been a common template, but it looks good in that shade of green and white.

Compared to the Liverpool away at the time and it shows how much better the shade of Green makes of it.

[jbyrne]

The addition of the Latvians in their Irish-supplied kits i the background really sets me back.

was that not albania in May 1992 that wore a kit supplied by us?

[pineapple stu]

Yeah, it was the Albanian one that was done up for them. Full story here (https://museumofjerseys.com/2018/12/30/nothing-like-an-irish-welcome-twice-2/). It's well worth a read - lots there that I didn't know about, such as the Albanian government changing the crest the previous week and only faxing the design through to the kit makers in Cork the day before the game.

And we also kitted out Lithuania in the same campaign, which I never knew, as they arrived with one jersey and it clashed with ours. Again, story in that link.

[pineapple stu]

Our tightest match so far just finished - with the last vote, the 85/86 kit pips it 5-4. I'm slightly surprised by that to be honest.

While I'm here actually, I'll chip in with a vote for the 04-06 kit over the 92-94 one for the same reasons John83 gave.

More retro action now as the 86-87 kit takes on the Father Dougal kit from 94-95.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DmiUmLpU8AUBLHS.jpg

https://m0.sportsjoe.ie/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/20164642/1995.jpg

[jbyrne]

86 kit

[John83]

86-87. I explained my reservations about the Fr Dougal kit in the previous round.

[Fixer82]

86-87

Don't like the waistcoat jersey

[the 12 th man]

Liamo 86/87

[BonnieShels]

was that not albania in May 1992 that wore a kit supplied by us?

Seems to be. I have always remembered that we kitted out Latvia though. Adidas/Millfield/Whoever in Cork may have done all three sure!

[BonnieShels]

I vote for the 95-96 kit as it's the first one I ever owned and I don't much care for all-green kits.

[backstothewall]

92-93 and 86-87 for me

[Razors left peg]

86 and the Sheedy shirts

[pineapple stu]

Comfortable win for the 92-94 kit there, 6-2. Slightly surprised by that one too if I'm honest.

86/87 v 94/95 still open for business, as we move on to match 5, and a proper battle of new v old. It's the new 2021 kit against the "We woz robbed" kit of 78-83

https://www.elverys.ie/medias/C1-000000000001108201-636Wx636H?context=bWFzdGVyfGltYWdlc3wxMzU2MjR8aW1h Z2UvanBlZ3xpbWFnZXMvaGViL2hlYi8xMDE1MDM4MDk2MTgyMi 5qcGd8ZDQzMDk2ODFkMGE3MTI4YThkNmE4NjdlNDc2ZDgxMDYw YmY1Nzc4YTIwOWUxZDc5MjlmYWFiNjY0MDUzNDIyYQ

https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BnyDFSWfePQ/VWtCiPK0MNI/AAAAAAAAUpk/BYibPuw63ZE/s1600/holland%2Bireland.jpg

[pineapple stu]

Oh, and while I'm at it, I'll throw in my vote for 94-95. Like Bonnie, I don't really like all-green kits - though the 86/87 one is an exception to that for some reason. Maybe it's just because we had a player like Liam Brady back then! But Dougas aside, I do like the 94-95 kit and the bit of background design, so it wins narrowly for me.

[jbyrne]

78 to 83. first kit i owned. I also associate it with some famous results against top teams in that period

[passinginterest]

86-87 and 78-83 for me. Maybe I'm just a sucker for a bit of retro.

[the 12 th man]

Old Liam Brady for me.

[BonnieShels]

Comfortable win for the 92-94 kit there, 6-2. Slightly surprised by that one too if I'm honest.

86/87 v 94/95 still open for business, as we move on to match 5, and a proper battle of new v old. It's the new 2021 kit against the "We woz robbed" kit of 78-83




I think the popularity of the 92/94 kit would be down to it being released during our formative years for those of us in our mid-to-late 30s.

I barely recall 1988, remember 1990 just, Euro92 qualifying passed me by, but WC94 qualifying is still vivid to this day.

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I'm voting for the 2021 kit as it is a beautiful homage to probably our best ever (non-Italia 90) shirt.

[Fixer82]

78-83 for me

[John83]

That's not the 2021 photo you used before? That one is very unflattering. I'm going to sit out this round.

[pineapple stu]

I think the popularity of the 92/94 kit would be down to it being released during our formative years for those of us in our mid-to-late 30s.

I barely recall 1988, remember 1990 just, Euro92 qualifying passed me by, but WC94 qualifying is still vivid to this day.

I'd be a similar vintage (shall we say!) - Euro 88 is the earliest games I remember. But even still, that kit never did it for me. I think it's because the Italia 90 kit was so unique (and Euro 88 was very similar), and then we came along just copying Liverpool's effort (and, as tets noted, a few others too)

But everyone to their own in this thread of course!

[pineapple stu]

That's not the 2021 photo you used before? That one is very unflattering. I'm going to sit out this round.
You're right actually - I used the promo shot the first time, and this is the Elvery's shop listing. Will leave it be sure; might look at it in the next round if it gets through.

[pineapple stu]

So the 94-95 kit is dumped out (again). 7-2 the score in favour of 86-87.

While the old v new battle continues, two more to add to the mix. Is it to be the Euro 2016 kit or the 2010-12 kit to reach the quarters?

https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160613140623-07-ireland-sweden-euro-2016-super-169.jpg

https://img.rasset.ie/0003c776-1600.jpg

I'll start the bidding by pointing to the hoops and lack of orange trim on the 2010-12 kit. So 2016 an easy winner for me here.

[the 12 th man]

10-12 for me.

[passinginterest]

I'll go 2016 too, not mad about it but there's something about the 10-12 kit that just doesn't sit right with me.

[BonnieShels]

So the 94-95 kit is dumped out (again). 7-2 the score in favour of 86-87.

While the old v new battle continues, two more to add to the mix. Is it to be the Euro 2016 kit or the 2010-12 kit to reach the quarters?

[img]https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160613140623-07-ireland-sweden-euro-2016-super-169.jpg[img]

[img]https://img.rasset.ie/0003c776-1600.jpg[img]

I'll start the bidding by pointing to the hoops and lack of orange trim on the 2010-12 kit. So 2016 an easy winner for me here.

2010-2012 has to go thought for me.

Best kit we had since 1990.

[John83]

2016 for me. I like the jersey a lot, but those socks have finally cost it my vote!

[Razors left peg]

2016, lovely kit

[Fixer82]

2016. Great kit.
Followed closely by the 2010 kit.

Love them both!

[BonnieShels]

I don't get the ire for hooped socks.

I'm judging all of these on the shirt first and foremost.