Foot.ie decides - Ireland's best away kit

[geysir]

Slim pickings from the away shirts catalogue
We have an oldie shirt adorned with an orange sash, albeit balanced out with a green sash on the other side
The sashes my team wore.

I'll vote for the modern white shirt, the one with the green badge (ahem).

[elatedscum]

Current one for me

[SkStu]

Tie 1: 83/84
Tie 2: 2016
Tie 3: 1994

[Eminence Grise]

Strong evening voting there, at the end of which the Macedonia top beats the pinstripe effort 11-7. That's I think the biggest score we've had in one of these, so hopefully bodes well for the rest of the tournament!

Looking good for the Euro 2016 kit in the second match, but there's still all day to vote in that and give your views.

In the meantime, match 3. It's the current (as yet unworn) kit inspired by Italia 90, and it's up against another orangey effort, this time from 94-95 and only worn twice as far as I can see but with a 100% record - wins against Holland and Bolivia.

https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Os2_F8Ndgnw/X5qNBm44m_I/AAAAAAACjFM/0MghkOaaVpg7kirnp8w6FzcNW5FJ6pDSwCLcBGAsYHQ/s738/ireland-2020-21-kits-4.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ETfwxuhWAAcMQgy?format=jpg&name=large

Only seeing one picture in this... I've tried Firefox, Bing and my android phone, logged-in and not.

By default (and Google), 2020-21 - nicely minimalist. The dark green logo works better imho.

{Edit - if I 'view page source' I can see the link for the other picture. Beyond my limited ken why it doesn't show.}

[pineapple stu]

Weird that. Seems no-one else is having the problem - if you quote the post, can you take the url from there and open it in a new tab? That might work if others are having a similar problem too.

[Razors left peg]

94-95, was a bit different

[pineapple stu]

OK, I'll lash up round 4 first and then go back and count the score of round 2. Round 3 still open.

This one sees our first never-worn kit - it has the 3 logo on it, but shouldn't be marked down because of that; if we'd worn it, I'd have been able to find a photo without the logo. (To be honest, I think there's other reasons to mark it down, but let's see what people think!)

So we have the 2008 away kit against the 2016 third choice kit

https://img.rasset.ie/0001b84e-800.jpg

https://media.balls.ie/uploads/2017/11/17195150/a8aaf8d1f26930e53a079abf104eabe7.png

[pineapple stu]

So the Euro 2016 kit advanced 11-4. The 2018/19 kit goes into the end-of-round repechage to decide the worst kit or the one to be reprieved.

Currently 8-6 to the current away kit (and I'll make that 8-7, cos I kind of like it. There's plenty of all white efforts in this, and the splash of colour makes this one a bit interesting. I'll still vote for the Italia 90 kit when it comes along though!)

Token obscure smiley as a trial - :watermelon2:

[Razors left peg]

Im beginning to realize Ive had more away kits than home kits over the years and again I like both.

2016 here for me, totally different and has some nice details on it. I still wear it fairly regularly

[pineapple stu]

The grey 2016 kit?

Wasn't expecting that if I'm honest!

[Razors left peg]

The grey 2016 kit?

Wasn't expecting that if I'm honest!

Yeah, its a much nicer shirt than it looks in that photo. Theres some nice Celtic designs in it

[the 12 th man]

2008 for me,the black/grey shirt just looks wrong.

[jbyrne]

as a football shirt the black 2016 one is better. thats my vote so

[CraftyToePoke]

2008.

[ColourfulPeanut]

2008. Can't vote for a kit we didn't wear really.

[SkStu]

2008.

[geysir]

Weird that. Seems no-one else is having the problem - if you quote the post, can you take the url from there and open it in a new tab? That might work if others are having a similar problem too.
False assumption.
This was a problem in the other polls. In Mac OS, Firefox on occasion just displayed one photo out of the two, but in Safari (and Chrome) I got both photos.
Same issue happened in this poll.
I thought it might have something to do with the more secure settings selected by me in Firefox, but that's just a thought. Such browser problems are manageable and by my standards not worth investigating.
I don't know why I'm giving up the opportunity to call out EG on his ineptness as he surely deserves it but sometimes humanity has to be seen to conquer pettiness.

[DeLorean]

Round Four the kit we never wore. :loser:

Looks more like a training top, but a nice training top and the one Glenn is wearing just does nothing for me. We've really had lots of poor attempts. Incidentally, New Balance didn't do much for me outside of our dark green one either but their Porto jersey was slick last night.

[pineapple stu]

I thought it might have something to do with the more secure settings selected by me in Firefox, but that's just a thought. Such browser problems are manageable and by my standards not worth investigating.
Hm. It's a link from Twitter (pbc.twing.com); I wonder is that causing the problem. I think there's another twitter image later on; will see how that works. Is it the only problem pic so far?

It's been knocked out (for now) anyway - on a narrow scoreline of 8-7, the current (as yet unworn) kit advances.

Another tight battle in 2008 v 2016, and votes taken all day there. But on to tie 5 - a grey effort worn in the 2-2 draw in Wales in 2007 (historicalkits.co.uk says it's unclear why we even designed it as we already had an away kit at the time) up against a more traditional effort from 2014-15

https://media.balls.ie/uploads/2017/11/17195058/274711.jpg

https://m0.sportsjoe.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/13221741/inpho_00990915.jpg

[passinginterest]

2016 and then 14-15 for me.

[jbyrne]

14-15 for me

[Fixer82]

Round 4 - 2008
I would consider the 2016 if there was no luminous as I like the Celtic knot work but alas, luminous colours make it dead to me

Round 5 - 2007 (though I’m not a huge fan of it. ‘Gun metal grey’ they called it if I remember correctly. Why they only used it once I don’t know).

The other one just looks like a Penney’s short sleeved shirt with a few badges ironed on to it

[geysir]

Nr 5. I don't mind the 2007 shirt (though not with the grey shorts). Another plus is that something very different was tried with the overall design and it has effect, in contrast to the slide rule conservative design of the white shirt. A plus for the white is the collar, still my vote goes to the grey one.

[CraftyToePoke]

14 / 15

[Eminence Grise]

Hm. It's a link from Twitter (pbc.twing.com); I wonder is that causing the problem. I think there's another twitter image later on; will see how that works. Is it the only problem pic so far?

It's the only one so far. Could be a Twitter thing alright - I've noticed it on a few other threads, but none quite as important as this one.

On to voting...
2008 gets my vote (the other one looks like a knock-off that's just different enough not to infringe copyright, but couldn't be taken seriously as a real kit).

And... closer call here. The grey is good but I like the collar in 2014-15. So... 2014-15. But maybe I'm swayed by the historical aspect of an Irish player celebrating a goal.

[SkStu]

2014/15

[sadloserkid]

2008 & 2007 respectively for me.

[elatedscum]

2016 3rd kit

14/15 - really like that kit

[DeLorean]

I'll go 2007, something about it. The other one looks more like a golf t-shirt.

[Razors left peg]

2015 nice and simple. Like the collar on it

[pineapple stu]

Another close-run thing, but it's 7-5 to the 2008 kit as the bell goes, so it's through to the last 16.

The "we scored a goal" kit is leading the way in match 5, but still time for that to change. And in the meantime, onwards with bout 6, and a possible heavy-hitter. We've the away version of foot.ie's best home kit - the Italia 90 kit - up against the 2004 jersey (odd angle to show off the flashes a bit better)

https://img.rasset.ie/000ab4a6-642.jpg

https://img.rasset.ie/00001f98-1600.jpg

[Razors left peg]

2004 was a really nice jersey with some cool details, think I still have it somewhere in long sleeve. Im gonna go with that one, but I get the feeling it might be the only vote up against the other

[SkStu]

1990!

[geysir]

Any prizes for the participant who has selected the most winners?

[geysir]

The 2004 is not bad and looks really cool on Clinton, therefore it gets my vote.

That picture would be from these moments in the friendly v Holland, Robbie's goal which went far in our best ever goal competition.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXrX-zITxw4

[pineapple stu]

Any prizes for the participant who has selected the most winners?
A warm glowing warming glow :)

[CraftyToePoke]

1990

The reason most of us are on here today even talking to each other lets face it.

[geysir]

Although it's a shirt only vote, the 2004 shirt v Holland blends perfectly in with the shorts

[Eirambler]

1990. Not quite my favourite away kit, but one of the best.

[Colbert Report]

2008, 2014, and 1990 for me.

[elatedscum]

any angles where we can see the front of the robbie/clinton kit?

[sadloserkid]

1990.

[jbyrne]

two excellent kits. will go with 2004

[jbyrne]

Although it's a shirt only vote, the 2004 shirt v Holland blends perfectly in with the shorts

its the full kit, not just the shirt?

[Eminence Grise]

I like both of these. Almost equally. But looking at the whole kit not just the jersey, the 1990 shorts were too shiny and cheap for an otherwise classic jersey, and look like a mismatch. The 2004 kit looks like both were designed to go together. So, by a whisker (and VAR could change this in the next round!) 2004.

[the 12 th man]

1990 but not a lot wrong with the other one either.

[pineapple stu]

its the full kit, not just the shirt?
I've always left it to everyone to decide exactly what they're voting in these, but certainly the thread title (and my intention) is the kit, not just the shirt. I think the hooped 2012 socks came in for some criticism in the home kit competition for example.


any angles where we can see the front of the robbie/clinton kit?
There's a serious player! :)

Try this -

https://www.sportsfile.com/winshare/w540/Library/SF135/141941.jpg

[pineapple stu]

The 2014-15 kit beats the grey effort 8-4 and advances to the last 16.

Very little between Italia 90 and the 2004 kit - votes taken till the evening.

And your Thursday morning battle is between two of the plainer (or more classic?) kits in the list; the 2002 WCQ kit and the 2018 WCQ kit.

https://www.sportsfile.com/winshare/w540/Library/SF56/059794.jpg

https://media.buzz.ie/uploads/2017/11/11210543/1417439.jpg

[DeLorean]

RD 6: 1990 (can't believe it's a close contest to be honest)
RD 7: 2018 WCQ by a distance.

[passinginterest]

1990 and 2018 for me too. To be fair the 2004 kit is nice but the sleeves are a weird length.