Foot.ie decides - Ireland's best keeper's jersey

[SkStu]

McDonagh for me.

[Eminence Grise]

Kelly in the late kickoff. Not a great jersey, but McDonagh's crest looks like it was stuck on with sellotape and slipped.

[pineapple stu]

You are ABB

Anyone But Bazunu


Oi - I gave Bazunu the nod in the only other tie-break!

Now if it came to a tie-break between Bazunu and the Kelleher top, well then there's only one winner :)

And only one winner here too - McDonagh by the surprisingly comprehensive score of 8-3. I don't think that Kelly top is bad at all. But out it goes.

Onto the third round so. Two repechage kits left, and again they can't face the kit that knocked them out in the first round (one of which has itself been knocked out). Every decade is represented, and fairly equally so (5 x 80s, 4 x 90s, 3 x 00s, 3 x 10s, 1 x 20s)

So we kick off the action with another Kelly v Given clash.

https://www.sportsfile.com/winshare/w540/Library/SF12/012995.jpg

https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2EBAH3H/football-stock-28301-shay-given-republic-of-ireland-mandatory-creditaction-images-alex-morton-2EBAH3H.jpg

[jbyrne]

kelly. the given one looks a bit home made...

[passinginterest]

Kelly, that Given one is awful.

[EAFC_rdfl]

Kelly, need to start voting tactically soon to ensure Donegal take the victory!

[sadloserkid]

I'll throw a vote to Given's fishnet look. I don't like the sorta V thing going on with the Kelly effort.

[John83]

Kelly. I don't love it either. The V pattern makes me think of a turbo boost in a racing game (or Formula E, for that matter). Just why anything would be racing down his torso... maybe best left in Copper's. That said, Given's jersey is another example of the grey, navy and/or black kits that all look really dull to me. It's like the thinking on keeper kit design went from "intimidation" to "camouflage" some time in the late 90s.

[Eminence Grise]

Kelly by dint of being less bad. Given's looks like a knock-off top you'd expect to see branded with Ummbro or Adiddas or New Balence.

[sadloserkid]

That said, Given's jersey is another example of the grey, navy and/or black kits that all look really dull to me.

Is it not purple? Or is it one of those weird colours that people see differently? :)

[SkStu]

Kelly.

[pineapple stu]

Going to keep that one open until Monday morning, but a second tie pits Kelly against Bazunu.

https://c8.alamy.com/comp/JE0HPM/alan-kelly-eire-blackburn-rovers-fc-30-may-2000-JE0HPM.jpg

https://i2-prod.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/article21489060.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/0_GettyImages-1337844298.jpg

[Fixer82]

I’ll go for Given and Bazunu

[the 12 th man]

Given,second one Bazunu.

[John83]

Is it not purple? Or is it one of those weird colours that people see differently? :)
I'd call it a dark blue, but I can see where you're coming from. It probably depends on the light, and as you say individual perception.

[Fixer82]

Just to throw a spanner in the works.
The missus bought me ‘Green, White and Orange’ yesterday. The history of the Irish soccer jersey.
And I think there may be one or two keepers jerseys in it that we haven’t had in this comp.

Unfortunately I can’t add photo on iPhone for some reason. Will need to prob sit down with mac later on to post a few

[Eminence Grise]

Bazunu. It's a tidy looking kit.

[John83]

Yeah, I like that Bazunu kit too.

[sadloserkid]

Bazunu. The curtain affect on Kelly's is a step too far towards farce.

[passinginterest]

Another Bazunu vote

[EAFC_rdfl]

Just to throw a spanner in the works.
The missus bought me ‘Green, White and Orange’ yesterday. The history of the Irish soccer jersey.
And I think there may be one or two keepers jerseys in it that we haven’t had in this comp.

Unfortunately I can’t add photo on iPhone for some reason. Will need to prob sit down with mac later on to post a few

This competition is a sham and a farce and a sham

[John83]

This competition is a sham and a farce and a sham
I think everyone acknowledges that. Have you cast your vote in the latest round?

[jbyrne]

Bazunu

[pineapple stu]

This competition is a sham and a farce and a sham

Baaa

6-3 to Kelly in the round 3 opener. Votes taken on Kelly v Bazunu till this evening, but it's an 80s derby up next. McDonagh v Bonner.

https://inpho.ie/cache/inpho/a7/a1/57/2ae9e7addcf5c034293597dfe6c8f25a42879e943f/INPHO_00011304.jpg

https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/republic-of-ireland-goalkeeper-pat-bonner-during-the-european-match-picture-id89113723

[EAFC_rdfl]

I'm voting Kelly and Bonner

[sadloserkid]

Bonner by some distance.

[John83]

Bonner.

[backstothewall]

Bonner

[passinginterest]

This could be unanimous, Bonner.

[jbyrne]

bonner.

[Fixer82]

I’ll go for Bonner even though I love McDonagh’s jersey. But the crest looks like it’s held on with pritt-stick

[pineapple stu]

A lone vote from Chris the sheep avoids a whitewash in Kelly v Bazunu, but the bland modern kit disposes of the interesting 90s kit 7-1. I don't know what I'll do with ye all...

Two more up now - Bonner against purple Randolph.

https://pogmogoal.com/wp-content/uploads/Packie-Bonner-v-England.jpg

https://www.sporting-heroes.net/content/thumbnails/00356/35513-product.jpg

[SkStu]

Bonner and Bonner

[John83]

I'll go for Bonner again, but it's a harder choice than I expected.

[the 12 th man]

Bonner in both.

[sadloserkid]

The Purple is grand but it's no Yellow Bonner.

[jbyrne]

bonner yellow

[Eminence Grise]

Bonner in both ties.

[Fixer82]

Bonner

[backstothewall]

Randy

[Kingdom]

Bonner and Bonner

seconded

[pineapple stu]

A 10-0 whitewash in the 80s derby as Bonner sails through. 29-3 its score in the three rounds to date, and it has to be up there as one of the favourites.

Bonner v Randolph still underway, and in a tie that won't at all be confusing, it's Bonner v Randolph again.

https://www.independent.ie/incoming/fb062/39272528.ece/AUTOCROP/h530/Bonner_2.jpg

https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/darren-randolph-of-republic-of-ireland-attempts-to-save-belgium-picture-id541037220

[jbyrne]

bonner (v randolph blue)

[Eminence Grise]

In the morning tie, Randolph.

[passinginterest]

Yellow Bonner, Blue Randolph

[John83]

Blue Randolph, if only to avoid a Bonner vs Bonner vs Bonner vs Bonner semifinal.

[sadloserkid]

Bonner 94 for me.

[SkStu]

Blue Randolph

[Kingdom]

Randoplh

[backstothewall]

A 10-0 whitewash in the 80s derby as Bonner sails through. 29-3 its score in the three rounds to date, and it has to be up there as one of the favourites.

Bonner v Randolph still underway, and in a tie that won't at all be confusing, it's Bonner v Randolph again.

https://www.independent.ie/incoming/fb062/39272528.ece/AUTOCROP/h530/Bonner_2.jpg

https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/darren-randolph-of-republic-of-ireland-attempts-to-save-belgium-picture-id541037220

Packie in this one.