Launch date for 2010/2012 Home jersey?

**Crosby87** · 11/02/2010, 12:33 AM

Sweet Moses Roy looks like he just climbed out of a cave in that pic. Where is his giant ham?

**Tipp Townie** · 11/02/2010, 1:15 PM

Originally Posted by sixesandsevens

I think the home jersey we had when McCarthy took over in 96 was the best. It was a great shade of green and as far as I know I can't remember any other team with a similar design to it. Think it was one of the first Umbro kits we had and I remember it having a thick white stripe on the sleeves adidas style, with weird symbols on the stripe that I could never make out.

Ye Gods man. Are you talking about the kit we wore v Belgium in the play-off????

I own it. But i think its probably the worst kit we've EVER had! Distinctive and unique though, i suppose.

**sixesandsevens** · 11/02/2010, 4:16 PM

Originally Posted by Tipp Townie

Ye Gods man. Are you talking about the kit we wore v Belgium in the play-off????

I own it. But i think its probably the worst kit we've EVER had! Distinctive and unique though, i suppose.

Ah come off it, its a classic

I always thought it was a rubbish kit when we had it. But hindsight is a great thing, cause the 'off the peg' muck that Umbro have served up over the past 15 years have been far more offensive than that one. Llooking at the pics of the up and coming shirt (or Man City Keeper Jersey), it looks like Umbro are still employing trained monkeys to design this years get up!!

**sixesandsevens** · 11/02/2010, 4:26 PM

For old times sake....

Class!

**newrynyuk** · 12/02/2010, 8:42 AM

Umbro designs are indeed muck. And their marketing department is staffed with pretentious prats too. Check out the launch of the new England away shirt... In Paris... With Kasabian:-

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/b...away-kit-umbro

Top sarkiness from Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

**Pauro 76** · 12/02/2010, 8:47 AM

Originally Posted by sixesandsevens

For old times sake....

Class!

Jesus, that kit was awful. Our worst ever. And what the hell were those imprints on the sleeves?

**Closed Account** · 12/02/2010, 12:37 PM

Originally Posted by newrynyuk

Umbro designs are indeed muck. And their marketing department is staffed with pretentious prats too. Check out the launch of the new England away shirt... In Paris... With Kasabian:-

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/b...away-kit-umbro

Top sarkiness from Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

And here I was hoping they'd do the same thing with the Irish Jersey.......

But you may be still be wondering: why Kasabian? "[Umbro] said they wanted to take it away from the footballers for once and do something up to date," the Republic of Ireland-supporting Meighan said. "They wanted to combine with rock'n'roll."

**co. down green** · 12/02/2010, 2:08 PM

Meighan's da is Irish

**sixesandsevens** · 13/02/2010, 6:39 PM

Originally Posted by Pauro 76

Jesus, that kit was awful. Our worst ever. And what the hell were those imprints on the sleeves?

Think it read FAI, backwards and forwards. It was a completely mental kit alright, but daftness on such a grand scale should always be appreciated.... well unless your umbro and looking to launch an England shirt in Paris. What were they thinking??

**Irish_Praha** · 13/02/2010, 7:55 PM

Originally Posted by sixesandsevens

Think it read FAI, backwards and forwards. It was a completely mental kit alright, but daftness on such a grand scale should always be appreciated.... well unless your umbro and looking to launch an England shirt in Paris. What were they thinking??

Do you not know Paris is the fashion capital of the world?
Where better to introduce such a fine a piece of attire?

**sixesandsevens** · 15/02/2010, 9:13 AM

Originally Posted by Irish_Praha

Do you not know Paris is the fashion capital of the world?
Where better to introduce such a fine a piece of attire?

Now that's spin!!! You must work for Umbro :P

**Dunny** · 15/02/2010, 1:08 PM

http://www.sportsfile.com/more-images/1002135/

**dan o d** · 15/02/2010, 1:36 PM

i like it. the striped socks add something different- even if their a bit like celtics.
got rid of the big orange eircom emblem-kind of!
would have preffered a collar like the old ones though

**danthesaint** · 15/02/2010, 1:40 PM

not really mad into the ireland jersey's these days, seems to be just the slightest things changing in them, i love the one home and away around 95 (that one john aldridge is wearing) or dougal

**Closed Account** · 15/02/2010, 2:17 PM

Its alright I guess.

**Bluebeard** · 15/02/2010, 2:21 PM

Originally Posted by joe_denilson

Its alright I guess.

Dunno. I thought it looked much better in those sportsfile photos. I felt something stirring in me looking at those pictures of it. Not exactly national fervour or pride, something deeper, or should I say lower?