Foot.ie decides - Ireland's best home kit

**John83** · 16/11/2020, 4:59 PM

I'm not a big fan of the 10-12 socks, but I like the clean design of the shirt.

**backstothewall** · 16/11/2020, 5:04 PM

2010-12 for me. Best we've had imho.

**the 12 th man** · 16/11/2020, 5:14 PM

10/12 kit,for me,would be one of my fav kits only for the socks.

**pineapple stu** · 16/11/2020, 5:34 PM

Originally Posted by BonnieShels

You absolute...

I was wondering when the 1995/96 shirt was gonna rear its head. Was our first umbro shirt and I loved it. First Ireland shirt I ever got.

And now I have to pick between that and possibly my favourite shirt.

Ha! The luck of the draw.

If it helps, I'll vote for 95/96. The socks ruin the 2010-12 one for me. Others have mentioned it, but I can't look past it to be honest.

Also, I like a little bit of subtle something on the jerseys. First one I got was the 1994 one which is a cracking jersey and has just a little bit going on in the green. Ditto the 1995/96 one. (The Mick 96-98 one though goes too far)

So I'll vote 95/96.

**bennocelt** · 16/11/2020, 6:53 PM

2010-12 -

**passinginterest** · 16/11/2020, 7:11 PM

I’ll go 95/96 too. Not mad about either of them.

**BonnieShels** · 16/11/2020, 7:21 PM

Loves a sublimated design does our stu.

All those years of O'Neill's UCD jerseys.

**Tipp Townie** · 16/11/2020, 9:28 PM

Damn these votes have moved fast. I've missed loads

I think there are only two match ups left open:

14-15 v Euro 16 finals - not a lover of either shirt tbh, but unlike many here i really didn't like the tournament shirt, so i vote for the Shane Long qualifier 14-15 effort

10/12 v 94/95 - in a dark corner of my mind i remember an umbro advert in my Shoot! magazine when the new shirt was (surprisingly, given we hadn't had the USA 94 shirt long) launched, which had either Niall Quinn or a Quinn lookalike standing next to a guy in a Brazil shirt, with quotes of something like "Why did Brazil win the world cup instead of us? They had the better shirts!".... Even in my early teens i thought that was pretty ****e marketing.
Anyway, like many here i think the 10/12 shirt is one of our best ever, love it, and easily gets my vote.

**JamesB** · 17/11/2020, 6:07 AM

Ah Ted, it has to be 94/95

**pineapple stu** · 17/11/2020, 8:14 AM

Peep peep PEEP!, as the Guardian would say.

Euro 2016 beats its qualifying counterpart on a score of 6-2.

Dougal against Trap is the last bout left, and will be open until this evening. Then repechage on tomorrow to rescue one of the 13 kits dumped out so far.

**Kingdom** · 17/11/2020, 10:11 AM

Originally Posted by the 12 th man

Not much in it but the 2nd strip in a photo finish.

seconded.

**Kingdom** · 17/11/2020, 10:15 AM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

The fightback for the 2018-19 kit was too little too late, and 1976-78 goes through on a score of 6-3.

The 2010s derby match still open, and meanwhile it's time for the last pairing of round 1. First up, it's time for more hooped socks, this time from 2010-12 -

And it's up against a quiet little effort modelled here by Alan McLoughlin - the Euro 96 qualifying kit.

The final two results of this round will come in tomorrow, and I'll run the repechage on Wednesday before going into the last 16, but no with weekend ties.

I have the 2010 sponsorless. It's lovely, but the two different fabric styles and shades of green has always bothered me.
The 94-96 is underrated. It's a peach of a non-template jersey.

**pineapple stu** · 17/11/2020, 5:13 PM

I'm actually not sure which way your vote is going Kingdom?

It doesn't actually matter, as the score is 8-3 for the 2010-12 kit plus your vote, but let me know and I'll update.

So - that's the first round over.

Except it's not. Because I found a photo of the previously mentioned 1985 kit. I think it's worth changing the entire tournament as it's a bit different and deserves to feature.

So I had three kits getting a bye into the second round. Instead, I'm going to put those three plus the 1985 kit into two final first round matches. That means 14 kits through, and the repechage will give a reprieve to two kits.

I'll put both bouts up now, and full-time will blow when the game against Bulgaria kicks off. And from kick-off through till Thursday evening is repechage day.

**pineapple stu** · 17/11/2020, 5:14 PM

So the first of our bonus rounds features another retro up against what by this stage is a surprisingly old kit. It's Liam Brady in the 1978-83 kit -

- up against the Henry handball era kit (I know we wore the away kit that night, but you know what I mean...)

**pineapple stu** · 17/11/2020, 5:17 PM

And the second match then pits the brand new 2021 kit (so new I haven't got a proper photo of it and have to go with the photoshoot) -

And it's up against what was lost but now is found, Dave Langan in the special edition one-off 1985 Kerry kit, worn only once just to confuse Norway -

**BonnieShels** · 17/11/2020, 5:32 PM

If you'd said he was kicking a 45 I'd believe ya.

**passinginterest** · 17/11/2020, 5:42 PM

I'll go with the Brady kit and the new kit. I quite like that Brady kit actually, proper vintage O'Neills.

**the 12 th man** · 17/11/2020, 6:04 PM

Brady and the new kit for me as well (What's with the Kerry jersey?)

**BonnieShels** · 17/11/2020, 6:05 PM

As an owner of the 08-10 shirt I'll have to go with it. It's the perfect shade of green as well. Never a fan of the yellowy-gold trim on the old O'Neill's gear.

Due to the rashes that I break out in on seeing the Kerry colours I would have to go for the new kit. That it's more or less a homage to the 2010-12 slice of perfection is a bonus.