Shirts at games

**danonion** · 21/02/2007, 1:25 AM

I've been to a handful of Ireland games (Ireland 1 Italy 0, Ireland 0 Norway 0 in 1994 and more recently Ireland 0 Chile 1 and Ireland 0 Holland 4) and I've noticed that almost everyone wears fairly new strips to the games. I was wondering if there is any unwritten rules about this, like if I wore one the strips I have from 1994 to a game, would I get abuse for it, or the orange one from the time of the macedonia disaster that i have kicking around some place?

**Eoingull** · 21/02/2007, 2:10 AM

You'll find loads of different jerseys kicking around at Ireland games, from new to old international tops, League of Ireland, overseas...it doesn't really matter, wear what you like. If it's green, most people probably won't notice.

**onenilgameover** · 21/02/2007, 2:23 AM

you will get a right good kicking if ye wear the orange one.....

**danonion** · 21/02/2007, 3:35 AM

but...jason mcateer kicked that lad in the head in an orange jersey...the fond memories it could bring!

**gspain** · 21/02/2007, 7:37 AM

Any Irish shirt any vintage is fine. Some people like to have the latest and greatest.but that is their choice.

Personally I'd prefer if fans didn't wear British football shirts at Irish games even copycat Shamrock Rovers tops. Best to leave the rugby and GAA tops at home too.

**Lionel Ritchie** · 21/02/2007, 7:46 AM

Orange shirts in themselves are fine -it is the colour of a third of the flag after all ...it's just that ours was a of particularly scangery design.

I sometimes wonder did the designer make it tarmaccader orange for a dare.

So anyway -wear orange if you like ...Blackpool, pre-2000 Holland and even some northern gae tops

are considerably nicer than our one mind.

**Wolfie** · 21/02/2007, 8:13 AM

Originally Posted by gspain

Best to leave the rugby and GAA tops at home too.

Remember those manky "have Ireland - half Dublin" O'Neills Jerseys?

**lopez** · 21/02/2007, 8:40 AM

When I was a yoof, such a thing would be an indicator of lack of fashion sense. Now you can claim it's retro. If it's Green, go for it.

**Dr. Ogba** · 21/02/2007, 9:03 AM

Originally Posted by Wolfie

Remember those manky "have Ireland - half Dublin" O'Neills Jerseys?

Penney's finest weren't they??

**SuperDave** · 21/02/2007, 9:28 AM

The older the better. A real retro top needs to be at least five years old. serious kudos for anything 10 years old or more.

**Bluetonic** · 21/02/2007, 9:41 AM

Originally Posted by SuperDave

serious kudos for anything 10 years old or more.

serious kudos for fitting into anything 10 years old or more

**Jamjar** · 21/02/2007, 11:57 AM

Originally Posted by danonion

I've been to a handful of Ireland games (Ireland 1 Italy 0, Ireland 0 Norway 0 in 1994 and more recently Ireland 0 Chile 1 and Ireland 0 Holland 4) and I've noticed that almost everyone wears fairly new strips to the games. I was wondering if there is any unwritten rules about this, like if I wore one the strips I have from 1994 to a game, would I get abuse for it, or the orange one from the time of the macedonia disaster that i have kicking around some place?

Make sure you wash the f*cking things, especially if you are sitting anywhere in the Hogan stand. I Don't want to be watching a shiite Ireland performance and holding my nose.

**Dr. Ogba** · 21/02/2007, 1:24 PM

Originally Posted by Jamjar

Make sure you wash the f*cking things, especially if you are sitting anywhere in the Hogan stand. I Don't want to be watching a shiite Ireland performance and holding my nose.

Exactly, you'll need to have both hands free to cover your eyes...