club and county colors

**The Man Himself** · 09/04/2007, 3:05 PM

why is it that wexfords county strip is purple and gold yet the soccer team wares black and white,
as with cork who are red and white with the soccer team wareing green and white

cant put me finger in this at all.

**JC_GUFC** · 09/04/2007, 3:12 PM

Wexford's colours are based on Juventus.

Longford wear Red and Black because they borrowed kits from Bohs when they first played, I think the same applies to Limerick borrowing kits from Waterford in their first match.

Not sure about Cork but they did change to wear red for a few years to be like the GAA but changed back to the club's original colours.

**Dodge** · 09/04/2007, 3:16 PM

Originally Posted by The Man Himself

cant put me finger in this at all.

Why the confusion? Why should the football teams wear the same colours as the GAA teams?

**jebus** · 09/04/2007, 3:21 PM

Could be to distance the club from our GAA teams?

**crc** · 09/04/2007, 3:21 PM

And Cork City isn't the only team in Co. Cork! You could just as easily ask why don't Cobh wear wed and white

**Jaime** · 09/04/2007, 3:35 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Why the confusion? Why should the football teams wear the same colours as the GAA teams?

Precisely what I was going to say. I'm confused as to why anyone would assume that it would be the same.

**sligoman** · 09/04/2007, 3:41 PM

Sure Rovers play in red and white and Sligo play in black and white. Why should we have the same?

**MojoPin** · 09/04/2007, 4:04 PM

i think this is the possibly the most ponitless post ever its like askin why dont munster rugby wear green shirts like the irish soccer team do........

**gilberto_eire** · 09/04/2007, 5:30 PM

munster and ireland is a contrast..... its like saying why do munster soccer wear diff then munster rugby..... well i was thinking the same thing not too long ago and most teams so wear THE COUNTY COLOURS so its a debatable topic...... there GAA colours yes but the offical county colours too ya know!!

**Dodge** · 09/04/2007, 5:42 PM

Originally Posted by gilberto_eire

there GAA colours yes but the offical county colours too ya know!!

Apart from the grammer, who made them official and where does it say so for any county?

**4tothefloor** · 09/04/2007, 6:06 PM

Isn't blue the official colour of Munster? And Munster Rugby wear red and navy.....

I don't see why any soccer club should wear the county colours. Have it as a second or third kit fair enough, but be the same? Two completely different sports, codes and identities. Even back home my own parish soccer team wear yellow/red/navy while the GAA colours are green and gold hoops. And anyway there are far more soccer clubs around than GAA clubs......plus in terms of counties look at all the EL clubs in Dublin? Two in Cork etc

**Schumi** · 09/04/2007, 9:15 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Apart from the grammer

grammar?

**Pablo Escobar** · 09/04/2007, 9:17 PM

Green is the traditional colour of Cork soccer!

No mystery!

**Dodge** · 09/04/2007, 9:31 PM

Do I have to put (sic) or a smilie (sic) after eveything?

**Schumi** · 09/04/2007, 10:03 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Do I have to put (sic) or a smilie (sic) after eveything?

Only when you're doing it on purpose.

**JC_GUFC** · 09/04/2007, 10:25 PM

LOL - just noticed your signature Stu - very good!

2 words for you - de fault!

**Dodge** · 10/04/2007, 8:36 AM

Originally Posted by Schumi

Only when you're doing it on purpose.

You know me, its always on purpose

**monutdfc** · 10/04/2007, 9:08 AM

Actually, in the early years of the gaa championship counties were represented by their club champions who played in their own club colours. Often the same club would be county champions for a few years in a row and their colours were adopted as the county colours. Hence there's no reason for many of the county colours in the gaa, it's not like country colours where the colours are in a flag or whatever.

**Dodge** · 10/04/2007, 9:15 AM

Spot on montdfc

**Erstwhile B�z** · 10/04/2007, 9:40 AM

Dead right monutdfc, but like it or not they have become the de facto county colours in the intervening decades.

I know it won't wash with some of the more militant football supporters on here (who would probably recommend that the soccer teams should play in whatever the exact colour negative of the GAA county colours are) but it's true.