LaticsPete Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Sadly football has moved on commercialisation has took over football. We rely on shirt sales and if we kept same design each season we make no money as people would not buy it. Could be worse could have a Cardiff City owner who changes our home kit to red. Although Bristol Rovers, Blackburn, Newcastle, Sunderland, etc all keep the intrinsic distinctiveness and design of their strip and manage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Can I use any of these in its place? fixedstar folkstar habitualstar immemorialstar oralstar prescribedstar rootedsta Yes, you can use either oral or folk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosa Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 If I see the word 'traditional' one more time... It's traditional for the new kit to provoke debate. Traditional. Remember the 'traditional' red and blue hoops kit? Now a rehash of that would've given you all something to complain about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 (edited) Sadly football has moved on commercialisation has took over football. We rely on shirt sales and if we kept same design each season we make no money as people would not buy it. Could be worse could have a Cardiff City owner who changes our home kit to red. So the fans of clubs Latics Pete mentioned, Bristol Rovers, Blackburn, Newcastle, Sunderland, etc don't buy them ? Edited August 8, 2014 by BP1960 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorrro Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Yeah, but Bristol Rovers' kit is particularly rank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markoasis Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 If I see the word 'traditional' one more time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsChris Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 I'd appreciate it if someone could put together a thread and pin it so that we can refer to the words we are and are not allowed to use when discussing particular subjects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Villains Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 The club and manufacturers give the fans no choice, like it or lump it is the attitude...I prefer to lump it. how much say do the club actually have now, especially after the naming rights and sponsorship "deal".:censored: kits at top prices for the next 5 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Villains Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 I** appreciate ***************************** a thread ************************** discussing particular subjects. redacted cant use the word "sarcasm" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorrro Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 I'd appreciate it if someone could put together a thread and pin it so that we can refer to the words we are and are not allowed to use when discussing particular subjects. That's actually a :censored:ing good idea. Possibly one of the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wozzer Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Good job OWTB wasn't around in the 1900's - the traditionalists would have gone mental over the change from Red and White stripes to Blue. Anyway it's always been tangerine for this late 60's starter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scapegoat Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 We will never have a kit design that is consistent, that is singularly associated with Oldham Athletic, and that all fans love. Clubs that have that (or at least the first two) chose a design a long time ago (before the increased level of commercialism) and stuck with it. Personally I would like to have had a kit of this type, don't know why but there is something positive in my head about a instantly recognisable design, helps give a real sense of identity. Arguably we had that opportunity with the broad blue striped shirt in the pre/post WWII era - but even that pales into comparison to the B****** Rovers level of design - but we didn't take it. Too many changes have occurred for us to ever have that sense again so we accept that we will have a variable kit that (almost) always will be blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Good job OWTB wasn't around in the 1900's - the traditionalists would have gone mental over the change from Red and White stripes to Blue. Anyway it's always been tangerine for this late 60's starter! For those old enough to remember, how did fans respond to the introduction of tangerine, back in the day? And, then, what was the response to reverting back to blue, six or so years later? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keepingthe Faith Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Still has a whiff of a training kit about it... but at least it actually exists, which is a start. That should should wash out or return it for a clean one Sadly football has moved on commercialisation has took over football. We rely on shirt sales and if we kept same design each season we make no money as people would not buy it. Could be worse could have a Cardiff City owner who changes our home kit to red. Does the club actually get a commission on shirt sales now with the sportsdirect deal? or is it just the rental / sponsorship? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 That should should wash out or return it for a clean one Does the club actually get a commission on shirt sales now with the sportsdirect deal? or is it just the rental / sponsorship? Ask Corney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaddySmoker Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Ask Corney. Or ask Barry and he will tell you what Corney has told him to say! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsPete Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 For those old enough to remember, how did fans respond to the introduction of tangerine, back in the day? And, then, what was the response to reverting back to blue, six or so years later? Has to be remembered that it was more difficult to share opinions - your circle of friends, the pub, those you stood near at the match. So assessment of reaction is necessarily flawed but....the 60s were a time of being "with it", bright colours, out with the old, at least amongst younger people and I was a teenager at the time. Ken Bates was promising "Europe in the 70s" and the world of Latics seemed energetic and exciting. So, certainly amongst lots of my counterparts , whilst the intial reaction wasn't good we soon embraced the new colours (and remember our change strip had been tangerine). For the first time too it was possible to easily buy a replica short in the new design! When the change back to blue came about I recall lots of disappointment that it was to a fairly regulation plain blue shirt. The chance to revert to our distinct "thirds" shirt was missed - and I still hope we can redress that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticMark Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 For those old enough to remember, how did fans respond to the introduction of tangerine, back in the day? And, then, what was the response to reverting back to blue, six or so years later? I first watched Latics in 1970, and I remember being surprised - and a little disappointed - that they were changing shirt colours in 1972. It was my Dad who had to explain that Latics were 'reverting' to, rather than 'changing' to, blue and white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 (edited) That's actually a :censored:ing good idea. Possibly one of the best. There's one word in there which you never get printed in a newspaper, so why choose to use it on a messageboard? Edited August 8, 2014 by BP1960 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorrro Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Because I'm not writing a newspaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 There's one word in there which you never get printed in a newspaper, so why choose to use it on a messageboard? I'm sure I've seen it in the Guardian. Never in the Express. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oafc1895 Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Distinctly average imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 I'm sure I've seen it in the Guardian. Never in the Express. Not in a letter to the newspaper you haven't, which is the same thing as posting on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ackey Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 No it's not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Because I'm not writing a newspaper. This is a message board open to families as are daily newspapers, if I were the mods I'd ban you if you used that word again on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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