[Albion] Simple straw poll: New Home Shirt - YAY/NAY ?

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

Not going to start yet another new thread on kits, but I've been thinking whether fans change their minds about a kit design after seeing it for a prolonged period.

I didn't like the dark green kit much ('hate' would be too strong), but grew to like it more - especially after the win at Palace.

I really didn't like the blue home kit - and still don't, really - but at least got used to it as all my kids wore it (they still do).

Can't think of any others, mind.

I think the strength of the initial reaction weakens over time. If we ran a poll on the kit in the middle or the end of the season a few meh's might be yay's and a few more nay's might be meh's.

We'll basically get used to its shitness but I can't see any way it'll be a classic. I don't think even winning the league will make many of us go from its an ugly monstrosity of a kit to it's a sleek, classy all time classic. The 2010/11 league one winning kit for example still looks god awful to me despite us waltzing to the title.

 

[Acker79]

I think the strength of the initial reaction weakens over time. If we ran a poll on the kit in the middle or the end of the season a few meh's might be yay's and a few more nay's might be meh's.

I think we're already seeing that. The M'eh's have been creeping up in the poll already. The Nays were over 75% at one point, the yay's have been consistently in the 10-12%. The M'ehs have crept up from around 10% to now currently nearly 20%, with the Nay's dropping to under 70%.

 

[Dick Head]

Could someone please photo shop Fat Boys head onto the statue of Rio's Christ The Redeemer with the shirt. The awfulness needs amplifying to an unholy level!

 

[METALMICKY]

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You are a star!

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

I’m sorry for my little outburst!
We are all entitled to our opinions, let’s hope this shirt brings us success this season and by May everyone on NSC, Twitter and Facebook would have changed their minds !
Have a good weekend

It’s cool, it’s pre season, it’s wouldn’t be NSC if we didn’t have something to be arguing about.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Looking on the bright side .... it's not quite as bad as this .....



But it's still utterly shit. WS Jnr won't be getting one !

 

[drew]

I vote nay but still ended up getting one!

 

[Farehamseagull]

I still really don’t like like it but having seen it on a few fans today, I thought it did look SLIGHTLY better in person.

It’s still shit though.

 

[Guinness Boy]

I still really don’t like like it but having seen it on a few fans today, I thought it did look SLIGHTLY better in person.

It’s still shit though.

I took young Miss GB to Churchill Sq today for new trainers. Walked straight past the club shop in that shopping centre.

The crimson kit looks much better in real life. The home shirt looks much worse.

 

[kevo]

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The colours look better in that!

 

[Farehamseagull]

I took young Miss GB to Churchill Sq today for new trainers. Walked straight past the club shop in that shopping centre.

The crimson kit looks much better in real life. The home shirt looks much worse.

The crimson kit is beautiful!

 

[Sirnormangall]

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Well done - and look at the queue to buy it!

 

[faoileán]

You are a star!

This just emphasises what a load of sh*te this shirt is...

 

[faoileán]

I vote nay but still ended up getting one!

That makes you part of the problem...

 

[faoileán]

I wonder how many sheep have voted they don’t like it cos the ‘cool’NSC posters have said they don’t like it

Cool NSC posters? What a daft comment...

 

[sully]

It’s a terrible design.


I can’t believe some people say they can’t vote on Tapatalk. It’s that bad that it’s worth the effort of tapping the three dots top right and selecting “web view” in order to place that vote. My normal default to any poll is that I can’t be arsed on Tapatalk, but I made an exception in this instance.


Edit:
Actually, I’m pleased if few people like it. I haven’t bought a replica shirt since Nike have been making them anyway, but we (as in humans in general) need to stop buying disposable fashion to replace stuff that’s still wearable. There’s still nothing wrong with most of my Skint shirts and I don’t need a new football shirt. The clubs should do their bit for the climate emergency by not relying on everyone buying a new shirt every year. It’s the sort of decision that has to be made, ignoring the financial consequences, if we are going to save our planet. That is precisely why habits need to change. Don’t buy your kids or yourself a new shirt every year. You don’t need it.

 

[Steve in Japan]

The crimson kit is beautiful!

Seconded, bought the boy one. He's got 3 Cucurella on it!

 

[dolphins]

I've still not seen the new kits in the flesh (have been recovering from Covid) but have now seen some pictures of the new home shirt worn nice and loose, rather than FBS's cycling shirt nastiness. It seems to look a lot better not as tight. Seeing it like this, I'm coming round to it.

 

[nickbrighton]

having now seen both the home and away shirts "up close and personal" in the club shop my opinion of both is changing. The away kit looks great-definitley gone from an its ok to quite liking it

The home kit looks much better as the "H" is not so apparent when its not being looked at directly from the front as in a picture or on a stationary Fat Boy Slim with his arms outstretched. Ive gone from "its horrendous" to "its starting to grow on me-not as bad as first thought"

 

[Surf's Up]

having now seen both the home and away shirts "up close and personal" in the club shop my opinion of both is changing. The away kit looks great-definitley gone from an its ok to quite liking it

The home kit looks much better as the "H" is not so apparent when its not being looked at directly from the front as in a picture or on a stationary Fat Boy Slim with his arms outstretched. Ive gone from "its horrendous" to "its starting to grow on me-not as bad as first thought"

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The white shorts and socks help offset the horribleness of the shirt