[Football] Sunderland v Newcastle

[The Wookiee]

Anybody else struggling with both teams in their striped shirts?

 

[Pevenseagull]

Yep

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Yes. I am using shorts and socks to see who’s who.

 

[The Wizard]

Kit clash only the shorts differentiate, very strange choice… anyone who isn’t 20x20 vision at the stadium will be struggling with this

Doesn’t seem very well thought through

 

[Blackadder]

Yep. Newcastle should have worn their away kit

 

[The Man from Del Monte]

Yes.

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

Newcastle will walk this

 

[Beach Hut]

Anybody else struggling with both teams in their striped shirts?

Err no, however I have a colour TV

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Yes. I am using shorts and socks to see who’s who.

This.
It doesn’t help with Newcastle’s numbers being red.

 

[trueblue]

Yes. Colour blindness nightmare. On a similar subject, Peter Drury was getting loads of stick the other day for misidentifying a couple of Newcastle players during his commentary. Ones that popped up in positions you wouldn’t expect. Maybe their club should think about wearing numbers that are actually visible.

 

[The Wizard]

Err no, however I have a colour TV

90% of NSC must have black and white TV’s then based on this assertion, it’s more when the ball it played into the box for example, at a glance it’s nearly impossible to tell who’s who.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Anybody else struggling with both teams in their striped shirts?

Yes, no idea why the ref has allowed this.

 

[The Wookiee]

I guess potentially it could be the same in our game this afternoon?

 

[Blackadder]

Err no, however I have a colour TV

Bloody Rich Kid.

 

[Dick Swiveller]

Yes, no idea why the ref has allowed this.

I'll give you a clue. It starts with Craig and ends with Pawson

 

[Acker79]

Yes, no idea why the ref has allowed this.

Refs are only concerned with whether they and their assistants can tell the players apart, so I presume it's not a problem for them in person. It's interesting to think if there would have been an issue if VAR was in use, if it's an clash for people watching on TV.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

This game has just devolved into foul after foul now, poor quality.

 

[The Wizard]

Always funny when commentators make the wrong judgement at first glance then die on the hill of a clearly wrong judgement

 

[trueblue]

Yes, no idea why the ref has allowed this.

Pretty standard for these derbies I think. Have certainly seen them both in home kits in the past, with the same issue.

 

[Weststander]

The way football used to be