Yellow Fever 3,783 Posted March 7, 2020 Grey is such a depressing down at heel colour. Last year we had the pink changing rooms to soften up the opposition. Was there any psychological input into the choice of such a negative colour for a strip? Personally in a game of such fine margins and confidence I'd ban it immediately. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daly 501 Posted March 8, 2020 One of the worst ever Cannot believe anyone in their right mind would authorise such a bland colour Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Surfer 1,547 Posted March 8, 2020 (edited) Unless we have a color clash (Wolves - and even that is marginal) we should ALWAYS wear yellow and green. Partly for the sake of the solidity with the fans, partly for our wider reputation and branding as a club, and partly because it has to be a help to our players peripheral vision to be able to see a yellow shirt rather than a grey one.... ... if the club want to offer a casual wear top for fans to purchase then fine, do that and say that is what it is. Edited March 8, 2020 by Surfer 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SwindonCanary 455 Posted March 8, 2020 As soon as I learned we were playing in that stripe and Hooper was the ref, I predicted a loss. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chumino 57 Posted March 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Surfer said: Unless we have a color clash (Wolves - and even that is marginal) we should ALWAYS wear yellow and green. Partly for the sake of the solidity with the fans, partly for our wider reputation and branding as a club, and partly because it has to be a help to our players peripheral vision to be able to see a yellow shirt rather than a grey one.... ... if the club want to offer a casual wear top for fans to purchase then fine, do that and say that is what it is. Agree, but it's marketing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CDMullins 436 Posted March 8, 2020 Ben Godfrey must think the safe, he attempted to start yesterday's game in his training top! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Surfer 1,547 Posted March 8, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Chumino said: Agree, but it's marketing. No it isn't actually. There may be a contractual clause to wear it a certain number of times, but it's really terrible marketing. Successful marketing is about achieving your financial goals and satisfying the underlying needs of your customer base. This fails miserably. The whole point for the kit vendor (and maybe the club) is to sell more shirts. But they would sell just as many if this was marketed as casual wear rather than a totally unnecessary third kit. In fact even the red change kit is unnecessary, it could just as easily be a white shirt and socks variant of the main kit, so again people could wear it as a casual shirt. Edited March 9, 2020 by Surfer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
percy varco 198 Posted March 8, 2020 Very hard for players to pick out players against the background of the crowd. should never have a grey kit. I wonder how many of the 3rd kit actually get sold. will be in the sale in a couple of weeks ready for next seasons pointless offering of a 3rd kit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chumino 57 Posted March 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Surfer said: No it isn't actually. There may be a contractual clause to wear it a certain number of times, but it's really terrible marketing. Proper marking is about achieving your financial goals and satisfying the underlying needs of your customer base. This fails miserably. The whole point for the kit vendor (and maybe the club) is to sell more shirts. But they would sell just as many if this was properly marketed as casual wear rather than as a totally unnecessary third kit. In fact even the change kit is unnecessary, it could just as easily be a white variant of the main kit, so again people could wear it as a casual shirt. It's still marketing. I do however agree with you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlands Yellow 3,984 Posted March 8, 2020 1 hour ago, SwindonCanary said: As soon as I learned we were playing in that stripe and Hooper was the ref, I predicted a loss. I predicted a loss too after looking at our away form this season. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,531 Posted March 9, 2020 9 hours ago, percy varco said: Very hard for players to pick out players against the background of the crowd. should never have a grey kit. This^^^ I can't understand it at all. Bright colours are always better. Football is such an instinctive game that to be able to see team mates out of the corner of your eye is fundamental - and grey or black are never going to help that. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Feedthewolf 4,846 Posted March 9, 2020 11 hours ago, percy varco said: Very hard for players to pick out players against the background of the crowd. should never have a grey kit. I wonder how many of the 3rd kit actually get sold. will be in the sale in a couple of weeks ready for next seasons pointless offering of a 3rd kit I bought one, and I love the kit. I think it looks quite classy and understated. However, I can totally see the argument that it's not a good colour for the team itself to wear. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yellowhammer 86 Posted March 9, 2020 (edited) Worst ever strip hate it can’t beat good old green and yellow , don’t mind the red so much but green and yellow will not clash with red and white stripes . Edited March 9, 2020 by Yellowhammer Spelling Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mason 47 1,379 Posted March 9, 2020 It's a third strip, designed to look good with a pair of jeans as our bright yellow (and this season bright red) tends not to. Having been part of these discussions with the club a number of years back, yellow is actually categorically the hardest colour to sell at retail and because of this they'll make either the away or third shirts with casual style in mind (and occasionally try to trigger cult classic status with a loopy one). From a footballing standpoint, I expect us to lose when we wear it as generally any team I can remember wearing grey doesn't do well. https://www.90min.com/posts/6224304-gary-neville-reveals-why-man-utd-ditched-grey-kit-at-half-time-during-1996-defeat-to-southampton 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,679 Posted March 9, 2020 I bought one also. I liked it then, like it now and will still like it next season. Grey is a nice neutral colour and you can wear it with any other colour. Signed Giorgio Armani 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Surfer 1,547 Posted March 9, 2020 5 hours ago, Mason 47 said: It's a third strip, designed to look good with a pair of jeans ....yellow is actually categorically the hardest colour to sell at retail and because of this they'll make either the away or third shirts with casual style in mind. I expect us to lose when we wear it as generally any team I can remember wearing grey doesn't do well. So there is your "proof". It looks good with jeans. Agree with that. We lose games when we wear it. Agree with that too. If true, what's the financial gain / loss from selling a few more shirts v's losing an additional three games a season? Just market it as casual wear, and stop promoting it as a third strip and the club would be much better off financially. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlands Yellow 3,984 Posted March 9, 2020 Didn’t Man Utd blame their grey away kit too years ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ward 3 372 Posted March 10, 2020 I love the grey kit. Think its nicest one we've had for a while Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Surfer 1,547 Posted March 10, 2020 Yes, that's true it's the nicest grey kit we have had in a long time, and hopefully ever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,746 Posted March 10, 2020 On 09/03/2020 at 18:47, Midlands Yellow said: Didn’t Man Utd blame their grey away kit too years ago. It was at Southampton and they ditched it at H/T when 3-0 down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites