LE STRIPE'S first outing

[patred44]

today we should be able to use our new LE STRIPE kit for the first time... lets hope it's introduced with a big bang

 

COME ON YOU STRIPE

 

 

 

 

Edited 24 July, 2010 by patred44

[scott_saints]

Be quiet.

[Saint_clark]

Love your avatar.

[docker-p]

The result: Marketeers 1, Tradition 0,

 

The sooner this sorry episode in our history is over, and we get back to wearing what all the greats who played for Saints wore, the better.

Until then, come on you whites!

[for_heaven's_Saint]

The result: Marketeers 1, Tradition 0,

 

The sooner this sorry episode in our history is over, and we get back to wearing what all the greats who played for Saints wore, the better.

Until then, come on you whites!

 

The shirt being p*ssed on in your avatar has a sash on the back, our home shirt does not

[Saint Garrett]

The result: Marketeers 1, Tradition 0,

 

The sooner this sorry episode in our history is over, and we get back to wearing what all the greats who played for Saints wore, the better.

Until then, come on you whites!

 

Cheer up

[docker-p]

Cheep then, as well as nasty

[Matthew Le God]

Cheep then, as well as nasty

 

You are clearly in a minority, as most Saints fans in polls love it.

[Matthew Le God]

In fact I doubt many teams have ever had such high % of fans in a number of surveys liking a kit.

[Badger]

Don't know why, but I had assumed that the shirt would first be worn v Plymouth. The match v Reading is more likely to be used as a chance to show the away kit to the public.

[John B]

You are clearly in a minority, as most Saints fans in polls love it.

 

Well I dont like it either just looks like a tee shirt to me

[Saint_clark]

Well I dont like it either just looks like a tee shirt to me

 

So you'd prefer to have a sponsor on?

[John B]

So you'd prefer to have a sponsor on?

 

No just Red and White stripes please

[docker-p]

You're on very dodgy ground if you think that the views of people who subscribe to this forum are an accurate representation of a cross section of Saints fans.

In fact I doubt many teams have ever had such high % of fans in a number of surveys liking a kit.

[Matthew Le God]

You're on very dodgy ground if you think that the views of people who subscribe to this forum are an accurate representation of a cross section of Saints fans.

 

What about the poll on the Echo website?

[for_heaven's_Saint]

What about the amount of shirts sold?

[docker-p]

What about the poll on the Echo website?

 

The common denominator there is websites, which will skew any poll.

Having said that I'm sure a poll conducted properly would still see a majority in favour of it. Although much smaller is my guess. That doesn't make it right.

Edited 24 July, 2010 by docker-p

[Matthew Le God]

The common denominator there is websites, which will skew any poll.

Having said that I'm sure a poll conducted properly would still see a majority in favour of it. Although much smaller is my guess. That doesn't make it right.

 

What about the huge numbers of shirts they have sold?

 

Unless you survey every single person then every poll is skewed in some way or other. Even then you could pick holes in it as to how the respondants by taking a poll have been influenced.

Edited 24 July, 2010 by Matthew Le God

[docker-p]

What about the huge numbers of shirts they have sold?

If there has been, what about them?

[Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd]

The kit's jinxed. Forget promotion this season. It won't happen until we're back in stripes.

[niceandfriendly]

If there has been, what about them?

 

Sorry buddy, but you're a little bonkers if you don't think the majority of Saints fans like the kit. All other Sotonians that I've spoken to all love the strip (for one year of course, not to lose the stripes forever), and none of them post on this forum or are regular t'interweb bores like us. I'm pretty sure other people will say the same.

Edited 24 July, 2010 by niceandfriendly

[jawillwill]

The kit's jinxed. Forget promotion this season. It won't happen until we're back in stripes.

 

Exactly, we've always been frickin' amazing when we play in stripes. In fact, I don't think we've ever lost in them have we? We won't have any chance of winning the Champions League this season while we're in the sash though.

[docker-p]

Sorry buddy, but you're a little bonkers if you don't think the majority of Saints fans like the kit. All other Sotonians that I've spoken to all love the strip (for one year of course, not to lose the stripes forever), and none of them post on this forum or are regular t'interweb bores like us. I'm pretty sure other people will say the same.

 

re-read my posts on this thread; and then re-think your post. Buddy.

[NickG]

The result: Marketeers 1, Tradition 0,

 

The sooner this sorry episode in our history is over, and we get back to wearing what all the greats who played for Saints wore, the better.

Until then, come on you whites!

 

greats like these:

 

http://www.saintsfcpics.com/pictures_84410/KEVIN-KEEGAN.html

[offix]

I must join that minority. I hate this abomination of a shirt

[Badger]

The shirt is for one year,and given its historical context I can certainly live with it.

 

We have had worse abominations, ie the red with white shoulders in the 1985 era, the Danish pyjamas,and the Pony tick.So the sash is fine with me for a season.

[benjii]

The shirt is wonderful.

 

Frankly, no one on here would have a clue about style if it raped them. You fatty Primark Slobodan Meshirtovic sandle-and-sock uber gimps.

[Wes Tender]

All this stuff about the shirt has already been debated ad nauseum. Docker is not forced into buying one or wearing one and in the meantime he can join all of the Skate fans in having an avator that disrespects the official Saints shirt of the year.

 

The most obvious way to gauge the popularity of the shirt is to look at the sales figures and those indicate that it is a rip roaring success. We not only have a pretty unique strip in British football in terms of its design, but also because we have no sponsor.

 

I'll look forward to wearing mine at home matches. I've seen several out and about and they look great. I'll wear the new stripes kit next season when we're back in the Championship.

[krissyboy31]

All this stuff about the shirt has already been debated ad nauseum. Docker is not forced into buying one or wearing one and in the meantime he can join all of the Skate fans in having an avator that disrespects the official Saints shirt of the year.

 

The most obvious way to gauge the popularity of the shirt is to look at the sales figures and those indicate that it is a rip roaring success. We not only have a pretty unique strip in British football in terms of its design, but also because we have no sponsor.

 

I'll look forward to wearing mine at home matches. I've seen several out and about and they look great. I'll wear the new stripes kit next season when we're back in the Championship.

 

Agree 100%!

[docker-p]

The shirt is wonderful.

 

Frankly, no one on here would have a clue about style if it raped them. You fatty Primark Slobodan Meshirtovic sandle-and-sock uber gimps.

Oh do please give us a your style tips. If you have any beyond wearing replica shirts?

[docker-p]

All this stuff about the shirt has already been debated ad nauseum. Docker is not forced into buying one or wearing one and in the meantime he can join all of the Skate fans in having an avator that disrespects the official Saints shirt of the year.

 

The most obvious way to gauge the popularity of the shirt is to look at the sales figures and those indicate that it is a rip roaring success. We not only have a pretty unique strip in British football in terms of its design, but also because we have no sponsor.

 

I'll look forward to wearing mine at home matches. I've seen several out and about and they look great. I'll wear the new stripes kit next season when we're back in the Championship.

 

If you believe the OS sites PR then yes, it has been a marketing success, which is after all what it was about. As for tradition? By definition a failure.

[SaintRichmond]

No just Red and White stripes please

 

Exactly

 

Saints (Home) colors are Red & White Stripes

 

Not a gimmicky cheap insult just to satisfy Cortese

 

Looks just like a Sunday morning Pub Teams kit

[Phil the Saint]

Gob smacked by the amount of new shirts I have seen out and about must be selling very well.

[docker-p]

Gob smacked by the amount of new shirts I have seen out and about must be selling very well.

Yep, there's never a shortage of suckers.

[Colinjb]

You can't please all the people all of the time and it's only a one off. I personally love it and the natives in Cov have thought it a fantastic idea. I would be opposed to a permanant change but like the novelty of the change for the anniversary.

 

There are enough retro shirts available too to satisfy those after something a bit more timeless.

 

This is surely a total non issue.

[NickG]

If you believe the OS sites PR then yes, it has been a marketing success, which is after all what it was about. As for tradition? By definition a failure.

 

poll on here was convincing, most people love it

[RAF Saint]

Exactly

 

Saints (Home) colors are Red & White Stripes

 

Not a gimmicky cheap insult just to satisfy Cortese

 

Looks just like a Sunday morning Pub Teams kit

 

Anything to moan and blame Cortese for! I for one am pleased that our chairman has decided to not have a sponsor for a season, in a season that we are respecting our tradition!!

 

This shirt is more traditional than any other shirt we've had in recent times. Can anybosy actually say they enjoyed having Friends Provident or Flybe written across there shirt??

 

No i thought not....

[docker-p]

Anything to moan and blame Cortese for! I for one am pleased that our chairman has decided to not have a sponsor for a season, in a season that we are respecting our tradition!!

This shirt is more traditional than any other shirt we've had in recent times. Can anybosy actually say they enjoyed having Friends Provident or Flybe written across there shirt??

 

No i thought not....

 

But we're not respecting our tradition, thats always been my point. Traditionally we wear red and white stripes. The red sash was our original kit (for one season i think, maybe two), NOT our traditional kit, which is Red and White stripes that everyone from Ron Davies to Terry Paine to Matt Le Tiss wore.

 

The sash is simply a cheap marketing stunt, to rake in a few extra bob. It's nasty, it's white, and it's all about coining it in from a mugs.

Edited 25 July, 2010 by docker-p

[modern matron]

But we're not respecting our tradition, thats always been my point. Traditionally we wear red and white stripes. The red sash was our original kit (for one season i think, maybe two), NOT our traditional kit, which is Red and White stripes that everyone from Ron Davies to Terry Paine to Matt Le Tiss wore.

 

The sash is simply a cheap marketing stunt, to rake in a few extra bob. It's nasty, it's white, and it's all about coining it in from a mugs.

 

Why are you making such a fuss? The vast majority love it! Selling a shirt with no sponsor has to be the weirdest marketing stunt to make money I have heard of..........

[NickG]

is this red and white stripes?

 

probably about our most famous kit.

[docker-p]

is this red and white stripes?

 

probably about our most famous kit.

 

Do try harder.

[Colinjb]

Why are you making such a fuss? The vast majority love it! Selling a shirt with no sponsor has to be the weirdest marketing stunt to make money I have heard of..........

 

Some people just need a daft and fundamentally pointless lone crusade to make them feel big. Just look at StueyBensonPhillips.

[docker-p]

Why are you making such a fuss? The vast majority love it! Selling a shirt with no sponsor has to be the weirdest marketing stunt to make money I have heard of..........

Moderately inventive way of upping the ante on next seasons sponsorship. But wouldn't the sponsor free zone have been better on a Red and white striped shirt?

[benjii]

Moderately inventive way of upping the ante on next seasons sponsorship. But wouldn't the sponsor free zone have been better on a Red and white striped shirt?

 

No.

[docker-p]

No.

 

Why so?

[rocknrollman no2]

Moderately inventive way of upping the ante on next seasons sponsorship. But wouldn't the sponsor free zone have been better on a Red and white striped shirt?

 

Definately yes!!!!

[Colinjb]

Why so?

 

It would just be another red and white shirt, and there are only so many variations of that you can do. This shirt is a unique one off based on the most initial part of our history. I find the change extremely refreshing.

 

I will welcome back the conventional strip next season, but right now, the change is good for me.

[docker-p]

Why so?

Not that i give a flying f***, just that one word answers on a forum like this don't enhance it.

[Colinjb]

Not that i give a flying f***, just that one word answers on a forum like this don't enhance it.

 

Do you think the people that like the sash are wanting to get rid of the stripes for good?

[Wes Tender]

If you believe the OS sites PR then yes, it has been a marketing success, which is after all what it was about. As for tradition? By definition a failure.

 

1) Yes

2) No

 

Now move on.