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So you agree that red and white stripes are Saints' traditional home kit? But cannot give a reason for changing from tradition? For how long had the previous traditional Leeds and Liverpool kits been running for?

 

Tradition obviously means nothing to him. C'est la vie.

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So breaking any tradition is fine as the new thing might run longer and then be tradition. It's not the strongest argument is it.

 

I have no idea what MLG even thinks, it's just a neverending stream of pedantic history that ranges from irrelevant to so tedious you forget why you even bought a computer.

 

If there is one thing you can be sure of he will defend whatever it is the club is doing at that time. You've got to admire the loyalty and persistance, even if it is wierd.

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So breaking any tradition is fine as the new thing might run longer and then be tradition. It's not the strongest argument is it.

 

I have no idea what MLG even thinks, it's just a neverending stream of pedantic history that ranges from irrelevant to so tedious you forget why you even bought a computer.

 

Tradition is obviously meaningless to him though.

 

It's a problem when you try to operate purely on logical terms in sport.... like so many human endeavours it's a fundamentally emotionally driven. If you look purely for logic you will tie yourself in knots as he frequently does.

 

If you also stick with it long enough, the question of identity and kit becomes pointless.... it will soon come down to questioning the very point of football in the first place! It all ends up with society existing in an Equilibrium (Christian Bale starring matrix rip off, highly unoriginal but quite entertaining) type emotionless hell.

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Really need to start mixing up my metaphors.
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I like it at the end of the film where he bizarrely and needlessly exhibits some great footballing skill with a machine gun that's lying on the floor, flicking it over the back of his head. If Guly tries this we're all fcked.

 

Implementing the 'Gun Kata' ideology into first team training could have potential though...... :o

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People should not delude themselves that a poll on here is representative. My guess is we will sell tens of thousands.

 

A poll on here is completely representative, but it may well sell plenty anyway - though as we have no idea how many shirts we usually sell it's speculation what kind of numbers any Saints shirt has sold.

 

I don't think we've sold "tens of thousands" of many shirts, and this certainly isn't a popular one. Even for those buying to have a Saints kit with adidas on it there's an away kit and a range of training stuff to choose from (both of which I'll probably get).

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A poll on here is completely representative, but it may well sell plenty anyway - though as we have no idea how many shirts we usually sell it's speculation what kind of numbers any Saints shirt has sold.

 

I don't think we've sold "tens of thousands" of many shirts, and this certainly isn't a popular one. Even for those buying to have a Saints kit with adidas on it there's an away kit and a range of training stuff to choose from (both of which I'll probably get).

 

The website for the 'save-our-stripes' campaign is now live incidentally.

 

http://www.save-our-stripes.co.uk

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Don't think that many people are all that bothered, their loyalty is to the club rather than any particular kit.

 

You've said that you think the shirt will sell tens of thousands, how does that tally with people being not all that bothered ? You don't just wake up one morning and Saints have deducted £50 from your account and you've got a shirt on...

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The website for the 'save-our-stripes' campaign is now live incidentally.

 

http://www.save-our-stripes.co.uk

 

Cheers, I've been busy having a life and all that malarkey.

 

Well ok, I turned up to football training in a team GB shirt last night, then met my wife at the pub. Tuesday I spent hours sodding about on FM13 having added the Gwent County 3rd Division to the game, and Monday night I played 5 a side in a Mexico shirt.

 

So basically I've been doing other vaguely football things, though that basically IS my life, so... yeah, anyway. Not been "SOS"ing.

 

Incidentally, considering this shirt is going to sell "tens of thousands" apparently, I've seen one person's kid with one on my FB feed and haven't seen anyone in real life wearing one. The sash was EVERYWHERE in the first week and I saw hundreds (though admittedly the World Cup was on and people wore them to England matches).

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Cheers, I've been busy having a life and all that malarkey.

 

Well ok, I turned up to football training in a team GB shirt last night, then met my wife at the pub. Tuesday I spent hours sodding about on FM13 having added the Gwent County 3rd Division to the game, and Monday night I played 5 a side in a Mexico shirt.

 

So basically I've been doing other vaguely football things, though that basically IS my life, so... yeah, anyway. Not been "SOS"ing.

 

Incidentally, considering this shirt is going to sell "tens of thousands" apparently, I've seen one person's kid with one on my FB feed and haven't seen anyone in real life wearing one. The sash was EVERYWHERE in the first week and I saw hundreds (though admittedly the World Cup was on and people wore them to England matches).

 

Haha. No worries. The site would have been live on the weekend had inconvenient things such as work and human contact not interfered.

 

Being immobile due to injury during the evening has helped a little in terms of the progress too! :D

 

Have to confess, havn't seen many of the new red shirts here either.... will nice to get the house move sorted soon and get a real perspective.

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Cheers, I've been busy having a life and all that malarkey.

 

Well ok, I turned up to football training in a team GB shirt last night, then met my wife at the pub. Tuesday I spent hours sodding about on FM13 having added the Gwent County 3rd Division to the game, and Monday night I played 5 a side in a Mexico shirt.

 

So basically I've been doing other vaguely football things, though that basically IS my life, so... yeah, anyway. Not been "SOS"ing.

 

Incidentally, considering this shirt is going to sell "tens of thousands" apparently, I've seen one person's kid with one on my FB feed and haven't seen anyone in real life wearing one. The sash was EVERYWHERE in the first week and I saw hundreds (though admittedly the World Cup was on and people wore them to England matches).

 

There is nowt so blind as them what cant see. Or something.

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There is nowt so blind as them what cant see. Or something.

 

I am reliably informed also that Woolston gentleman's emporium proprietor and noted stripe disliker Wurzel has also not yet seen a single new home shirt in the wild.

 

I bet that taxi bloke's had fahsands of them in the back of his cab.

 

Seen any in the street round your way, Turks ? ;)

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I am reliably informed also that Woolston gentleman's emporium proprietor and noted stripe disliker Wurzel has also not yet seen a single new home shirt in the wild.

 

I bet that taxi bloke's had fahsands of them in the back of his cab.

 

Seen any in the street round your way, Turks ? ;)

 

No mate. All the locals here are still up in arms at yet another plain white kit.

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I will wear my Red and White stripes to home games, not sure what inpact this will have but I'll be happy with my own form of protest.

 

Indeed.

 

Added to which, the current home shirt will not be appearing in our house for birthdays, or Christmas.

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Indeed.

 

Added to which, the current home shirt will not be appearing in our house for birthdays, or Christmas.

 

Just to p*ss everyone off who doesn't buy one, I will. I'll give it to a charity shop or store it or something, but I'll have "made my point" [that it's just a football shirt].

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