New kit release!

[Red-Osbornello]

The amount of crap posted on here in general is nauseating. Personally, I can't believe this thread has made it to this many pages...

I blame Beattie.

[Exile on Spencer St]

Shhh! You'll wake Davo up.

[deeayess]

Given that Stanley have probably been using generic kits in the past as they are cheaper as stated and that we used the generic red one and white one last season it isn't hard to see why we have the red and white stripes this season.

It would be great if we could have shirts more in-keeping with our traditional red but we don't have the bulk buying power to fund it nor the major exposure of the big clubs to sell it on a big scale so we are stuck with what we have.

I would doubt that playing in stripes would be high in the list of reasons for not watching Stanley given the many other reasons people put forward such as prices, the state of the ground, the style of play, tv, bigger clubs nearby etc.

As for Hyndburn Mitre United, even Davo hasn't came up with anything as daft as that. I'd like to say that we should be grateful to have a league team in Accy but that might make me a board sycophant .

I'm sure Dave is doing the best he can with limited resources and probably for little reward so I for one am grateful given he isn't even a dyed in the wool Stanley fan.

[Alvin the chipmunk]

I will kindly offer to donate one free red felt tip to any shirt purchaser who feels aggrieved by the new shirt so they can colour the white bits in themselves. Problem solved. PM me and we'll sort out the £20 postage and packaging fee. Problem solved.

[choirboy]

Originally Posted by Alvin the chipmunk

I will kindly offer to donate one free red felt tip to any shirt purchaser who feels aggrieved by the new shirt so they can colour the white bits in themselves. Problem solved. PM me and we'll sort out the £20 postage and packaging fee. Problem solved.

Is the Felt tip Pen washing machine proof?
If it is I will have one to colour in the "White Stripes".....
Interesting to note Alvin your identity "PIC" is of Andy Gouke scoring his 'Wonder goal' where he is wearing the "Classic Stanley Strip of old"!!
ON STANLEY ON even in colours taken out of a bag of Liquorice Allsorts!

[deeayess]

Originally Posted by Alvin the chipmunk

I will kindly offer to donate one free red felt tip to any shirt purchaser who feels aggrieved by the new shirt so they can colour the white bits in themselves. Problem solved. PM me and we'll sort out the £20 postage and packaging fee. Problem solved.

What a daft idea. Surely the sensible thing to do would be to buy 2 shirts, cut the red stripes out of the second one and stick them over the white ones of the first. That way the club benefits by selling 2 shirts and you still have an all red one .

Plus if you are really keen you can sew all the white stripes together and you have an away strip too

[StanleyAccrington]

Originally Posted by Chewbacca

Accy Combination springs to mind; the commercial side of the club is almost upsetting. Stick a badge on a generic multibuy kit... Who would have sanctioned this?

The same thing happens to clubs higher up the pyramid who have their kits supplied by Adidas, Nike and other kit manufacturers.

For example:



and



Change the colours, sponsor and badge - hey presto, another club's kit!

You're making this out to be much worse than it actually is.

[Greger]

Thank you, Deeayess,
For trying to explain. I may still not understand, but that is, I suppose, my problem.

You obviously do not believe that there was much money involved, but nor do you need to know the amount. ANY deal that brings in anything for anything should cause applause to the Commercial Department. Others have put it in similar terms. The people on this forum will know the financial situation better than I do. I was truly unaware that it was that bad. I am very sorry to hear it.

Thanks also to Winstanley for pointing out that Accrington Stanley were not the Reds. That was interesting. That too was news to me. You learn every day. It might also interest RevivedStripes, StripesRaine and Striped-Osbornello.

[Red-Osbornello]

Originally Posted by Greger

Thanks also to Winstanley for pointing out that Accrington Stanley were not the Reds. That was interesting. That too was news to me. You learn every day. It might also interest RevivedStripes, StripesRaine and Striped-Osbornello.

Red is still the primary colour??

[baldy]

So after all these years "Jonny Colemans Red and White Army" has been one big lie?

[cashman]

Any old stager will know, the main chant at Peel Park was always "Cmon The Reds" the main song i remember was "On Stanley On"

[Exile on Spencer St]

Originally Posted by cashman

....the main chant at Peel Park ....was "On Stanley On"

I seem to remember (just) that it was barely a duet towards the end

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Exile on Spencer St

I seem to remember (just) that it was barely a duet towards the end

Aye behind the goal huncoat end. sound always carried better Peel Park End wi having a little low roof.

[keep the faith]

Originally Posted by cashman

Any old stager will know, the main chant at Peel Park was always "Cmon The Reds" the main song i remember was "On Stanley On"

So, should the Rovers fans actually chant "Come on you blue and whites"? and should the Burnley fans chant "Come on you claret and blues"? etc; etc; etc.

As red is still the predominant colour, in my opinion it's still the reds. I'm not that far in age behind you Cashy and I can never remember at any time as a Stanley supporter when the colour white has not been featured somewhere on the Stanley strip. I do remember though when they changed the shirt badge.

It doesn't bother me really if they turn out in their vests and underpants as long as they give 100% and take maximum points every game.

Considering what's going on in the world today some people need to focus a little more on what's important and less on whether or not a Stanley shirt should have white vertical stripes on the front of it.

[cashman]

Nowt to do wi who chants what, its pointing out how it was viewed by those who attended back then, there musta been some reason for it? though it is the same as whats going on in the world to a degree, meaning its run by cretins and sod all is likely to change.