150th Anniversary kit/celebrations

[only2garners]

I think I can allow myself a small non-controversial leak from Monday's Fans Forum.

The away shirt is planned to be launched on Friday. Rovers will wear it in Saturday's game as Everton have asked if they can use their home shirt, as it's so far the only one they have launched.

[Lancaster Rover]

If that's the shirt I'd put it in with the others as being 'fine', an all yellow shirt with black piping isn't one to get the pulses racing for me. Contrasting arms, a couple of strips down the sides like the 92/93 3rd shirt would be much more interesting

[RevidgeBlue]

2 hours ago, Rover84 said:

Leak of new kit On twitter as well. 

If that's right, that's absolutely horrible, reminds me more of a Burnley away kit from years gone by.

Burnt yellow and claret, what possible connection does that have to us?

No proper badge on this one either seemingly.

They've truly outcome themselves with the shitness of the kits this year. In a major anniversary year as well. 

[Feed the Yak]

Ah man didn't spot the claret thought it was black. Jeez...

[rigger]

29 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

If that's right, that's absolutely horrible, reminds me more of a Burnley away kit from years gone by.

Burnt yellow and claret, what possible connection does that have to us?

No proper badge on this one either seemingly.

They've truly outcome themselves with the shitness of the kits this year. In a major anniversary year as well. 

My first though on seeing the kit was: Wolves.

[doctorryan]

My first thought was relegation.

[GHR]

2 hours ago, only2garners said:

I think I can allow myself a small non-controversial leak from Monday's Fans Forum.

The away shirt is planned to be launched on Friday. Rovers will wear it in Saturday's game as Everton have asked if they can use their home shirt, as it's so far the only one they have launched.

We should have told Everton to get lost and we could debuted the away kit in Spain, maybe even as a acknowledgement to those fans who've spent money or bodged existing holidays to go out there and see us we could have given them an exclusive pre-sale either in advance or on the day (if that's legal!).

Instead we'll have a different 'Blues' on our home patch whilst our iconic home kit, worn by us at Ewood for just the laat 135 years languishes in a draw somewhere in the dressing room.

Everton's lack of planning is not Rovers's concern, and we certainly shouldn't have made such an obvious concession to them accordingly.

Watch us forget to turn off Come On You Blues on the screen on Saturday...

[GHD]

Nothing to stop Everton playing in last seasons away kit.
Mind we still wouldn’t be playing in a proper Rovers shirt if we played in this seasons home kit

Edited Wednesday at 17:04 by GHD

[rigger]

1 hour ago, GHR said:

We should have told Everton to get lost and we could debuted the away kit in Spain, maybe even as a acknowledgement to those fans who've spent money or bodged existing holidays to go out there and see us we could have given them an exclusive pre-sale either in advance or on the day (if that's legal!).

Instead we'll have a different 'Blues' on our home patch whilst our iconic home kit, worn by us at Ewood for just the laat 135 years languishes in a draw somewhere in the dressing room.

Everton's lack of planning is not Rovers's concern, and we certainly shouldn't have made such an obvious concession to them accordingly.

Watch us forget to turn off Come On You Blues on the screen on Saturday...

Jack Walkers legacy being well and truly upheld.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

2 hours ago, doctorryan said:

My first thought was relegation.

My first thought was - I’m not buying one.

[JHRover]

So effectively we are going to be the away side at the weekend with Everton comfortably outnumbering Rovers fans and us agreeing to wear our away strip to accommodate their desire to wear their home strip. 

It really does show where we are at doesn't it?

Add to that now suspicions of claret on the away shirt and the total lack of any effort to commemorate our 150th anniversary in any of the 3 shirts (not even getting the halves right on the home strip). Dear me. 

[dingles staying down 4ever]

So our away kits are Macron's prototypes for Plymouth and Wolves.

All I can say is that its no wonder that Macron didnt get the contracts!

[London blue]

1 hour ago, dingles staying down 4ever said:

So our away kits are Macron's prototypes for Plymouth and Wolves.

All I can say is that its no wonder that Macron didnt get the contracts!

My assumption with kit suppliers is that there is some kind of tiering system. Access to new, bespoke designs would mean a bigger outlay from the club. Otherwise you get basic template designs and get to stick something on the collar and claim it's a "nod" to something.

[JBiz]

Playing in a new strip to launch it at a friendly is contentious?

I think it would be easier to write a list of things that don’t annoy a few of you. I just don’t get the problem.

[MarkBRFC]

Yeah I don't mind us giving the away kit an airing on Saturday, we have done that in friendlies before. Remember playing in that Turquoise one against Stoke at Ewood in a friendly in 2014.

I'm also old enough to remember us playing in our away kit at home to Man City in 1993.

[Mattyblue]

Yeah not too fussed, it’s only a friendly and if we want to advertise our new away shirt, then go for it.

Edited Thursday at 08:45 by Mattyblue

[roversfan99]

19 hours ago, only2garners said:

I think I can allow myself a small non-controversial leak from Monday's Fans Forum.

The away shirt is planned to be launched on Friday. Rovers will wear it in Saturday's game as Everton have asked if they can use their home shirt, as it's so far the only one they have launched.

 

[doctorryan]

I see we're having an ugly away kit contest with the Toffees.

[RevidgeBlue]

1 hour ago, JBiz said:

Playing in a new strip to launch it at a friendly is contentious?

I think it would be easier to write a list of things that don’t annoy a few of you. I just don’t get the problem.

You wouldn't.

If it was our decision to debut our new away kit against Everton I wouldn't particularly agree with it but that would be ok.

We shouldn't be operating in a way solely to suit Everton though. If they have an issue with their kits,  tough titty, that's their problem not ours.

[RevidgeBlue]

30 minutes ago, doctorryan said:

I see we're having an ugly away kit contest with the Toffees.

Is this not having a proper badge lark going to become a thing on the grounds of convenience and screwing even more profit out of a shirt.

[arbitro]

1 hour ago, JBiz said:

Playing in a new strip to launch it at a friendly is contentious?

I think it would be easier to write a list of things that don’t annoy a few of you. I just don’t get the problem.

Our marketing people get (rightly so) pelters sometimes but on this occasion I can see the logic. They go on sale on Saturday morning and there will be many, particularly kids who want to wear the replica shirt we are playing in (my granddaughter is one of them).

If this helps to shift a few more shirts on Saturday then I say well done.

[only2garners]

40 minutes ago, arbitro said:

Our marketing people get (rightly so) pelters sometimes but on this occasion I can see the logic. They go on sale on Saturday morning and there will be many, particularly kids who want to wear the replica shirt we are playing in (my granddaughter is one of them).

If this helps to shift a few more shirts on Saturday then I say well done.

I thought when I posted above that it was non-controversial as I said but clearly that's a rare thing on here. I thought it made sense too.

The post above about Everton's shirt seems to contradict what we were told though.

[RevidgeBlue]

58 minutes ago, only2garners said:

I thought when I posted above that it was non-controversial as I said but clearly that's a rare thing on here. I thought it made sense too.

The post above about Everton's shirt seems to contradict what we were told though.

So two teams in their away kit then?

Brilliant!

I've no idea why the FF didn't object to this in the strongest possible terms. To me it seems obvious our "prestige" home friendly should be used to showcase OUR new home kit.

Sod Everton.

Non controversial? Really?

[roversfan99]

Do we open the club shop after match days?

Wouldnt shock me if we showcased our new kit v Everton then the shop was closed after.

[Mattyblue]

Seems like marketing 101 to me (not often you can say that about this lot).

A game on the day a new kit goes on sale, wear it. Who cares if we are at home, it’s. a. friendly.

Edited Thursday at 11:43 by Mattyblue