It seems to becoming more and more common for clubs/ sponsors to break the age old traditions of football clubs for marketing purposes.
Newcastle changed their stadium name, Man Utd have a sponsor on the training ground, Cardiff changed their club colours, and it seems quite a few teams have changed their style of kit this summer.
Most noticeably, Inter Milan (and WBA ), who have opted to go from their traditional black and blue stripes to a pinstripe kit.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2686128/Mauro-Icardi-models-Inter-Milans-new-pinstripe-2014-15-home-kit.html
http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/west-bromwich-albion-fc/2014/07/11/west-brom-fans-react-to-new-kit-its-stripes-but-not-as-we-know-it/
Breaking Traditions
posted on 11/7/14
Maybe West Brom won't kit clash with everyone on Pro Evo now.
posted on 11/7/14
And the ridiculous decision at the WC for teams to not wear their traditional colours. Why didn't Germany where white and black the other night ? Why did England where all white and Italy all blue. Brazil white shorts and not blue etc etc
posted on 11/7/14
comment by Jalisco Red - Republic of Kagawa (U4195)
posted 13 minutes ago
I can live with the training ground being renamed. Did it even have a name before Aon?
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Carrington?
posted on 11/7/14
comment by Football_bloodyhell (U17867)
posted 47 seconds ago
And the ridiculous decision at the WC for teams to not wear their traditional colours. Why didn't Germany where white and black the other night ? Why did England where all white and Italy all blue. Brazil white shorts and not blue etc etc
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FIFA rules stipulate that you must have an all dark and an all light kit I think.
posted on 11/7/14
comment by Football_bloodyhell (U17867)
posted 14 seconds ago
And the ridiculous decision at the WC for teams to not wear their traditional colours. Why didn't Germany where white and black the other night ? Why did England where all white and Italy all blue. Brazil white shorts and not blue etc etc
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I just think these days there's a paranoia about colour clashes. Not sure why.
That said though, isn't England's home kit all white anyway? I really hate that.
posted on 11/7/14
Inter's is very nice.
posted on 11/7/14
comment by Jalisco Red - Republic of Kagawa (U4195)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by Football_bloodyhell (U17867)
posted 14 seconds ago
And the ridiculous decision at the WC for teams to not wear their traditional colours. Why didn't Germany where white and black the other night ? Why did England where all white and Italy all blue. Brazil white shorts and not blue etc etc
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I just think these days there's a paranoia about colour clashes. Not sure why.
That said though, isn't England's home kit all white anyway? I really hate that.
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It's all white because it has to be I believe. I do like the all red though.
posted on 11/7/14
comment by Busbybabes (U9083)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by Jalisco Red - Republic of Kagawa (U4195)
posted 13 minutes ago
I can live with the training ground being renamed. Did it even have a name before Aon?
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Carrington?
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That's what I mean though. Carrington is just a place. City's training ground is also in Carrington.
Now if they'd renamed The Cliff...
posted on 11/7/14
comment by Jalisco Red - Republic of Kagawa (U4195)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Football_bloodyhell (U17867)
posted 14 seconds ago
And the ridiculous decision at the WC for teams to not wear their traditional colours. Why didn't Germany where white and black the other night ? Why did England where all white and Italy all blue. Brazil white shorts and not blue etc etc
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I just think these days there's a paranoia about colour clashes. Not sure why.
That said though, isn't England's home kit all white anyway? I really hate that.
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I guess it would help linesmen with offsides/fouls having the different colour shorts/socks. Probably the same reason the Goalie does not wear the same shorts & socks as the outfield players.
posted on 11/7/14
comment by Busbybabes (U9083)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Football_bloodyhell (U17867)
posted 47 seconds ago
And the ridiculous decision at the WC for teams to not wear their traditional colours. Why didn't Germany where white and black the other night ? Why did England where all white and Italy all blue. Brazil white shorts and not blue etc etc
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FIFA rules stipulate that you must have an all dark and an all light kit I think.
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But that wasn't consistently so. Some of the SOuth American sides had different colored shorts. Seeing Holland in blue just not right when there were no clashes and for a semi Germnay in that red and black horrible kit. In years to come it will be hard to know who was playing who if you just saw a clip from a game unless you were told