DragonInTheInnerWest
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Please forgive if this has been addressed in a previous thread that I might have missed ...
What's with this year's alternative strip? All red. No hint of a motif, stripe or pattern of any kind.
Don't get me wrong, a solid monotone strip can be powerful. All Blacks, England and Wales in RU. This is hard to replicate in NRL uniforms however when they are plastered in lettering, sponsors and logos. Even the Mighty Reds of Liverpool throw their fans a bone with a pin stripe here or there.
At the risk of over-doing the importance of a kit, there have been studies done on the perception of club identity through uniform linked with performance. The All Blacks binned the grey kit they used immediately after bombing out of one World Cup. Alec Ferguson ordered a grey second Man U kit be scrapped mid-season after the team recorded a string of losses wearing it.
Don't buy into the performance link too much. The change kit Saints wore in 2010 was an abomination.
But at the same time don't fans deserve a bit better? Wonder if this is another symptom of the current malaise the club has brought on itself. Lack of identity, excitement, passion, creativity, ideas. It's evident in the kit as much as it is in the style of play. It hardly screams 'rush out and buy me' to fans which I understood to kinda be the whole point.
Know I'm not the only supporter disappointed in the way the club undersells the great colours, tradition and symbology of the club. St George and the dragon. There are crosses, vees, dragons, hoops. They have been on the right track in recent years but have taken massive strides backwards with this year's model.
What's with this year's alternative strip? All red. No hint of a motif, stripe or pattern of any kind.
Don't get me wrong, a solid monotone strip can be powerful. All Blacks, England and Wales in RU. This is hard to replicate in NRL uniforms however when they are plastered in lettering, sponsors and logos. Even the Mighty Reds of Liverpool throw their fans a bone with a pin stripe here or there.
At the risk of over-doing the importance of a kit, there have been studies done on the perception of club identity through uniform linked with performance. The All Blacks binned the grey kit they used immediately after bombing out of one World Cup. Alec Ferguson ordered a grey second Man U kit be scrapped mid-season after the team recorded a string of losses wearing it.
Don't buy into the performance link too much. The change kit Saints wore in 2010 was an abomination.
But at the same time don't fans deserve a bit better? Wonder if this is another symptom of the current malaise the club has brought on itself. Lack of identity, excitement, passion, creativity, ideas. It's evident in the kit as much as it is in the style of play. It hardly screams 'rush out and buy me' to fans which I understood to kinda be the whole point.
Know I'm not the only supporter disappointed in the way the club undersells the great colours, tradition and symbology of the club. St George and the dragon. There are crosses, vees, dragons, hoops. They have been on the right track in recent years but have taken massive strides backwards with this year's model.
