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Just had a look at the "Reverse Retro" jerseys, and that looks like a great idea - basically taking a retro design, but flipping the colours right?Because it's boring, lacks creativity, and preaches to the choir. It's a lazy excuse to stifle creativity and prevent the next generation from being able to put their mark on the game.
I'd say it's a nostalgia sale for old men as well, but it's not even that as after a while everybody already owns the design, so you're not really moving heaps of product. You're just allowing old men to remain comfortable in their nostalgia at the expense of appealing to the tastes of younger generations.
The most successful sports merchandising campaign of the last roughly 5 years was the NHL and Adidas' Reverse Retro campaigns (google it), and attitudes like yours are why the NRL doesn't have a strong jersey collecting culture.
I know Souths have done a white spin on their "minties" jersey, but a red variation would be cool to see.
Likewise a green version of the 1995 original Warriors jersey (no, not the Khaki green they used for an ANZAC jersey, the green of the club colours) - as a Warriors fan, I'd grab that in a heartbeat.