Biggsy
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Post by Biggsy on Apr 14, 2021 15:18:32 GMT
Its my opinion that the Blue and White quarters are sacrosanct front AND back and shouldnt be buggered about with but maybe a black collar or neck edging could be an option. As far as the socks are concerned those older than me (yes there are a few!) tell me that the greatest team ever to wear the quarters (1952-53} wore black socks and a couple of seasons after wore Black shorts which looked weird! Blue and White quartered shirts both sides and White shorts please ! not fussed about the socks.
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Post by gassa on Apr 14, 2021 16:38:59 GMT
I think black shorts would be different and ok. I remember watching Rovers v City @ Ashton gate mid-70s (1-1, Tony Pulis... I Think). We played in black shorts. The EP reporter thought it was hideous. I liked it. Good enough for the first ten Hall of Famers*; good enough for our greatest player; good enough for 2021-22. So, how about fully and properly quartered home shirt, black shorts and blue and white hooped socks? Man Mountain 80s CF Archie Stephenson looked awesome in hooped socks. Very, very Geoff Bradford.
*Please don't come back with a list of the first 10 HoF inductees who didn't wear black shorts!
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Post by alanrg on Apr 14, 2021 16:41:29 GMT
Gassa the centre forward in the 80s was Archie Stephens 👍⚽️
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Post by gassa on Apr 15, 2021 11:54:51 GMT
Archie Stephens! Course it was. Thank you, Alanrg. AAhh! The rest of it was all right, was it, the bit about black shorts, blue and white hooped socks - and Archie did look like awesome!
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Post by lpgas1 on Apr 15, 2021 12:55:16 GMT
Archie Stephens! Course it was. Thank you, Alanrg. AAhh! The rest of it was all right, was it, the bit about black shorts, blue and white hooped socks - and Archie did look like awesome! 100% agree
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Apr 15, 2021 18:41:16 GMT
Off topic, but why was the "Archie Archie" chant accompanied with the arm movement?
I don't see the connection?
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Post by BS6 Gas on Apr 15, 2021 18:45:38 GMT
During the height of BLM, I contacted Tom G and suggested that for the annual Kick It Out awareness game, perhaps the top white quarter should be changed to black. He said that the kit designs were already being looked at. Not sure what other think, but I am sure someone could produce a picture of the general idea on here. It would be a simple but clear statement and would have a ready made tag line - Black and White are equal in the Blue half of Bristol. Before anyone says anything, I now our demographic are no where near this, but it is just based on the shirt design, one black quarter and one white and two blue quarters. If it was manufactured as a limited edition one off, I am sure it would sell well, with the profits going to the community Dept to help Bame projects. The Tesco bag design was not very pretty, but sold well because it was so different. This would give good publicity for the club, sponsors and kit manufacturer, as well as possibly introducing new fans. Awful idea Keep politics out of sport
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Post by BS6 Gas on Apr 15, 2021 18:48:13 GMT
Off topic, but why was the "Archie Archie" chant accompanied with the arm movement? I don't see the connection? The movement just flowed with the chant. No connotations intended
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Apr 15, 2021 18:48:55 GMT
Excellent, bs6! Politics in sport only divides.
No reasonable person is going to agree with discrimination of any sort, but there are better ways to spread education and awareness.
I do like the black shorts though.....snazzy.
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Post by Hugh Jarsole on Apr 15, 2021 18:50:36 GMT
During the height of BLM, I contacted Tom G and suggested that for the annual Kick It Out awareness game, perhaps the top white quarter should be changed to black. He said that the kit designs were already being looked at. Not sure what other think, but I am sure someone could produce a picture of the general idea on here. It would be a simple but clear statement and would have a ready made tag line - Black and White are equal in the Blue half of Bristol. Before anyone says anything, I now our demographic are no where near this, but it is just based on the shirt design, one black quarter and one white and two blue quarters. If it was manufactured as a limited edition one off, I am sure it would sell well, with the profits going to the community Dept to help Bame projects. The Tesco bag design was not very pretty, but sold well because it was so different. This would give good publicity for the club, sponsors and kit manufacturer, as well as possibly introducing new fans. Yeah.. I like that
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Apr 15, 2021 18:51:29 GMT
Off topic, but why was the "Archie Archie" chant accompanied with the arm movement? I don't see the connection? The movement just flowed with the chant. No connotations intended We are in more enchanted times, perhaps that's a great example of naivity? I don't think it would be uncontroversial in this enlightenment age...?
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Post by BS6 Gas on Apr 15, 2021 18:52:30 GMT
Excellent, bs6! Politics in sport only divides. No reasonable person is going to agree with discrimination of any sort, but there are better ways to spread education and awareness. I do like the black shorts though.....snazzy. Don’t be a dick
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Apr 15, 2021 18:57:46 GMT
Excellent, bs6! Politics in sport only divides. No reasonable person is going to agree with discrimination of any sort, but there are better ways to spread education and awareness. I do like the black shorts though.....snazzy. Don’t be a dick Genuinely..... ?
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Post by hardingegas on Apr 15, 2021 23:22:09 GMT
According to the Historical Kits website we only wore black shorts in our first season in the old Second Division 1953/54.
In those days it seems there was only a choice of white, black or navy blue shorts until the sixties when multiple colours became the norm.
In the early 50's our socks were usually black with blue turnovers.
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Post by Westy on Apr 16, 2021 0:43:43 GMT
During the height of BLM, I contacted Tom G and suggested that for the annual Kick It Out awareness game, perhaps the top white quarter should be changed to black. He said that the kit designs were already being looked at. Not sure what other think, but I am sure someone could produce a picture of the general idea on here. It would be a simple but clear statement and would have a ready made tag line - Black and White are equal in the Blue half of Bristol. Before anyone says anything, I now our demographic are no where near this, but it is just based on the shirt design, one black quarter and one white and two blue quarters. If it was manufactured as a limited edition one off, I am sure it would sell well, with the profits going to the community Dept to help Bame projects. The Tesco bag design was not very pretty, but sold well because it was so different. This would give good publicity for the club, sponsors and kit manufacturer, as well as possibly introducing new fans. Awful idea Keep politics out of sport Have to disagree. Sport in engrained into Culture, and as such is representative of the society and culture it exists in. This being the reason flagrant racist abuse is channeled through social media, making other people of similar ilk join the bandwagon. Sport, being a grand uniter of local communities, then national communities, and at the top level, international relationships, has the reach, the audience and the influence to be one facet of social change. More young lads known how many goals Cristiano Ronaldo scored than they know where Prince Philip was born. And if that doesn't show you how powerful sport is in its influence and ability to impart knowledge onto young people, then I don't know what to tell you. But things that stick in young men's mind will be the things that grow into adult men's minds. And when adult men are hiding behind keyboards making other human beings feel like sh** because of the colour of their skin, then I would argue that sport (and football being the biggest..) can and does have a very strong argument to be an instrument of influence and change throughout culture.
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Post by Westy on Apr 16, 2021 0:45:31 GMT
The fact that we are having this debate proves that politics is already involved. Too late to sing *rule Britannia* now folks. It can go one of two ways, and I'm sure the majority would rather it go in the positive.
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Post by farmerofsheep on Apr 16, 2021 6:12:58 GMT
Off topic, but why was the "Archie Archie" chant accompanied with the arm movement? I don't see the connection? Because we were fascists back in those days, thought it was a good idea to have a fight with the other team's supporters too...... oh sorry thought you wanted politics in sport?
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Post by Hugo the Elder on Apr 16, 2021 6:15:20 GMT
Excellent, bs6! Politics in sport only divides. No reasonable person is going to agree with discrimination of any sort, but there are better ways to spread education and awareness. I do like the black shorts though.....snazzy. Don’t be a dick Unnecessary. Please play nicely. H
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Post by goodnightirene1883 on Apr 16, 2021 6:29:44 GMT
Off topic, but why was the "Archie Archie" chant accompanied with the arm movement? I don't see the connection? Was that for Lee Archer? Or did we reintroduce it for him?
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Post by kentgas on Apr 16, 2021 11:32:06 GMT
Off topic, but why was the "Archie Archie" chant accompanied with the arm movement? I don't see the connection? Was that for Lee Archer? Or did we reintroduce it for him? Don't remember it for Lee Archer - just the great Archie Stephens iirc
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