Club Information New Macron training / leisure gear launched

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Sorry GIBBO, as you are of a certain age, maybe you're getting the culture of the colours wrong. Our colours on the shirts and shorts were predominantly blue and white from 1906 until 1985, apart from 1910/11. Our
Chairman Vic Jobson had a major position in the building firm Laing who became the club’s sponsor. Laing’s corporate colour was yellow on advertising hoardings and machinery and was therefore introduced as part of the club colours, remaining until Jobson’s departure in 1997 when the club returned to the traditional blue and white colours.
So the yellow was introduced for sponsorship, and to promote Laing. Some love the yellow, others don't, like me. I get that. If RM had introduced a third colour to promote one of his firms, there's no way it wouldn't have been dropped once he'd gone, never to reappear. Vic Jobson was also very controversial(No comparison to RM), but still controversial. so in my own opinion, the yellow should have completely gone for good once Vic went. There were question marks about the redevelopment of the South Bank, the flats figures, and the conflict of interest. SUFC were again in all sorts of financial trouble, and to help keep the club afloat, Vic came up with the South Bank development for the badly needed injection of cash that the flats brought, but there was a feeling at the time that Laing and Vic did very well out of the development, and more money should have gone to the club. Allegedly, in my own opinion.
So we are actually blue and white. The yellow, I always associate that with Vic Jobson promoting Laing. So I don't like it. As a sidenote, I must confess to actually loving the blue white and red kits.

 

[Richard Hearn]

Sorry GIBBO, as you are of a certain age, maybe you're getting the culture of the colours wrong. Our colours on the shirts and shorts were predominantly blue and white from 1906 until 1985, apart from 1910/11. Our
Chairman Vic Jobson had a major position in the building firm Laing who became the club’s sponsor. Laing’s corporate colour was yellow on advertising hoardings and machinery and was therefore introduced as part of the club colours, remaining until Jobson’s departure in 1997 when the club returned to the traditional blue and white colours.
So the yellow was introduced for sponsorship, and to promote Laing. Some love the yellow, others don't, like me. I get that. If RM had introduced a third colour to promote one of his firms, there's no way it wouldn't have been dropped once he'd gone, never to reappear. Vic Jobson was also very controversial(No comparison to RM), but still controversial. so in my own opinion, the yellow should have completely gone for good once Vic went. There were question marks about the redevelopment of the South Bank, the flats figures, and the conflict of interest. SUFC were again in all sorts of financial trouble, and to help keep the club afloat, Vic came up with the South Bank development for the badly needed injection of cash that the flats brought, but there was a feeling at the time that Laing and Vic did very well out of the development, and more money should have gone to the club. Allegedly, in my own opinion.
So we are actually blue and white. The yellow, I always associate that with Vic Jobson promoting Laing. So I don't like it. As a sidenote, I must confess to actually loving the blue white and red kits.

I agree, on all points.

 

[GIBBO]

Sorry GIBBO, as you are of a certain age, maybe you're getting the culture of the colours wrong. Our colours on the shirts and shorts were predominantly blue and white from 1906 until 1985, apart from 1910/11. Our
Chairman Vic Jobson had a major position in the building firm Laing who became the club’s sponsor. Laing’s corporate colour was yellow on advertising hoardings and machinery and was therefore introduced as part of the club colours, remaining until Jobson’s departure in 1997 when the club returned to the traditional blue and white colours.
So the yellow was introduced for sponsorship, and to promote Laing. Some love the yellow, others don't, like me. I get that. If RM had introduced a third colour to promote one of his firms, there's no way it wouldn't have been dropped once he'd gone, never to reappear. Vic Jobson was also very controversial(No comparison to RM), but still controversial. so in my own opinion, the yellow should have completely gone for good once Vic went. There were question marks about the redevelopment of the South Bank, the flats figures, and the conflict of interest. SUFC were again in all sorts of financial trouble, and to help keep the club afloat, Vic came up with the South Bank development for the badly needed injection of cash that the flats brought, but there was a feeling at the time that Laing and Vic did very well out of the development, and more money should have gone to the club. Allegedly, in my own opinion.
So we are actually blue and white. The yellow, I always associate that with Vic Jobson promoting Laing. So I don't like it. As a sidenote, I must confess to actually loving the blue white and red kits.

Fair point. The blue and yellow is a very sexy combo. I remember you hating on yellow in the past being on our kit.

A lighter shade of Blue, White and Red in the home would be good too. I love the late 70s kits. Sorry, if I'm wrong. not my era.

Admiral ones absolute class

Just very dark blue and white are just boring and reminds us all of the Ron era.

The training range could of had the following colours

Navy
Blue
White
Red
Yellow

Could of been those colours and the whole gang would of been pleased

 

[Holy Joe]

Imho the dark blue kits sometimes makes it so that our players are harder to spot than other colours. Sat for example couldn't miss a Braintree player in orange, whereas some of our players were harder to pick out, especially when against the dark coloured hoardings in the back ground.

 

[Wise Head]

Our colours are blue and white. Happy to have yellow or red as a second/third kit. Our club badge should always only have blue and white only.

 

[GIBBO]

Our colours are blue and white. Happy to have yellow or red as a second/third kit. Our club badge should always only have blue and white only.

The main primary colours yes, however, nothing wrong in having a little yellow or red in the home kit

Like our previous home shirt. A little subtle yellow looked good.