Essendon's alternate strip

[shibz_1989]

Good lord! They remind me of the sashes from the Miss Universe contest.

 

[Crumpler83]

While it doesn't really bother me if we have to wear an alternate strip,can I just ask where was the clash with St.Kilda's jumper if we didn't wear the alternate strip??
Last time I checked a red sash isn't easily confused with 3 vertical stripes is it?
Is the AFL just looking for another cash cow? I wonder

 

[Marklar_33]

That Dustin Fletcher pic is from the good side! The other side makes then look like their shorts are pulled up to their chest haha

 

[gytre]

Looked fantastic, and they played fantastic too.

 

[Lucev23]

I really like the look of it

 

[Rob]

It may look ugly but that is what you get when the AFL forces you to have an alternate strip.

Someone please post a pic..........

No, that's what you get trying to be a smart ass with your 'clash' strip. With red shorts that outfit just looks plain ridiculous.

Red with a black sash and black shorts would have looked decent.

 

[97-98]

I don't mind the wider sash. It's the red shorts that hurts the eyes. But after a few minutes, you don't really notice garishness of the shorts.

 

[JF_Bay_22_SCG]

And if the AFL said to you tomorrow, OK collingwood, you can play all your games back at Victoria Park, including Anzac day, you would be ok with this?

This still doesn't explain the abandonment of Victoria Park for the Lexus centre either.

Abandoning Tradition seems to be fine im some cases, but not fine in others. Your making hypocrites of yourselves.

Or more pertinantly changing the back of the Pies" guernseys to black (as opposed to white with black numbers) so that the Emirates sponsorship logo comes out heaps more clearly.

Collingwood did that, as is their right I guess. But to have them constantly squawking about being forced to change their colours is most definately hypocritical.

JF

 

[mantis]

Flock off to England and watch Liverpool and Man U if you like them so much ar$e monkey. Is this the Premier League? Good solution outdoor pin ball, red and blue tops, won't that look great.

Totally agree, I hate those red shorts, makes eveyone look like they have a fat arse.

 

[mantis]

No, that's what you get trying to be a smart ass with your 'clash' strip. With red shorts that outfit just looks plain ridiculous.

Red with a black sash and black shorts would have looked decent.

No numbnuts, that would have clashed with the Saints guernsey & black shorts, as much as I hated our strip today, at least no one can say it clashed.

 

[deck]

yet readily abandoned their traditional home ground instead of upgrading it just to move to better facilities. That my friend is being a hypocrite which is my point.

You have obviously never been to Victoria Park. The grandstands would never have able to be built to fit the number of Collingwood members. Car parking was also a major problem with a capacity of 30,000 never mind having 70,000 people there. Also when upgrades where wanted by the club the council had to many restrictions on what could be built on the site.

 

[Doog]

Totally agree, I hate those red shorts, makes eveyone look like they have a fat arse.

Reminder:Tell wife not to buy red shorts.

 

[Stenglein's a Champ!]

That looks ridiculous.

 

[topdon]

Love the red shorts!!!

 

[Papa G]

Love the red shorts!!!

Embrace the red shorts - you won in them!

 

[Crumpler83]

Love the red shorts!!!

Yeah same here. It was a nice throwback to the 1980's wasn't it?!
As far as the thick red sash goes...not much of a fan of that one though.

 

[Los_Expertos]

Flock off to England and watch Liverpool and Man U if you like them so much ar$e monkey. Is this the Premier League? Good solution outdoor pin ball, red and blue tops, won't that look great.

You're a real thinker aren't you?

Give yourself an uppercut you peanut!

 

[P.A.F.C]

I don't get why they did reverse the colours like Carlton/Bulldogs did

 

[Betfair Punter]

Love the red shorts, it reminds me of the mid 80's all over again.

Well done on Essendon for choosing something that doesnt clash and unlike some other teams.

 

[Casey]

its crap theres no need

if anything the alternate umper made it harder to tell the difference

 

[brucetiki]

I think the Essendon clash strip proves that you don't have to step too far away from tradition when creating a clash strip. Even the red shorts are somewhat part of Essendon's heritage. It's a simple, yet effective clash strip - wider sash with red shorts.

I saw it today and IMO it looks great.

 

[nobbyiscool]

i thought essendons jumper was kind of funny actually. it was as though the bombers were telling the AFL "we don't want to wear clash jumpers. we feel so strongly about it, we're prepared to wear the UGLIEST GEURNSEY EVER to prove our point"

 

[NorWest Bomber]

well the day is nearing bombers fans, and it won't hurt a bit

a thicker red sash...but i wonder whether playing st kilda will make such a huge difference.

how do you essendon supporters feel about the alternate strip??

Jumpers fine, the ****ing red shorts have to go.

 

[ndot]

not long til collingwood will be forced to do the same.

the longer they resist, the more hilarious it will be when the pies come sheepishly out in their alternate strip.

 

[Matt_TY]

We already have an alternate strip, idiot. Submitted to and approved by the league. Get with the times already.