It sounds crazy to even consider it and I know it's almost tantamount to blasphemy, but is it time that we considered ditching the red n blue stripes as our first team kit?
I've not done full research on it but there must be something in the region of 20-25% of football league teams across the divisions that play in stripes. Yet the last team to win the top league title in stripes was Sunderland in 1935-36.
Today's game is far quicker than 20, 30 or 50 years ago and peripheral vision is a key factor in passing accuracy. Just maybe, stripes are less easy to pick out.
Is it a coincidence that we perform better away from Selhurst when we are often not in stripes due to colour clashes?
I'd be prepared to accept the late 70s sash kit as a first team kit and we must retain red and blue. But how important are the stripes and how much might they be holding us back?
If anyone wants to set up a poll, please feel free to do so.
I've not done full research on it but there must be something in the region of 20-25% of football league teams across the divisions that play in stripes. Yet the last team to win the top league title in stripes was Sunderland in 1935-36.
Today's game is far quicker than 20, 30 or 50 years ago and peripheral vision is a key factor in passing accuracy. Just maybe, stripes are less easy to pick out.
Is it a coincidence that we perform better away from Selhurst when we are often not in stripes due to colour clashes?
I'd be prepared to accept the late 70s sash kit as a first team kit and we must retain red and blue. But how important are the stripes and how much might they be holding us back?
If anyone wants to set up a poll, please feel free to do so.
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