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Should we ditch the red and white stripes?

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fyl2u said:
Yes. Red and white stripes aren't our original colour, and when it comes down to it, it's just colours at the end of the day. I think stripes are a hindrance... they're harder to see against the backdrop of a crowd than a solid colour is.

Case in point - when was the last time a team playing in stripes won the English top division? Now what's the ratio of non-stripes-to-stripes for total number of top division titles, cup wins, even total number of games won.

Our desire for "the tradational" (even though it's not our original colours) is holding us back. Just like religion. I want it gone.
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Bollocks

Our stripes are our essence, our very core
 
Just curious. Why do so many English teams have stripes? Is there a reason or do you guys just have trouble making up your minds. :)
 
fyl2u said:
Case in point - when was the last time a team playing in stripes won the English top division? Now what's the ratio of non-stripes-to-stripes for total number of top division titles, cup wins, even total number of games won.
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It was us, actually. Back in 1935/36...
 
I honestly don't think I would continue to watch Sunderland if someone came in and re-branded us, taking the stripes away. I know a few Cardiff fans who have never been back since they started wearing red and I fully support them. It's a teams history and legacy that your messing with and the colours of a team should never change no matter how big or small the team. It can be the red and white of Sunderland, the all blue of Everton or the green and white of Blyth Spartans. Change a stadium name, change a club crest but a clubs colours are it's real identity and where it all began.
 
No way. I understand the wish for success and a new overseas owner may want to re-brand however this would be a step too far.

Rename stadium yes, its not RP so no real issue. Ditching the Red n White stripes would be stripping away too much of the tradition and identity of the club.
 
It's the players not the strip we should ditch. Those red n white stripes have served us proudly throughout most of our history. They have little to do with our current lack of success.
 
Fine by me. Don't give a fuck about the colour top they wear.
 
JAR7391 said:
I honestly don't think I would continue to watch Sunderland if someone came in and re-branded us, taking the stripes away. I know a few Cardiff fans who have never been back since they started wearing red and I fully support them. It's a teams history and legacy that your messing with and the colours of a team should never change no matter how big or small the team. It can be the red and white of Sunderland, the all blue of Everton or the green and white of Blyth Spartans. Change a stadium name, change a club crest but a clubs colours are it's real identity and where it all began.
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So by that token, we should go back to our original all-dark-blue kit?

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Not much a fan of the stripes, in and of themselves...personally wouldn't mind but not something I'd cause a fuss over.
 
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