Would it be a bad move if

[FatDrummer]

We are a community club of c150 years history, the 6th most successful club of all time.
One of the biggest supported clubs in England. Probably the biggest crowd to success ratio in the UK.

We have our pride, our heritage and our identity, to which the red and white stripes are core.

We are a not some marketeer’s toy to play with, working with the idea we need to modernise our image and appeal, that we need to be cooler.

That is the short cut way to lose your identity to lose what you stand for.

Anyone who was around for the pin stripes in the 80s will recognise what I say. Personally I think the strip of a few years ago was nearly as bad, but at least it was still Sunderland red and white stripes.

Change the colour of the collars, the socks etc but we must be red and white strips … it defines us

Absolutely 100% THIS!!!

 

[rokerexile]

I like wearing different variations of our home kit at home. The red shorts v Hull last season looked cool as. This seasons home shirt with white shorts and black socks would look unreal

You spelled shite wrong there mate!

 

[Flavonoids]

Keep the stripes, of course, but have shorts that look like lederhosen.

 

[THELORDRODWELL]

Crob is a mag

 

[Frank Bullitt]

Don’t get kidded by the Palace ultra rubbish. That’s about 100 idiots.
If you know your football, Palace had very nice claret, blue and white strips. Since then they’ve been Barca !! I couldn’t even tell you what the current Palace strip is …

I know football and have known Palace to have had quite a few good strips going back to the early 70s.

 

[Hackney Mackem]

just maybe one season the home kit isn't stripes? Take a look at Southampton's home kits through the past years, it's different every year and I don't think their fans mind to see a change in design each season.

Mag

 

[Tannerabag]

just maybe one season the home kit isn't stripes? Take a look at Southampton's home kits through the past years, it's different every year and I don't think their fans mind to see a change in design each season.

Nooooo

 

[Wearson]

I know football and have known Palace to have had quite a few good strips going back to the early 70s.

“quite a few”
in the last 50 years
My point was that that they moved from design to design, even back in the day. Not good. Keep to the template .

 

[Clivewalkershair]

White with white stripes - like Leeds?

Just like the new flag of Italy, a white cross on a white background

 

[Frank Bullitt]

“quite a few”
in the last 50 years
My point was that that they moved from design to design, even back in the day. Not good. Keep to the template .

I like the fact that they've always been willing to mix things up, with mixed results. My favourite top in the early 70s was their white top with the red and blue diagonal stripe across the body.

 

[Big Jeff]

Imagine the uproar if they tried this

Shhhhhh don’t give them ideas.

I’m surprised we are not playing in black and white stripes!

 

[PJH]

If anything we need more stripes. Lets try red and white striped shorts one year.

 

[Wearson]

I like the fact that they've always been willing to mix things up, with mixed results. My favourite top in the early 70s was their white top with the red and blue diagonal stripe across the body.

Yes, mine too .
Or the single claret and blue vertical down the middle on the white top in the same era.

 

[FatDrummer]

I like the fact that they've always been willing to mix things up, with mixed results. My favourite top in the early 70s was their white top with the red and blue diagonal stripe across the body.

A football club is not a fashion show. It has history. It has an identity.

 

[si73]

I'd quite like a quartered away top in yellow and blue. But I'm weird

 

[joebolton]

I know football and have known Palace to have had quite a few good strips going back to the early 70s.

Early 70s was great one. Burgundy and blue stripe on a white shirt. Then mid seventies they had a sash , Peter Taylor era. Which carried on to their team of the 80’s era.

And I remember some form of red and blue stripes , blue shorts , think the were playing Leeds in the Cup

They have had some good kits Palace. But I agree , they lack the identity of say a Wolves , WBA or say Norwich who don’t mess around too much.

 

[girojim]

1973?

Exactly proves my point, one trophy in god knows how may years

How many have Liverpool arsenal man utd won in that time? All in their solid red shirts

 

[tynevalleyblackcat]

Under no circumstances…we actually need to go back so there are stripes on the sleeves (and back)…and no black on the shirts ( but all black shorts and socks

Personally I prefer the red socks with white trim ala 73. Black with red trim ala 36/37 is good as well but not all red or all black and definately not all white.

“quite a few”
in the last 50 years
My point was that that they moved from design to design, even back in the day. Not good. Keep to the template .

Boro should never have removed the white bar across the chest and Brum should never have removed the single white stripe on the front.

 

[Rick O Shea]

4 red / 3 white stripes is about right, black shorts and socks (we won all our league titles in black socks). We switched to red socks in the 50's and have mediocre ever since.

 

[Morse]

No, we should never give up our red and white striped shirts.

Regarding socks, I liked red socks with white tops/turnovers.

Shorts, I prefer black but don't mind white. Not red though, ffs!