Lessons learnt at Newcastle

[fulhamphil]

A drubbing for long time pacesetters Newcastle on their own turf calls to mind something all long term supporters will appreciate. Successful Fulham sides since the 60's prosper with a strong element of RED in the away strip. Current custodians of the club please take note.

Let's have no more truck with prissy marigold strips for heaven's sake. When did yellow ever look good on a man? Blue of any hue is of course quite out of the question - and don't even mention duckweed green...

Of course it was Mac's marvels of Houghton and Davies vintage who comprehensively stuffed the Magpies in similarly thrilling fashion back in 1982 - and they did it in all red outfits. The previous decade saw Fulham first throw off their inhibitions with a blood stirring version of AC Milan's fetching black and red stripes. And in the 90's Mickey Adams found the tools to turn Fulham from a lumbering relic to a wrecking road crew at away grounds thanks to a sinister combination of black and red halves that suggested a nasty visit from the Inquisition.

On the rare occasions we must resort to a third strip the black and orange from the recent past I found passable. Could almost see myself wearing that one to the pub. But the lesson from this weekend surely, if it can't be White, let it be bright Red!  :yay:

[Holders]

Absolutely

The red/black quarters looked great but the earlier red/black vertical stripes with white numbers came about by accident on an evening game at QPR when the ref wouldn't let use wear our normal white (as we had there previously), there wasn't time to get another strip from CC so we used QPR's change strip - and what a lucky strip it proved to be.

[Asotosyios]

We are going to use the red kit as the third one next year, so I would like to see as the away kit a black or blue one with white shorts. Or we could have a remake of the 1886 one!

http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Fulham/Fulham.htm

[Holders]

At one time our change strip was similar to that in your pic - dark blue and light blue vertical stripes with white shorts. Don't know if you've got that in your archive.

[Asotosyios]

I could only find this

[gang]

Red is a phsycological colour insofar as it makes the person wearing red  look bigger and more powerful.

[filham]

The red and black vertical stripes brings back some good memories. I would love to see that strip revived.

[Asotosyios]

Not sure if MJG or any other FST members might know, but would the club allow us to suggest/vote for the design and/or colour of our kits? Some other clubs have done it in the past.

[grandad]

The red and black vertical stripes brings back some good memories. I would love to see that strip revived.

I still wear mine from time to time. It is my favourite 2nd kit.

[Nero]

Not sure if MJG or any other FST members might know, but would the club allow us to suggest/vote for the design and/or colour of our kits? Some other clubs have done it in the past.

Yes probably but nowadays they would want to charge you £2.99 for the pleasure

[Holders]

I could only find this

No, that's not it, I'm going back to the early 70s. I only saw it once - at Brighton.

[Holders]

The red and black vertical stripes brings back some good memories. I would love to see that strip revived.

I still wear mine from time to time. It is my favourite 2nd kit.

Total agree. And the red/black check.

[Woolly Mammoth]

I could only find this

No, that's not it, I'm going back to the early 70s. I only saw it once - at Brighton.

Yes I remember them wearing that shirt at Brighton, wasn't it late 60s, early 70s. It was a midweek match, and did we not win 3 2.

[nose]

red and black shirts are what we need as the away strip!

[fulhamphil]

We are going to use the red kit as the third one next year, so I would like to see as the away kit a black or blue one with white shorts. Or we could have a remake of the 1886 one!

http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Fulham/Fulham.htm

[fulhamphil]

Better get on to your source first thing Monday and hold that kit order. The people have spoken and consensus is a combination of black and red is what's required for next season's away strip. We don't let disengaged marketing minions at MP decide these things for us any longer. The blue effort pictured might be all right for a professional darts player, but nothing bar the badge says 'Fulham' to me.

[Arthur]

No, that's not it, I'm going back to the early 70s. I only saw it once - at Brighton.

Yes I remember them wearing that shirt at Brighton, wasn't it late 60s, early 70s. It was a midweek match, and did we not win 3 2.

This is the shirt to which you are referring: (See reply#33: WhiteJC)

http://www.friendsoffulham.com/forum/index.php?topic=49035.msg695464#msg695464

Apologies but I cannot work out how to show the shirt as an image in this thread.

We wore the strip at the Goldstone Ground in 1971. We lost 3-2.

[aaronmcguigan]

Have the fans ever been consulted on kit designs? You see it happen at other clubs all the time. Man united and a few other big clubs are letting fans design the third kit.
Bit odd that fans don't get a say yet it's them who buy it, like where was the market research when someone decided we should have a harrods theme kit or a Dutch orange kit.
People will get used to the kits over time but why not just give them what they want?

Bit of a mismatch also when you market yourself as Londons original,  as the oldest London club etc but don't use this throughout your image i.e. Brand consistency.

Knowing how bad the club are at this they'll prob release a red white and blue kit and dedicate it to Slav yet it'll be a che***a copycat kit