why don't we just wear our home kit??
We wore all white as a home kit for one season in 74-75. I was young then and I have never known why. Does anyone know?
Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ;3942404 said:Perhaps this points to a sneak preview of our away strip for next year? WILL IT FEATURE THE NEW BADGE?
Haven't we made the mistake of having a white away kit before? It tends not to work with a blue and white striped home kit.
I remember blue collar and cuffs? Wasn't it a copy of an older / original kit? Best call for Superphil!
Freddie Goodwin was the manager who wanted this as he had been at Leeds when they changed to all white from Blue shirts with yellow trim. Leeds thought they would do better if they looked like Real Madrid and it worked so Freddie Goodwin decided to do the same at The Albion. Unfortunately Mr Goodwin then pissed off to Birmingham City before the shirts he selected were used leaving Pat Saward to get the the blame for the horrible kit
Sorry I'm talking about the white kit worn in 1970/71 I didn't read your post properly.
We wore all white as a home kit for one season in 74-75. I was young then and I have never known why. Does anyone know?
That's okay, thanks anyway. I had not realised that we had worn a white kit in 70/71 too. Perhaps the two are linked? I am intrigued now. Tim Carder in Seagulls! notes that the club wore white shirts in 74/75 for reasons best known to themselves, while he does not comment on the white kit in 70/71, although it seems to have come after a few seasons of the blue with white sleeves shirt.
The blue kit with white sleeves was the best kit ever worn by any team anywhere, although at the time Sheffield Wed played in much the same.
The blue kit with white sleeves was the best kit ever worn by any team anywhere, although at the time Sheffield Wed played in much the same.
1969-70
Heres the '70-71 white and blue kit in all its glory
Dont get this.
I know it doesn't make a huge difference, but why would you change to a new kit unnecissarily, considering Orient play in Red at home, and we have a blue and white home kit.