Indeed, I'm familiar with that particular site it's a key reference for the many kits my Jaffatar tips up in.
It's an interesting site to look through, although there are some inaccuracies in there...
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It's an interesting site to look through, although there are some inaccuracies in there...
Sorry Jaffa, I should have assumed you'd already be onto that site. I note the sky blue of Hull in 1946?? Also interesting to see Lincoln City experiment with Arsenal style red shirt white sleeves, I knew there was a reason I liked them.
Meanwhile over in Qatar, an Asian Cup update:
Australia 1:0 Bahrain.
Geez I'm good. Or inversly, *sigh* football, she is so predictable...
India scored a goal against Korea in a 1:4 loss, enough for Australia to top the group over Korea on goal difference and face off against Iraq instead of Iran then. Shame, the matches against Iran are always my favourites as we're pretty evenly matched. Maybe in the final if that's the way the draw works.
Re India conceding 13 goals in just three matches, with a billion people you'd think they could find 10 decent outfield players. It's such a pity they chose to adopt cricket of all the English sports. I suppose in India the top cricket players become millionaires, so they're not complaining..
Meanwhile over in Qatar, an Asian Cup update:
Australia 1:0 Bahrain.
Geez I'm good. Or inversly, *sigh* football, she is so predictable...
India scored a goal against Korea in a 1:4 loss, enough for Australia to top the group over Korea on goal difference and face off against Iraq instead of Iran then. Shame, the matches against Iran are always my favourites as we're pretty evenly matched. Maybe in the final if that's the way the draw works.
Re India conceding 13 goals in just three matches, with a billion people you'd think they could find 10 decent outfield players. It's such a pity they chose to adopt cricket of all the English sports. I suppose in India the top cricket players become millionaires, so they're not complaining..
Yeah, I'm somewhat surprised considering what Sunderland has done for his career. Although, as it says in the article, Gyan and Welbeck have certainly been putting them away this season. But Villa?
My flatmate (and several of my work colleagues who don't like to be called Geordies) is a season ticket at the Stadium of Light, he's distraught about Bent leaving! Villa is an odd one, but they are paying a fortune for him. The things he's now saying about his tenure at Sunderland should be noted by fans of any future employer.
Hmm, this is an interesting one. It would seem that a certain Mr Eric Cantona has taken the position of 'director of soccer' at New York Cosmos, a club that exists in pretty much name only. Still, he always was a bit of an odd chap. Do they have seagulls in NY?
Yep we went with sky blue shirts before the War as it's one of Hull's municipal colours. It wasn't popular though so the idea was dropped. However, after the War we donned them once more as amber dyes were very expensive and hard to get due to rationing, and the sky blue shirts were a cheaper and more readily available alternative.Sorry Jaffa, I should have assumed you'd already be onto that site. I note the sky blue of Hull in 1946?? Also interesting to see Lincoln City experiment with Arsenal style red shirt white sleeves, I knew there was a reason I liked them.
Interestingly, the site claims that we wore an all black kit in our early days, but I've not seen this claim repeated anywhere else nor indeed any photos that show this mystery strip (it does say 'Corroboration needed' alongside the illustration, however), and we look to have been playing in black and amber stripes at the time.
On that note, I've actually no idea why we wear black and amber in the first place.
That's just a typical beat-up by the media, making a story out of a molehill. No wonder FIFA felt compelled to accept the bribes to give the WC to Russia instead - exactly because of this standard of English press!
We'll wait and see if Denilson buys his captain some crisps when the buffet trolley comes round, or if Fabregas lets his teammate join in the game of 'I Spy' with the big players. That'll be the true test.
Whereas if Adams had still been captain, he would have punched Denilson in the mouth, then taken him down the pub for a couple before driving him home
Denilson is on the pitch today, so we can see just how chummy he is qith Cesc.
I've been suspicious of the "new" Cosmos since day 1. They seem to be acting just like an old NASL club - surround themselves with as many big names as possible and promise the moon. Still, "Red Bull" is a stupid name, so it would be nice to see a New York team with a proper name. Hopefully MLS will rein in the madness and prevent them from doing anything truly rash, though hiring a barking mad director is a bad start. Oh, and Pele is honorary president. What could possibly go wrong?
Sounds like Hull City need to hire an in-house historian...
That was the first thing I looked for...now they just might win!
Hmm, this is an interesting one. It would seem that a certain Mr Eric Cantona has taken the position of 'director of soccer' at New York Cosmos, a club that exists in pretty much name only. Still, he always was a bit of an odd chap. Do they have seagulls in NY?
I've been suspicious of the "new" Cosmos since day 1. They seem to be acting just like an old NASL club - surround themselves with as many big names as possible and promise the moon. Still, "Red Bull" is a stupid name, so it would be nice to see a New York team with a proper name. Hopefully MLS will rein in the madness and prevent them from doing anything truly rash, though hiring a barking mad director is a bad start. Oh, and Pele is honorary president. What could possibly go wrong?
On that note, I've actually no idea why we wear black and amber in the first place.
Sounds like Hull City need to hire an in-house historian...
daneoni said:
That was the first thing I looked for...now they just might win!
It certainly is!
A proper name? Surely something along the lines of:
New York City
New York United
New York Rangers
New York Athletic
New York Rovers or my personal favourite
New York Wednesday
would be more appropriate?
They've nice shirts, though.I've been suspicious of the "new" Cosmos since day 1. They seem to be acting just like an old NASL club - surround themselves with as many big names as possible and promise the moon. Still, "Red Bull" is a stupid name, so it would be nice to see a New York team with a proper name. Hopefully MLS will rein in the madness and prevent them from doing anything truly rash, though hiring a barking mad director is a bad start. Oh, and Pele is honorary president. What could possibly go wrong?
Funnily enough, I nearly mentioned that there's a black and amber hooped shirt in the club offices that no one seems to know where it came from and this afternoon I saw this on the OWS.
Fizzoid you've forgotten the obvious best choice.
New York Stanley.
It certainly is!
A proper name? Surely something along the lines of:
New York City
New York United
New York Rangers
New York Athletic
New York Rovers or my personal favourite
New York Wednesday
would be more appropriate?
Well, at least the Cosmos name has some real history and tradition behind it (by American standards).
New York Wednesday...
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Yes, it's quite cool.
Funnily enough, I nearly mentioned that there's a black and amber hooped shirt in the club offices that no one seems to know where it came from – and this afternoon I saw this on the OWS.
Interesting...I'll wager most clubs didn't keep strict records, so you probably can't trace the origins of every kit, especially the eary stuff. Your best bet would probably be to interview the oldest living people who worked for the club and find out what kinds of kits they remember seeing. Of course, I doubt anyone is alive who remembers the first decade of the club's existence....
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Fizzoid you've forgotten the obvious best choice.
New York Stanley.
I knew I was missing an important one, just hit a blank. I bow my head in shame!
Well, game on at Elland Road. Certainly an interesting half and Leeds are making a game of it. And Wenger has something to moan about already
No, we'd be talking pre-World War One.
I believe we have team photos from every season, obviously it's not showing up on any of those – and back then of course a team's shirts could last for a few years. I have a suspicion that it's not a City shirt at all (although the crest would indicate that it's a shirt from a Hull team), but it's found its way into the club somehow – possibly a shirt from a local amateur side, be it football or rugby.
It's funny, because I've seen it in photos a few times (when players are pictured signing contracts, for example) and I've often wondered what the story is behind it as I've never heard of us wearing hoops at any point in our history. Turns out the club themselves don't even know.
Still, the color scheme could be a clue to why Hull City use black and amber. Usually, a team's color scheme comes from a parent athletic club or another local team in a different sport, so that would be my guess as to where black and amber come from.
Hmm. The two rugby league clubs are a bit older than us – but Hull KR have played in red and white since they were founded, and Hull FC black and white. I'm sure that if they ever switched to black and amber at any point – even for a season or two – it would be pretty well documented locally.
There were attempts to form Association Football clubs prior to City, but the domination of rugby led to these teams not lasting. Could this shirt belong to one of them? Looking at the style of the shirt I'd say it's not as old as that, and crests generally weren't added to shirts until a fair bit later so I don't think it pre-dates the club. We also played our first fixture in white shirts, so if we were inspired by another team it didn't happen straight away.
If it does turn out to be a rugby shirt, I reckon we should burn it in the centre circle at half-time at an upcoming match. That'll teach 'em.
There were attempts to form Association Football clubs prior to City, but the domination of rugby led to these teams not lasting. Could this shirt belong to one of them? Looking at the style of the shirt I'd say it's not as old as that, and crests generally weren't added to shirts until a fair bit later so I don't think it pre-dates the club. We also played our first fixture in white shirts, so if we were inspired by another team it didn't happen straight away.
If it does turn out to be a rugby shirt, I reckon we should burn it in the centre circle at half-time at an upcoming match. That'll teach 'em.
Nasri and RVP on the scoresheet, and a convincing win. Now they just need to do that in the league, every weekend...
Interesting. A mystery worth investigating. Perhaps one of the early, failed attempts to form an association club passed its colors on to Hull City.
Interesting. A mystery worth investigating. Perhaps one of the early, failed attempts to form an association club passed its colors on to Hull City.
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