Re: New 2011 Away Kit (Picture) : Thu Dec 16, 2010 8:43 pm  

I just don't see the point of them. Fair enough if you want to have a break from tradition, but the home kit is just pink. That's not a break from tradition, thats just idiotic.

The away kit would look a lot better if they just hadn't carried the W onto the sleeves, if they were solid blue it may look a bit better. But I still don't get the point of it.

Re: New 2011 Away Kit (Picture) : Thu Dec 16, 2010 11:53 pm  

Looking at the photo seems to be a mad rush to buy the new poop. Hoops sorry missed the R.

Re: New 2011 Away Kit (Picture) : Fri Dec 17, 2010 12:07 am  

XBrettKennyX wrote:

Nearly.


I agree with the first bit, if you don't like them, don't buy them.

Surely this forum IS a place to whinge if you want to?

Personally I don't like them, have posted to that effect and that's the end of that.

However, others may feel more strongly and post more.

Surely it's up to them?

I would say "if you don't want to read about the shirt, don't read the thread"

*shrugs*

Good post BK, some may feel differently but I personally feel the shirt designs are important as I want our players to be successful wearing a strip which is synonomous with Wigan RL.

That's the main problem for me - Yes the kits both look awful but they also have no connection whatsoever with the famous Wigan brand.

Re: New 2011 Away Kit (Picture) : Fri Dec 17, 2010 12:13 am  

Any sign of the Champions badges?

Re: New 2011 Away Kit (Picture) : Fri Dec 17, 2010 8:11 am  

Mr.Side wrote:

Any sign of the Champions badges?

That's something I don't get. I'd have thought one of the main draws of this year's shirts was to have the champions logo on but the ones in the shop I saw didn't have them on.

Do the replica shirts have them on?

Re: New 2011 Away Kit (Picture) : Fri Dec 17, 2010 9:24 am  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

Agreed,
Mountain and molehill comes to mind.
If you don't like the shirts don't buy them, just stop whingeing.

Fair point - but there's still the aspect that the club has missed out on a potentially significant income stream, if comments on here and elsewhere do translate into poor sales, as seems likely.

Re: New 2011 Away Kit (Picture) : Fri Dec 17, 2010 9:25 am  

Geoff wrote:

Fair point - but there's still the aspect that the club has missed out on a potentially significant income stream, if comments on here and elsewhere do translate into poor sales, as seems likely.

At least sales in Retro shirts will be up.

Re: New 2011 Away Kit (Picture) : Fri Dec 17, 2010 9:41 am  

Geoff wrote:

Fair point - but there's still the aspect that the club has missed out on a potentially significant income stream, if comments on here and elsewhere do translate into poor sales, as seems likely.

Totally agree !

Re: New 2011 Away Kit (Picture) : Fri Dec 17, 2010 10:12 am  

While I agree it's not the end of the world, the shirts are awful.

The Cherry and White strip is the greatest in RL and it's appalling to see it ruined like this, and frankly IL and the club management have gone down in my estimation for allowing the legacy of the club to be tarnished in this way.


And don't get me started on the away shirt, it's an abomination and seems only to exist to show that a shirt worse than the home shirt is actually possible.

Still, let's look on the bright side - we have the best squad, the best coaching staff, the best fans. The club remains the greatest in RL and is poised for another golden era.

Re: New 2011 Away Kit (Picture) : Fri Dec 17, 2010 11:03 am  

The home shirt looks better every time I see it.
If we the fans picked the design then it would be the traditional cherry and white hoops every year. I actually liked the broad hoops of the Jimmy Nulty era.
The Sydney Opera house would never have been built if we didn't try new designs.
I think we will all get used to the new shirt and it won't be mentioned part way through the season when we are chalking up the victories.