Why I like stripes (stripping 2009)
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If there's one thing that gets me excited about season 2009/10 - it's the new kit speculation.
And nothing would please me more than for the Nix to run out in a striped kit.
Therefore, I'm pretty disillusioned with comments like "I don't like that mock up. It scares me" or what a f**king horrible strip" regarding this new potential design.
I mean really. Do yourself a favour and have a look at the club badge. Apart from the Phoenix - what sticks out? A shield with f**king stripes! A club badge with lots of stripes = a kit with lots of stripes in my opinion.
Some of you have grown attached to our current strip. But I have no sympathy - even for those (me included - well the mrs actually) who parted with the $130-odd to buy it. Why? Because it's f**king awful.
Honestly. How can you say this is a good strip? It's vulgar.
Some of you have also said "You should be thankful we have a strip at all," or "it's a plastic league - get over it." Well, f**k you too. For a support base that has been themed on the colour yellow, and in wacky yellow stadium - this abomination of a kit has shat over us big time.
This is the opportunity to get more yellow into our kit - and this can only be done gracefully (and with reason) through stripes for 2009/10.
Look. I know we had this kit template thrusted upon us ("it's all about saving costs" they argued). FFS. It's f**king 2009 - not 1809. It's not as if some poor old woman is going to be sewing in the stripes one-by-one. In fact, I'd guess it's far more complicated/expensive putting together our current abomination, than an elegnantly presented Nix striped kit.
Let's have a kit we can all be proud of.
A striped kit.
Stevo2009-01-15 01:40:26
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Awesome rant...
Stripes are cool, I agree. Everyone will have an opinion on this, I really like the current away strip but not so keen on the home strip although I certainly don't hate it...imagine if it was orange and maroon (how many of those monstrosoties do they sell I wonder)
But I do think that stripes are distinctive and give us the beginnings of a true identity as a football club. Needs yellow socks though, as much yellow as possible!
james dean2009-01-15 05:36:33Normo's coming home
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The current strip is well sexy. Except the away strip. Which is complete pants.
We need to make sure we see the yellow. We don't want to look like the marinara.
If stripes are the way to go, then I'm all for it.
We need to make sure we see the yellow. We don't want to look like the marinara.
If stripes are the way to go, then I'm all for it.
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I'm ok with the current strip. but change is fine, they've got to make there money selling more, if it stays the same everyone will own 1. As an example I own 7 Liverpool strips as they keep changing it.
The reason I don't like stripes is because of the honey bee conotation, we are from Wellington, there is a Bee Hive already. I like being part of Yellow Fever and don't want to be part of the Honey Hive. The Ring of fire will be become the honey pot. Why are we giving the oposition gimmies.
Stripes = Stupid
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I'm with you, Stevo. I like the stripey kit. Good man. 
Apparently I'm apathetic, but I couldn't care less.
"Being a Partick Thistle fan sets you apart. It means youre a free thinker. It also means your team has no money." Tim Luckhurst, The Independent, 4th December 2003
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I'm ok with the current strip. but change is fine, they've got to make there money selling more, if it stays the same everyone will own 1. As an example I own 7 Liverpool strips as they keep changing it.
The reason I don't like stripes is because of the honey bee conotation, we are from Wellington, there is a Bee Hive already. I like being part of Yellow Fever and don't want to be part of the Honey Hive. The Ring of fire will be become the honey pot. Why are we giving the oposition gimmies.
Stripes = Stupid
I don't understand this. Stripes = honey???????
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It's not as if some poor old woman is going to be sewing in the stripes one-by-one.
Ahahahaha. Class rant mate 
They should play in Retros though...
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I'm ok with the current strip. but change is fine, they've got to make there money selling more, if it stays the same everyone will own 1. As an example I own 7 Liverpool strips as they keep changing it.
The reason I don't like stripes is because of the honey bee conotation, we are from Wellington, there is a Bee Hive already. I like being part of Yellow Fever and don't want to be part of the Honey Hive. The Ring of fire will be become the honey pot. Why are we giving the oposition gimmies.
Stripes = Stupid
And if the stripes do come in next year, you've just given other teams a name to mock us by. Cheers.....
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Stripes are also slimming. Which is something that fuller figured gentlemen, like myself, could appreciate.
Apparently I'm apathetic, but I couldn't care less.
"Being a Partick Thistle fan sets you apart. It means youre a free thinker. It also means your team has no money." Tim Luckhurst, The Independent, 4th December 2003
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Love the rant, love the mock up.
Stripes for 09/10!
Stripes for 09/10!
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horizontal stripes for me!
Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet
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Striped kit is quality. Will be great to see clubs forging their own identity rather than being forced to play in variations of the generic kit.
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horizontal stripes for me!
hoops? nah too much like Taranaki
Stripes I think would look good, but would prefer black for the sleeves
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Stripes = Football!
(except when they're sleevless and they = AFL lol)
(except when they're sleevless and they = AFL lol)
E + R + O
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horizontal stripes for me!
Im with you on that
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The reason I don't like stripes is because of the honey bee conotation, we are from Wellington, there is a Bee Hive already. I like being part of Yellow Fever and don't want to be part of the Honey Hive. The Ring of fire will be become the honey pot. Why are we giving the oposition gimmies.
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And if the stripes do come in next year, you've just given other teams a name to mock us by. Cheers.....
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If they can't figure it out for themselves, they are really, really stupid...
I'm not a fan of black/yellow stripes. Though I can't say for real until I see an actual shirt (not mock-ups). And I play for Miramar, so stripes are what I wear (black/blue). Black and Yellow just make yuck in my head.
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Honestly. How can you say this is a good strip? It's vulgar.
Its Better with the sony and sponsors
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I vote for stripes as well, the mock kit looks fairly similar to Hull City?
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Honestly. How can you say this is a good strip? It's vulgar.
Because Black is slimming.
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Honestly. How can you say this is a good strip? It's vulgar.
Because Black is slimming.
how many do you own?
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horizontal stripes for me!
Im with you on that
That makes me think of bees far more than the horizontal stripes.
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Honestly. How can you say this is a good strip? It's vulgar.
Its Better with the sony and sponsors
Not if you've got one of the 'limited edition' versions without Sony and the sponsors on 
Apparently I'm apathetic, but I couldn't care less.
"Being a Partick Thistle fan sets you apart. It means youre a free thinker. It also means your team has no money." Tim Luckhurst, The Independent, 4th December 2003
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I'm ok with the current strip. but change is fine, they've got to make there money selling more, if it stays the same everyone will own 1. As an example I own 7 Liverpool strips as they keep changing it.
The reason I don't like stripes is because of the honey bee conotation, we are from Wellington, there is a Bee Hive already. I like being part of Yellow Fever and don't want to be part of the Honey Hive. The Ring of fire will be become the honey pot. Why are we giving the oposition gimmies.
Stripes = Stupid
And if the stripes do come in next year, you've just given other teams a name to mock us by. Cheers.....
I'm not prepared to do the google image search research, but are bees actually striped? And if they are they are horizontal? Which I agree look too rugby anyway. Whats wrong with being called the bees? Thats the 1st argument dismissed.
The second argument is that the current predominantly black strip slightly conceals the physical deformation, specifically a horizontal expansion, of people who don't have the discipline or prode eat sensibly and exercise a little - its not your football clubs responsibility to do that.
So, lets get a petition? or a facebook page? or some heartfelt tv ads featurinig the players who want to play in these shirts? I agree with jamesdean, it is a crucial and most visible and distinguishing part of our idenity, which we are still indeed forming.
Oh Wellington is wonderful. We got the wind, the rain and the phoenix. Oh Wellington is wonderful.
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Fair enough. I'm still not keen though.
I do agree with however mentioned that it will be good to see al the teams in different strips, currently they are pretty boring. And at least we chose better colours than a number of the Aussie based teams.
Why do most Aussie teams choose such revolting colours?
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I think we (and a lot of other NZ sports) have to move away from playing in all f****** black, just because it is associated with the F****** All Blacks.
So yes, a splash of yellow would be good. I was looking through my Subutteo Team wall chart, and how about
a) Peru style diagonal yellow stripe
b) West Ham away double yellow hoops
c) or concentric circles - which will really screw opponents ability to keep the eye on the ball
So yes, a splash of yellow would be good. I was looking through my Subutteo Team wall chart, and how about
a) Peru style diagonal yellow stripe
b) West Ham away double yellow hoops
c) or concentric circles - which will really screw opponents ability to keep the eye on the ball
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I'm not prepared to do the google image search research, but are bees actually striped? And if they are they are horizontal? Which I agree look too rugby anyway. Whats wrong with being called the bees?
Um lets see... It wouldn't happen to be because we are the mighty Phoenix?????
What the f**k is a mariner anyway...
Agent 472009-01-15 11:20:45
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Any new Ideas are too late guys, my sources in Aus say the strips for next season are all but done and a day or so from finalisation.
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Any new Ideas are too late guys, my sources in Aus say the strips for next season are all but done and a day or so from finalisation.
Honey... sauce... it's all too bluddy much
E + R + O
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For a moment there I thought you were calling HN Honey... 
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Any new Ideas are too late guys, my sources in Aus say the stripes for next season are all but done and a day or so from finalisation.
Fixed
If only.... I like the stripes too
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We the beehive and all we're in danger of being named, "the bees"
However I think the first mockup is good. That horizotal one is awful.
However I think the first mockup is good. That horizotal one is awful.
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yeah I definetly for stripes. but def not horizontal. perhaps if our stripes would be bigger... like the barcalona strip.
is it even possible to have a say in this league on what strip you want. Im sure clive palmer would want to change that with his team.
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It was very restricted, but this year the clubs have a whole lot more choices.
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I hear they're going with yellow and black checks, any truth in that HN?
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[QUOTE=Hard News]It was very restricted, but this year the clubs have a whole lot more choices. [/QUOTE
Thanks HN. Is it fair to say then they won't all be based on the same generic template? And when will they be released?]
Oh Wellington is wonderful. We got the wind, the rain and the phoenix. Oh Wellington is wonderful.
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horizontal stripe look like bumble bees - ick! vertical are better. Personally I don't really care that much what the team wears - as longs as they are playing in Wellington I'm happy!
I'd like to see a bit mre yellow, how its done is up to the club and the manufacturers I guess.
Queenslander 3x a year.
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what about black and white?
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what about black and white?
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Greenie you gotta be joking eh!!
What I DON'T like is how all the teams have to conform in the A-League. It really leave no room to the imagination. Same format shirts (including GK strip), same format scarves, and I suspect same gadgets too.
No but seriously, I quite like the proposed kit.
What I DON'T like is how all the teams have to conform in the A-League. It really leave no room to the imagination. Same format shirts (including GK strip), same format scarves, and I suspect same gadgets too.
It brings about the memory of a certain Pink Floyd song.
By the way I think it's disgraceful that fully professional team are told what brands, style of tops and merchandise they should use.
By the way I think it's disgraceful that fully professional team are told what brands, style of tops and merchandise they should use.
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