The home kit of ours that I hate the most was the Allsports one from the Bart Williams era. It mostly looks fine in a picture but the white piping didn’t make sense, it just stopped mid-shirt. It didn’t hang right either.
I found an old CAFC programme lying around once. I think it was from around 89 or so. In his notes, Lennie Lawrence complained that our grey away kit was making it hard for the players to see each other!
Indeed, 88/89 season. It was particularly bad under the exceedingly dreadful floodlights at the old den on 2 January. The Charlton players on the far side of the pitch were almost invisible. We lost.
I found an old CAFC programme lying around once. I think it was from around 89 or so. In his notes, Lennie Lawrence complained that our grey away kit was making it hard for the players to see each other!
Indeed, 88/89 season. It was particularly bad under the exceedingly dreadful floodlights at the old den on 2 January. The Charlton players on the far side of the pitch were almost invisible. We lost.
I understand why 5 gets a bit of stick, it was a catalogue shirt (like the rest of those Nike ones) and the wrong shade of red, but the collar makes it classy. No.1 is an absolute pice of shit though.
I understand why 5 gets a bit of stick, it was a catalogue shirt (like the rest of those Nike ones) and the wrong shade of red, but the collar makes it classy. No.1 is an absolute pice of shit though.
That's fair enough, expect everyone's list would be a bit different.
I found an old CAFC programme lying around once. I think it was from around 89 or so. In his notes, Lennie Lawrence complained that our grey away kit was making it hard for the players to see each other!
Indeed, 88/89 season. It was particularly bad under the exceedingly dreadful floodlights at the old den on 2 January. The Charlton players on the far side of the pitch were almost invisible. We lost.
Nice to see that Lennie was years ahead of Sir Alex in the "moaning at grey shirts" stake!
I think shirt 5 is my favourite. I wear my old kits a fair bit and that is the one I wear the most.
I guess because it looks least like a football shirt and more casual wear? Nike did manage to get the polo shirt right though, easily their best shirt imo...
Agree with all them! The black shirt is so depressing.
I actually liked the design of the black shirt but it has some terrible associations. At least we didn't have to have that white sash shirt on our list of worst ever home kits like Katrien wanted
I understand why 5 gets a bit of stick, it was a catalogue shirt (like the rest of those Nike ones) and the wrong shade of red, but the collar makes it classy. No.1 is an absolute pice of shit though.
5 is the worst imo. I don't like the collar. What's the point in a collar that won't stay upright for when you chip the goalie?
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1. Just a mess.
2. Dreadful effort for centenary shirt with kiddy size sponsor.
3. Upgrade on the centenary but must've taken all of 30 seconds to think up.
4. Too much white, another Nike template design.
5. Not exactly awful but it's just a polo shirt. No white trim.
I understand why 5 gets a bit of stick, it was a catalogue shirt (like the rest of those Nike ones) and the wrong shade of red, but the collar makes it classy. No.1 is an absolute pice of shit though.
1. Just hate that pair of kits.
2. My eyes.
3. Djimi Traore and Amdy Faye wore this.
4. Sash is too palace.
5. Didn't expect to include a Hummel shirt but this one just doesn't work. Looks like a training top.
The bloke on the right has some flappers on him.
Nike did manage to get the polo shirt right though, easily their best shirt imo...