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Wearing the new Black Kit

AFKABartram
AFKABartram Posts: 57,861
in General Charlton
One thing I noticed last night standing at pitchside was how much more difficult it is picking out players on the opposing side during the game.

Certainly hope away particularly when the lights are on we wear that multi coloured monstrosity instead.

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  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,818
    Might help us score a few goals with Churchy ghosting around the pitch. Maybe we could even field 12 players and get away with it.
  • RedMist
    RedMist Posts: 1,404
    perhaps I'm being superstitious but we don't seem to do well away when we wear the black kit?
    compare this to the Yellow kit...coincidence???
  • Atletico Addick
    Atletico Addick Posts: 5,843
    Think we'll be wearing the orange one away to Brentford, black white and red involved in their kit, perfect reason to give the monstrosity an airing! Plus as you say AFKA, alot more noticeable, last thing we want is a load of strangers in the same kit passing to the other kit all match ;-)
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,883
    RedMist said:

    perhaps I'm being superstitious but we don't seem to do well away when we wear the black kit?
    compare this to the Yellow kit...coincidence???

    What about Black sabbath? 2-4 at high bury.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,599
    edited July 2014
    MrOneLung said:

    RedMist said:

    perhaps I'm being superstitious but we don't seem to do well away when we wear the black kit?
    compare this to the Yellow kit...coincidence???

    What about Black sabbath? 2-4 at high bury.
    God my first ever Away match (Apart from the Wembley Play-Off Final)... What a game that was (especially after we'd been battered in the first 15mins)

    Know I'm walking down memory lane a bit here but remember going into College after the Highbury match...

    - One Arsenal fan on my course moaned that we didnt deserve to win...
    - My response: Why?
    - Cos we battered you in the first 15mins and should have scored loads
    - Yes but you didnt and we went on to score four so we took our chances
    - Doesnt matter!!
  • Riscardo
    Riscardo Posts: 2,338
    AFKABartram said:

    One thing I noticed last night standing at pitchside was how much more difficult it is picking out players on the opposing side during the game.

    Certainly hope away particularly when the lights are on we wear that multi coloured monstrosity instead.

    Blimey .... I have been saying this for years, since that green/purple thing at the Victoria Ground in Stoke, when you would have thought the Charlton team were invisible. The club/ team should be making every advantage count and an away shirt that players (more than fans) can see out the corner of their eyes, etc etc ...

    and dont get me started on swapping the dugouts ....
  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    MrOneLung said:

    RedMist said:

    perhaps I'm being superstitious but we don't seem to do well away when we wear the black kit?
    compare this to the Yellow kit...coincidence???

    What about Black sabbath? 2-4 at high bury.
    Palace 1-0 win at selhurst, goal from Toddy
  • cafcfan
    cafcfan Posts: 11,201
    I remember when we played in grey for an evening match at The Old Den which had feeble floodlights. We lost of course but the players were not helped by the fact that they couldn't actually see where any of their team mates were on the pitch.
  • RedPanda
    RedPanda Posts: 4,991
    kentaddick said:

    MrOneLung said:

    RedMist said:

    perhaps I'm being superstitious but we don't seem to do well away when we wear the black kit?
    compare this to the Yellow kit...coincidence???

    What about Black sabbath? 2-4 at high bury.
    Palace 1-0 win at selhurst, goal from Toddy
    T'Barnsleh last year.
  • JollyRobin
    JollyRobin Posts: 1,706
    I always thought we did a lot better in Black than we did in Yellow. Saying that I had a yellow MESH away shirt and whenever it was worn we lost. I had to retire it about halfway through the season.

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  • CharltonByBlood
    CharltonByBlood Posts: 1,900
    edited July 2014
    RedMist said:

    perhaps I'm being superstitious but we don't seem to do well away when we wear the black kit?
    compare this to the Yellow kit...coincidence???

    Sheff Utd away comes to mind..
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,814
    image

    Big fan of this
  • paulbaconsarnie
    paulbaconsarnie Posts: 9,427
    .....and man utd got laughed at for suggesting this was a factor in a poor 1st half performance against Southampton? A few years back.
  • Riscardo
    Riscardo Posts: 2,338
    paulbaconsarnie said:

    .....and man utd got laughed at for suggesting this was a factor in a poor 1st half performance against Southampton? A few years back.

    It all does play a part, we are too nice
  • Wellingtentioned
    Wellingtentioned Posts: 309
    image

  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,371
    Happy days!
  • RedMist
    RedMist Posts: 1,404
    think i'm just nostalgic about those heady days of said yellow kit, memory plays tricks etc etc
    but why do we choose black over yellow, surely it's easier to pick out a team mate?
  • Wellingtentioned
    Wellingtentioned Posts: 309
    I loved the alternate third admiral kit in the late eighties which we wore in the midweek 2-2 draw at Highbury chanting "Yellows Yellows Yellows" it looked great under floodlights.
  • TenerifeJay
    TenerifeJay Posts: 108
    Rothko said:

    image

    Big fan of this



    I was in Madrid two weeks ago €85 just for the top without name numbers shorts etc

  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,132
    RedMist said:

    perhaps I'm being superstitious but we don't seem to do well away when we wear the black kit?
    compare this to the Yellow kit...coincidence???

    Arsenal 2 Charlton 4

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  • RedChaser
    RedChaser Posts: 19,887
    edited July 2014
    RedMist said:

    perhaps I'm being superstitious but we don't seem to do well away when we wear the black kit?
    compare this to the Yellow kit...coincidence???

    Record away win in black, Barnsley 0 Charlton 6 :-0
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,132
    RedChaser said:

    RedMist said:

    perhaps I'm being superstitious but we don't seem to do well away when we wear the black kit?
    compare this to the Yellow kit...coincidence???

    Record away win in black, Barnsley 0 Charlton 6 :-0
    I was there, that reminds me I must get my signed programme and teamsheet framed.
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,211
    Wellingtentioned said:

    image

    Matt Holland there, pictured not getting stuck in..
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,132
    Garrymanilow said:

    Wellingtentioned said:

    image

    Matt Holland there, pictured not getting stuck in..
    Always thought he was a useless b******!
  • RedMist
    RedMist Posts: 1,404
    edited July 2014
    ElfsborgAddick said:

    RedMist said:

    perhaps I'm being superstitious but we don't seem to do well away when we wear the black kit?
    compare this to the Yellow kit...coincidence???

    Arsenal 2 Charlton 4
    But apart from this and 6-0 at Barnsley, and 1-0 at Palace... what has the Black kit ever done for us?
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,132
    RedMist said:

    ElfsborgAddick said:

    RedMist said:

    perhaps I'm being superstitious but we don't seem to do well away when we wear the black kit?
    compare this to the Yellow kit...coincidence???

    Arsenal 2 Charlton 4
    But apart from this and 6-0 at Barnsley, and 1-0 at Palace... what has the Black kit ever done for us?
    Like most other kits...............not a lot
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,239
    Yeah, that red kit should be changed asap...maybe add some blue stripes to it!!!!!
  • RedChaser
    RedChaser Posts: 19,887
    iaitch said:

    Yeah, that red kit should be changed asap...maybe add some blue stripes to it!!!!!

    @iaitch‌ you were nearly my first flag victim then but I'm going to give you the benefit of doubt on this occasion :-)
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,239
    Oh thanks I'm honoured, just having a laugh.

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