great player, terrible kit

for those of you that are complaining about next season's effort, what short memories you have.

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kin ell

That looks like some nasty knee disease. Lurgylicous.

 

that kit

someone once told me that Mel Machin designed it. Anyone know if there's any truth in the said rumour?

 

isn't that what

Jim Leighton put on his head and eyes all the time?!

 

RE: that kit

it was his chinese brother, Mong.

Mong Machin is blind

 

RE: isn't that what

Jim Leighton. What a piss-poor 'keeper. I also heard a rumour when he was out of favour at Man United that were going to sign him on loan. Maybe it was from the same source as the Machin kit-design info.....

 

RE: isn't that what

was the source your imaginiation?

can you remember Mrs eland, that dinner lady at primary school, she was huge. bet you're well pissed off you live in russia cos you're missing the match tomorrow. serves you right for living with a load of people who wear bears, foxes and otters on their heads. nevjki prospecto!

 

Looks like he is on an artificial pitch,

so probably 3rd degree burns from tackling.

 

RE: isn't that what

I'm pretty p'd off that I'm missing the match tomorrow, but I'd be even more annoyed if I came home for it and we drew 0-0 or 1-1, like the last two matches I've been home for.

Yes, I remember Mrs Elen (not Eland, no D on the end as she always used to tell the stupid kids in a very loud voice) and weirdly, I was thinking about her the other day. I was actually wondering whether she might still be alive, and then decided that she couldn't possibly be, as no-one that fat would be likely to survive beyond 70.

 

RE: Looks like he is on an artificial pitch,

Futch's tackling was far too smooth to ever sustain burns. Most cultured centre half I've ever seen, by miles. Why he spent the best years of his career with us is a complete and utter mystery.

 

RE: isn't that what

yeah, she'd be dead by now im sure. unless she turned her life round. she could be a stunner now for all we know.

i was quite stupid at school so that sounds about right. i still don't think i have seen us win this season, but i think i have seen all the draws. i'm a bit worried about tomorrow..

 

I have the true story.....

The kit was designed by Beever who manufactured the kit.</p>

It was in a choice of 4 or 5 kits that they had designed at the time and this was chosen by Allan Clarke if memory serves me right.</p>

Around that time Allan Clarke also changed the emblem to the White Rose for some fecking reason as well from the old Oakwell badge.</p>

The original 'star' kit was also designed with Shaw Carpets Indian branding on it. The white at the bottom was almost filled with a great fecking red indians head and it looked even worse than the final choice.</p>

So there you have the full story.</p>

 

RE: I have the true story.....

That sounds about right, as Clarke got sacked a couple of months into that season. The badge thing must have been a few years earlier though, as the last kit with the oak and well on was the 85-86 Brooklands Motels sponsored Umbro kit. Didn't know the bit about the indian's head though, that could have been truly horrendous.