| New home kit 17:17 - Jul 3 with 33071 views | 442Dale |
https://rochdaleafc.co.uk/26-2
As a football shirt, it's fine. It’s a really nice shade of blue for example.
As a Rochdale shirt it is incredibly disappointing. We've spent nearly two decades building up a recognisable and unique look. This isn’t that. Dale are blue and black with white as a third colour (either as trim or shorts/socks).
Some fans prefer black to be more prominent with stripes, others like a plainer shirt, but remaining consistent to the club's colours is vital to our identity and all important branding.
Have a look at the scarves when the new manager and Cian Hayes arrived - blue and black with a bit of white. The back of the Sandy- blue and black walls. The images of the new training ground - blue and black.
To make black such a token colour alongside red, which has no place on a Rochdale home shirt (sponsor’s own brand aside), has made our unique colour scheme no longer deserving of such recognition - we are the only club in the EFL who had blue, black and white as our home colours. A marketing opportunity that can be capitalised on constantly.
In a new era which is looking to cover all the bases to maximise our potential, this is a misstep.
When you've got such a unique brand, any dilution of that is a negative. Bit dramatic? Maybe.
But are we going to start putting bits of red on all the merchandise and club ties too?
Man Utd wear red/white/black. Would you see them add a random bit of blue to their home shirts?
I'm sure those involved were doing their best, but there should always be a fan vote on shirts so that details like this can be identified and addressed as part of the process.
Quite what the fascination is with the 93/94 chevrons is also hard to establish. Especially when we've already had an away kit utilising them and a retro shirt release. And if we had to use them, just make the chevrons blue and black. Our colours.
If there is interest in older kits, we could have looked at past shirts from other seasons for inspiration - 92/93 & 99/00 immediately leap out.
Unfortunately, because there isn't the knowledge or attention to detail required, what we've ended up with is something that could be mistaken for any team who wear blue and white (or it being a Glasgow Rangers shirt). There's little Rochdale about it apart from the badge and the local company sponsor.
Picky? Probably. That won't change the fact it's disappointing. And a situation that was very avoidable. [Post edited 3 Jul 17:33]
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| New home kit on 18:45 - Aug 28 with 2762 views | 442Dale |
New third kit released - all yellow with black trim. It’s easily the best shirt of the three for me.
Wearing it tomorrow at Colchester. Presumably someone considered the games where the amount of white on the pink strip would cause issues? Details matter.
And while the new yellow shirt does look good, presumably someone considered the last (and only time) we wore yellow shirts, shorts and socks with a black trim, we were relegated from the Football League? This could have been easily solved with plain black shorts that could be used with the other two strips too.
Details matter. [Post edited 28 Aug 18:53]
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| New home kit on 19:21 - Aug 28 with 2632 views | EllDale |
Quite nice but I’m not sure where the River Roch comes into it?
Any thoughts on the badge being central? |  | | |
| New home kit on 20:03 - Aug 28 with 2533 views | NorthernDale |
| New home kit on 18:45 - Aug 28 by 442Dale |
New third kit released - all yellow with black trim. It’s easily the best shirt of the three for me.
Wearing it tomorrow at Colchester. Presumably someone considered the games where the amount of white on the pink strip would cause issues? Details matter.
And while the new yellow shirt does look good, presumably someone considered the last (and only time) we wore yellow shirts, shorts and socks with a black trim, we were relegated from the Football League? This could have been easily solved with plain black shorts that could be used with the other two strips too.
Details matter. [Post edited 28 Aug 18:53]
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It may be a sign for this season, I don't like to tempt fate.
I do like the yellow shirt, how it represents the River Roch is interesting, where are the shopping trolleys? | | | |
| New home kit on 20:20 - Aug 28 with 2512 views | TVOS1907 |
| New home kit on 18:45 - Aug 28 by 442Dale |
New third kit released - all yellow with black trim. It’s easily the best shirt of the three for me.
Wearing it tomorrow at Colchester. Presumably someone considered the games where the amount of white on the pink strip would cause issues? Details matter.
And while the new yellow shirt does look good, presumably someone considered the last (and only time) we wore yellow shirts, shorts and socks with a black trim, we were relegated from the Football League? This could have been easily solved with plain black shorts that could be used with the other two strips too.
Details matter. [Post edited 28 Aug 18:53]
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Yeah, but our home shirt had loads of black on it in that season... |  |
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Elite? No.
Heavyweight poster? No.
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| New home kit on 20:27 - Aug 28 with 2497 views | 442Dale |
| New home kit on 20:03 - Aug 28 by NorthernDale |
It may be a sign for this season, I don't like to tempt fate.
I do like the yellow shirt, how it represents the River Roch is interesting, where are the shopping trolleys? |
Don’t think shopping trolleys were considered for inclusion.
See, I’m happy to answer questions asked directly in response to my posts. | |
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| New home kit on 23:39 - Aug 28 with 2287 views | JimmyRustler |
Beckwith and Smith amongst the three modelling the new kit.
Do they purposely do it with injured players to piss us off? |  | | |
| New home kit on 08:11 - Aug 29 with 2102 views | seasidedale |
Can’t be as bad as the yellow shirt we wore in 1971 when we beat Coventry, they made it the away kit and I don’t think we ever won in it , teams didn’t change kits every year price in them days so we had it years | | | |
| New home kit on 08:51 - Aug 29 with 2028 views | mikehunt |
As a complete aside to the new strip, I'm sure I read in one of my Dale books that we once played in a strip that had a diagonal stripe on the shirt. I can't remember one.
Can anyone confirm this and supply a pic if poss.
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| New home kit on 08:57 - Aug 29 with 2008 views | EllDale |
| New home kit on 23:39 - Aug 28 by JimmyRustler |
Beckwith and Smith amongst the three modelling the new kit.
Do they purposely do it with injured players to piss us off? |
Is Smith injured now? Wasn’t he on the bench last Saturday? | | | |
| New home kit on 09:35 - Aug 29 with 1965 views | BigKindo |
| New home kit on 08:51 - Aug 29 by mikehunt |
As a complete aside to the new strip, I'm sure I read in one of my Dale books that we once played in a strip that had a diagonal stripe on the shirt. I can't remember one.
Can anyone confirm this and supply a pic if poss.
Ta. |
https://www.footballkitarchive |  | | |
| New home kit on 09:40 - Aug 29 with 1950 views | EllDale |
Probably the only good thing about that season! | | | |
| New home kit on 09:47 - Aug 29 with 1939 views | NorthernDale |
| New home kit on 08:57 - Aug 29 by EllDale |
Is Smith injured now? Wasn’t he on the bench last Saturday? |
IW said he is now ready for minutes, I don't know if this means a cameo 10 to 15 minute appearance, we will find out today. | | | |
| New home kit on 10:20 - Aug 29 with 1885 views | mikehunt |
Wow. I really don't recall ever seeing that shirt. How many outings did it have? Perhaps I just didn't go to any away games that season. | |
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| New home kit on 10:35 - Aug 29 with 1872 views | Dale_4_Life |
| New home kit on 19:21 - Aug 28 by EllDale |
Quite nice but I’m not sure where the River Roch comes into it?
Any thoughts on the badge being central? |
Excellent looking Shirt..
looking forwards to seeing it this afternoon.
I like the badge in the centre.. different but in a good way. | | | |
| New home kit on 10:38 - Aug 29 with 1865 views | TVOS1907 |
| New home kit on 10:20 - Aug 29 by mikehunt |
Wow. I really don't recall ever seeing that shirt. How many outings did it have? Perhaps I just didn't go to any away games that season. |
At least 23, it was the home shirt... | |
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Elite? No.
Heavyweight poster? No.
Able to be rational and not over-react to individual results? Yes. |
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| New home kit on 13:03 - Aug 29 with 1675 views | mikehunt |
Ah I did have a couple of year's hiatus of being interested in football - the 5-0 replay loss to Colchester having knocked the stuffing otu of me. Hope that's not an omen. | |
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| New home kit on 13:15 - Aug 29 with 1663 views | EllDale |
| New home kit on 10:38 - Aug 29 by TVOS1907 |
At least 23, it was the home shirt... |
Plenty of games away from home too.
This was well before the concept of home and away kits had become established.
Teams had a principal kit and a change kit in the event of a clash. | | | |
| New home kit on 14:45 - Aug 29 with 1547 views | TVOS1907 |
| New home kit on 13:15 - Aug 29 by EllDale |
Plenty of games away from home too.
This was well before the concept of home and away kits had become established.
Teams had a principal kit and a change kit in the event of a clash. |
Hence why I said "at least 23"...
Before my watching time and photos from that era are rare. | |
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Elite? No.
Heavyweight poster? No.
Able to be rational and not over-react to individual results? Yes. |
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| New home kit on 19:52 - Aug 29 with 1336 views | pioneer |
we wore the yellow shirt blue shorts change strip in the League Cup win at Blackburn Rovers at the start of 1972-3 season (which we followed up with a draw at Blackburn the following Saturday, against in yellow and blue).
We probably also wore it for the away wins at Southend and Tranmere that season though I wasn’t at those games. Observer reports at the time didn’t tend to have photos from away games.
Of course we didn’t use it as a change strip from 73-4 season given we had adopted the yellow and blue sash on white strip as our main strip. | | | |
| New home kit on 22:15 - Aug 29 with 1233 views | Rehsad |
I had the yellow shirt (with blue collar and filled in 'V') and blue shorts as a replica kit when I was a kid. I always called it the 'cup kit' - and I'm sure that was how it was considered at the time. | | | |
| New home kit on 23:55 - Aug 29 with 1152 views | pioneer |
| New home kit on 22:15 - Aug 29 by Rehsad |
I had the yellow shirt (with blue collar and filled in 'V') and blue shorts as a replica kit when I was a kid. I always called it the 'cup kit' - and I'm sure that was how it was considered at the time. |
Yes it was referred to as that, because we introduced it for the Coventry cup tie. At the time in the FACup if there was a clash usually both teams changed, though I am not sure it was a requirement ( eg in several cup finals, City v Leicester, Arsenal v Liverpool, United v Arsenal) only one team changed,). so Coventry wore their green and black stripes. in the fourth round we wore yellow and blue while Colchester changed to all red. But in 1971-2 season FACup ( home to Barnsley) and 1972-3 season FACup 1st round (home to Bangor) we wore our first strip (blue and white) so if ever it was a ‘Cup kit’ it was only the case for the 70-71 season. | | | |
| New home kit on 10:20 - Aug 30 with 959 views | Rehsad |
I remember it from the Coventry and Colchester games but couldn't remember if it had been used in the first two rounds or not - I thought not but couldn't be certain. I do remember it being very similar to the Arsenal 'cup' kit! | | | |
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