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 HKOwen  Hong Kong 04 Aug 21 12.11am |
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It's a no from me, what were they thinking. Many many people wanted a proper sash and they get this.
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Aray  South London 04 Aug 21 12.17am |
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I wanted and hoped for a sash but I like it. I normally prefer the away kit but I will probably get this for me and the kids.
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| johnmcormick8 Brundish 04 Aug 21 7.56am |
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I know since Malcom introduced the concept of radical change, club colours from claret n blue, to red n blue, the sash n nickname from glazers to eagles innovation is part n parcel of the Palace image.
And yet for some of us would like a return of the 60s old school sensible working class look is much missed. Is that a crime granted I liked Captain Scarlet but not always at football.
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Mwncisee  Middlesbrough 04 Aug 21 8.06am |
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As I have said I like it but I do find it interesting how it really seems to have polarised views if we are a cross section of the fanbase.
As for paying homage to old kits I would love to see us have as an away or third kit a white shirt with the claret and blue stripe/sash one year like the ones from around 62 a modern twist on that could look very stylish imo.
Also liked the 70's claret and blue kits we had. Think in 2005 we payed homage to them but it looks good.
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| dreamwaverider London 04 Aug 21 8.15am |
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The home shirt incorporates Palace’s historic association with the sash, as diagonal red and blue stripes cut across the front.
This is posted on the Palace website. Has anyone seen the back? Please don’t tell me they are straight. If it’s plain on the back then it’s ok for me.
Edited by dreamwaverider (04 Aug 2021 8.41am)
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| Ginger Pubic Wig Wickham de L'Ouest 04 Aug 21 8.43am |
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I love the shirt but wish the sash didn't stop where it does. It's nice to mix things up and I DO find it an interesting mashup of our recent history.
It feels like a shirt that will be pivotal in our history. I just can't decide which way it'll see us pivot.
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| sydtheeagle England 04 Aug 21 10.24am |
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Personally, I loathe it. It's visually abhorrent. The colours are "wrong", the diagonal stripes are wrong, they don't end "in the right place" anyway, and all-in-all it looks like tweaking for tweaking's sake. Strange that in a season we produce our best new kit in years (the third kit), we come up with this crime against humanity.
But, I said personally. That's just my opinion and I'll be the first to admit that having watched Palace since the late 60s, I'm hardly in my fashion moment.
The strange thing is, much as I dislike the kit, I get it. It is "modern". The design is innovative. It does set us apart from virtually every other kit in the PL. It does craft a strong identity for the club. Is it marmite? Definitely. But shops sell a truckload of marmite and marmite is a pretty profitable business. Putting my own personal taste aside, I actually think the shirt is pretty good in so far as it does what you probably want a contemporary football shirt to do. Still thinks it's revolting, but I do get it.
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| Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 04 Aug 21 10.31am |
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A lot of teams have basically kept their colours over the generations yet we have moved on from the old claret and blue strip. We have even changed our nickname from the 'Glaziers' to the 'Eagles' !!
From a personal perspective I would like to revert back to our original colours and nickname.
At least the stadium is still 'Selhurst Park' but I suspect that might change.
Edited by Willo (04 Aug 2021 10.32am)
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| HKOwen Hong Kong 04 Aug 21 10.55am |
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The yellow bits look particularly bad on that background
IMO
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Teddy Eagle  04 Aug 21 12.20pm |
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I don’t like the new away one either. Looks like a packet of Solvite.
At least it hasn’t got a sash. They’re for Thunderbirds and old Quality Street tins not football shirts.
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| TheBigToePunt 04 Aug 21 12.49pm |
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I wonder if this was the inspiration?
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| Pigglelet Deepest Darkest Sussex 04 Aug 21 1.01pm |
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I'm pretty ambivalent about the new home kit. It's certainly distinctive, but I'm not tempted to buy it. As others have said, it's more important what happens on the pitch.
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| Bexley Eagle Bexley Kent 04 Aug 21 1.02pm |
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Don’t know what all the fuss is about. It’s red and blue. If you don’t like it don’t buy it.
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Frickin Saweet  South Cronx 04 Aug 21 2.17pm |
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They have to do this every few years to justify charging people a small fortune for the same red-and-blue striped kit each season. There's only so much you can do with it. In the world of Modfather Paul Weller, this is very much a Style Council year.
But yeah it looks cwap.
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| indianapalace85 Bromley 04 Aug 21 3.49pm |
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It seems I'm in the minority here, but I just want to say I love the new kit!
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ASCPFC  Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 04 Aug 21 3.54pm |
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We just like moaning.
Red and Blue Army!
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| Gribbo Bromley 04 Aug 21 3.59pm |
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Embrace it. It will grow on you over time. Just a bit different to the same old, same old. If you dont like it, then buy a retro shirt, simples!
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| dreamwaverider London 04 Aug 21 5.09pm |
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Originally posted by Gribbo
Embrace it. It will grow on you over time. Just a bit different to the same old, same old. If you dont like it, then buy a retro shirt, simples!
You’re dead right. It’s growing on me. I don’t buy the shirt anymore but I reckon it will look ok.
How about a retro version in cotton of the sky blue and white shirt. I’d deffo buy that especially with no sponsors name ruining it.
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TrickyboyVn  Ho Chi Minh City 04 Aug 21 5.15pm |
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I like it
better than the worry we had of the "training ground window" version
yes, its different but still Palace blue and red stripes
Im a YES
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| Pigglelet Deepest Darkest Sussex 04 Aug 21 5.42pm |
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Well from a very rough tally of the comments so far, we seem to have almost twice as many dislikes as likes. It really IS a Marmite kit though, with the vast majority either in favour or absolutely hating it.
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