Um, yeah exactly. All of those other sides wore a variety of colours, none of which were apparently "newcastle's colours" (if that even exists).Originally Posted by Jetmaster
Whereas the two most prominent sporting clubs in the town, the Knights and three out of the five nsl/a-league football clubs, have had red and blue uniforms (consistency).
Didn't we just establish that the Knights wore red and blue because it linked to Newy boys high?
Seems pretty straightforward to me.
Last edited by parksey; 28-06-2015 at 06:52 PM.
Sorted Porksey want Gold, Gold it shall be.
In WW1 the 39th Battalion (Newcastle's Own) had a colour patch of Cinnamon and Emerald. Good enough for them, good enough for me and this team
Why do the Knights matter in the discussion out of curiosity?
Why do we need to be the same as them?
Do we not want our own identity?
When we think of Cinnamon and Emerald we think of KB United, for most people, not bad memories.
When we think of Gold, most of us associate it with Winning the Premiership.
When we think of Red and Blue, at the moment, most people think of Tinkler changing out colours, winning a few wooden spoons and getting f***ed over.
I just don't see the obsession/argument that we should be red/Blue because the Knights are.
Did Brisbane Roar care when they chose Orange instead of the traditional Brisbane/QLD Maroon?
Did Melbourne Victory/City care when they chose navy/red over Storm Purple?
Did Wanderers care when they chose black and red over yellow and blue?
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You don't get it. The Breakers went red and blue only to align themselves with the Knights who were the biggest of big back then. It was the first stage of getting the club to move to EAS and become that "superclub" - that thought was carried on by Con and Tinks.
The idea of merging the two just hasn't worked and one thing that came out of the members forum is that red/blue is too linked to the Knights and that the MAJORITY no longer want those colours or any association with the NRL club.
The members want their own identity which was highlighted during the gold years.
Any colour change will be voted by the members next year - don't know what it will be but the vibe I got is it certainly won't be red/blue.
This will be the main teller of what the majority of our fans want.
I suspect gold home, e&c away will win. Personally I'd be going e&c home, white&gold away, navy/blue/red (much like q's fap kit) third. And keepers to wear that jade kit, or basically any colour other than yellow
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No, it's you who doesn't seem to "get it". Red and blue is the most consistently used colour scheme in professional sport in newcastle.
That is a fact.
Like you said, though, our amazing members will most likely choose gold (the worst kit in the history of Australian sport) even though most of the fan base didn't like it at the time. You are kidding yourself if you think most people on here wanting to move from red and blue represents a "majority" of supporters.
Oh well, at least I got a few years of happiness supporting this club.
I have to argue against this.
Of people I know outside of this forum that support the Jerks, there is only one that I know that is a fan of the red & blue. The rest, and there are so many of them, favour e&c or gold - probably 50/50 on which one they'd prefer to see as the home kit.
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All of your mates are gypos.
I don't know one person who prefers gold/e&c to red and blue, or would even consider there being a need to change colours. it's all been driven by the superfans on this forum.
Which is why the club, more than likely, will canvas the members next year and ask what they want. That's the opportunity to speak up and be heard.
And while the fans in the past may have disliked the gold, I wonder whether they are still fans now? The current members are the ones that will have the say.
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rofl i think you overstate the influence of the superfans m8
My bad
Parksey did you go to the members forum?
If you had you would have seen an overwhelming majority want rid of Red & Blue.
But hey who cares what the majority want Porksey wants Gold, gold it shall be.
Hey Parksey....YOU ARE TALKING SHITE!!!!
To say that the gold kit is "Hey Parksey....YOU ARE TALKING SHITE!!!
To say that the gold kit is "(the worst kit in the history of Australian sport)" is simply a disgrace.....this gold kit with the red and blue trim is what gave us our identity as a separate sporting entity from the Knights. Whether you were going to the shop or just walking down the street, from a distance if you saw someone with a gold jersey on, you thought "ah there is a Jets supporter". I see someone in a red/blue jersey it's not until they are about 5 metres away that I truly recognise whether it is actually a Knights or Jets jersey.
The fact that Tinkler without consulting anyone decided that our colours for our football team representing this region would be red and blue to align with this "Team Newcastle" bullshit with the Knights is reason enough to eventually get away with what I feel are now tainted colours.
I stopped wearing the red and blue early last season and even if the colours were by some perverse reason to remain, I for one will never wear those colours again!!!
Never bought a Jets red and blue replica shirt. Never will. I'm not alone. Nearly all my football friends (and who are not on this forum) would want anything but red and blue. Gold is the most popular for home and e&c away
yeah but to be fair all of the shirts that weren't legit playing strips looked brown rather than gold.
So judging by the fact that basically everyone at the forums, most people that everyone has talked to, etc all prefer e&c or gold to r&b, or even just want anything but r&b, is it fair to say that parksey knows no-one?
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let's just take a second to think about the people who are likely to attend these members forums and what i said earlier about superfans.
cheers.
Parkseys right about one thing though
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