BloodIsBlue 291 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I'm a sucker for collars.Anything is better than the kits some of us saw all throughout the 90's in football all over the world. I do hope the home kit is a fake however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HendoCFC 62 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Ιt's not... the third kit is the worst of the lot imo. Navy blue,white and light blue details,and a redundant "design element" on the front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dec 33 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 That away is beautiful. Is the design like the Schalke one without the pinstripes and with a collar? http://www.footballshirtculture.com/14/15-kits/schalke-04-2014-15-adidas-home-football-kit.htmlI hope the third isn't as bad as you say as the other two are instant classics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodIsBlue 291 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 http://blogs.chelseafc.com/?p=3249It’s hard to imagine now but if all had gone well for Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final against Sheffield Wednesday in April 1966, blue might not have been the colour for us. Or rather, not our only colour.There was a colour clash with Wednesday’s blue and white striped shirts and according to the competition rules, both teams had to use their change kits. But instead of opting for the regular yellow change strip, Chelsea manager Tommy Docherty decided that his team would wear blue and black stripes.Don’t forget that it was the mid-1960s – a time of great experimentation – and the Doc, then in his 30s, was a pretty innovative character in keeping with the spirit of the era.The Scot had introduced the iconic blue shorts and white socks to our home kit at the start of the 1964-65 season – a distinctive colour combination is now synonymous with Chelsea Football Club. But things might have turned out differently if fate had dealt us a kinder hand at Villa Park in 1966.According to former Chelsea chairman Brian Mears in the book Football Under The Blue Flag, Docherty was keen to adopt the Inter Milan colours as our permanent strip and he would have done so if we had won the game. But on a horrible bog of a pitch, relegation-threatened Wednesday beat the high-flying (Black and) Blues 2-0 and essentially put paid to that idea.“Everyone blamed the kit and though maybe we shouldn’t wear it again,” said former Chelsea midfielder John Hollins in the book Blue is the Collar.“That shirt got an absolute hammering from the players,” he added. “Looking back at it now, we did look good in it, very good. But forget it. After that it was no more – gone, out the window.”Footballers are a pretty superstitious breed but the trauma of that 1966 semi-final defeat must have cut pretty deep because it would be another 36 years before we would get another shirt in which black featured prominently.It was at the start of the 2002-03 season when the club introduced a new ‘midnight’ kit, which was basically an all-black number with royal blue trim. It looked great but more importantly, we also enjoyed much better fortune in it than we did with the Inter-style kit, coming from behind twice to win 3-2 at Blackburn Rovers in its first competitive outing and going on to finish fourth in the Premier League and securing a spot in the Champions League at the end of the season.Black may have been utilised prominently in our kits before 2002 but it has since become a popular choice for our change strips, featuring in nine of the past 11 seasons.There have been some pretty sharp Chelsea shirts during the past decade with my personal favourite being the 2008-09 away kit – a stark black outfit with a simple white trimming which looked tough and intimidating. The players certainly looked the part and they did the business in it, winning six and drawing once in the seven matches in which it was worn.Which brings us to the recently introduced third kit for the 2013-14 season, a stunning looking silver-trimmed outfit which was introduced with the rather clever ‘it’s not black, it’s blue’ advertising slogan.Chelsea fans can understand that sentiment although it seems to have has been completely lost on clueless non-supporters who still seem to think that we have no history. Yes, we know it’s really black but it’s still a great-looking Chelsea shirt that will hopefully be worn in some memorable matches as we chase down more honours in the new campaign.Interesting piece on how Chelsea almost copied Inter Milan's kit and because of one bad game we avoided black on away kits until this modern era. I for one really like the recent black the away kits I just wish they'd include more blue accents with the black. Strike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 10,227 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Here's the away shirt...Would live this, can't see it happening though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thendo 1,088 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 That away is beautiful. Is the design like the Schalke one without the pinstripes and with a collar? http://www.footballshirtculture.com/14/15-kits/schalke-04-2014-15-adidas-home-football-kit.htmlI hope the third isn't as bad as you say as the other two are instant classics.That Schalke kit it classy as heck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Here's the away shirt...Assuming that is true, love the yellow color but ugh, why the collar?! Hate having collar on jerseys! Barbara 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodIsBlue 291 Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Assuming that is true, love the yellow color but ugh, why the collar?! Hate having collar on jerseys! I prefer collars 10 times out of 10, classy as hell. I would prefer if the collars had 1 or 2 colored striped running along their lengths. They aren't so modern but especially as a team I like the kind of vibe they give off. Ollie and Rmpr 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 I prefer collars 10 times out of 10, classy as hell. I would prefer if the collars had 1 or 2 colored striped running along their lengths. They aren't so modern but especially as a team I like the kind of vibe they give off. Not for me though. They are rather an unnecessary addition for a jersey when it can be kept just simple and normal like it always is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmin 2,484 Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Here's the away shirt...much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HendoCFC 62 Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 I hope the third isn't as bad as you say as the other two are instant classics.The away is what you see in the draft. I don't think that the third one will be unanimously considered awful,it's bad for me.Basically a plain and simple shirt... before Adidas thought that they should have added something more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dec 33 Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 If you want to give me some information I can try and mock up a design for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Here's the away shirt...Gorgeous. But then again I'd be tempted to buy anything with a Chelsea badge on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HendoCFC 62 Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 If you want to give me some information I can try and mock up a design for you.Been a long time since I've seen them pal,not really trusting my memory. It's a bit like our 11/12 away shirt,but in dark blue and kinda simpler. No "goalnet" on the front,but there's something that imo shouldn't be there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dec 33 Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 :Let me know if you get to see it again so I can try and mock something up which is very realistic . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HendoCFC 62 Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 I can confirm the above leak is 100% our away shirt. I have front/back pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiclasCFC 2,582 Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 I can confirm the above leak is 100% our away shirt. I have front/back pictures.Then please post your pics, or have you again "forgotten" where you have them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! HendoCFC 62 Posted February 23, 2014 Popular Post! Share Posted February 23, 2014 LMAO.Here are them pal (joined into one pic) :Should anyone want these in higher quality drop me a message. BlueLion., Steve, petr.breu and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Nice work mate! HQ would be appreciated - is the shirt that "duller" yellow shown above, or the more luminous yellow shown on social media? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dec 33 Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 That shirt is beautiful. Thanks for sharing, do you have any pictures of the other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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