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Damion posted:if they had to pay that much tuition, do you think that kind of explains why they might be broke? Something tells me there might be a reason you call people at colleges and universities "starving students" The original point wasn't necessarily that people were being cheap but that the quality was so atrocious on the shirt; the Germany emblem was warped and the lines were crooked. If they were a big enough fan that they wanted a shirt even if it was a bootleg, they probably would have known that it looked like poo poo, if they were just clueless, they probably would have known that it looked like poo poo.
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Soundboz posted:I guess I can't come off as any less pious from this line of thought but if I had to pay full tuition to go to this school I wouldn't bother, the money could be much better spent at a smaller university. In the end private school vs. community or state is really just a privilege in my eyes. I have no doubt in my mind that 90% of the kids on this campus aren't responsible for a dime of their college experiences. Ah, it's a private institution? Makes a little more sense. A store in the mall in my hometown had those sort of fakeo kits. I think that the clueless don't know enough about football to know that, for example, the sponsor logo on an Inter kit isn't made out of hard plastic, etc. I think they just look terrible to dudes and ladies like us that know good jerseys. Other possibilities are that they are given as gifts; I have an Atlas and an Olympiakos kit where the numbers and all the badges are screen printed on, and I also have a Greek kit where although the badges are embroidered, it's a two-stripe. All three were given to me (although I rarely wear them) In any case, I think it's crazier to see similar bootlegs on eBay.
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Soundboz posted:The original point wasn't necessarily that people were being cheap but that the quality was so atrocious on the shirt; the Germany emblem was warped and the lines were crooked. If they were a big enough fan that they wanted a shirt even if it was a bootleg, they probably would have known that it looked like poo poo, if they were just clueless, they probably would have known that it looked like poo poo. I think a lot of those are from people who've gone on exchange (or have friends who do) and they're just as much souvenirs as they are shows of fandom and support. Somebody who's diehard enough to go to a stadium will probably buy the real thing, but Random College Student Studying Abroad is just going to think "oh hey I'm going to pick up a soccer jersey from *European/South American country*" and it's another reminder of their trip. I went to a big state school and saw a bunch of those too, but also a lot of real ones. I think the fans get the real ones and the fakes are as described above, really.
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harperdc posted:I think a lot of those are from people who've gone on exchange (or have friends who do) and they're just as much souvenirs as they are shows of fandom and support. Somebody who's diehard enough to go to a stadium will probably buy the real thing, but Random College Student Studying Abroad is just going to think "oh hey I'm going to pick up a soccer jersey from *European/South American country*" and it's another reminder of their trip. Yeah this is probably right. I spent a year in Spain and almost every person in my program bought a shirt. Most of them got fake ones and almost none of them followed soccer. I'd say 75% bought bootleg Ronaldinho shirts thinking he was still on the team (this was last season) 90% of the shirts I see on campus (upstate NY)are United, Chelsea or Italy (ughhhhhhh) don't think I've ever seen an Arsenal or Liverpool kit which is kind of surprising.
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harperdc posted:I think a lot of those are from people who've gone on exchange (or have friends who do) and they're just as much souvenirs as they are shows of fandom and support. Somebody who's diehard enough to go to a stadium will probably buy the real thing, but Random College Student Studying Abroad is just going to think "oh hey I'm going to pick up a soccer jersey from *European/South American country*" and it's another reminder of their trip. A friend of friend of mine told me he planned to buy a Torres Liverpool jersey when he goes to Spain later this week. I asked him why he didn't want to get a Torres Spain kit instead since that seems like a more logical souvenir. He didn't have an answer for that.
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Fag Boy Jim posted:bootlegs have made eBay practically useless for buying kits, lots of the time you don't even get the item pictured in the auction anyway. This is really true and makes me really sad. I have been trying to find Arsenal's goalkeeper kit from last year but I am too hesitant to pull the trigger on anything I find.
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Thurlow posted:90% of the shirts I see on campus (upstate NY)are United, Chelsea or Italy (ughhhhhhh) don't think I've ever seen an Arsenal or Liverpool kit which is kind of surprising. 1. United 2. Marseille I don't get it.
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Craiglen posted:City have to be the only club on the loving planet with "purely decorative" stars above their crest. Seriously, just drop them and then stick them there when you win a few Champions League titles, they're probably all going to come in the next decade anyway. Possibly. We don't like it either, and most fans favour a return to the old badge  although we have been promised that we will get the Manchester coat of arms on our kit when we get to a final, as is our tradition. (I'm sure someone will again make a snide comment about how long that will be).
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Jollzwhin posted:We don't like it either, and most fans favour a return to the old badge I'd kill to have that crest back have never liked the new one, not just because of the stars, just because its a bit crap all round really.
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TyChan posted:A friend of friend of mine told me he planned to buy a Torres Liverpool jersey when he goes to Spain later this week. I asked him why he didn't want to get a Torres Spain kit instead since that seems like a more logical souvenir. He didn't have an answer for that. I could read a thread full of posts like this, possibly entitled "Stories about people who know nothing about football." In my head it seems like a good idea but it would probably die out after several posts  Also I just think the stars take the piss out of every club with stars on their crest for legitimate reasons. Stars above a crest should only represent trophies won
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harperdc posted:I think a lot of those are from people who've gone on exchange (or have friends who do) and they're just as much souvenirs as they are shows of fandom and support. Somebody who's diehard enough to go to a stadium will probably buy the real thing, but Random College Student Studying Abroad is just going to think "oh hey I'm going to pick up a soccer jersey from *European/South American country*" and it's another reminder of their trip. I buy fake kits whenever I got on vacation to a third world country. I got a few in Quito, a couple in Buenos Aires and a bunch in Guatemala. They make great souvenirs. I am not gonna drop $50 on a kit for a club I don't really care about. I spent less than $10 per shirt, and now I have a Veron Estudiantes shirt, a Guatemala national team kit, a Boca shirt, etc.
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Jollzwhin posted:We don't like it either, and most fans favour a return to the old badge Is the ship on land or is the sea green?
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thehappyprince posted:Is the ship on land or is the sea green? It's on land, it's a metaphor for the club going nowhere. That is why they now have a new crest.
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Jollzwhin posted:We don't like it either, and most fans favour a return to the old badge Wow, that is a god awful badge.
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Craiglen posted:I could read a thread full of posts like this, possibly entitled "Stories about people who know nothing about football." In my head it seems like a good idea but it would probably die out after several posts I think that's a great thread idea. I think everyone on TRP has enough stories to make such a thread worthwhile.
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TyChan posted:I think that's a great thread idea. I think everyone on TRP has enough stories to make such a thread worthwhile. "I was watching a USMNT match and someone asked, 'Is David Beckham playing?'" Saved you half the thread.
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My typical casual American soccer GO GRINGOS fan friend got into premierleague.com Fantasy League, and asked why he couldn't add Ronaldinho to his team.
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wicka posted:"I was watching a USMNT match and someone asked, 'Is David Beckham playing?'"
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Jollzwhin posted:We don't like it either, and most fans favour a return to the old badge I like the superfluous black dot at the bottom. I really hope the green sea is a reference to before the Manchester Ship Canal was created and all the Scousers controlled maritime trade. Also, I spent part of my childhood assuming the red devil on the Manchester United badge was a lobster. ohnoyoudidnt fucked around with this message at 23:14 on Sep 1, 2009 |
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São Paulo 2009 Kits: 1st:  2nd:  Both look good but I prefer the 2nd kit.
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professor muthafukkah posted:São Paulo 2009 Kits: That first shirt is nice. The second one looks like a Newcastle fan and a Sunderland fan cut their shirts up and stuck them together.
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The second kit is identical to the 1st kit of an argentinian team, Chacarita Juniors. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chacarita_Juniors  Red is for socialism, white for purity and black for death
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Purity is all that stands between socialism and death. It's kind of hauntingly beautiful in a way.
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Well , the founders were workers of the Chacarita cementery so it makes sense.
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Just read about Chacarita Juniors. Holy crap, I think I have a new favourite South American team. Please tell me more about them if you know anything! Edit: Their kit in 1969 was fantastic: http://www.chacaritanet.com.ar/hinchas/window.php?210
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The Mash posted:Just read about Chacarita Juniors. Holy crap, I think I have a new favourite South American team. Please tell me more about them if you know anything! The goalkeeper on the top row in that photo is awesome. He looks really pissed off at everyone else in his team.
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They are mostly know because their Barra brava and a former president. In the 86 world cup, barras bravas of Chacarita and Boca Jrs, made a non-aggression and clashed with english hooligans in Mexico City. And then used the stolen flags as war trophies. Btw, this is the new Boca shirt 
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hecko posted:Btw, this is the new Boca shirt I honestly don't understand the point of two identical shirts, but one has subtle white outlines.
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Hieronymus Bosch posted:I honestly don't understand the point of two identical shirts, but one has subtle white outlines. what
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Shirt on the left has white outlines around LG and the logo Shirt on the right doesn't Get glasses
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Sorry It was the first phot I've found because the promotional pictures are awful. Home kit.  away 
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hecko posted:Sorry It was the first phot I've found because the promotional pictures are awful. That away is awful. Why didn't they just reverse it like they normally do?
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Apparently too subtle. Also, I second the terrible away kit.
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GutBomb posted:That away is awful. Why didn't they just reverse it like they normally do? Maybe to sell more shirts in Vatican City? At least it's better than the white cotton shirt with hand drawn numbers in sharpie like the one they used once in the 80's when the club was broke.
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I was wondering why Vitesse Arnhem had such unusual colours for their away kit this year. Turns out it's a nod to the city's history. The grey stands for the John Frost bridge and the maroon stand for the British Airborne Division.
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Went to the website after  intending to buy the Xavi one, checked out with all 4 of them mysteriously in my shopping cart. The Spain one is Fabregas (#10), preferred the 08-09 kit from the Euros to the new one they have. I think my fav is the Messi, I'm a sucker for black kits.    
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