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Jaffa last won the day on April 13 2014

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    Perennial also-ran
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    The East Riding
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    Association Football Advocate, Kit Geek
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    Hull City AFC

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  1. I wouldn't go so far as to say Villa's crest is a copy, but a staff-toting, roundel-dwelling lion first appeared on Chelsea's jerseys back in the early 1960s... However, we all know that proper, serious football clubs eschew lions and feature a tiger on their crest - today Hull City have finally confirmed that Kappa are the clubs new 'technical partner' after the best part of a decade with Umbro. New kits to be officially 'revealed soon'.
  2. Apologies if this is mentioned in the article - it's behind a paywall - but it puts me in mind of a scandal in the Netherlands a few years back when it emerged that some of the rubber crumb used on their artificial 3G pitches was contaminated with carcinogens. Apparently, the rubber came from recycled tubing that had been used in the petrochemical industry, and so was laced with various nasties - it's led to tightening of regulations in the EU regarding how materials are sourced for artificial pitches. I recall reading that a disproportionate number of those diagnosed were goalkeepers - they're more frequently in contact with the ground so it seems they had greater exposure to the contaminated crumb.
  3. Crumbs! We've actually won something!
  4. Apparently it only applies to change kits. If a club has green as part of its traditional colours - Sassuolo for example - it's exempted from this ruling.
  5. Football might not come home, but it’s currently at the front door fumbling with its keys.
  6. A soccer (and uniform-based) one for you - in the 1963-64 season, the Eredivisie title was won by Amsterdam side DWS. DWS played in blue and black striped jerseys - this was the last occasion when the Dutch national champions didn't wear shirts predominantly coloured red and white. No other colours in 55 years!
  7. So far as the other clubs are concerned, the CPL has filed trademarks for "Hamilton Founders FC', 'Calgary FC' and 'Halifax Wanderers FC', as well as 'Port City FC' and 'Cavalry FC'. 'FCE' is also in there, which I'm guessing may relate to erstwhile NASL outfit FC Edmonton? No crests or the like in there unfortunately, aside from the already unveiled York9 and CPL badges.
  8. Kind of true, but it's a bit of a can of worms. Really, a flag is only a 'Jack' if flown from a specific mast that was mounted on a ship's bowsprit - or from the jackstaff that was introduced to replace it. The British flag has been referred to by the Admiralty and Parliament as the 'Union Jack' for a long time no matter where it's flown - on a ship or otherwise - although 'Union Flag' and 'Union Jack' are often used interchangeably by official bodies. My personal preference is for 'Jack', though. A game I enjoy playing is spotting when the Union Whatever is being inadvertently flown upside down - it's a mistake a lot of people make.
  9. Worse still, the picture used for that link clearly wasn't a selfie at all.
  10. I used to enjoy a bit of Subbuteo when I was younger, as my avatar will attest to. My set's up in the loft somewhere.
  11. Hull City? It's where I'm from.
  12. I tried logging on using my phone's browser and got this. I was reasonably sure I've not been naughty, and sure enough no problems logging on using my computer. EDIT: Just checked my phone again, that logs in fine now.
  13. You've got my vote! I bagged a lovely pair of Adidas Kaisers (a very similar boot to the Copa Mundials) for Christmas and as such I'm the best-shod chap when I play five-a-side. I still can't kick a ball straight but at least I look smart as well as hapless. At least one? It's not unusual for both sides to be made up of guys with pink, orange or green footwear! At City we at least have Alex Bruce who never looks anything less than magnificent in his black World Cups, essentially Copas with screw in studs.
  14. Indeed. In association football the rules state that the undershirt has to match - or at least be very close to - the dominant colour of the shirt sleeve itself, and manufacturers will usually produce their undershirts in colours that match the actual kit. It doesn't always happen like that though. When Hull City switched to Adidas a few years ago we had a bespoke custom colour created for the amber on our kits, but they didn't produce any undershirts that used the same shade - as such, we had to wear undershirts coloured a more primary yellow which didn't look very good at all. Boots meanwhile are a player's choice and many will have boot deals with manufacturers who are keen to have their latest style shown off. However, all right thinking people know the correct colour for football boots is always black. Always.
  15. If it pleases you, a whole team of players wearing the wrong kit. This past weekend, Millwall tipped up to Hillsborough to play Sheffield Wednesday. Wednesday were of course sporting their traditional blue and white stripes, meaning that Millwall couldn't play in their blue first choice kit. However, the wrong equipment skip - containing the home kit - was delivered to the ground and the Millwall kitman had to hurriedly arrange for their third kit to be sent up instead. It didn't arrive in time for kick off however, meaning that Millwall had to borrow their hosts' yellow away outfits from last season... Normal service was resumed in the second half though - Milwall's orange third kit had arrived in time for the players to change into that during the break.
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