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Arsenal to be the new Charlton......

edited June 2008 in General Charlton
From the Telgraphh:

Arsenal will wear new home and away kits next season - to the dismay of some supporters.
The club yesterday launched their 2008/09 home strip, which drew a negative reaction among some fans upset that the traditional white sleeves, pioneered by Herbert Chapman's innovative 1930s side, had been removed by manufacturers Nike.

The club will also launch a new change strip next month, which, in a more populist move, is understood to be in the club's traditional away colours of yellow and blue.

The all-white away kit of last season has been demoted to Arsenal's 'third' strip, in line with the club's policy.

While it is not unprecedented for a club to launch new first and second choice kits in the same season, and there is nothing forbidding it in the Premier League regulations, the move was criticised by Arsenal supporters groups.

Mark Brindle, spokesman for REDaction, said: "Fans were pre-warned a couple of years ago but that doesn't make it any better. I've got two young boys who support Arsenal and what with the credit crunch, it is not the best of times. It's all about selling shirts in the Far East.
"But my strongest objection is that the home kit does not have white sleeves. That is the Arsenal tradition. Can you imagine Nike messing about with Barcelona's shirt or Man United's shirt? We will look more like Charlton Athletic next season."

Mark MacLean, of the Online Gooner, added: "Arsenal are one of the few clubs who can point to their history and tradition, yet appear to be happy to allow this decision."

Football watchdog the Independent Football Commission stress the importance of clubs notifying supporters of the expected lifespan of replica kits, a policy that Arsenal have adhered to.

Comments

  • AFKA mate plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz headlines like that dont do my heart arte much good !

    as for the Goooooooooooooooners (what the f**k is a gooner ?) well they went mad when their proud home strip was ditched for the "Burgendy" one didnt they ? NOT.
  • Cheeky pup. And with our white stripe, we'll look more like Arsenal. Just wait till we have 02 as our sponsor next year too...
  • ha ha funny
  • and Song has signed a new contract
  • bollocks how can they use us in there comments,im writing a letter of complaint.
  • that's a disgrace a derogatory remark about our wonderful new kit ... we're not allowed to moan about it so why shoud they
  • letter time,i will unleash my fury through a pen.
  • [cite]Posted By: nolly[/cite]letter time,i will unleash my fury through a pen.
    The pen is mightier than the sword.
  • lets hope they play like us i would love charlton vs Arsenal in the new 2nd divison next seaaon if we dont go up
  • They don't arf look like Charlton in that home kit!
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  • and they haven't signed or sold anyone today either...
  • wrighty ruining them on talk sport about them becoming an average club and sending out the message to their fans that they are paying their money to not see them challenge i was larfing my knackers off
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