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Open Age Kit Clash

Justylove

Justylove

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Had my first kit clash today. Home team wearing red and black vertical stripes, black shorts and socks (with a yellow flash). Away team wearing pink and black vertical stripes, black shorts and socks.

Spoke to the managers when I noticed, when teams came out 25 minutes before kick off. I tell them I can live with the shirts, but the fact that that shorts and socks are the same is a problem.

Away team normally changes, but they only have 1 kit. Home team grumbles about changing into red shorts and socks. I got the usual 'last time we played them the referee didn't complain and make us change.'

Home team then goes onto win the game 2-0, though I need a neck brace tonight after watching the ball being punted from end to end for almost the whole game, and they spent the whole 90 minutes complaining about every single decision.
 
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I've only ever come across kit clashes at academy matches - had one today in fact. The solution there is for the away team to wear bibs I guess you can't get away with that in adult/league football.
 
I come across this a lot. Advised that as long as the shirts are different colours just get on with it, forewarn them that getting decisions right may be more tricky as there is a lot of black on the pitch.

Black is easier to wash apparently :)
 
Supermonkey said:
I come across this a lot. Advised that as long as the shirts are different colours just get on with it, forewarn them that getting decisions right may be more tricky as there is a lot of black on the pitch.

Black is easier to wash apparently :)
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And I think it's cheaper to buy plain black shorts and socks than coloured ones with patterns - and yes, they are easier to wash and stains are less visible.
 
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