Change of colours
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Change of colours
As many of you who know your history of Burnley FC, we didn't start out in 1882 wearing claret and blue, it wasn't until 1910 that these became our club colours.
If we were to adopt new colours again, what would you like to see us in?
If we were to adopt new colours again, what would you like to see us in?
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Blue and Claret
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Claret and Blue stripes ,and sky blue shorts.
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Re: Change of colours
Claret, blue & white.
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The clue is in the question, 'new' colours!
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It is a bit like asking ‘if we weren’t Burnley Football Club, who would you want us to be…’
I’ve always been very cocky about, but confused by, the fact that we are definitively ‘The Clarets’, even though there are several other clubs who play in claret, and we weren’t the originals. I know we’ve had other nicknames down the years, but was there ever a time when Villa/West Ham/Scunny were ‘The Clarets’?
I’ve always been very cocky about, but confused by, the fact that we are definitively ‘The Clarets’, even though there are several other clubs who play in claret, and we weren’t the originals. I know we’ve had other nicknames down the years, but was there ever a time when Villa/West Ham/Scunny were ‘The Clarets’?
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It’s a bit like asking what airline would you like to be flying with when your plane has engine failure and crashes into the ocean killing everyone on board.
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Claret and Blue
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In all seriousness though, any colour would be fine as long as the shirt had the logo of an asian gambling firm printed onto it.
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Not a colour but if we could become sort of camouflaged/blended into the surroundings like the creature in Predator, perhaps?
Can you imagine defenders trying to deal with Benson and Zaroury when they can't even see them?.
Can you imagine defenders trying to deal with Benson and Zaroury when they can't even see them?.
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Okay, I'll give an answer which isn't claret and blue.
We played in green just before claret and blue, and amber and black stripes before that. So those would be good options. Pink and red too but less keen on those. And let's not dwell on the blue and white for too long...
We also used a darker blue early in our history and I think that, with claret, could be a good choice for home colours.
Slight tangent but have we ever been nicknamed The Bulls, after the Bull Hotel?
We played in green just before claret and blue, and amber and black stripes before that. So those would be good options. Pink and red too but less keen on those. And let's not dwell on the blue and white for too long...
We also used a darker blue early in our history and I think that, with claret, could be a good choice for home colours.
Slight tangent but have we ever been nicknamed The Bulls, after the Bull Hotel?
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Well, the clues are right there in the answers. No-one wants new colours. Claret and blue, thats us.
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Yellow, black and white, like the Wembley '94 special shirt.
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Blue,and white halves(or quarters) never know what our dissolutioned friends call it ,but it’s crap,
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Here’s a link to all our historical kits going back to 1882, may surprise a few.
http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Burnley/Burnley.htm
http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Burnley/Burnley.htm
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The 1889 is described as the memorial kit, what was it in memory of?Goalposts wrote: ↑Sun Mar 26, 2023 7:17 pmHere’s a link to all our historical kits going back to 1882, may surprise a few.
http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Burnley/Burnley.htm
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I think that 'come on you greens' might be a bit tame.
Must admit that I liked the all claret strip of circa 2005. But always prefer the claret and blue shirt, white shorts and and white socks.
Must admit that I liked the all claret strip of circa 2005. But always prefer the claret and blue shirt, white shorts and and white socks.
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A player who died for staveley called cropper who died from injuries in a match the previous week, if you drill down he fills you in on those little vignettesNo Ney Never wrote: ↑Sun Mar 26, 2023 7:31 pmThe 1889 is described as the memorial kit, what was it in memory of?
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We should adopt last years third kit as our new home one.
Finest shirt ever produced
*just looked - baby full kit available for a fiver if anyones got one on the way - might have to get another kid for this deal!
https://www.classicfootballshirts.co.uk ... y-52u.html
Finest shirt ever produced
*just looked - baby full kit available for a fiver if anyones got one on the way - might have to get another kid for this deal!
https://www.classicfootballshirts.co.uk ... y-52u.html
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Love the shirt… but it’s cursed. We lost every time my daughter wore hers - but yes, cracking shirttarkys_ears wrote: ↑Sun Mar 26, 2023 8:54 pmWe should adopt last years third kit as our new home one.
Finest shirt ever produced
*just looked - baby full kit available for a fiver if anyones got one on the way - might have to get another kid for this deal!
https://www.classicfootballshirts.co.uk ... y-52u.html
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I always used to think of the V shirt as cursed..
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Blue and white halves... er, no!
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We should have kept it for this season then!Rick_Muller wrote: ↑Sun Mar 26, 2023 9:13 pmLove the shirt… but it’s cursed. We lost every time my daughter wore hers - but yes, cracking shirt
Would have been known as our winning shirt
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I can tolerate our away kit colours, but claret and blue really is the best coloured football kit in existence.
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As Claret & Blue hasn’t really proved that popular only lasting 112 years and counting I’d say something along the lines of Claret & Blue for me would be goodNo Ney Never wrote: ↑Sun Mar 26, 2023 6:16 pmAs many of you who know your history of Burnley FC, we didn't start out in 1882 wearing claret and blue, it wasn't until 1910 that these became our club colours.
If we were to adopt new colours again, what would you like to see us in?
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Nice linkGoalposts wrote: ↑Sun Mar 26, 2023 7:17 pmHere’s a link to all our historical kits going back to 1882, may surprise a few.
http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Burnley/Burnley.htm
Found it interesting we had only been wearing claret and blue for 4 years when we won the FA cup, always thought we'd adopted claret around the turn of the century
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Seem to recall that early in Barry Kilby's time as chairman he copyrighted "The Clarets" on behalf of the club as nobody else had. If I do remember rightly then other clubs, Villa, WHU etc would have to pay Burnley royalties if they used it.Beagle wrote: ↑Sun Mar 26, 2023 6:36 pmIt is a bit like asking ‘if we weren’t Burnley Football Club, who would you want us to be…’
I’ve always been very cocky about, but confused by, the fact that we are definitively ‘The Clarets’, even though there are several other clubs who play in claret, and we weren’t the originals. I know we’ve had other nicknames down the years, but was there ever a time when Villa/West Ham/Scunny were ‘The Clarets’?
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Does that mean this forum could be in trouble then? Genuine question, not trying cause problems.
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Continue wearing claret and blue but add a trilby fedora with a feather, like this
https://www.xposedlondon.com/products/t ... %20Product
https://www.xposedlondon.com/products/t ... %20Product
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OP - If we were to adopt new colours again, what would you like to see us in?
Are you suggesting that adopting new colours next season makes little sense as we will get thrashed left right and centre and relegated?
That's a bit like buying a new car when you can't drive........
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Haven't a clue Rick but I would hope not.Rick_Muller wrote: ↑Mon Mar 27, 2023 8:23 amDoes that mean this forum could be in trouble then? Genuine question, not trying cause problems.
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hooped socks!
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Of the ones in that link, if we had to revert to a previous colour scheme I think the pink and white stripes would be the most unique.
No other league team uses pink in their home shirt.
Up the Pinks
No other league team uses pink in their home shirt.
Up the Pinks
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We are known as The Clarets and we supposedly play in claret and blue, but is claret actually a colour? Wouldn’t burgundy be a more accurate description of the principal colour we play in? I mean nowhere else is claret used to describe a colour. And anyway claret is the English name for Bordeaux wine.
Interesting that “claret” was the name chosen to describe the colour of a football kit. Was it then Aston Villa that coined the phrase “claret and blue” or was that us?
Interesting that “claret” was the name chosen to describe the colour of a football kit. Was it then Aston Villa that coined the phrase “claret and blue” or was that us?