Time for the 2nd pink strip to go...

Brewers boy · Post by **Brewers boy** » 18 Jan 2025, 14:12

Some years ago Manchester United had a second strip in grey. The first time it was worn it got replaced at half time as the players were complaining that they couldn't see each other.

gullsgullsgulls · Post by **gullsgullsgulls** » 18 Jan 2025, 15:40

Dave wrote: 18 Jan 2025, 11:20 Thought it time to re-visit this thread. The good old pink kit that the team lost every match in with out so much as scoring a single goal, hasn't seen the light of day since the ill fated trip to Bishops Cleeve.

A small few of us suggested there could be a problem with this kit, and oh the reaction, how the masses laughed at such a notion The club yesterday announced the pink was possibly cursed, defiantly reduced to £8, so it appears there is a problem with this kit and the club is getting rid of it,

Who's laughing now

This is of course fake news. The shirt is now £30, whilst the socks are £8.

Post by **Dave** » 18 Jan 2025, 17:07

OK so the shirt is £30 and socks are £8, but once again the team wore the white 3rd strip.

Facts are the 2nd strip has been discounted, isn't being worn anymore, so the club clearly have ditched the pink strip, this isn't fake news

gullsgullsgulls · Post by **gullsgullsgulls** » 18 Jan 2025, 17:47

I don’t disagree with the sentiment!

TUFC67 · Post by **TUFC67** » 19 Jan 2025, 09:28

I often wear the so-called, pink strip to home games, so any curse most only be relevant when playing away. Easier to blame the colour of shirt than the performance of the man wearing it?

Post by **SuperNickyWroe** » 19 Jan 2025, 11:16

Dave wrote: 18 Jan 2025, 11:20 Thought it time to re-visit this thread. The good old pink kit that the team lost every match in with out so much as scoring a single goal, hasn't seen the light of day since the ill fated trip to Bishops Cleeve.

A small few of us suggested there could be a problem with this kit, and oh the reaction, how the masses laughed at such a notion The club yesterday announced the pink was possibly cursed, defiantly reduced to £8, so it appears there is a problem with this kit and the club is getting rid of it,

Who's laughing now

Probably would have won in it yesterday.....

Post by **Southampton Gull** » 20 Jan 2025, 12:22

Petition to bring back the pink kit. Who's in?

Fozziefan · Post by **Fozziefan** » 20 Jan 2025, 13:17

In! I love

the kit. I also have boys and their mates who have bought the kit even though they are at best casual TUFC fans.

It’s a good looking kit and maybe, just maybe we were losing games because we were away from home with a brand new squad. That might be more re likely than the ‘curse’.

Post by **Southampton Gull** » 21 Jan 2025, 10:43

I'm in too. Anyone who thinks the kit is cursed or bad luck needs to take up knitting instead of watching football

culmstockgull · Post by **culmstockgull** » 21 Jan 2025, 14:18

I do not believe in curses or cursed entitities but there is a perception backed up by hard fact that this third strip is unlucky, then there is the well known story of man u chasing their strip halfway through a game and this season dorking sacked their away strip at half time becuase they supposedly could not find each other to pass too and for me this is where the pinky outfit falls down, it blends into the background far too easily, in poor weather or fog that issue is multiplied, We are known for playing in yellow tops and blue shorts, if that causes the rare clash then play in blue shirts and yellow shorts.

Post by **Southampton Gull** » 21 Jan 2025, 15:40

That particular game between Southampton and Man Utd was 3-1 to Southampton at half time. They still conceded another 3 goals in the second half so all talk of unlucky kits is at best pure fantasy.

jamestee67 · Post by **jamestee67** » 21 Jan 2025, 21:43

Don't think we have won in the white strip either.

TheYellowFromExeter · Post by **TheYellowFromExeter** » 21 Jan 2025, 22:15

jamestee67 wrote: 21 Jan 2025, 21:43 Don't think we have won in the white strip either.

We haven’t

Taelee73 · Post by **Taelee73** » 22 Jan 2025, 07:14

No kits are cursed or unlucky.

However anyone that thinks they can’t have some kind of effect on players is short sighted.

That Man U game was supposedly because the players couldn’t spot each other against the crowd. However there can be psychological effects in how people perform as well, if you play for Man Utd or any club they have their own traditional colours, red and white of course for them. It may sound silly, but whenever I watch football and see a team in colours I don’t associate with them, I lose a bit of interest, it just doesn’t look right. Now this might just be me I guess!

But I would bet there have been a tonne of studies on the effects colours have on people, I remember Mike Bateson having the Away dressing rooms painted in pastel colours, because the colours were believed be non aggressive and have a calming effect. The idea being visiting teams were rendered less ready for a competitive game!

Some colours have by association certain vibes, pink is one. Does it affect the players, only they know for sure. If we lose a number of games wearing the same kit it may have an effect, if only a minor one.

Do we train in a particular kit, if a kit is never used in training, then players just aren’t used to it. It shouldn’t affect things of course, but no one knows for certain.

Minor things may or may not have any effect, but you can’t discount them.

Abbotgull · Post by **Abbotgull** » 25 Jan 2025, 10:51

Southampton Gull wrote: 21 Jan 2025, 15:40 That particular game between Southampton and Man Utd was 3-1 to Southampton at half time. They still conceded another 3 goals in the second half so all talk of unlucky kits is at best pure fantasy.

The score was 3-0 at half time and finished 3-1.

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