What are your views on Collingwoods stance on alternate jerseys?

Question

I feel that collingwood should get with the program and get an actual alternate jersey, not just a jumper which is white and black compared to black and white. Sporting clubs twenty times the size of Collingwood and just as old have many alternate jerseys, (Manchester United, Arsenal, Montreal Canadiens just to name a few) but i am interested in your view. cheers!

Answer 1

Pure arrogance & elitism.

Pathetic.

Answer 2

EDDIE MACGUIRE IS A WANKER. that says it all, hey.

Answer 3

All the clubs should be able to decide whether or not to have an alternate strip. The real reason for doing so is simply a money issue. If they have more than one jumper kids will want one of each = bigger profits.

The similar patterns (Collingwood/North, Essendon/Richmond)were only a problem when shown on B&W TVs, they didn't change then so why now.

Carn the Dons

Answer 4

I know , that's bad.

Answer 5

Some one has to make a stand on the issue. For the past 100 years there hasnt been a problem -why now. I have even heard my Essedon and Richmond relatives complaining about having to wear a different jumper and why cant their club stand up for the supporters and say no. I have seen plenty of games where the conditions were such that it was pretty hard to tell any one apart because of the mud so are they going to change the colour of the ground not to mention 2 games where the umpires were wearing colours almost identical to one of the teams. Anyway if teams want to change great if they dont then so be it. Our teams are playing AFL not Soccer so what the soccer teams do is their business and having an alternate jumper may be a good merchandising exercise on their part to con more money out of the die hard fans who will want both jumpers so that they can wear the matching one to the game. I dont like most of the alternate jumpers so I would be happy for them all to go back to their tried and true colours on a permanent basis.

Answer 6

I agree with you, Collingwood (in particular Eddie McGuire) are just a bunch of whingers, what Collingwood want Collingwood get. The AFL needs to stop giving in to their every wish.