I like the fact the shirt is black. I want it to be black. So it sucks the light from the sky...

Aaaaaaiiiiiiieeeee!!!

I had a feeling I'd seen that new away shirt somewhere before: www.sussexcricket.co.uk/shop/81/ ... ica-shirt/

I had a feeling I'd seen that new away shirt somewhere before: www.sussexcricket.co.uk/shop/81/ ... ica-shirt/

Delicious irony.

I would be more optimistic if Gus had cloned the champion cricket counties gear - Lancs CCC (aka the champions)

There's nothing wrong with the new kit. It looks at bit plain because there are no sponsors on it. Once it's logo'd up it'll look good. It's a slo-burn classic.

Do we actually have a sponsor?

Think we will find out before xmas.

Is that a yes then?

Really.....? 10 years on here bitching about Marketing and the total lack of it is not the same as bitching about everything the club is attempting to do for the 2012 season and onwards.....the seating arrangements, the clubs name, the clubs shirt colours, the possible on the road games.....I have no doubt that if the club do secure a sponsor it will not meet with the approval of some on here.

No you're not......so don't say it.

As I said, EVERYTHING..............the seating, the name change, the OTR games...even the non-descript shirt which BTW is the only all black Home strip in ESL so is defining.

As for my Agenda? I make no secret of what My Agenda is...it is to see the club with an average of 9k in 3 years time and be heading towards "break even" on the finance front with no need to rely on one mans money. I have no opinion regarding Gus or anyone else at the club, but I believe that the lack of website aside, the relaunch has gone OK.
As I have said.......you can't make an omlette without first breaking some eggs....and it was never going to be a relaunch that was going to please everyone.

As you say, the most positive aspect of the clubs look for 2012 is the team that have have assembled.......and if they start well and the club get gates in the "4" brackets for the first couple of games then it will be a good start.
2011 season saw an average of 2,599 for the first 6 home games of the year.......we won 1 and drew another......the season was over before the end of April.

You have outlined your agenda on here before. You are prepared to stand by the decisions made by the club now, and only get upset and demand change when they go wrong.

I am sorry if that doesn't fit into your agenda, as previously you have been a very reasonable poster with some excellent ideas, most of which I have agreed with and vice versa, and now all you seem to do is throw a paddy when someone dares critcize something that the club has done, instead prefering the "lets cross our fingers" approach.

There has been a noticable change in your posting, ever since you started including little winks in your posts, indicating that you know things that we don't.

Do us a favour. Any "all black" rugby strip (either code) just looks like a corny ersatz NZRU strip. "All black looks intimidating etc." (Yawn.)

A retro Fulham strip with a big red/white chevron would have looked so much more stylish. Or the red/yellow/blue quarters as used for last year's away shirt. Or just any remotely original and innovative design. Anything but the nondescript all black!

The PLAYERS had 100% input to the shirt design....I'll be sure to pass on your advice.


...in the eyes of a Rugby League fan our shirts for 2012 look pretty non-descript. God job that the club don't need to appeal to those already aware that we exist, but instead to a new wider audience.
BTW.
Wigan Warriors record selling away strip of all time was....2007. That was the year after we sold a load of training tops that were...er.......Black.



....black is a pretty popular colour for replica shirts...I seem to recall the club selling out of our training kits 2 years running..the second year had white piping I believe.