The Falkirk FC Thread

[Shodwall cat]

3 minutes ago, Skyline Drifter said:

There's absolutely no issue at all with us playing in a very pale blue away kit at Falkirk. We also wore it at Ibrox and Peterhead in August and both their kits are far lighter than yours. We do now have a 3rd kit launched last week but as it's black we'll not be wearing it at Falkirk either. Our pale blue kit is far more likely to clash with a white kit than any sort of darker blue. The only issue we've had this season was at Montrose as their home kit fades from dark blue to light blue across it which meant it clashed with both our blue kits. As the black wasn't available at the time they had to change kits but we'll wear the black kit next time around.

I can recall both Falkirk, and Dundee for that matter, playing at Palmerston in their dark navy kits while we wore Royal Blue which was a nonsense but permitted at the time. I doubt it would be now right enough.

The point isn't the issue that your full light blue clashed it was the fact that last year we had a full light blue away kit which was then deemed unfit as an away strip by the authorities forcing us to have to rush  out a third kit. 

[Bainsfordbairn]

3 hours ago, Skyline Drifter said:

There's absolutely no issue at all with us playing in a very pale blue away kit at Falkirk. We also wore it at Ibrox and Peterhead in August and both their kits are far lighter than yours.

Your pale blue kit isn't much different in shade from the two we've had previously. Which we weren't allowed to wear at Ibrox in 2009 and Peterhead last year. 

 

 

[Skyline Drifter]

10 minutes ago, Bainsfordbairn said:

Your pale blue kit isn't much different in shade from the two we've had previously. Which we weren't allowed to wear at Ibrox in 2009 and Peterhead last year.

 

And yet we were allowed to do both, albeit I'll concede the referee v Peterhead did so reluctantly because there was little other option and wanted the shorts changed. The final call on these things is always down to the match referee ultimately. The one against Rangers never batted an eyelid. He was perfectly happy with the pale blue. Match was televised too and viewers managed to cope ok without confusing the two teams.

If you have a complaint here it is, as @Shodwall cat said with whoever told you a 3rd kit was required, not with us. To be fair, we always had a 3rd kit coming, and were probably tolerated a little more due to the lack of kit supply throughout the country this summer. We never expected to get through the season with 2 shades of blue kit and no other available. Montrose had to wear their 3rd kit at home as a result which is unfortunate and won't happen the 2nd time as we now have the 3rd kit. It's conceivable we'll be told to wear the black kit at Peterhead next time too though for me it's more of a clash than the pale blue is. We'll see when it comes around.

[JK_Queens]

3 hours ago, Skyline Drifter said:

Whit? Black would completely clash with Falkirk's kit. Not a chance that will be allowed.

Fair point  that’s a brain fart from me. 

[grumpyoldman]

6 hours ago, Bainsfordbairn said:

Your pale blue kit isn't much different in shade from the two we've had previously. Which we weren't allowed to wear at Ibrox in 2009 and Peterhead last year. 

 

 

Maybe something to do with the colour of our socks

Edited October 25, 2022 by grumpyoldman

[RC55 FFC]

SFA/Refs have always been tough on FFC when they’ve let others off. 

Back in late 2012 we wanted to have our shirts (in 2013/14) with different colour sleeves to match the style of shirt and the SFA/Refs knocked it back on the basis both sleeves had to match, even though prior to that season & after that season, Rangers & others had kits with exactly that same set up.

This is what they were meant to look like inc the 3rd shirt that never got made. 

 

[FK1Bairn]

39 minutes ago, RC55 FFC said:

SFA/Refs have always been tough on FFC when they’ve let others off. 

Back in late 2012 we wanted to have our shirts (in 2013/14) with different colour sleeves to match the style of shirt and the SFA/Refs knocked it back on the basis both sleeves had to match, even though prior to that season & after that season, Rangers & others had kits with exactly that same set up.

This is what they were meant to look like inc the 3rd shirt that never got made. 

 

They're cracking kits as well

[Blame Me]

2 hours ago, RC55 FFC said:

SFA/Refs have always been tough on FFC when they’ve let others off. 

Back in late 2012 we wanted to have our shirts (in 2013/14) with different colour sleeves to match the style of shirt and the SFA/Refs knocked it back on the basis both sleeves had to match, even though prior to that season & after that season, Rangers & others had kits with exactly that same set up.

This is what they were meant to look like inc the 3rd shirt that never got made. 

 

Hate to defend them but the Rangers kit, although similar, did have matching sleeves having compared them. 

https://www.footballkitarchive.com/scottish-premiership-kits/

Not inconclusive but does seem that it is consistent that sleeves have had to match.

[RC55 FFC]

52 minutes ago, Blame Me said:

Hate to defend them but the Rangers kit, although similar, did have matching sleeves having compared them. 

https://www.footballkitarchive.com/scottish-premiership-kits/

Not inconclusive but does seem that it is consistent that sleeves have had to match.

Yeah, this seasons do match but going back 10 years or so to the period in question (c2012) they had had a couple of kits where they hadn’t prior to that. There was another club we quoted too but fell on deaf ears. Anyway, long time ago now although still annoyed me

[Guest Back Post Misses]

Hope we dump Puma. 
 

 

[Grangemouth Bairn]

26 minutes ago, Back Post Misses said:

Hope we dump Puma. 
 

 

What’s the story here ??

[bairn88]

1 minute ago, Grangemouth Bairn said:

What’s the story here ??

Their kits are mostly shite

[Grangemouth Bairn]

5 minutes ago, bairn88 said:

Their kits are mostly shite

When does the contract end ?

[Bainsfordbairn]

4 minutes ago, Grangemouth Bairn said:

When does the contract end ?

This is the last year of the current contract.

Kits normally have to be ordered around this time of year for next season (at least with Puma) so I imagine the club will be well done the line in deciding on either a new supplier or extending. 

[Syd Puddefoot]

43 minutes ago, Back Post Misses said:

Hope we dump Puma. 
 

 

Hope we dump the blue shorts. 

[Grangemouth Bairn]

5 minutes ago, Bainsfordbairn said:

This is the last year of the current contract.

Kits normally have to be ordered around this time of year for next season (at least with Puma) so I imagine the club will be well done the line in deciding on either a new supplier or extending. 

Cheers for the update. 

[Reggie Perrin]

29 minutes ago, bairn88 said:

Their kits are mostly shite

A bit unfair.

We have been with them a very long time and there have been some great kits in that time just as some have been a bit meh at best.

[Springfield]

If the suppliers supply chain is still India, the strips (maybe only tops) are manufactured at under £8, a pop, 3XL & 4XL add an extra 0.50p

[RC55 FFC]

6 minutes ago, Springfield said:

If the suppliers supply chain is still India, the strips (maybe only tops) are manufactured at under £8, a pop, 3XL & 4XL add an extra 0.50p

Don’t know if they still do but our PUMA strips used to be made in Turkey. 

Id like to see us move on to another brand tbh but whoever it is, hopefully it’s the right deal for the club. 

[Gaz]

1 hour ago, bairn88 said:

Their kits are mostly shite

We've had some great kits from Puma. It's just unfortunate that the football has been absolutely hoaching and thus we're associating them with that.