2018/19 Kit

[IDM]

Not ridiculous at all - white ball, white goalposts, difficult to see against a white background..

[Chris Black come back]

Can’t JR just choose it unilaterally like the good old days?

[DonnyBazR0ver]

I agree. So if the players say they can pick out their team mates better in plain white socks, who are we to argue.

[Herman Hessian]

something else to think about:

whenever prompted (or even when not prompted if feeling truculent - meh) I'll always advocate keeping the hoops because they provide an instantly recognisable brand that everyone other than the terminally stupid associates with rovers - any self respecting business concern would give their right arm for something so clearly and readily associated with themselves, for marketing, promotional, merchandising and any other purpose you'd care to mention; well, that and the fact that I have an entire red and white hooped set of dining plates and mugs and stuff, which i don't want to replace...

that said, the Glorious Red & White Hoops may be many things - but they are not unique

anyone care to have a go at naming the NINE other clubs who at one time or another have played in the same strip either in the football league or during their earlier non-league days; there are eight current EPL or FL clubs and one current non-league team; and you can ignore Kingstonian and anyone else who has never played in the Football League - simply not interested in that sort of tin-pot shithousery - i'll give it a couple of days or so and then stick the list up here - on you trot...

[IDM]

Blackburn Rovers?

Or did I misread the question?

I thought you meant which teams have played in their same kit forever?

If you mean who has played in red and white hoops at some point, then discount my Blackburn!

[DaveDRFC]

Crewe played in hoops last season.

[IDM]

Other teams I have seen in red and white hoops include Chelsea (change kit, late 80s) and Mansfield, third kit a couple of years ago.

Would Middlesbrough count?

[paddy hoops]

That one looks great - bettert than this season's with the shoulder straps - if we want to replicate the early 70s shirt.

My preference is for multiple bold hoops, like the 1982 shirt.  But my favourite combo in terms of looks was

Got to agree with this being the best kit the Rovers have had recently. All of the kits from the Nike/Avec "era" were brilliant and looked really professional.





Do you means Copps and Harry or the kit?

[Cantley Rover]

something else to think about:

whenever prompted (or even when not prompted if feeling truculent - meh) I'll always advocate keeping the hoops because they provide an instantly recognisable brand that everyone other than the terminally stupid associates with rovers - any self respecting business concern would give their right arm for something so clearly and readily associated with themselves, for marketing, promotional, merchandising and any other purpose you'd care to mention; well, that and the fact that I have an entire red and white hooped set of dining plates and mugs and stuff, which i don't want to replace...

that said, the Glorious Red & White Hoops may be many things - but they are not unique

anyone care to have a go at naming the NINE other clubs who at one time or another have played in the same strip either in the football league or during their earlier non-league days; there are eight current EPL or FL clubs and one current non-league team; and you can ignore Kingstonian and anyone else who has never played in the Football League - simply not interested in that sort of tin-pot shithousery - i'll give it a couple of days or so and then stick the list up here - on you trot...

Bristol Rovers for starters.

[RoversAlias]

Crewe and maybe Crawley in recent seasons?

[Drover]

Leyton Orient,Southport,Exeter city,Crawley town,Crewe alex,Bury,Oldham,Cheltenham town and West brom?

Stevenage come close,with a couple of diagonal stripped red and white shirts but not hoops.

Im not sure,but I make it 2 currently Non-league teams,Leyton Orient and Southport?

[Cantley Rover]

Liverpool, Spurs, Arsenal?

[pib]

As you may have seen recently (or not) they've dispensed with the hooped socks at the behest of the players, as they said the hooped ones are more difficult to pick out. They've worn plain white socks for the last couple of home games at least.

To be honest, I prefer white shorts, then red and not keen on black.

At some point I would like to see us with the late 60s early 70s twin hoops.

  Brilliant. I did wonder why that was.

Worked really well in the Charlton game, where we barely picked out 2 consecutive passes all afternoon.

[Dabby]

On about Kits , Rovers are the only professional football team ever to wear a Tam O‟Shanter (Hat, Bonnet, call it what you want) as part of the kit.



http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Doncaster_Rovers/Doncaster_Rovers.htm

[RedJ]

So did we actually wear the hat in matches? that's brilliant.

[Dabby]

So did we actually wear the hat in matches? that's brilliant.

Sounds like it : From 1879 to 1885 Doncaster played in blue and white, and since then red and white. The club's first strip was a navy blue and white strip with a yellow diagonal cross. The kit uniquely included a blue Tam o' Shanter with a red toorie at the centre. A solid red shirt with a black collar was the first design adopted when the club first entered the English Football league in 1901. Since 2001 the club have played in a red and white hooped home shirt.

http://www11.dict.cc/wp_examples.php?lp_id=1&lang=en&s=tam-o%27-shanter

[Mustapha-Dump]

I would love a modern day remake of that blue shirt with the gold cross

[Drover]

If you look at the kits on that great historical kits site,it seems many clubs kits included hats in the 1870's 1880's.Just looking at the first dozen or so alphabetically,Arsenal,Aston villa,Blackburn had hats,or what looks more like caps.Have not got enough time at minute,to check them all,but wonder if we are the only ones with Tam o' shanter hat.

[Dabby]

No caps or hats here 1891 .. but looks like they wore there shin pads on the outside of socks (Thats if they had socks ) .Not one of um smiling after they won the Cup , would not like to meet that lot ,in a dark alley.

[silent majority]

Caps used to be a standard part of most sports kit back in the day. Thats why we refer to playing for England as receiving a cap or holding numerous caps.

[drfchound]

No caps or hats here 1891 .. but looks like they wore there shin pads on the outside of socks (Thats if they had socks ) .Not one of um smiling after they won the Cup , would not like to meet that lot ,in a dark alley.

That picture just looks “so ripping yarns”.
Especially that man with the ball.

[Bentley Bullet]

People tended not to smile on photo's in those days because they invariably had rotten teeth.

[Donnywolf]

something else to think about:

whenever prompted (or even when not prompted if feeling truculent - meh) I'll always advocate keeping the hoops because they provide an instantly recognisable brand that everyone other than the terminally stupid associates with rovers - any self respecting business concern would give their right arm for something so clearly and readily associated with themselves, for marketing, promotional, merchandising and any other purpose you'd care to mention; well, that and the fact that I have an entire red and white hooped set of dining plates and mugs and stuff, which i don't want to replace...

that said, the Glorious Red & White Hoops may be many things - but they are not unique

anyone care to have a go at naming the NINE other clubs who at one time or another have played in the same strip either in the football league or during their earlier non-league days; there are eight current EPL or FL clubs and one current non-league team; and you can ignore Kingstonian and anyone else who has never played in the Football League - simply not interested in that sort of tin-pot shithousery - i'll give it a couple of days or so and then stick the list up here - on you trot...

Bristol Rovers for starters.

They were called the Black Arabs when first formed and had a Black Kit with yellow sash. Think they wore replicas before JPT at Cardiff ?

I think the question (having read it again) is looking for Red nd White Hooped Kits but could still be wrong !

[Bristol Red Rover]

People tended not to smile on photo's in those days because they invariably had rotten teeth.

The main reason was the camera shutter was open for a longer period so they had to keep still. Holding a smile tends to turn to a grimace very quickly, not a cool look.