IRWT - New Nets

[Andy Thompson]

I am looking at buying a new set of nets for the season as the ones we have are 2 years old so they are in need of replacing, and i would like to ask you folks what we should replace them with. it may seem trivial but your input will be appreciated.

• White
• Red & White Stripes
• Red & White Squares
• Black
• Jumpers for Goalposts - Pub Team Style
• Any other suggestions?

I will leave it upto you until Friday Morning.

the reason i listed black is because they are easy to see through, so if you are sat directly behind the goals you can see through the nets to not spoil your view.

[big fat yorkshire pudding]

Gotta be red and white stripes right?

[RobTheRover]

Is there a supplier you have to get them from, Andy.  Might be worth having a look at some off them on their website.

[RobTheRover]

These look good.  Diagonal stripes.

http://www.networldfootball.co.uk/football-nets/full-size-football-nets/striped-stadium-football-nets.html

[Andy Thompson]

These look good.  Diagonal stripes.

http://www.networldfootball.co.uk/football-nets/full-size-football-nets/striped-stadium-football-nets.html

They look familiar...

[Metalmicky]

These look good.  Diagonal stripes.

http://www.networldfootball.co.uk/football-nets/full-size-football-nets/striped-stadium-football-nets.html

Agreed - they look good

[Andy Thompson]

Is there a supplier you have to get them from, Andy.  Might be worth having a look at some off them on their website.

for the quality and big discount we get then yes they come from 1 or 2 suppliers. as they supply the training ground, and all external pitches at cost price and they are based at Thorne.

[DRNaith]

I'd much prefer horizontal stripes to vertical stripes, the diagonal ones look good too though.

[ctay]

like the idea of black!

[Sheepskin Stu]

For me, it's not so much the colour of the nets but the style of the goals in general. It's becoming increasingly rare now to see different types of goals in grounds. Older readers will remember such delights as Stamford Bridge and Old Trafford's deep angular ones or Ayresome Park's different goals at each end. Or how about The Dell's really shallow ones? The list is endless. Most grounds now seem to favour the rather bland box affairs with two or three supports behind. The act of a ball hitting the net is one to be savoured.

Can we have these?

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXn-xebm3bE" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXn-xebm3bE</a>

[bobbymax]

These look good.  Diagonal stripes.

http://www.networldfootball.co.uk/football-nets/full-size-football-nets/striped-stadium-football-nets.html

Yep, I'd go with these as well.

[bobjimwilly]

These look good.  Diagonal stripes.

http://www.networldfootball.co.uk/football-nets/full-size-football-nets/striped-stadium-football-nets.html

They look familiar...

I vote stick with these ones too Andy

[IDM]

I liked the ones we had at BV in the late 70's and early 80's.  "P" shaped goalposts with the base of the net extended further back.  No other stanchions and plenty of slack in the netting to take the characteristic bulge-out and nestle from a Glyn Snodin screamer...

Colour?  White for me will do, but ultimately as long as I can see the ball hitting it the colour is less important

[dodge]

Im going for jumpers. Rovers jumpers though! Seriously though diagonal for me

[Sheepskin Stu]

I liked the ones we had at BV in the late 70's and early 80's.  "P" shaped goalposts with the base of the net extended further back.  No other stanchions and plenty of slack in the netting to take the characteristic bulge-out and nestle from a Glyn Snodin screamer...

Colour?  White for me will do, but ultimately as long as I can see the ball hitting it the colour is less important

Lovely stuff.

[Mustapha-Dump]

Has the new groundsman been hired yet Andy?

[newyankee]

 How about ones which attract our shots and deflect the oppositions?

   

[ROVERSBELLY]

Andy ... What happens to the Old Nets as Brodsworth Welfare AFC looking for a set if they going spare !!

[newyankee]

 Now the serious reply, I like the nets which have stripes of red and white, even better if you could get red and white hoops, but I doubt they allow those.

 Good idea Roversbelly, let's prove we are a community club!!!!

[Wild Rover]

Now the serious reply, I like the nets which have stripes of red and white, even better if you could get red and white hoops, but I doubt they allow those.

 Good idea Roversbelly, let's prove we are a community club!!!!

Not sure how you get hoops on a net. But horizontal white and red stripes as opposed to verticle obviously has same effect.

[Andy Thompson]

Now the serious reply, I like the nets which have stripes of red and white, even better if you could get red and white hoops, but I doubt they allow those.

 Good idea Roversbelly, let's prove we are a community club!!!!

An old set of nets were given to a local side only last Friday as they had theres stolen a few weeks back.

we generally use the old nets on the other pitches around the stadium.

[Andy Thompson]

These look good.  Diagonal stripes.

http://www.networldfootball.co.uk/football-nets/full-size-football-nets/striped-stadium-football-nets.html

They look familiar...

I vote stick with these ones too Andy

The nets from that link are actually ones we had 3 years ago and the picture on that website is of the keepmoat.

i will source a local supplier of these tomorrow and see what they can do, and leave the thread running until Friday.

Thanks for the input its been great.

[newyankee]

 Actually Wild Rover, that's what I was trying to say.

 That's good Andy, that's what we should be doing, proud of all of you.

[smith31599]

Just Red like Liverpools

[Leebtyler]

I really like the ones in the images posted, red and white, you can see clearly and it enforces the club colours better than black or just white.

[River Don]

For the look, Red and White horizontal stripes.

But if black improves the view for supporters behind the goal that would be my pick.

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Great that Andy is actually consulting us about this.

I think we've seen all sorts of combinations over the years, particularly as the manufacturers have been able to jazz them up with club colours etc.

As a player (who needed as much help as poss to pick out the goals) and as I think they look more classic, I would favour plain white with plenty of 'give', so as said above, you get the net 'bulge' rather than the spring which sometimes makes it more difficult to tell whether a goal has been scored. 

Failing that, then red & white will do nicely!

[Chris Black come back]

Wild thought. Why don't we just put them in the colours of whoever wants to sponsor them? Seems an obvious revenue raising opportunity not currently being exploited.

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Yeah, and what about pitch sponsorship!

Any good at pitch painting Andy?

[Not Now Kato]

Red and White HORIZONTAL stripes would be my choice.