County Jerseys

J Cheever Loophole

That Limerick away jersey is a classic case of less being more - it's class!

CZ 453

Is there any updates on the new Cork jersey?

denishurley

Nothing until sponsorship finalised

zetecescort

denishurley wrote: »

Nothing until sponsorship finalised

yeah, and we all know who is responsible for sponsorship

Connorzee

Any odds on us having "Frank Murphy" across the front of the jersey by the start of the Championship??

zetecescort

looks like Chill insurance for Cork. never heard of them tbh but anything better than nothing

Connorzee

Funny photoshop

Realt Dearg Sec

zetecescort wrote: »

looks like Chill insurance for Cork. never heard of them tbh but anything better than nothing

You must have seen their ads. Complete pain in the ar$e, more or less seem to keep TV3 on the road.

zetecescort

zetecescort wrote: »

looks like Chill insurance for Cork. never heard of them tbh but anything better than nothing

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

You must have seen their ads. Complete pain in the ar$e, more or less seem to keep TV3 on the road.

Fran the man from Love/hate was in one of their ads last year

Cúla Búla lads Cúla Búla

Utopia Parkway

New Cork jersey.



The sponsors logo is pretty ugly to be honest. Purple and green on red. Gok Wan would not approve.

Bizzum

Connorzee wrote: »

Proposed new Offaly jersey from their county board meeting last night... a lot of opposition to it, it appears

I noticed the Offaly jersey on sunday was changed again from this above one (having to switch jerseys at halftime during the Limerick game probably encouraged the change!) to having the solid yellow from the front run around the back of the jersey in a wide band at the bottom. So the back has far less green on it and far more yellow.

.E_C_K_S.

Cork jersey.....Shocking stuff there! Just took the template jersey and stuck a HUGE sponsor right in the middle of it without any effort to at least try integrate it into the jersey...awful stuff!

Connorzee

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

New Cork jersey.



The sponsors logo is pretty ugly to be honest. Purple and green on red. Gok Wan would not approve.

Extremely ugly. Jersey design itself isn't too different to last years either.

.E_C_K_S.

When you compare it to the stand in Mercy Hospital jersey I know which I'd prefer to have!

kilmac14

Cant see all the fuss over the new Cork jersey. It's only a sponsor (not a fashion statement!!!) I'll be sporting one on the Blackrock terrace and in Croker this year whatever the sponsor. C'mon the blood and bandage!!!

Connorzee

kilmac14 wrote: »

Cant see all the fuss over the new Cork jersey. It's only a sponsor (not a fashion statement!!!) I'll be sporting one on the Blackrock terrace and in Croker this year whatever the sponsor. C'mon the blood and bandage!!!

Excuse us for wanting a decent jersey for our €60... why dont you wear a red tshirt if you're not too worried about the jersey?

solarith

It's a representation of everything that is the GAA in Cork, in my opinion these things matter. It's pretty bad, Cork have had great jerseys for last few years. I suppose the purple on red would not have come out though.

Realt Dearg Sec

solarith wrote: »

It's a representation of everything that is the GAA in Cork, in my opinion these things matter. It's pretty bad, Cork have had great jerseys for last few years. I suppose the purple on red would not have come out though.

It's kind of bad for Chill too, because it's pretty off-putting. They should have just put the name in white using their own font onto the red background, would have looked fine. I know companies prefer to keep their "brand" colour where possible but that's completely stupid and based on inherited thinking about "brands" rather than any kind of intelligence. Nike do all the NFL jerseys, for example, but their iconic "tick" changes colour for every single one. Something tells me Nike know their sh1t in this regard. I've always thought Cork had a lovely jersey, but that's muck.

zetecescort

Think the jersey itself is really nice. Still undecided about the sponsors logo.

The closer we are to plain red jerseys the better IMO.

I wouldn't take the Cork shirt as the finished article yet. We may see a change sponsor style down the line. Unlikely they will but not beyond the realm of possibility either

And besides if they want the sponsor to stand out then thats fine. Perhaps use the 3D foam iron transfer but leave out have a white background. JVC for example didn't get lost on Arsenal's bruised banana shirt back in 1991/92 because it had that sort of iron on sponsor.

Realt Dearg Sec

Deleted User wrote: »

I wouldn't take the Cork shirt as the finished article yet. We may see a change sponsor style down the line. Unlikely they will but not beyond the realm of possibility either

Well they've dragged their heels long enough, missed the Christmas market entirely, and missed the start of the league, seem to have shown this one off in photo ops, so they'd be in trouble if they turned around and announced they aren't keeping this jersey and will be releasing yet another one in a while.

Squidgy Black

They definitely need to get rid of the white background and try to integrate it with the rest of the shirt. I think the white makes the purple stand out more than it will against the red, I don't think it's too bad.

CZ 453

That Cork jersey is a shame.I was looking forward to seeing it and then boom...what a let down!I won't buy it.Even if you look past the sponsor, the style isn't much different to the last one

CZ 453

It looks a bit different in the photo above - http://www.gaacork.ie/taggedNews/219727/99/chill_insurance_new_cork_sponsor
Ha ha.I actually think it looks ok in the photo on the link

solarith

The curved edges bring some respite but it's still taking away from the jersey really.

Chicken liver

shezer wrote: »

That Cork jersey is a shame.I was looking forward to seeing it and then boom...what a let down!I won't buy it.Even if you look past the sponsor, the style isn't much different to the last one

Agreed. Not impressed. Well dodgy looking.

Amprodude

The new Cork jersey was a real half ar$$ed attempt of a jersey design. How it was approved in the first place is hard to believe.

Anyone know where i could get my hands on the 2007-2008 jersey?

EIRE1922

Shocking looking sponsor.

The_Kew_Tour

Thats the worst Crok Jersey ever.

We have had some lovely ones down years but not this time.

Realt Dearg Sec

shezer wrote: »

It looks a bit different in the photo above - http://www.gaacork.ie/taggedNews/219727/99/chill_insurance_new_cork_sponsor
Ha ha.I actually think it looks ok in the photo on the link

True it doesn't look as bad there, the sponsorship is less intrusive than I thought, but it's still not nice, and the redesign is fairly lazy and fussy. Their old one is much nicer.

Regarding colour, by the by, O2 were happy enough to just go with white on red, and Vodafone, too, despite wanting a colour change in the jersey, ended up happy enough with the blue. why would anyone else be any different? There's two companies using each other's colours and they seemed happy enough to do so.

zetecescort

liking it more each tme I see it. Looked alot better in todays paper. can't justify spending €60 on it though when I have a choice of 3 already

Connorzee

Whatever about the jersey, the leisurewear is going to look cat with that white box and whatnot on them...

Motivator

Whoever is designing the new county jerseys for O'Neills should be shot. Every single county jersey is absolutely awful. From the stupid designs on the bottom half of nearly all the jerseys to the awful new font being used for the numbers, jesus & that Cork jersey is just a really lazy & unimaginative attempt from O'Neills.

EIRE1922

zetecescort wrote: »

liking it more each tme I see it. Looked alot better in todays paper. can't justify spending €60 on it though when I have a choice of 3 already

The design looks fine. The sponsor just looks a bit stupid on a white background.

New jersies are €62 now.

Get them for €40 on the Long Mile Road at the O'Neill's Factory Shop.

EIRE1922

Connorzee wrote: »

Whatever about the jersey, the leisurewear is going to look cat with that white box and whatnot on them...

I agree. It looks a bit old fashioned with the white background. Like the way the old sponsorships use to look. Just printed on white.

EIRE1922

Motivator wrote: »

Whoever is designing the new county jerseys for O'Neills should be shot. Every single county jersey is absolutely awful. From the stupid designs on the bottom half of nearly all the jerseys to the awful new font being used for the numbers, jesus & that Cork jersey is just a really lazy & unimaginative attempt from O'Neills.

You hit the nail on the head. No imagination at all in a lot of the jersies. Especially with the Kilkenny jersey. Shocking just to change the direction of the stripes and that is about it.

zetecescort

Have to disagree. Call me old fashioned but I prefer the plain red for Cork, Black & amber stripes for KK etc. no fancy swirls or different shades of the same colour like the previous Cork jersey.

A few pages back people were all in praise of the Limerick jersey which is really nice because its just one shade of green

Realt Dearg Sec

zetecescort wrote: »

Have to disagree. Call me old fashioned but I prefer the plain red for Cork, Black & amber stripes for KK etc. no fancy swirls or different shades of the same colour like the previous Cork jersey.

A few pages back people were all in praise of the Limerick jersey which is really nice because its just one shade of green

True, but the new Cork jersey isn't a plain red, it's really fussy and cluttered looking. The Kilkenny jersey is a bit unimaginative, but personally I thought the one it replaced (with three straight stripes down the shoulder) was far better, and simpler, anyway. I also loved the one they had back around the turn of the century, with the city crest on the arms. Not much they can do about the stripes in fairness, and I would hate to see us get rid of them, as they are iconic, and at this stage probably have a psychological effect on some teams.

Tom Joad

zetecescort wrote: »

Have to disagree. Call me old fashioned but I prefer the plain red for Cork, Black & amber stripes for KK etc. no fancy swirls or different shades of the same colour like the previous Cork jersey.

A few pages back people were all in praise of the Limerick jersey which is really nice because its just one shade of green

Would agree with you on both counts but I really like the Cavan jersey since they redesigned it and included a the new navy bits on it a few years ago so it shows they can do nice new designs.

EIRE1922

I agree. The previous two Kilkenny jersies were nicer. Plain and simple with the straight stripes from shoulder to sleeves. The last two Cork jersies were too. But not much difference in the design really.

The thing is when O'Neills change some county jersies, there is very little difference in the design from the old jersey to the new jersey. Particularly in recent years. Just either leave them alone or re-design them altogether. If not, just stop ripping us off with tiny changes or slight differences (Cork, Kilkenny, Tipperary jersies are examples).

Motivator

Looking back at previous county jerseys produced by O'Neills, its obvious they have a new design team in place. In my opinion county jerseys have gotten worse over the years instead of getting better. Whats wrong with the traditional jerseys without the fancy swirls & designs that are present on every jersey seen across Ireland nowadays?

In my opinion this style of jersey were by far the nicest ever produced by O'Neills.

http://www.sportsfile.com/id/215950/

WesternZulu

Motivator wrote: »

Looking back at previous county jerseys produced by O'Neills, its obvious they have a new design team in place. In my opinion county jerseys have gotten worse over the years instead of getting better. Whats wrong with the traditional jerseys without the fancy swirls & designs that are present on every jersey seen across Ireland nowadays?

In my opinion this style of jersey were by far the nicest ever produced by O'Neills.

http://www.sportsfile.com/id/215950/

Some of them now are not great like the new Cork one but on a whole O'Neills are creating way nicer jerseys in the last 3/4 years compared to previously.

They seemed to go crazy from about 2000 - 2009 with over complicated designs/crest and county name in Irish anywhere they could put it on the shirt/baggy jerseys/speed stripes...

They have certainly improved but still that Cork one is still horrible!

Amprodude

Motivator wrote: »

Looking back at previous county jerseys produced by O'Neills, its obvious they have a new design team in place. In my opinion county jerseys have gotten worse over the years instead of getting better. Whats wrong with the traditional jerseys without the fancy swirls & designs that are present on every jersey seen across Ireland nowadays?

In my opinion this style of jersey were by far the nicest ever produced by O'Neills.

http://www.sportsfile.com/id/215950/

The one before that one you mentioned was even nicer IMO i.e the one used in the 2003 All Ireland Hurling final but both jerseys were beautiful in their day.

denishurley

Cork jersey needs a white collar IMO. Something like this would be the dream:

Tom Joad

denishurley wrote: »

Cork jersey needs a white collar IMO. Something like this would be the dream:

Now that's a nice jersey!!

Connorzee

Tom Joad wrote: »

Now that's a nice jersey!!

Cork Goalie jersey for tomorrow

zetecescort

Connorzee wrote: »

Cork Goalie jersey for tomorrow

I take it thats for the football to avoid a clash with Tyrone. Things would look an awful lot better if the Chill was in white and remove need for the white square

rebel girl 15

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

Well they've dragged their heels long enough, missed the Christmas market entirely, and missed the start of the league, seem to have shown this one off in photo ops, so they'd be in trouble if they turned around and announced they aren't keeping this jersey and will be releasing yet another one in a while.

Don't get people started on that one. Remember 2010 AI final, when both Down and Cork changed for the final, Cork's second jersey was white with a blue stripe, but Cork/O Neills changed it to a once off jersey for the final - that was pure madness, so I wouldn't put it past them to change, but tbh, I wouldn't see it happening, they'll sit back on their haunches again now they have a sponsor

Amprodude wrote: »

The new Cork jersey was a real half ar$$ed attempt of a jersey design. How it was approved in the first place is hard to believe.

Anyone know where i could get my hands on the 2007-2008 jersey?

I have no idea who approved the jersey, looks shocking, from the photos I saw it looks like an iron on sticker on the shirt, which is poor. I agree that a lot of the O Neills designs recently are shockingly bad

CZ 453

Hopefully this jersey won't sell and it will give the decision makers the funt in the hole they need.I was really looking forward to the jersey, and to find that they release this half assed attempt is just annoying. They released a picture of the goalkeeper kit 'Hey guys look at this' ffs.