As I said, it's rare, though it's happening more often. (Imagine that, an American thing being adopted in other countries.) Real Salt Lake retired #9 for Jason Kreis (to some eye-rolling) last year. Portland retired Clive Charles' #3 after his death in 2003. Supposedly the Cosmos retired #10 after Pele's last game in 1977, but I couldn't swear under oath that no one wore #10 for them after that or that no one would should they ever actually take the field again. And Cobi Jones' #13 was retired by the Galaxy in October 2007. (Richmond, incidentally, will retire Mike Burke's number this weekend, but the story on the team's website doesn't mention what number that is, presuming that if you're reading, you know, which I don't - but I think he was #19?) Indoor, meanwhile has had a lot of retired numbers.
Kenn Are you saying that the current ownership doesn't know that #7 has been retired? That is incredible, but explains a lot. As a kid I grew up with the Rowdies like you did, this half assed reboot just irritates me more by the day. It was bad enough to see the original Rowdies struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of the NASL folding and then eventually see them die with a whimper. Now this cluesless bunch is going to not let sleeping dogs lie and run the Rowdies mystique into the ground for good.
Crazyness IMO, Pachuca retired 1, 8, 17, 20 and funny how they retired 110 for Chitiva (maybe it is a typo in wiki). I guess that if RSL and LAGalaxy ever play in a conmebol tournament they would have to use their retired numbers again.
That is what I meant, you brought it to their attention. Prior to that they didn't know. What strikes me odd is outside of the their 2010 opener, actual original Rowdies have been in short supply. Seems like they were trotted out two years ago and since then the club has had difficulty connecting with the history they claim. Personally, I would pay money to have a chalk talk before or after a match with an original Rowdie I grew up following.
I just found out that our contract with LOTTO ends after this season. I pray that they'll have a new deal in place with a quality Kit Supplier for next season. If I had to choose, I'd take UMBRO. I've always been a fan of theirs.
Anyone who doesn't insist on putting their logo in that position on the collar, forcing the Rowdies' wordmark down too far on the shirt, would be fine with me. I haven't bought one of the 2012 shirts specifically because of that bug feature.
What are the odds that we would get a custom designed kit with Umbro? Zero. Like it or not, Lotto, Admiral and the like offer design options that the big suppliers don't. Will be interesting to see if they keep the same basic design.
I don't even care if it's Lotto. If they'd get the bug out of their butt about their freaking collar logo that screws up everything. How can you design something and not care that it looks like ass?
A man can dream. Can't he? As long as it's better quality than what we've got with LOTTO, I'm cool with any other supplier. Hopefully they won't divert too much from our original design.
Admiral seems to making decent stuff for Minnesota, that would probably be our best bet to retain the classic shirt look we have now. Any mainstream manufacturer pretty much means kiss the shoulder hoops goodbye. The shirts are ok, to above average, but where I think Lotto drops the ball is on those plain shorts.
I think that might have been for replicas, for some reason. I don't believe they ever wore Admiral in an NASL game, unless it was toward the end when most people stopped paying attention. Nope, apparently they had a couple other suppliers (and some unknown ones), but no Admiral for actual stuff worn in an NASL match that I can see.
Looks like you're right. In any case, ADMIRAL wouldn't be a bad choice at all, if, again, they can preserve the Hoops on the sleeves.
Kenn, how were these NASL replica jerseys that were sold in JC Penny ? Good or bad quality?, cheap or expensive?, pretty much close to the original jerseys or not?
You know, my recollection is that replica jerseys in the late 1970s and early 1980s just weren't that good. Mostly polyester, and they apparently felt good about themselves if they at least got the colors right and the team name on them. I look at the game-worn jerseys from that time period that survived and I think those weren't like they are now, either, by a long shot. I have an Earthquakes game-worn jersey from about 1977 and it's just basically a t-shirt. In 1979, nobody was really thinking about looking exactly like the guys on the field, I don't think. And I don't think anyone thought you could sell them a $50 jersey. The 1979 Rowdies game program lists a whole bunch of merchandise you could buy from them, but no jerseys. A Maas Brothers ad shows t-shirts and shorts, but no jerseys. I never thought TOFFS got them quite right, either, so I never bought one.
After seeing how WARRIOR designed LFC's new Kits, I wouldn't mind it at all if they continued to expand their Brand in the Footballing World by designing our new kits!
do you remember these ? 98 http://naslmemories.blogspot.com/2013/03/sears-nasl-replica-kits-1980.html
I actually don't remember those, specifically. There wasn't really a big jersey culture (in any sports, really) in the late 1970s. I know you could get NFL jerseys from an ad in Football Digest (I never did) and there were these (I had a Lee Roy Selmon and a Ricky Bell), but actual jerseys or replica jerseys...I just don't remember people wearing them to games and definitely not wearing them just around like they do today. The funny thing about that Sears 1980 NASL line as it pertains to the Rowdies is that the wordmark is way too low on the front of the shirt just like they are today. The fact they have the Rowdies wordmark on the belly and not on the actual chest is the main reason I haven't (and won't) buy one. The Admiral mark and the apartment logo could go up a little bit, but the wordmark could go up about six inches to where it would make more sense. It just looks silly now. At least the Lotto below the collar is gone, but I can't see a good rationale for not having the wordmark on the chest where it belongs.
Thanks 4 your answer, And (as you probably know of course) neither in Europe there was a big jersey culture at that time, I could buy a white-red adidas but it wasn't FC Koln's or a yellow-green adidas but it wasn't FC Nantes