Why do Hearts wear maroon?

[Dan Sarf]

I mean, what were they thinking of?

[Berwickhibby]

Colour of the Dance Hall they were named after apparently

[Kato]

I thought they originally wore red, white and blue. Someone washed the strips and they came out maroon so they just went with that.

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[Northernhibee]

Because they’re ****s

[Bostonhibby]

Actual colours weren't available?

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[HoboHarry]

Why would anyone in their right mind wear anything that colour? Fechin hideous.

[HoboHarry]

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I thought they originally wore red, white and blue. Someone washed the strips and they came out maroon so they just went with that.

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That can't be right, the tramps don't wash anything, they just shoplift new stuff.

[HIBERNIAN-0762]

Disgusting colour 🤮 💩 😏

[AFKA5814_Hibs]

Al Murray was once asked why his pub landlord character wore a maroon jacket. He said it was because he was an unlikeable character and maroon was such a **** colour.

[Brunswickbill]

Back in the 50s folk called the colour marown, 2nd syllable pronounced “Oh” rather than “Oo.” I wonder when the pronunciation changed.

[McD]

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I mean, what were they thinking of?

Did they lose a bet?

[Carheenlea]

It’s one the most unfashionable colours on the pallette, and the least aesthetically pleasing, so a natural fit really.

[McD]

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It’s one the most unfashionable colours on the pallette, and the least aesthetically pleasing, so a natural fit really.

If a colour and smell could be matched up, surely maroon and the smell of the breweries round tynecastle would be a natural pairing as well

[Jones28]

The were going for jobby brown but someone suggested they liven it up with a bit of red and that was the end result?

[BILLYHIBS]

Strips were red white and blue St Andrews horizontal stripes went in too high a wash hence maroon

Happened all the time in amateur fitba

[Glory Lurker]

The Making of Hibs, of all places, explained it was because red white and blue Hearts merged with another team who played in blue hoops (?) really early days and it was agreed neither would be the strip going forward and maroon was chosen.

[Donegal Hibby]

One of life's great mysteries that question , probably whoever decided to go with a s**** colour like that was intoxicated at the time ! .

[DIXIHIBS]

Coz sh#te doesn't show...

[Pagan Hibernia]

The definition of dull. Perfect for them.

[Green Reaper]

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I thought they originally wore red, white and blue. Someone washed the strips and they came out maroon so they just went with that.

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I think this is actually mentioned in the McCraes Battalion book.
Weirdly, I once read a comment from one of them about the buses being maroon saying "it adds a bit of colour for the tourists" 😂

[offshorehibby]

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Coz sh#te doesn't show...

😄

[Bostonhibby]

Beige hadn't been invented yet.

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[Victor]

Marron is a French word for brown. So it’s definitely a brownish red i.e

[green day]

So their shirts match the jobbies that reflect how they play at Hampden v Rangers.

[Keith_M]

Because it's the nearest colour they could get to to the word Moron?

[O'Rourke3]

They wanted to br the first team to wear a colour not found in nature.

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[Bostonhibby]

It looks very nice with brown corduroy strides, a nice blazer and some sensible Brogues?

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[BILLYHIBS]

S**t doesn’t show on a maroon top

Only inside it

Merde today

[weecounty hibby]

Because it totally suits them

[Keith_M]

It's also the ultimate colour for a typical Hearts car.

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