Who is in charge of deciding which strip we wear?

[HibeeHibernian4]

Yes I know there are bigger concerns with Hibs right now before people point it out. This is a thread about kits - if you want to talk football then please feel free elsewhere.

They need sacking whoever it is. Yesterday was the final straw on what has been a joke of a past few weeks.

• Kilmarnock away in the League Cup: dark navy blue kit vs...grey third kit
• Aberdeen away in the League: all red kit vs...grey third kit
• Accies away yesterday: mainly white kit with red hoops on the front vs...grey third kit

The first two examples were pointless. Hibs are a club who play in green and white and neither of those kits would've been even remotely clashes. Yesterday was a farce. It was actually harder to see the game than if we'd worn green and white, or even the purple away kit.

This seems to happen every season nowadays. We release a horrendous third kit around autumn and then insist on wearing it as much as possible regardless of whether it is needed or not.

It's absolutely pathetic. Is it commercial? Do we need to wear the kit a certain amount of times to fulfil something in the contract?

Why does it feel like there is absolutely zero accountability in any department of the club at the moment, even on the small scale things such as this?

Kieran Power (who I'm very glad I voted for as fan rep) appears to be the only person giving any answers, and even he is hampered by the lack of information coming out of Easter Road at the moment.

Hibs should be wearing green at every ground apart from Parkhead, where we should have an away kit that doesn't clash with their green and grey effort. If St J have white sleeves on their kit, then fine, add them in too. Anything beyond that is corporate money-grabbing in my book.

If anyone does have any information on the reasons behind this, I'd love to hear it.

[Pretty Boy]

Yesterday was poor but clubs just wearing their home kit unless there is a clash is a thing of the past.

I'm not sure what the commercial obligations are but countless teams have worn a change kit at ER in the last few years and we have done likewise when away from home. I have no issue with it except when it causes a potential colour clash like yesterday. Had we worn purple there would have been no issue.

[lyonhibs]

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Yesterday was poor but clubs just wearing their home kit unless there is a clash is a thing of the past.

I'm not sure what the commercial obligations are but countless teams have worn a change kit at ER in the last few years and we have done likewise when away from home. I have no issue with it except when it causes a potential colour clash like yesterday. Had we worn purple there would have been no issue.

In an ideal world, home kit to be worn at home, away kit to be worn away (except for the derby where both teams should always wear their home strips for the iconic "Maroon vs green and white" imagery), this isn't the 60's. 3rd kits (or alternative kit or whatever marketing spiel of a name is concocted) themselves are money making exercises but nobody is forced to buy them and when they should/should not be worn should be decided based on colour suitability for the players on the field of play.

I didn't think the kit clash yesterday was too horrendous - red and white vs grey - but the was from the highlights so I appreciate that it might have been different in the stadium.

[HibeeHibernian4]

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Yesterday was poor but clubs just wearing their home kit unless there is a clash is a thing of the past.

I'm not sure what the commercial obligations are but countless teams have worn a change kit at ER in the last few years and we have done likewise when away from home. I have no issue with it except when it causes a potential colour clash like yesterday. Had we worn purple there would have been no issue.

It shouldn't be a thing of the past though.

And if it is, then we as the paying 'customer' (which is how the boardrooms see us, make no mistake) are owed an explanation of the extra profits we make from wearing a third kit instead of a home kit.

[CMurdoch]

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It shouldn't be a thing of the past though.

And if it is, then we as the paying 'customer' (which is how the boardrooms see us, make no mistake) are owed an explanation of the extra profits we make from wearing a third kit instead of a home kit.

Unfortunately a lot of the paying customers are mugs otherwise there wouldn't be a third strip.

[HibeeHibernian4]

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Unfortunately a lot of the paying customers are mugs otherwise there wouldn't be a third strip.

This is anecdotal evidence, but I haven't seen one person wearing the new grey top since it's come out, and I've been at every home game and most of the aways. Who is it appealing to? Who is buying it?

[Alfred E Newman]

In the halcyon days of the 60s and 70s I don't recollect Hibs playing in anything other than their home strip other than briefly wearing an all green top when Hearts had their Ajax strip and in a couple of European games.

[Logie Green]

Perhaps the Manager thinks it's our 'lucky' strip as I think we've yet to lose wearing it?

[calumhibee1]

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This is anecdotal evidence, but I haven't seen one person wearing the new grey top since it's come out, and I've been at every home game and most of the aways. Who is it appealing to? Who is buying it?

I don’t like it but I’ve seen quite a lot of folk wearing it. Seen more folk with the two away tops than the home

[Speedy]

Almost certainly commercial. Whether that is direct, i.e. it's in the contract, or just to raise awareness of it I don't know but it's not something that upsets me.

I agree we shouldn't be wearing any kit that clashes though.

[SChibs]

If it is a hibs strip then does it really matter? I'm surprised people feel so strongly about it.

[Fife-Hibee]

When clubs make deals with clothing manufacturers they generally agree quotas regarding strips which commits them to having the team wearing them x amount of games during the season. I'm not sure if it's merely a quota or if specific games are agreed.

[Iggy Pope]

In the giant Hibs scheme of things this is a first world problem.
I like the grey kit. I’m buying one.

[Cod Boy]

More concerned the players who are wearing the strips that are not going enough.

[HibeeHibernian4]

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If it is a hibs strip then does it really matter? I'm surprised people feel so strongly about it.

Because Hibs' colours are green and white.

If it doesn't really matter then lets change the colours of Easter Road's seats to red. It's still Easter Road so it won't matter if it gets some commercial money.

[Keith_M]

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Because Hibs' colours are green and white.

If it doesn't really matter then lets change the colours of Easter Road's seats to red. It's still Easter Road so it won't matter if it gets some commercial money.

As Kermit once sang, "it's not easy being green", but let's just give it a try.

[Iggy Pope]

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Because Hibs' colours are green and white.

If it doesn't really matter then lets change the colours of Easter Road's seats to red. It's still Easter Road so it won't matter if it gets some commercial money.

And purple, yellow, black, variations of the above, and ‘minty thistle’. Come on man. Plenty other things to moan your tits off about.

[emerald green]

There is absolutely no need for a third strip. It's all about making money, and nothing else.

PS: For a farcical "change" strip, just look at the horrible thing Manchester City wear.

[HibeeHibernian4]

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And purple, yellow, black, variations of the above, and ‘minty thistle’. Come on man. Plenty other things to moan your tits off about.

No because they are colours we use for away kits - which we used to manage fine without before the rise of capitalism in football.

Hibs' colours are green and white. There is no point arguing it, it's a statement of fact.

[Fuzzywuzzy]

We need something like this

https://www.footy.com/c/football-kit...saint-etienne/

[Iggy Pope]

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No because they are colours we use for away kits - which we used to manage fine without before the rise of capitalism in football.

Hibs' colours are green and white. There is no point arguing it, it's a statement of fact.

We were away yesterday. Hibs can have a dozen strips for all I care as long as they are minus one shade in particular.

Capitalism for ****s sake. The singing section have a Paypal account. This site is making money as both of us write.

[Hermit Crab]

We don't need an away top or 3rd kit. What other teams kit do we really clash with?

[CMurdoch]

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There is absolutely no need for a third strip. It's all about making money, and nothing else.

PS: For a farcical "change" strip, just look at the horrible thing Manchester City wear.

You have to be good to play in the Man City beach number otherwise you would look a right cock.

[CMurdoch]

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We were away yesterday. Hibs can have a dozen strips for all I care as long as they are minus one shade in particular.

Capitalism for ****s sake. The singing section have a Paypal account. This site is making money as both of us write.

Ye mean maroon? At least we could have easily seen which players were ours in the 2nd half.

[NadeAteMyLunch!]

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Perhaps the Manager thinks it's our 'lucky' strip as I think we've yet to lose wearing it?

Sadly we got pumped 3-0 of Motherwell whilst wearing it.
I’ve no issue at all with us not wearing green away from home, the issue is why we are not wearing the purple kit which is our best away kit in years. Would have been a far more sensible option yesterday as well against a team in predominantly white

[Johnny_Leith]

If it makes hibs more money and folk buy a top they like, all for it. Just don't colour clash and it's all good. Nobody is forced to buy the top. I'm a big fan of the purple top, much better than the grey and I'd rather we wore that, but nothing to get in a fizz about.

[Cataplana]

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It shouldn't be a thing of the past though.

And if it is, then we as the paying 'customer' (which is how the boardrooms see us, make no mistake) are owed an explanation of the extra profits we make from wearing a third kit instead of a home kit.

I think we should demand one, in the strongest possible terms.

[Danderhall Hibs]

If it’s not Heckingbottom that chooses it I reckon it’s Doidge.

And he’s probably bevvied and/or buying wine when he chooses it as well.

[BILLYHIBS]

Green with long white sleeves everytime no excuses

The only other reasons are purely commercial

[blackpoolhibs]

Whatever strip we wear these days, does seem to come with a huge yellow stripe down the back.