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" BACK IN BLUE "



13:00 4th June 2013

Gillingham will wear blue in League One next season after supporters vote for classic kit

Gillingham’s supporters have voted overwhelmingly for a return to the club’s traditional colours after season ticket holders were given the chance to vote for the team’s 2013/14 kit.

Fans were given the option to choose from designs based on the club’s hugely successful red centenary home shirt, the blue and red centenary away kit or the blue and white design worn the previous season.

Thousands of fans registered their favourite choice and a return to a kit based on the club’s blue and white 2011/12 kit proved the clear winner, with almost half of the votes cast.

Next season’s kit is on sale now so click the box below to order your shirt today.

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the way it should be dealt with at this club , actually give the fans what they want not which pair of shorts doesn't look the shittest

Heart skipped a beat then! Don't excite me like that!

'Gillingham will wear blue in League One next season'

That could have been us had Tan walked last summer.

How come you deny your red roots Ned? You bought the red shirt and care about the stability of this club. I own a red shirt and will buy the next one.

How come you deny your red roots Ned? You bought the red shirt and care about the stability of this club. I own a red shirt and will buy the next one.

Don't deny them at all mate. Like I wrote on twitter earlier, I bought the red shirt last season and enjoyed the season like the rest of us. But recent events have been difficult for us all to take, and that's why I now feel stronger and stronger about the blue - I wanted it back last season, but was willing to wear the club shirt as I do every year. Feels like it's gone too far now.

Will continue to go to games and support my team, nothing will stop that.

'Gillingham will wear blue in League One next season'

That could have been us had Tan walked last summer.

Rather be blue in league 2.

How come you deny your red roots Ned? You bought the red shirt and care about the stability of this club. I own a red shirt and will buy the next one.

Don't deny them at all mate. Like I wrote on twitter earlier, I bought the red shirt last season and enjoyed the season like the rest of us. But recent events have been difficult for us all to take, and that's why I now feel stronger and stronger about the blue - I wanted it back last season, but was willing to wear the club shirt as I do every year. Feels like it's gone too far now.

Will continue to go to games and support my team, nothing will stop that.

what's changed your mind?nothing's changed since last season.

'Gillingham will wear blue in League One next season'

That could have been us had Tan walked last summer.

Rather be blue in league 2.

Rather be red in the Premier League tbh.

Premier League brings many benefits that us in League 2 doesn't. Better community options and getting disabled people involved with the club, futsal for the community and so on. There's loads the club do such as the very good family stand that gets people going and has been recognised for its services.

If we were in League 2, one the stadium would resemble a ghost town and two, the engagement with the community would be ny-on non existent. All these things are taken for granted in my eyes and people need to be careful for what they wish for.

A compromise solution would be for the best. It should appease Tan to some degree and the same as Bluebirds Unite. I dont think there is any utopian solution that will appease both parties totally at the same time.

'Gillingham will wear blue in League One next season'

That could have been us had Tan walked last summer.

I'd take that.

'Gillingham will wear blue in League One next season'

That could have been us had Tan walked last summer.

Rather be blue in league 2.

Somehow I doubt you would...along with around 15,000+ others

Been PROVEN before, mate

How come you deny your red roots Ned? You bought the red shirt and care about the stability of this club. I own a red shirt and will buy the next one.

Don't deny them at all mate. Like I wrote on twitter earlier, I bought the red shirt last season and enjoyed the season like the rest of us. But recent events have been difficult for us all to take, and that's why I now feel stronger and stronger about the blue - I wanted it back last season, but was willing to wear the club shirt as I do every year. Feels like it's gone too far now.

Will continue to go to games and support my team, nothing will stop that.

You've got me there, mate. Please explain what you mean by "But recent events have been difficult for us all to take, and that's why I now feel stronger and stronger about the blue" and "Feels like it's gone too far now"

Little has changed...except be for the number of sudden bandwagon jumpers who somehow feel NOW is a SAFE time to uprise rather than at the time the new colours were instigated

Wouldn't have anything to do with the FACT that the vast majority of people (in reality) actually WANT the Premiership and the SAFE future of our club before all else, so didn't want to upset the apple cart, would it?

I genuinely look forward to your considered and justifiable response

'Gillingham will wear blue in League One next season'

That could have been us had Tan walked last summer.

Rather be blue in league 2.

Rather be red in the Premier League tbh.

Premier League brings many benefits that us in League 2 doesn't. Better community options and getting disabled people involved with the club, futsal for the community and so on. There's loads the club do such as the very good family stand that gets people going and has been recognised for its services.

If we were in League 2, one the stadium would resemble a ghost town and two, the engagement with the community would be ny-on non existent. All these things are taken for granted in my eyes and people need to be careful for what they wish for.

A compromise solution would be for the best. It should appease Tan to some degree and the same as Bluebirds Unite. I dont think there is any utopian solution that will appease both parties totally at the same time.

I mirror this. A club like Cardiff and I'm not saying we have a divine right to play in the Premier League but it would be extremely embarrassing for a club like us to be in League 2 at all. Look at Luton for example, I think they had 30k for a play-off final at Wembley, I know it's not that far but that's incredible and I've spoken to a few on how embarrassed they are to be in the conference when they were playing Championship football just seven years ago.

People can continue to say I'd rather be blue in the Championship(easy to say as we've been there for ten years recently) or league two but the fact of the mater is a lot of the support would go, oh yes take great pride in playing Cheltenham and that. again Plymouth in League 2 were not long ago playing Championship football and they're embarrassed in the predicament their club is in.

Being a Premier League side gives the community a club to be proud of, the parade proves that.

'Gillingham will wear blue in League One next season'

That could have been us had Tan walked last summer.

Rather be blue in league 2.

Rather be red in the Premier League tbh.

Premier League brings many benefits that us in League 2 doesn't. Better community options and getting disabled people involved with the club, futsal for the community and so on. There's loads the club do such as the very good family stand that gets people going and has been recognised for its services.

If we were in League 2, one the stadium would resemble a ghost town and two, the engagement with the community would be ny-on non existent. All these things are taken for granted in my eyes and people need to be careful for what they wish for.

A compromise solution would be for the best. It should appease Tan to some degree and the same as Bluebirds Unite. I dont think there is any utopian solution that will appease both parties totally at the same time.

I mirror this. A club like Cardiff and I'm not saying we have a divine right to play in the Premier League but it would be extremely embarrassing for a club like us to be in League 2 at all. Look at Luton for example, I think they had 30k for a play-off final at Wembley, I know it's not that far but that's incredible and I've spoken to a few on how embarrassed they are to be in the conference when they were playing Championship football just seven years ago.

People can continue to say I'd rather be blue in the Championship(easy to say as we've been there for ten years recently) or league two but the fact of the mater is a lot of the support would go, oh yes take great pride in playing Cheltenham and that. again Plymouth in League 2 were not long ago playing Championship football and they're embarrassed in the predicament their club is in.

Being a Premier League side gives the community a club to be proud of, the parade proves that.

You talk about embarrassment if Cardiff were in the lower leagues, which is fair enough, but I feel that the rebrand is a lot more embarrassing than being in a lower league. We're not even a big club, we're just a club with potential. It's not like fans would chant "you're not famous anymore" because we weren't even famous in the first place. I'd rather a club to be proud of, not just a team to be proud of.

What constitutes a thread being pinned to the top of the board nowadays?

This one has a deceptive subject title that promises a lot but in the end delivers yet ANOTHER thread of EVERYTHING we've heard before.

[/quote]You talk about embarrassment if Cardiff were in the lower leagues, which is fair enough, but I feel that the rebrand is a lot more embarrassing than being in a lower league. We're not even a big club, we're just a club with potential. It's not like fans would chant "you're not famous anymore" because we weren't even famous in the first place. I'd rather a club to be proud of, not just a team to be proud of.[/quote]

I think I mentioned that no we're not a big club but the size of this city sort of depends on how big we are and for a capital city like ourselves not to have a team competing in at least the Championship, I loved the Championship but I don't want to return their any time soon, I want us to become an established Premier League side whether it's blue or red, that wasn't the point I was making about being famous or that at all, I just feel that it'd be embarrassing to be in the lower leagues because of the size of the city. I feel the re-brand was a bitter pill to swallow for some but we're a much better club now. I'm proud of my team, I'm proud how the club are interacting with the community more, education for all ages and disabilities, It's brilliant.

'Gillingham will wear blue in League One next season'

That could have been us had Tan walked last summer.

Rather be blue in league 2.

You and Paul aint far away Chief when it comes to tradition even if you want to rip each others head off LOL

You talk about embarrassment if Cardiff were in the lower leagues, which is fair enough, but I feel that the rebrand is a lot more embarrassing than being in a lower league. We're not even a big club, we're just a club with potential. It's not like fans would chant "you're not famous anymore" because we weren't even famous in the first place. I'd rather a club to be proud of, not just a team to be proud of.

I think I mentioned that no we're not a big club but the size of this city sort of depends on how big we are and for a capital city like ourselves not to have a team competing in at least the Championship, I loved the Championship but I don't want to return their any time soon, I want us to become an established Premier League side whether it's blue or red, that wasn't the point I was making about being famous or that at all, I just feel that it'd be embarrassing to be in the lower leagues because of the size of the city. I feel the re-brand was a bitter pill to swallow for some but we're a much better club now. I'm proud of my team, I'm proud how the club are interacting with the community more, education for all ages and disabilities, It's brilliant.

I see what you mean, I agree with most of that to be fair.

'Gillingham will wear blue in League One next season'

That could have been us had Tan walked last summer.

Rather be blue in league 2.

You and Paul aint far away Chief when it comes to tradition even if you want to rip each others head off LOL

'Gillingham will wear blue in League One next season'

That could have been us had Tan walked last summer.

Rather be blue in league 2.

You and Paul aint far away Chief when it comes to tradition even if you want to rip each others head off LOL

they,d get on fine in real life chief

How come you deny your red roots Ned? You bought the red shirt and care about the stability of this club. I own a red shirt and will buy the next one.

Don't deny them at all mate. Like I wrote on twitter earlier, I bought the red shirt last season and enjoyed the season like the rest of us. But recent events have been difficult for us all to take, and that's why I now feel stronger and stronger about the blue - I wanted it back last season, but was willing to wear the club shirt as I do every year. Feels like it's gone too far now.

Will continue to go to games and support my team, nothing will stop that.

You've got me there, mate. Please explain what you mean by "But recent events have been difficult for us all to take, and that's why I now feel stronger and stronger about the blue" and "Feels like it's gone too far now"

Little has changed...except be for the number of sudden bandwagon jumpers who somehow feel NOW is a SAFE time to uprise rather than at the time the new colours were instigated

Wouldn't have anything to do with the FACT that the vast majority of people (in reality) actually WANT the Premiership and the SAFE future of our club before all else, so didn't want to upset the apple cart, would it?

I genuinely look forward to your considered and justifiable response

Mainly due to the no desire whatsoever to incorporate blue. I've heard Tan and the club say before that our primary colours are blue AND red. Hence the flickering colour lights on the stadium.

Why, then, was there an all red kit? If it was going to be red, should have stuck with the black shorts - as is now happening.

Also had the perfect opportunity to include both our main colours on the shorts. Didn't happen, not even a blue option.

More lies from the club.

You talk about embarrassment if Cardiff were in the lower leagues, which is fair enough, but I feel that the rebrand is a lot more embarrassing than being in a lower league. We're not even a big club, we're just a club with potential. It's not like fans would chant "you're not famous anymore" because we weren't even famous in the first place. I'd rather a club to be proud of, not just a team to be proud of.

Wherever we are people will take the pee. That ain't the bother for me in the slightest. The bother for me is all the good things for the community and people in the local area, the valleys and so on, the events and training for young kids collapsing because the club plummets down the leagues.

Peoples lives and livelihoods mean more to me than the colour of a kit. I'd rather people kept in jobs, kids being happy supporting the club and families enjoying seeing their daughter playing for Cardiff City FC Ladies and so forth in red than us in League 2 and none of that because we cant afford it and in blue.

Look at Arsenal, one of the biggest teams in the game and they still get the pee taken. Spurs get the jibes from Arsenal. Those jibes are part of football. If the rebrand never happened they'd be calling us other things. Its just the nature of a football fan.

People can take the pee all they like for our rebrand but when I tell them that we are a side that has never been in administration, are a capital city, have fans who've stuck by the club whilst others supported English PL teams who they had no attachment too, get involved with the disabled, have a ladies team and a futsal team, great facilities that help people of all ages, numerous events held at OUR stadium that is even hosting the UEFA Super Cup, family facilities that has won us prestigious awards and a rivalry most will envy then they can politely sod off.

Our club may wear a red kit but it has many, many things to be proud of. Especially in recent years. Its time people took note of this, especially the negative British media.

How come you deny your red roots Ned? You bought the red shirt and care about the stability of this club. I own a red shirt and will buy the next one.

Don't deny them at all mate. Like I wrote on twitter earlier, I bought the red shirt last season and enjoyed the season like the rest of us. But recent events have been difficult for us all to take, and that's why I now feel stronger and stronger about the blue - I wanted it back last season, but was willing to wear the club shirt as I do every year. Feels like it's gone too far now.

Will continue to go to games and support my team, nothing will stop that.

You've got me there, mate. Please explain what you mean by "But recent events have been difficult for us all to take, and that's why I now feel stronger and stronger about the blue" and "Feels like it's gone too far now"

Little has changed...except be for the number of sudden bandwagon jumpers who somehow feel NOW is a SAFE time to uprise rather than at the time the new colours were instigated

Wouldn't have anything to do with the FACT that the vast majority of people (in reality) actually WANT the Premiership and the SAFE future of our club before all else, so didn't want to upset the apple cart, would it?

I genuinely look forward to your considered and justifiable response

Mainly due to the no desire whatsoever to incorporate blue. I've heard Tan and the club say before that our primary colours are blue AND red. Hence the flickering colour lights on the stadium.

Why, then, was there an all red kit? If it was going to be red, should have stuck with the black shorts - as is now happening.

Also had the perfect opportunity to include both our main colours on the shorts. Didn't happen, not even a blue option.

More lies from the club.

Fella, I appreciate your point but it was never going to be anything else but predominant red; the reasons for which are open to some debate depending on your stance on the issue

I honestly believe that the club (maybe even Tan himself) realised they mucked up (polite version ) with the shorts and quickly sort to rectify the situation, which IMHO they did to a large extent

However, an opportunity was definitely missed and I support the blue short/blue trim on the shirt to such an extent that I have written a letter to Vincent Tan directly stating my thoughts on the matter and what I (personally, of course ) can be done to help appease an increasing number of disgruntled supporters who, no matter how small in number in comparison to attending figures at games, are vocal enough to cause uncomfortable ripples if not waves

I await a response on that one (not too sure I'll get one, mind)

I didn't 'mention' a return to all-blue because I believe the chance went begging last year when virtually no-one (including me ) did anything constructive about the matter when it was first raised

It hasn't got any worse TBH. How could it? This season's kit is just an evolution of the kit we ultimately accepted last season, so that cannot be right

We missed out only SERIOUS chance and now it is time to (reluctantly) accept we either (a) fecked up on the initial colour announcement, or (b) we surreptitiously accepted the red by our very actions of continuing to attend games at the CCS and buying (or grabbing in relation to the red scarves) merchandise of any type that included red

Personally, I bought NOTHING red for the season. In fact, I declined the scarfe (whilst many took more than they should) and I GAVE AWAY the red shirt (bought for me as a well-intended present) to another on this MB as I vowed not to wear red in a personal statement that was easy to make. I DID NOT STOP SUPPORTING THE CLUB and I will continue to do so next season and beyond

How come you deny your red roots Ned? You bought the red shirt and care about the stability of this club. I own a red shirt and will buy the next one.

Don't deny them at all mate. Like I wrote on twitter earlier, I bought the red shirt last season and enjoyed the season like the rest of us. But recent events have been difficult for us all to take, and that's why I now feel stronger and stronger about the blue - I wanted it back last season, but was willing to wear the club shirt as I do every year. Feels like it's gone too far now.

Will continue to go to games and support my team, nothing will stop that.

You've got me there, mate. Please explain what you mean by "But recent events have been difficult for us all to take, and that's why I now feel stronger and stronger about the blue" and "Feels like it's gone too far now"

Little has changed...except be for the number of sudden bandwagon jumpers who somehow feel NOW is a SAFE time to uprise rather than at the time the new colours were instigated

Wouldn't have anything to do with the FACT that the vast majority of people (in reality) actually WANT the Premiership and the SAFE future of our club before all else, so didn't want to upset the apple cart, would it?

I genuinely look forward to your considered and justifiable response

Mainly due to the no desire whatsoever to incorporate blue. I've heard Tan and the club say before that our primary colours are blue AND red. Hence the flickering colour lights on the stadium.

Why, then, was there an all red kit? If it was going to be red, should have stuck with the black shorts - as is now happening.

Also had the perfect opportunity to include both our main colours on the shorts. Didn't happen, not even a blue option.

More lies from the club.

Thats a good point actually they say we are a red and blue club but don't actually want any blue

Gillingham ... Obviously a decent club that listens to theit fans, and then their is Cardiff City

Gillingham ... Obviously a decent club that listens to theit fans, and then their is Cardiff City

The difference between us and Gillingham was that they changed to red because it was their centenary year and the red and blue was the colours of their first ever kit. We changed to red because our owner likes red and he has money.

How come you deny your red roots Ned? You bought the red shirt and care about the stability of this club. I own a red shirt and will buy the next one.

Don't deny them at all mate. Like I wrote on twitter earlier, I bought the red shirt last season and enjoyed the season like the rest of us. But recent events have been difficult for us all to take, and that's why I now feel stronger and stronger about the blue - I wanted it back last season, but was willing to wear the club shirt as I do every year. Feels like it's gone too far now.

Will continue to go to games and support my team, nothing will stop that.

You've got me there, mate. Please explain what you mean by "But recent events have been difficult for us all to take, and that's why I now feel stronger and stronger about the blue" and "Feels like it's gone too far now"

Little has changed...except be for the number of sudden bandwagon jumpers who somehow feel NOW is a SAFE time to uprise rather than at the time the new colours were instigated

Wouldn't have anything to do with the FACT that the vast majority of people (in reality) actually WANT the Premiership and the SAFE future of our club before all else, so didn't want to upset the apple cart, would it?

I genuinely look forward to your considered and justifiable response

Mainly due to the no desire whatsoever to incorporate blue. I've heard Tan and the club say before that our primary colours are blue AND red. Hence the flickering colour lights on the stadium.

Why, then, was there an all red kit? If it was going to be red, should have stuck with the black shorts - as is now happening.

Also had the perfect opportunity to include both our main colours on the shorts. Didn't happen, not even a blue option.

More lies from the club.

Fella, I appreciate your point but it was never going to be anything else but predominant red; the reasons for which are open to some debate depending on your stance on the issue

I honestly believe that the club (maybe even Tan himself) realised they mucked up (polite version ) with the shorts and quickly sort to rectify the situation, which IMHO they did to a large extent

However, an opportunity was definitely missed and I support the blue short/blue trim on the shirt to such an extent that I have written a letter to Vincent Tan directly stating my thoughts on the matter and what I (personally, of course ) can be done to help appease an increasing number of disgruntled supporters who, no matter how small in number in comparison to attending figures at games, are vocal enough to cause uncomfortable ripples if not waves

I await a response on that one (not too sure I'll get one, mind)

I didn't 'mention' a return to all-blue because I believe the chance went begging last year when virtually no-one (including me ) did anything constructive about the matter when it was first raised

It hasn't got any worse TBH. How could it? This season's kit is just an evolution of the kit we ultimately accepted last season, so that cannot be right

We missed out only SERIOUS chance and now it is time to (reluctantly) accept we either (a) fecked up on the initial colour announcement, or (b) we surreptitiously accepted the red by our very actions of continuing to attend games at the CCS and buying (or grabbing in relation to the red scarves) merchandise of any type that included red

Personally, I bought NOTHING red for the season. In fact, I declined the scarfe (whilst many took more than they should) and I GAVE AWAY the red shirt (bought for me as a well-intended present) to another on this MB as I vowed not to wear red in a personal statement that was easy to make. I DID NOT STOP SUPPORTING THE CLUB and I will continue to do so next season and beyond

It's a good point there that the kit hasn't changed - but it's the lack of proper communication and obviously the fact there's no blue that upsets a lot of us.

Glad there's a few sane ones of us who are happy to disagree with the owner, but still fully support the club and team!