Topic: Team wearing away kit at home for European games.

[FlashingBlade]

Talking to mate about Liverpool v Ajax in 66 and he recalls us playing in Black and Amber in home leg. But it made me recall UEFA made a ruling ( in 90s?) That if kits clashed home team had to wear away kit...but think this only lasted for a season

Anyone recall this....I've googled but cant find anything....possibly becouse it's a product of my ever failing memory.

[dudleyred]

In the thread for the game tomorrow its just come up so your memory is OK!

Described in there as a wolves type kit

https://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/index.php?topic=346284.msg17414398#msg17414398

[Jwils21]

Villa had to wear away kits against West Ham in 2008, and Arsenal wore their away kit at home in Europe recently.

[De La Goal]

Talking to mate about Liverpool v Ajax in 66 and he recalls us playing in Black and Amber in home leg. But it made me recall UEFA made a ruling ( in 90s?) That if kits clashed home team had to wear away kit...but think this only lasted for a season

Anyone recall this....I've googled but cant find anything....possibly becouse it's a product of my ever failing memory.

In my mind's eye, I can remember us wearing an away kit in a home European match in the 1990s. I seem to remember the opposition wore orange. Though remembering things from the 1990s is proving increasingly tricky...

[Ray K]

Talking to mate about Liverpool v Ajax in 66 and he recalls us playing in Black and Amber in home leg. But it made me recall UEFA made a ruling ( in 90s?) That if kits clashed home team had to wear away kit...but think this only lasted for a season

Anyone recall this....I've googled but cant find anything....possibly becouse it's a product of my ever failing memory.

My brother told me this back in the 80s while watching Sportsnight. Something about the away side used to bring their own kit, and when they got to the ground and realised 'ohmigod you wear red too!!' then it was easier for the home side to fetch their away kit and wear that. Sounded plausible back when I was a kid. 
It might have happened once or twice, but don't see anything after some googling.

[Crosby Nick]

In my mind's eye, I can remember us wearing an away kit in a home European match in the 1990s. I seem to remember the opposition wore orange. Though remembering things from the 1990s is proving increasingly tricky...

Valencia in 98/99.

Drew 0-0 then won on away goals (in red) in the second leg.

[gerrardisgod]

Valencia in 98/99.

Drew 0-0 then won on away goals (in red) in the second leg.

MAC ATTTTACK!

Think it was one of the games we were treated to Sean Dundee.

[FlashingBlade]

Valencia in 98/99.

Drew 0-0 then won on away goals (in red) in the second leg.

Ah cheers!

Googled pics from home game and were in all white with red band down arm.

Thought I didnt dream it.

[Crosby Nick]

Ah cheers!

Googled pics from home game and were in all white with red band down arm.

Thought I didnt dream it.

That was a nice away kit that we had universally shite results in from memory!

[FlashingBlade]

That was a nice away kit that we had universally shite results in from memory!

Better than the current shite kits.

[De La Goal]

Valencia in 98/99.

Drew 0-0 then won on away goals (in red) in the second leg.

Thank you. I had Celta Vigo in mind, but looked it up and saw we played in red.

As for Valencia in orange - at least my memory was right on that front.

[Crosby Nick]

Thank you. I had Celta Vigo in mind, but looked it up and saw we played in red.

As for Valencia in orange - at least my memory was right on that front.

Bit weird though as white is their home colour. Unless orange was their European kit?

[Brain Potter]

Bit weird though as white is their home colour. Unless orange was their European kit?

They turned up with an orange kit for some reason meaning the ref said we had to change

[Vladi Legend]

I remember that Valencia tie mostly for the late free kick goal which rebounded into the net off James' head/back(?) but couldn't remember us playing in our away kit at Anfield.

Arsenal wore their traditional away kit of gold with navy sleeves  at home in a couple of Cup Winners' Cup games early 90's.

Also early 90's Everton wore Luton Town's away kit after their home kit was deemed to clash with Luton's somewhat jazzy looking first choice strip.

Does anyone remember the 2nd choice green shorts we wore as part of our first green Adidas Equipment away kits 91-93? The version they sold in the shops only ever came white shorts. You literally couldn't buy them anywhere. Couldn't imagine them missing a marketing opportunity like that these days. We wore them on the day of Ronnie's miss at Villa Park.

[lamonti]

Villa had to wear away kits against West Ham in 2008, and Arsenal wore their away kit at home in Europe recently.

Arsenal wear their change kit at the drop of a hat these days. Weird.

[Shaun101]

Arsenal wear their change kit at the drop of a hat these days. Weird.

Always have done for all the time I can remember, yellow kits v Everton, Leeds the same in that score, they used it as an away kit rather than a change kit I seem to recall, but I’m old and memory not as good as it was !

[lamonti]

Always have done for all the time I can remember, yellow kits v Everton, Leeds the same in that score, they used it as an away kit rather than a change kit I seem to recall, but I’m old and memory not as good as it was !

Really? If they had an "iconic" change kit that they used frequently (e.g. yellow body, navy sleeves jersey) you could accept it, but they just flute around in whatever cast-off gradient disaster wasn't suitable for the biggest club at their kit supplier. The have an iconic, pretty much unique kit. You think for a club with their heritage they'd be into that.

[ScottishKopite]

Only one I can remember the home team wearing an away kit at home was Hearts V Liverpool at tynecastle . Hearts played in white that night at home v Liverpool who were in Black . I think all 3 Liverpool tops clashed with Hearts Maroon home .

[Statto Red]

In the 90s, UEFA made it a rule for European competitions that when there was a kit clash, the home team had to change their kit, UEFA's logic was the home team was more likely to have a change kits available

[Statto Red]

Always have done for all the time I can remember, yellow kits v Everton, Leeds the same in that score, they used it as an away kit rather than a change kit I seem to recall, but I’m old and memory not as good as it was !

As Arsenal's home white shorts & socks, clash with Everton & Leeds white shorts & socks.

United are one that change shorts & socks combo but still wear red shirts, for Leeds & Everton, United will wear black shorts & socks, Newcastle white shorts & socks, some teams black shorts & white socks

England & Denmark last week both played in away kits, even though the home kits don't clash

[missis sumner]

OMG, we're wearing the shit kit, again.

[classycarra]

OMG, we're wearing the shit kit, again.

doesn't narrow down our kits

[Vladi Legend]

Does anyone know why Man United wear white socks at home in Europe?

[Statto Red]

Does anyone know why Man United wear white socks at home in Europe?

Apparently to aid player visibility

[missis sumner]

doesn't narrow down our kits

 

[ScottishKopite]

Does anyone know why Man United wear white socks at home in Europe?

Did they know wear white shorts at home start of the season then change to black shorts at the turn of the year . Noticed this as a kid growing up .

[anfieldpurch]

In the 90s, UEFA made it a rule for European competitions that when there was a kit clash, the home team had to change their kit, UEFA's logic was the home team was more likely to have a change kits available

Haven't they brought that rule back from last season? Sure I read something in the first programme of the CL campaign last season about new rules and that was one of them

[Crosby Nick]

PSG away they wore white but that seemed like their choice.