clash of colours

whymeagain

who has to change their strip on sunday killererin or ballintober

ShamoBuc

Ballintober

there is sometimes a tradition in club games that they both wear their county colours in a colour clash.

Clareman

The old way of changing strips was
Inter County
Provincial Champions change to their provincial colours.
If not champions, wear county champions colours.
Club
County Champions, wear county colours.
If not, change to "sister" club colours, i.e. if hurling only club, wear the colours of the club you send players to play football.
If you don't have the above, source alternative colours to be arranged in advance, home team normally change but that is up to the discussion.

All the above was before sponsorship was really in place and was just common sense to be honest. Since the open draw as well as more "design" into jerseys most counties will have alternative jerseys nominated well in advance and available to them. Clare have played Tipperary 100s of times and I can only remember them changing jerseys once and that was the 1993 Munster Final. My club won the county championship and in Munster were told a week in advance that they would have to change jerseys, this caused a bit of a panic because it was going to a nightmare to source alternative jerseys, they ended up getting the jerseys of the club that the played football with and putting stickers over the sponsors logo, didn't matter though cause they were able to play in their own jerseys anyway cause they were different designs.

I reffed a match once between 2 teams with exactly the same colours and design, neither team had an alternative and 1 was adament that they wouldn't change, I ended up tossing a coin and making 1 team wear their jerseys inside out (I consoltated with other refs )


1 of the most famous pieces of GAA history took place with both teams wearing alternative jerseys, wonder who can name that

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

Cork vs Down?? Hardly....

As far as I'm concerned its Salthill vs St. Galls 2006. Terribly dull game but what a night out afterwards:D. Salthill wore maroon and St Galls wore yellow (as both traditionally wore blue).

Clareman

Nope, not Cork and Down, but then again every piece of GAA history is history to someone

Most nights out in Galway after matches are great nights, I played for a team up there a few times (can't remember my name now though ) and after every match there was always a session

Clareman

Clareman wrote: »

Nope, not Cork and Down, but then again every piece of GAA history is history to someone

Most nights out in Galway after matches are great nights, I played for a team up there a few times (can't remember my name now though ) and after every match there was always a session

I think it involved a certain kingdoms drive for 5, and a man named Darby burying it the dying seconds

Clareman

That's the one, well done TG

Another question, my county won a match that was to "win" something that will never be won again with both teams wearing alternative jerseys. This match took place in the past couple of years, any ideas?

Clareman

Clareman wrote: »

That's the one, well done TG

Another question, my county won a match that was to "win" something that will never be won again with both teams wearing alternative jerseys. This match took place in the past couple of years, any ideas?

Was it a Junior hurling All Ireland in 1993 which predated the intermediate championship in terms of the strong counties participating?

User Friendly

Kerry and Offaly clashed in 1981 also,think it may have been the semi final,Kerry wore the all blue strip of Munster and i thinkOffaly wore white.

Clare played tipp during the 80s,Clare wore saffron while Tpp played in blue if i remember correctly.

As regards clubs....... Recently St Breckans won the intermediate championship in clare and there was a photo of the Breckans intermediate team from 1982 who beat lissycasey in the final,Breckans wore miltown malbays jerseys that day as both teams had maroon jerseys.

Id imagine its up to the home team to have alternative jerseys on standby should the ref require a change.

Saint_Mel

Deleted User wrote: »

there is sometimes a tradition in club games that they both wear their county colours in a colour clash.

Yep, in last seasons Leinster Championship, Garrycastle wore Westmeaths jerseys and Clongish wore Longfords jerseys.

delta_bravo

Didnt Sligo beat Kildare I think in the qualifiiers about 10 years ago while wearing their away strip of all black and then changed the county home jersey to black because of it?

parker kent

Clareman wrote: »

That's the one, well done TG

Another question, my county won a match that was to "win" something that will never be won again with both teams wearing alternative jerseys. This match took place in the past couple of years, any ideas?

The relegation semi between Wexford and Clare had both teams in their alternative jerseys. I can't remember seeing Clare in the change kit too often, so it must be that? That would count as a "win" and nobody will ever have to do that again.

Clareman

parker kent wrote: »

The relegation semi in the league between Wexford and Clare had both teams in their alternative jerseys. I can't remember seeing Clare in the change kit too often, so it must be that? That would count as a "win" and nobody will ever have to do that again.

Well done that poster

A friend of mine owes me 1 of those jerseys (he played/squad member) but I know I'm never going to get that jersey

Fr Tod Umptious

ShamoBuc wrote: »

Ballintober

It's Ballintubber not Ballintober

parker kent

parker kent wrote: »

The relegation semi in the league between Wexford and Clare had both teams in their alternative jerseys. I can't remember seeing Clare in the change kit too often, so it must be that? That would count as a "win" and nobody will ever have to do that again.

Why there is promotion to Liam McCarthy now, but not relegation from?....

Anyways back on topic, Moyle Rovers played the Kerry champions in the tipp shirts last year and Toomevara wore them v Newtownshandrum in 2003 tho both Ballyhale and Toomevara wore their change (or at least i think it was Ballyhales change) in 07. Mullinahone changed v Toom in county semi in 2006, i think Toom may have wore yellow themselves that day.

WesternZulu

Love the way Kerry refuse to wear their away when playing Mayo (or anybody else for that matter)...as if they have trouble beating them anyway :rolleyes:

We had the farce in 2006 AI final and the 2005 quarter final when Mayo and Kerry were both wearing predominately green jerseys. In the 2004 AI Mayo changed to their away but Kerry refused in 2005 and 2006 when the teams met.

Seriously gets to me, just because Meath hammered them in 2001 when they were wearing their away I don't think they have worn an alternative strip since in any important championship game.

Very sporting of them.

The GAA should have in place rules, it's very hard to see on TV when just colour clashes take place.

WesternZulu

WesternZulu wrote: »

Love the way Kerry refuse to wear their away when playing Mayo (or anybody else for that matter)...as if they have trouble beating them anyway :rolleyes:

We had the farce in 2006 AI final and the 2005 quarter final when Mayo and Kerry were both wearing predominately green jerseys. In the 2004 AI Mayo changed to their away but Kerry refused in 2005 and 2006 when the teams met.

Seriously gets to me, just because Meath hammered them in 2001 when they were wearing their away I don't think they have worn an alternative strip since in any important championship game.

Very sporting of them.

The GAA should have in place rules, it's very hard to see on TV when just colour clashes take place.

The Limerick boys equally as stubborn. GAA should simply say wear your away to both if they dont come to an agreement and if they still dont fine the lard out of them

Clareman

As with a lot of rules, I would adopt the Rugby rule of the home team changes, it wouldn't be difficult to do up a list of every team and point out potential conflicts well in advance.

Fr Tod Umptious

WesternZulu wrote: »

Love the way Kerry refuse to wear their away when playing Mayo (or anybody else for that matter)...as if they have trouble beating them anyway :rolleyes:

We had the farce in 2006 AI final and the 2005 quarter final when Mayo and Kerry were both wearing predominately green jerseys. In the 2004 AI Mayo changed to their away but Kerry refused in 2005 and 2006 when the teams met.

Seriously gets to me, just because Meath hammered them in 2001 when they were wearing their away I don't think they have worn an alternative strip since in any important championship game.

Very sporting of them.

The GAA should have in place rules, it's very hard to see on TV when just colour clashes take place.

Kerry wore their away shirt v Meath in 2009 Semi Final
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get you facts right before giving out mate

ShamoBuc

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

It's Ballintubber not Ballintober

pedantic much? I'll pass it on to the OP for you aswell!

WesternZulu

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

Kerry wore their away shirt v Meath in 2009 Semi Final
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get you facts right before giving out mate

Why be so stubborn with poor old Mayo...ah, I'm probably just bitter after all the heartbreak they have caused me :pac:

Browney7

Always thought that that both teams had to change.

Played an under 14 county final years ago and both teams playing changed.

Kerry played in Blue back in 01 (I think it was 01?) against Meath (Meath played in gold) and got Murdered. That might be why they are reluctant to change.

When Limerick played Meath in 09 in Portlaoise both Limerick and Meath changed.

EDIT: Just saw WesternZulu's post there

theoneeyedman

WesternZulu wrote: »

We had the farce in 2006 AI final
.

Ye sure had.........

rpurfield

Browney7 wrote: »

Always thought that that both teams had to change.

Played an under 14 county final years ago and both teams playing changed.

Kerry played in Blue back in 01 (I think it was 01?) against Meath (Meath played in gold) and got Murdered. That might be why they are reluctant to change.

When Limerick played Meath in 09 in Portlaoise both Limerick and Meath changed.

EDIT: Just saw WesternZulu's post there

kerry played in white that day.

http://www.sportsfile.com/winshare/watermarked-b/Library/SF65/072032.jpg

remember my first game in croke park was the AI semi in 1990 meath v donegal both changed to their provincal colours and at 6 years old i was wondering why meath changed at all because all that changed was the gold parts of the jersey were white!!

User Friendly

Didnt the Biffos wear white For the AI Final in ''72 was it?

User Friendly

User Friendly wrote: »

Didnt the Biffos wear white For the AI Final in ''72 was it?

green shirt, white socks and yellow socks...a clever combo

Still cant bate the Darby shirt, how much would that be worth now?

User Friendly

Tipp, i had to research that jersey as couldnt recall such colours ........

Verdict.......... brutal!:D

whymeagain

whymeagain wrote: »

who has to change their strip on sunday killererin or ballintober

Well that was a slight colour clash there me thinks :rolleyes:

Saint_Mel

Deleted User wrote: »

Well that was a slight colour clash there me thinks :rolleyes:

I thought Ballintober wore red with white trim and Killererin wore white with red trim so there wouldnt have been a clash.
But for that game Ballintober were wearing Mayo jerseys!

Utopia Parkway

Saint_Mel wrote: »

I thought Ballintober wore red with white trim and Killererin wore white with red trim so there wouldnt have been a clash.
But for that game Ballintober were wearing Mayo jerseys!

True. There would have been less of a colour clash if they both wore their normal kits. Ballintubber wear red jerseys and white shorts. Killererin white jerseys and red shorts.

rpurfield

fair enough ballintober wanted to wear mayo jersies why didnt they get the home mayo ones with the green trim

another clash in tipp :rolleyes:

denishurley

Colour clashes are one of my biggest GAA-related bugbears, so much so that I wrote an article about it two years ago (see attached)!

@Clareman - Clare changed against Tipp in a football replay in 1998, they wore white

The worst clash I've seen was the 2002 Kerry county hurling final between Kilmoyley (seen here in green and gold shirts white shorts ) and Lixnaw (seen here in...you get the picture!)

Leroy Lita

Westmeath changed to green in this evenings match against Galway

rebel girl 15

Erins Own and St Finbarrs Cork both changed for their championship game recently. EO are normally blue with the red strip across the middle, Barrs are normally blue, EO wore all red, Barrs wore yellow jersies

Limerick reverted to white against Kerry

EDIT: Done them no good i might add

Daysha

Really bad clash in the Dublin/Laois game right now.

fullstop

Daysha wrote: »

Really bad clash in the Dublin/Laois game right now.

It's ridiculous. It was even worse a few of years ago (06 or 07 I think) in the Leinster final when Dublin had the darker jerseys. Why can't one of them just change?!