Stive Pesley Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Was just thinking yesterday (during the boredom of the international break) how we sing about being a “black & white army” in several songs. Now when I was a kid and started following the Rams in the late 70’s – we had a blue & white kit. According to the historical kits site http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Derby_County/Derby_County.htm this started in April 1971 and lasted nearly 20 years (through to the 1989/90 when black & white returned) I can’t believe that we could change home kit colour these days without an enormous uproar – but does anyone on here remember the reaction to the change back then - or even why it changed? April seems an odd time to change kit too.. To be honest I can’t even remember much fuss being made when we reverted to black & white in 1989, but then it was during my student years so I was probably p1ssed at the time.. Given that we won both our league titles in blue & white – who here would be up for a change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duracell Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Was just thinking yesterday (during the boredom of the international break) how we sing about being a “black & white army” in several songs. Now when I was a kid and started following the Rams in the late 70’s – we had a blue & white kit. According to the historical kits site http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Derby_County/Derby_County.htm this started in April 1971 and lasted nearly 20 years (through to the 1989/90 when black & white returned) I can’t believe that we could change home kit colour these days without an enormous uproar – but does anyone on here remember the reaction to the change back then - or even why it changed? April seems an odd time to change kit too.. To be honest I can’t even remember much fuss being made when we reverted to black & white in 1989, but then it was during my student years so I was probably p1ssed at the time.. Given that we won both our league titles in blue & white – who here would be up for a change? I'd love it if we started wearing white and navy! I'm part of the Pride Park generation, and when my dad shows me pictures and videos of Derby in the seventies, it's hard to relate to it. The badge, kit colour and ground are all different. White shirts, navy shorts and red numbers please. Of course, it will never happen. The club's spent way too much money merchandising and over-egging the whole "black and white" thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfcdavecov Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I would love us to have just the rams head as our badge. Or just the ram. It looked brilliant on the older shirts. Black and White for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Wasn't tit all to do with looking like england? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuespachRam Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Yeah, Brian wanted us to look like England. For me, growing up in the blue and white era, we should never have changed back to black..., and yes, you must have been tipsy, it was a massive campaign when we went back to black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asanovic Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I wasn't around in the navy era - it'd be quite nice to have it back. I'd bloody love a kit with no sponsor. If I, one day, get rich (which I won't by paying 25 p*ssing quid for a membership to ensure I get my forest ticket), I'll pay to sponsor the club and not put my company name on the shirt. I bet you'd get as much publicity locally for not brandishing your name about. Get a page in the program, sponsor a stand, advertise on the website - just not on the shirt. The worst was when we sponsored by Marstons and had red on our shirt, what's that all about?! I remember we played a couple of games (one away at Blackburn, I think) in the golden away shirt - 97/98 I think, before it had Puma in the middle. Looked lovely. I'd also like to see us have away colours - like West Brom's traditional yellow and green. Maybe yellow/blue/yellow for us? Or all black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CornwallRam Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I also started watching in the 70s when we played in blue and white. To me that is our proper kit. All my replica kits were blue and white so I even learned to play football in those colours - despite going to school in Liecestershire and getting grief from foxes fans. For me I would love us to change back to blue and white. I'd also like to see the Ram released from polo mint of shame. ...and proper red numbers of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 http://www.mediastorehouse.com/image/derby_county_fc_for_1975_76_4563294 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorksopRam Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Old kits are so much nicer! I'd love going back to basics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastKentRam Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I would love us to have just the rams head as our badge. Or just the ram. It looked brilliant on the older shirts. Black and White for me. Agree with that, im used to black and white, cant really relate to blue and white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Basically this thread is asking who's over 40. I'm still young and beautiful, Black and White for me. Glick would never agree to getting rid of Black, can you imagine the calls on the moan in?...."Glick's a racist!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebelScum Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 It was blue and white when I started following the Rams 'bout 1984. It lasted what, about 15 years in our 126 year history? Black and white are are traditional colours - and you can't change what you are! Its like running out to the Dambusters init! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams71 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 yes we should run out to the Dambusters again!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CornwallRam Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 It was blue and white when I started following the Rams 'bout 1984. It lasted what, about 15 years in our 126 year history? Black and white are are traditional colours - and you can't change what you are! Its like running out to the Dambusters init! Yeah, god forbid that we should ever see a repeat of the changes that happened in 1971:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebelScum Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Yeah, god forbid that we should ever see a repeat of the changes that happened in 1971:D They were bad days my friend - we had next to nothing to moan about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryKrinkle Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Strange - I never think of Derby as playing in Black and White - probably cos the shirt is 99% white. When the commentators refer to a "black and whote" shirt I think of a stripy affair a la Newcastle... What happened to Black socks? Why did we used to wear them sometimes? Graham Richards always used to say that the rams looked more "menacing in black stockings"...:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GboroRam Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Graham Richards always used to say that the rams looked more "menacing in black stockings"...:eek: A bit like my missus then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams71 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 A bit like my missus then. have a "like" for that Gboro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 They were bad days my friend - we had next to nothing to moan about What about injury prone centre halves like Terry Henessey that Brian spunked almost the then British transfer fee on. Awful signing. Bloody cripple, and bald, ex-forest, and Welsh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VulcanRam Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Was just thinking yesterday (during the boredom of the international break) how we sing about being a “black & white army” in several songs. Now when I was a kid and started following the Rams in the late 70’s – we had a blue & white kit. According to the historical kits site http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Derby_County/Derby_County.htm this started in April 1971 and lasted nearly 20 years (through to the 1989/90 when black & white returned) I can’t believe that we could change home kit colour these days without an enormous uproar – but does anyone on here remember the reaction to the change back then - or even why it changed? April seems an odd time to change kit too.. To be honest I can’t even remember much fuss being made when we reverted to black & white in 1989, but then it was during my student years so I was probably p1ssed at the time.. Given that we won both our league titles in blue & white – who here would be up for a change? Great post, I'd completely forgotten it was (relatively) recently we changed back. We must be about the same age GreenRam cos I was away being a student at the time and with no internet/mobiles etc in those days, and not enough cash to come to Derby for many games, you were totally isolated from any news/campaigns when the change back came. Can anyone throw any more light on what it was like when the change came - was there a lot of resistance and why did we do after nearly 20 years anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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