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Maybe, but this randomly stumbled-upon when looking for something else set of "people who like kits but aren't necessarily Saints fans" feedback contains a lot of "stripey talk": https://www.footballshirts.com/fans/leaked-southampton-fc-red-adidas-home-shirt-201314_20698

Yet both of you posting in this thread. Weird.

Wow, that was... time passing. I suppose if we hadn't already seen the photo of the boat we'd be in awe of their ability to waste money on a sail and two decals for Under Armour dinghies, but as it is... that's the mehiest meh that ever mehhed.

Maybe it's a clue that we're signing Balotelli?

It is a "yoke", I assure you.

Nepotism and tallness, in that order.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/skills/4188836.stm Mental strength and the repetition of movements. And also this: "Anxiety is the most significant contributing factor to performance failure in football penalty shootouts (Jordet et al., 2007, 2012). Indeed, the penalty is one of very few occasions in this predominantly fast-moving, team sport when players are under individual scrutiny and have sufficient time to think about the consequences of failure (Jordet & Elferink-Gemser, 2012). Furthermore, unlike most other skills that are susceptible to choking effects (e.g., golf putting), the opposing team’s goalkeeper increases uncertainty and has a direct influence on performance success" http://www.bases.org.uk/Psychological-Preparation-for-Football-Penalty-Shootouts "players score on fewer than 60% of their attempts when a miss will instantly result in a loss for the team compared to 92% of their attempts when a goal will win the game (Jordet et al., 2007). Jordet and colleagues have suggested that penalty takers’ perceptions of control may explain why some ‘choke’ under the pressure of the shootout and some players succeed. Players’ perceptions of control are influenced by both beliefs about the role of skill or luck (contingency), and their beliefs about their penalty taking ability (competence). Players with low perceived competence and contingency (who believe the outcome is dependent on luck or the goalkeeper’s actions rather than skill) experienced more cognitive anxiety symptoms than those who perceived their competence and contingency level as high (Jordet et al., 2006). " So even practicing and giving yourself the belief that you're "good at penalties" is beneficial to being successful at them, even if the practice itself has no effect - which it does.

What happened was that France passed the ball to each other and the ones who didn't have the ball all ran around to make things more difficult.

Lost the second half though...

Most of the objection was that they weren't stripes. The fact they were also both sh01te certainly didn't help.

Well as the collar as illustrated in the HD pic isn't the collar on the shirt anyway I'm not sure how there's any complaint to be made.

Just had a bit of a google, 250cm squared for FA sanctioned competitions (see http://www.thefa.com/~/media/Files/PDF/the-fa-2012-13/fa-regulations/kit-and-advertising-regulations-2012-13.ashx for the 2013 rules) and 200cm squared for UEFA ones (according to page 30 of the 2012 UEFA Kit regulations: http://ffm.mk/media/files/UEFa-Kit-Regulations-Edition-2012_en.pdf). Sounds legit. I will be annoyed if they decide not to sell it though. So are there two versions of the striped shirts with different colour yokes as well as the striped and plain back - if so is the Prem shirt the white yoke/striped back and the red yoke the plain back?

No idea what you're talking about re: collar and shirt trim. The collar is the same colour as the shirt.

I'm sure we'll bust one out in the next season or two with the Prem coming around to the UEFA number patches regulations from next season - it's an ideal way of introducing it to fans slowly without annoying everyone immediately.

I prefer the red yoke version too, will be interesting to see if that's the Prem shirt and if the white panel version pitches up (with a white panel back) for the Europa League. I think the red version looks like a nice shirt full stop, the white one looks ok.

Ruined Adam Bogdan's promising career, one day Bolton Prem keeper, the next third rate Liverpool back up.

Not sure why you think he knew he was going to Everton before the end of the season... when did he sack his agent? Because until then he didn't even know he had an offer from them.

Just because that's how you wear yours.

I quite like the "added on but not actually embroidered" badge, it looks thicker than the guff Adidas gave everyone last season.

Hmmm, an interesting theory, plain red back as well?

There will be samples of both I suppose. Either way it's still a year old design.

I like that idea that MLG is handing out advice on ladies' underwear. This is the very definition of "know your limits".

I prefer the red shoulder bit, but they've already shown the actual white one whilst that's just a computer image.

Stats prove it's all about controlling the situation and once you get to a certain level, is a lot more about mental strength than technical ability. Pellè's pen was weak and wide, he must have either let nerves get to him which took away his power because his legs were tentative, or changed his mind at the last second.

FWIW from what's out there already I'd say the home socks were the reverse of these 15/16 AZ ones And the away socks are the style which also "coincidentally" happen to be the long socks the players have been training in already, and the socks the new scholars were mostly pictured wearing. They do seem to be slightly different styles. The home is equal sized hoops with one thicker one, the away a thick hoop at the top then narrowing hoops in a gradation effect.