South shore lad
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Not match related but is no one else honestly arsed that our kit isn’t tangerine anymore? It’s a dark orange that’s just not tangerine
It's been the wrong colour for years.
Either change the kit to Tangerine or change the clubs nickname to The Oranges.
I'd rather have a tangerine kit like it used to be.
Tangerine is closer to B but the kit we play in currently is closer to A.what is tangerine. View attachment 3997
There’s no light or dark version of tangerine mate, tangerine is a specific light shade of orange and we don’t wear it anymoreI'd always thought tangerine being lighter than orange but then you can get light and dark versions of both.
There’s no light or dark version of tangerine mate, tangerine is a specific light shade of orange and we don’t wear it anymore
Come on lets not kid ourselves we wear orange and it has been many different shades over the years but we call it Tangerine.
It should be darker but every club plays in different shades of blue/red etc.
Blackpool - Historical Football Kits
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i always thought it was darker than orange so I'd say A in those four shades.I'd always thought tangerine being lighter than orange but then you can get light and dark versions of both.
Totally agree the O/P probably wouldn't buy one in the first place and the shade of colour who cares and if your willing to have Wonga plastered across the front who gives a fuck.It's irrelevant isn't it. Unless Mr Saddler cares (which I'm sure he doesn't).
Yes, but apparently the shirts very quickly faded in the wash. Hence tangerine.We originally copied the dutch kit so technically orange.
I agree. It can look almost red on telly and I want tangerine. It's easy to answer the question 'what is tangerine' - just look at a tangerine.Not match related but is no one else honestly arsed that our kit isn’t tangerine anymore? It’s a dark orange that’s just not tangerine
Even though your profile picture of Bob Hatton wearing a nylon shirt looks a lot closer to orange?Tangerine is definitely lighter....
Apparently, Zippy from Rainbow was 'tangerine'.
Looks more like Wolves/Hull than Blackpool. We never played in that colour.How is the actual colour of the kit irrelevant?
The club is known as The Tangerines so the clubs kit should be the same and not a different colour no matter how 'close' it is.
Tangerine on the left.
I actually think it looks a better colour.
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No-one sees colour the same.I see the text of this board as tangerine but the banner heading as orange.
Handy Household Tip: If you wash cotton garments inside-out, you’ll find they lose much less colour & thus stay looking better for longer.Nearly every poster on this thread started watching Blackpool when we played in cotton shirts, either during the 50s,60s or 70s. What happens to cotton coloured garments after 2/3 washes? They fade and in my opinion not in a very nice way. Look at my sons shirt in the photo, thats after 3/4 washes and prior was much more vivid more like 'A' in the sample chart someone posted.
My two retro shirts (60s/70s) as well as my children's are now a weird, insipid, washed out tangerine (not very attractive) but that's the colour Blackpool played in most of their history just before after the war through to the
mid 70s . Below is a British Colour Standard No55 mug someone bought for me recently. Its much more like 'A' than the more 'warm gold' colour some posters want tangerine to be. Tangerine is a very bold colour, not too dissimilar to Orange.
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Thanks auntie!Handy Household Tip: If you wash cotton garments inside-out, you’ll find they lose much less colour & thus stay looking better for longer.
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Thanks auntie!
Tangerine is a massive part of our identity, it certainly does not belong to Dundee who didn't play in Tangerine/Orange until 1969. Compare that to us since the 20s!Looks more like Wolves/Hull than Blackpool. We never played in that colour.
Dundee United are known as 'The Tangerines' We are The Seasiders!!
I didn't say it wasn't, Dundee United's nickname is 'The Tangerines'. Brighton are 'The Seagulls'?Tangerine is a massive part of our identity, it certainly does not belong to Dundee who didn't play in Tangerine/Orange until 1969. Compare that to us since the 20s!
"the Seasiders" also belongs to various clubs who play on a coast: Southend and Brighton for example. Tangerine is definitely our most unique attribute as a club so I can understand the debate
Dundee United's nickname is The Terrors before The Tangerines, just as ours is The Seasiders followed by The Tangerines. Your comment seemed to imply that Tangerine isn't as important to our identity as being "The Seasiders" which I don't think is true.I didn't say it wasn't, Dundee United's nickname is 'The Tangerines'. Brighton are 'The Seagulls'?
Southend - The Shrimpers.
Tangerine is a massive part of our identity, it certainly does not belong to Dundee who didn't play in Tangerine/Orange until 1969. Compare that to us since the 20s!
"the Seasiders" also belongs to various clubs who play on a coast: Southend and Brighton for example. Tangerine is definitely our most unique attribute as a club so I can understand the debate
That must be Dundee FC who Charlie Adam now plays for!I thought that Dundee had always played in navy blue ?
And washing tips by middle aged men to boot what next type of Fabric softener to use.This thread is hilarious.
If I thought it was children getting all flustered about a shade of colour then I'd understand - but these are men of a certain age. You couldn't make it up.
We most certainly did used to play in that colour, just look at the retro shirts on the club website. This colour is why we’re known as the tangerines. Check your history mate!Looks more like Wolves/Hull than Blackpool. We never played in that colour.
Dundee United are known as 'The Tangerines' We are The Seasiders!!
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That kit was bloody awfulIt’s not keeping me up at night to be honest.
We played in salmon pink in 89/90.
I have that shirt but, alas, the washing machine has done its job too well down the years.We most certainly did used to play in that colour, just look at the retro shirts on the club website. This colour is why we’re known as the tangerines. Check your history mate!
1962-1967 Adult Retro Home Shirt
<div class="prodMainDesc"> <div class="std">Blackpool 1962-1967 Retro Football Shirt. <br><br>The classic Blackpool FC shirt worn between 1962 - 1967. <br><br></div> </div> <div class="short-description"> <div class="std">Regular Fit. Embroidered Badge. Long sleeve. Round neck.<br>Heavy weight...shop.blackpoolfc.co.uk
It wasThat kit was bloody awful
That late 50s early 60s shirt is nearer in colour to the current one, certainly nothing like the amber one put on here by Dollar Thief.We most certainly did used to play in that colour, just look at the retro shirts on the club website. This colour is why we’re known as the tangerines. Check your history mate!
1962-1967 Adult Retro Home Shirt
<div class="prodMainDesc"> <div class="std">Blackpool 1962-1967 Retro Football Shirt. <br><br>The classic Blackpool FC shirt worn between 1962 - 1967. <br><br></div> </div> <div class="short-description"> <div class="std">Regular Fit. Embroidered Badge. Long sleeve. Round neck.<br>Heavy weight...shop.blackpoolfc.co.uk
I think the British Standard Colour of Tangerine 1931 (my mug) is a good compromise.The one I posted was Tangerine, it's similarish to amber but not the same.
Tangerine on the left and amber on the right.
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