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[PaulClementsLaments]

The aversion to green is possibly a generational thing. N*******h V*** haven't really been on our radar for a good few years now and newer fans won't have experienced the days when we just couldn't beat the green slime, no matter how good we were or how bad they were. Games between us back then were proper needle matches with intense rivalry.

[Saughall Robin]

Yes. Green is a taboo shirt colour for me for that (admittedly slightly spurious) reason.

[nimeta]

Anyone got a pic of the old Maunders logo kit??? I seem to recall that was one of the best ever. We should start a "best ever kit appreciation" thread

I hate to be negative as I know everyone involved in the club works so hard and has the best interests od the club at heart, but this one would be on a separate thread of "worst ever Alty kits" I think the style of the logo with the weird smile makes it harder than other logo's. The J Davidson logo was kinda cooler, so that made it easier to design around.

Hope it sells well as the extra income obviously helps the player budget.

[Saughall Robin]

I think if the logo had been in black lettering it would have been at least as noticeable and more widely acceptable. Just my opinion.

[distancetraveller]

At the end of the day the shirt will probably generate the greatest amount of money than any other shirt, which is the purpose of the exercise.

[onetoothsdad]

It looks a smart kit to me and to be honest the sponsors have probably paid a decent amount of money for it. Now we need to spend on some players please.

[Alty Dave]

I like the new kit, in fact bought one. Looks good on the players. As above, lets get some quality players in on top of what we have already. 4 more players required from my perspective. GK, FB, No 10 and CM

[Saughall Robin]

We've got two for each position in midfield and up front. Can't see any more coming in there (whatever I personally think re number ten position).
GK and a versatile defender might be it. 🤔

[MarpleAlty]

As suggested elsewhere I suspect the management might be opting for Linney/Nuttall up front, Newby in No10 (and I think Tom Crawford can push up and play there too), Crankshaw and Amaluzor as the starting wingers, with the likes of Kozzy and Weaver in backup - whilst we're yet to make a call on Justin Donawa and I'm sure there will be more twists and turns when it comes to the triallists.

Rather than take a punt on offering someone a long-term deal, I wouldn't be surprised if the management team stay cautious with their newly-acquired funds and wait to see how the start of the season pans out, see where the gaps are, and address them accordingly.

It was the observation of a (rather large and glaringly obvious) gap last season that led us to the signing of Ethan Ross at around this stage.

We must not forget that the existing lads should continue to improve too.

[Saughall Robin]

More eloquently put, but just what I was thinking.

[MarpleAlty]

More eloquently put, but just what I was thinking.

Great minds, Saughall!

At least nobody seems to be panicking too much at this stage - there's still plenty of free agents out there on the market that haven't yet decided their next moves, and we have a much more solid foundation these days compared to those complete rebuilds we needed to do.

I still expect one or two new faces to arrive - the good news is that the performance write-ups on our new signings so far have been positive 

[Alty Bri]

Lucas Weaver played the first half at Lancaster and I have a feeling he will become a first teamer very soon.

[MarpleAlty]

Lucas Weaver played the first half at Lancaster and I have a feeling he will become a first teamer very soon.

...is that based on how good he looks?  my first game will be Salford.

[Alty Bri]

On first viewing, he looks too tall and languid to be a winger but he moves surprisingly quickly with the ball. He looks direct and brave to me and not afraid to take his man on. Briefly on Saturday, I could see how he managed to score so many goals last season. He reminds me a little of a player called Carl Baker who I saw play for Southport and I think went on to play for Coventry.