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[JD]

Amazing response from all over, had orders from USA, HONG KONG, AUSTRALIA and SWEDEN, Alty going international.

Fantastic - and even Scotland soon!

Well done to all involved #pride

[Graham Bennetts Perm]

Surely, if the Club is to campaign effectively on this issue, then in addition to the occasional attention grabbing event, it should incorporate the rainbow colours permanently into the Club kit. For example, in a diagonal rainbow flash on a bottom segment of the shirt, front to back. Then it would be more than a short lived media hit, but would have a really permanent wide reaching impact. Revolutionary, yes, but are there any rules to stop it?
And, as an added benefit, guess who the BBC would pick for a live FA Cup match: if we ever get that far again, that is.....

[MarpleAlty]

Surely, if the Club is to campaign effectively on this issue, then in addition to the occasional attention grabbing event, it should incorporate the rainbow colours permanently into the Club kit. For example, in a diagonal rainbow flash on a bottom segment of the shirt, front to back. Then it would be more than a short lived media hit, but would have a really permanent wide reaching impact. Revolutionary, yes, but are there any rules to stop it?
And, as an added benefit, guess who the BBC would pick for a live FA Cup match: if we ever get that far again, that is.....

The most obvious thing to do would be to have a semi-permanent sleeve patch - although I'm guessing that's where there's rules over what you can and can't have.

We've already got Mornflake across the back, so I suppose you run the risk of the shirt becoming too busy (great cause though it is).

[hsmith1]

Just a thought,why are we doing it.Our colours are red and white with a bit of black are they not?

[JD]

Just a thought,why are we doing it.Our colours are red and white with a bit of black are they not?

Hi H, apart from extending our reputation as an inclusive club - carrying on the work of the much missed Jacqui Forster and her team - and supporting the extinction of prejudice in football, it is magnificent publicity for the club.

[HashtagAlty]

Just a thought,why are we doing it.Our colours are red and white with a bit of black are they not?

The original concept was based around giving up our stripes in solidarity with the LGBT community for Manchester Pride weekend.

The stripes would start red as our normal kit does before mirroring the rsst of the rainbow.

On a separate note, can't order online. Ian, can you please PM me on FB or can I please order a Medium please. Also Ian the photo you posted alongside the blue keepers kit looks much better.

[EX GK]

Ring club during office hours, staff taking orders

[HashtagAlty]

Ring club during office hours, staff taking orders

Cheers Ian

[B. 4D]

Brilliant Alty, well done to all concerned . I've  ordered a shirt.

[hsmith1]

cheers JD and hashtag

[Matt Taylor]

Great initiative, in spite of the state of the shirt. And the widespread interest generated by the D&I and media teams is highly commendable (although a week later I’m still struggling to comprehend that anyone thought an iPhone photo of AJ wearing a shirt stood in the club office was appropriate for sending out to the national media - despite us having more photographers around the club than ball boys...).

Hopefully the considerable media interest over the next week or so in the run up to the game can be used for the benefit of the club, as well as the fantastic cause it represents, to highlight the shares available for outside investment to come in and take the football club forward. It would be a massive shame if we allowed the spotlight to pass without anyone highlighting the controlling share of the club that is supposedly still for sale, while so many people are listening.

[andrewflynn]

Great initiative, in spite of the state of the shirt. And the widespread interest generated by the D&I and media teams is highly commendable (although a week later I’m still struggling to comprehend that anyone thought an iPhone photo of AJ wearing a shirt stood in the club office was appropriate for sending out to the national media - despite us having more photographers around the club than ball boys...).

Hopefully the considerable media interest over the next week or so in the run up to the game can be used for the benefit of the club, as well as the fantastic cause it represents, to highlight the shares available for outside investment to come in and take the football club forward. It would be a massive shame if we allowed the spotlight to pass without anyone highlighting the controlling share of the club that is supposedly still for sale, while so many people are listening.

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[Jenga]

Great initiative, in spite of the state of the shirt. And the widespread interest generated by the D&I and media teams is highly commendable (although a week later I’m still struggling to comprehend that anyone thought an iPhone photo of AJ wearing a shirt stood in the club office was appropriate for sending out to the national media - despite us having more photographers around the club than ball boys...).

Hopefully the considerable media interest over the next week or so in the run up to the game can be used for the benefit of the club, as well as the fantastic cause it represents, to highlight the shares available for outside investment to come in and take the football club forward. It would be a massive shame if we allowed the spotlight to pass without anyone highlighting the controlling share of the club that is supposedly still for sale, while so many people are listening.

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[MarpleAlty]

...can we now agree that 'going big' on the shirt was, in fact, the right idea?

[HashtagAlty]

...can we now agree that 'going big' on the shirt was, in fact, the right idea?

I maintain it would have still had the same coverage had the shirt been slightly tweaked. But my biggest gripe will always be the launch.

We were classified as Viral due to providing decent content by the press association