Matty 0 Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Why the fuck are sunderland called the "Black Cats" anyway? And for the record, what a shite nickname that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6328 Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Is anyone really bothered about having a black cat on our shirt? Not at all and it seems no-one else is either - strange then that some people are bothered by red numbers though! not fussed in the slightest if the puma logo is black, its a sports brand logo end of. Haven't the mackems only been known as the black cats for the last 10 years or since they moved to the stadium of shite? Why the fuck are sunderland called the "Black Cats" anyway? And for the record, what a shite nickname that is. Wikipedia records the following... Sunderland's official nickname is The Black Cats. They have other nicknames, such as The Rokerites, Roker Men, the Light Brigade, the Miners and the Sols. After leaving Roker Park for the Stadium of Light in 1997, the club decided on a vote to settle the nickname for the last time. The Black Cats won the majority of the 11,000 votes, beating off other suggestions such as the Light Brigade, the Miners, the Sols and the Mackems. There is a long historical link between black cats and Sunderland, including the "Black Cat Battery", a battery gun based on the River Wear. Around the early 1800s, the southern side of the River Wear contained four gun batteries, which guarded the river mouth during the Napoleonic wars. In 1805, the battery was manned by local militia, the Sunderland Loyal Volunteers, one of whom was a cooper by trade named Joshua Dunn. He was said to have "fled from the howling of an approaching black cat, convinced by the influence of the full moon and a warming dram or two that it was the devil incarnate". From that point onwards the John Paul Jones Battery was known as the Black Cat Battery. A Sunderland supporter, Billy Morris, took a black cat in his top pocket as a good luck charm to the 1937 FA Cup final in which Sunderland brought home the trophy for the first time. During the 1960s a black cat lived in Roker Park, fed and watered by the football club. Since the 1960s the emblem of the Sunderland A.F.C. Supporters Association has been a black cat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Why the fuck are sunderland called the "Black Cats" anyway? And for the record, what a shite nickname that is. I think the black cats was the nickname given to the gun battery that protected the Wear during wartime. I'd never heard it used in association with the football team until about 10 years ago. I think they may even have had a competition to come up with a new nickname. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Boyo 23 Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 another mock-up thats lovely. It's gorgeous isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay 8 Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 The blue is too light... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6328 Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angrysteve 0 Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Found this on Footballshirtculture, no idea if it's real or a template, but if it is real, thank god we don't have Nike next season... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 6488 Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 those lines would straighten out nicely after about 5 pints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 7155 Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Couldn't care less about a black logo, let's face it, the mackems are a black cat called tibbles compared to our much bigger panther Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monroe Transfer 0 Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Found this on Footballshirtculture, no idea if it's real or a template, but if it is real, thank god we don't have Nike next season... It's not that bad, someone's just electrocuted the mannequin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin 1 Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 I will pull your weiner for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizza 105 Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 (edited) Found this on Footballshirtculture, no idea if it's real or a template, but if it is real, thank god we don't have Nike next season... That's absolutely fucking horrid. Edited April 20, 2010 by Bizza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby 0 Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 (edited) quick change of blue to black Edited April 21, 2010 by Nobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6328 Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Liverpool Home Liverpool Away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asprilla 96 Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kevin 1 Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 24 hours.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty 0 Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Is it actually being released tomorrow like? There's been nowt on nufc.com or nufc.co.uk about it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weznufc 0 Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 season ticket holders got info about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty 0 Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 season ticket holders got info about it They got asked (300 of them, who happen to not be at work at 2-30pm on a Thursday) if they wanted to be part of the launch "campaign", it never said the strip would be for sale tomorrow though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano 0 Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Asked in club shop yesterday and they guy said it wont be released until middle june due to contractual conditions with adidas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weznufc 0 Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Asked in club shop yesterday and they guy said it wont be released until middle june due to contractual conditions with adidas. so we will get to see it 2moro(hopefully) then cant buy it until then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6328 Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Asked in club shop yesterday and they guy said it wont be released until middle june due to contractual conditions with adidas. so we will get to see it 2moro(hopefully) then cant buy it until then You'll be able to buy it from tomorrow... you might not physically have it for a while though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WubbleUC 0 Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 (edited) DO NOT shoot the messenger, but, ALLEGEDLY.. The home kit doesn't come out tomorrow. It will be the last of three kits to be released, and it wont be on sale until August. The away kit (apparently white) and third kit (apparently royal blue) are being released in June. Something to do with contracts and Adidas. This comes from a fairly reliable source, who's address and telephone number will appear on here if this turns out to be bullshit. Edited April 21, 2010 by WubbleUC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin 1 Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 DO NOT shoot the messenger, but, ALLEGEDLY.. The home kit doesn't come out tomorrow. It will be the last of three kits to be released, and it wont be on sale until August. The away kit (apparently white) and third kit (apparently royal blue) are being released in June. Something to do with contracts and Adidas. This comes from a fairly reliable source, who's address and telephone number will appear on here if this turns out to be bullshit. Quoted for referance. Yeah I supposed they're just calling some season ticket holders up to have a nice little chat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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