Club25Football Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Hi everyone! I run a wee blog about special football shirts and covered a rather old Morton top this week, from the 96/97 season spent in the old First Division. Thought it might be interesting to the history buffs among you, so figured I'd share it;https://club25football.wordpress.com/2019/04/29/greenock-morton-1996-1997-home-shirt/As I am just a casual observer, I'm quite keen to hear whether I made any mistakes regarding the club while writing! I'm also very interested in hearing your thoughts about Morton kits, how the current 'home-made' ones are, which tops were the best and the worst, etc.As it turns out, the pattern used by the club that year was shared by a few others including Peterborough, Woking, and Mansfield Town and I wrote a small piece about that as well;https://club25football.wordpress.com/20 ... -lozenges/ Thanks everyone, and hope to hear your thoughts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_M Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 One of, if not THE worst kits we have ever had. Cheap, nasty, badges lasted about a week and a strong source of nipplitis. Main comment on the article is that the 'unfamiliar broad stripes' kit was not a 'sartorial terror' but actually was one of our best ever, and the tartan kit that preceeded it was nothing short of iconic, to be resurrected many years later due to popularity. But yes, deviating from the hoops is something not to be taken lightly, as the club know only too well after the backlash of their attempted 'Ajax' design a few years ago that was ultimately withdrawn and led to the more recent homemade stint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmdc Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Crap season, crap strip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealTonKid Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Our first hooped shirt in about 8 seasons or so. I think I bought it from the wee club shop on Cathcart Street. As is typical with Morton, the quality was shoddy with the ironed-on badges and sponsor peeling off over time. The shiny material was also prone to snags and catches. The shirt we had the season after with the darker blue hoops was better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyrshireTon Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Our first hooped shirt in about 8 seasons or so. I think I bought it from the wee club shop on Cathcart Street. As is typical with Morton, the quality was shoddy with the ironed-on badges and sponsor peeling off over time. The shiny material was also prone to snags and catches. The shirt we had the season after with the darker blue hoops was better. The Sports Connection one? That was a great strip, as was the slightly day-glo away kit. McGhee needs some support, there's no-one backing him up. Hayes playing it forward, Bell being forced to do it all alone, now forward from Marr, here's Ritchie, still Andy Ritchie, look at the control... That is a marvellous goal from Andy Ritchie. Twenty minutes on the clock and Morton's supporters come alive. A goal which epitomises the control, the arrogance, the cheek of Andy Ritchie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealTonKid Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 The Sports Connection one? That was a great strip, as was the slightly day-glo away kit. Yep, that was the one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
so72 Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Someone recently bought me this top and it was still in really good condition. Was quite tight fitting though which is rare for tops of this era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmdc Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 The Sports Connection one? That was a great strip, as was the slightly day-glo away kit. Something didn’t quite sit right with that top. Think it was where the sponsor was placed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamOakTree Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 I remember the hooped top worn by the side which Peter Weatherston and Alex Williams starred in. My Dad saw someone wearing it in Greenock when it first went on sale, and said it was the best strip he'd ever seen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveoath Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 The sponsor material and shirt material shrank at different rates resulting in an awful looking top. I think I diy-d Janne's name and number on the back. Shocking. MORTON - NEWCASTLE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles_Joe Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Good players left the club to get away from that strip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_M Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Good players left the club to get away from that strip. Not going to lie, highly believable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonosaurus Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Met Lindberg and Rajamaki in the wee club shop buying that top. They were just hanging around. Classy guys. � The Fire Breathing Morton Guy - I'm not Pat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Club25Football Posted May 8, 2019 Author Share Posted May 8, 2019 One of, if not THE worst kits we have ever had. Cheap, nasty, badges lasted about a week and a strong source of nipplitis. Main comment on the article is that the 'unfamiliar broad stripes' kit was not a 'sartorial terror' but actually was one of our best ever, and the tartan kit that preceeded it was nothing short of iconic, to be resurrected many years later due to popularity. But yes, deviating from the hoops is something not to be taken lightly, as the club know only too well after the backlash of their attempted 'Ajax' design a few years ago that was ultimately withdrawn and led to the more recent homemade stint. I do feel like stripes don't fit Morton, but then that is my view as a neutral - I own the Vandanel-produced remake of the Tartan kit though, and yes, that is iconic. Our first hooped shirt in about 8 seasons or so. I think I bought it from the wee club shop on Cathcart Street. As is typical with Morton, the quality was shoddy with the ironed-on badges and sponsor peeling off over time. The shiny material was also prone to snags and catches. The shirt we had the season after with the darker blue hoops was better. Morton were lucky to only stay with this material a season then - Woking kept it for four years across four shirts. The sponsor material and shirt material shrank at different rates resulting in an awful looking top. I think I diy-d Janne's name and number on the back. Shocking. I say, my top isn't looking the best anymore either. Very susceptible to snags as a previous poster mentioned. If anyone feels like getting nostalgic, this site has an excellent overview of every Ton home kit to date; http://historicalkits.co.uk/Scottish_Football_League/Greenock_Morton/Greenock_Morton.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedrodelawasp Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 The Sport Connection home kit is one of my favourites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_the_builder Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 I had this one, the Argentina one and the Sports Connection one during the time when i lived in Aberdeen. The JWC strip was obviously my least favourite but I still didn't mind it The Argentina one was far and away my favourite at the time and most of my Aberdeen supporting school mates thought it was a belter as well! here today, gone to hell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonton Zola Moukoko Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 I bought it (as I did with every new top back when I was a kid) wore it a few times then swiftly reverted back to the previous seasons top. I know I wasn’t alone in this decision. Think our school football strip was of better quality and that’s saying something! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveoath Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Is it true that the Argentina strip was meant to be darker, but there was a mixup in the order? MORTON - NEWCASTLE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles_Joe Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Is it true that the Argentina strip was meant to be darker, but there was a mixup in the order? It was meant to have a pattern through it which would have made it darker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bewilderedbeast Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 It was meant to have a pattern through it which would have made it darker. Is it true that the Argentina strip was meant to be darker, but there was a mixup in the order? Was not not meant to be more of a “Morton†blue. The orange Umbro top was also a mistake it was meant to be yellow, which we eventually got the following season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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