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bigeye


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Very pleased to see the 'return to fashion' of the old 60s V neck jersey as currently sported by the Welsh national side and Manchester United both you will have noticed play in RED


Seeing MU on tv playing in the red v neck naturally had me casting my mind back to those halcyon days at Cathkin watching the mighty Hi Hi (you'll note the comparison ) strutting their stuff in that glorious scarlet v neck top. It was such a simple uncluttered design and with the matching white socks with the two red bands just gave it the balance a good strip needs.


I never saw a Thirds team playing in the red with a white collar although they did have a neat 2nd strip which was white with a red collar (Pollok have an away kit which is white with a white collar) they wore in a Sectional League Cup match against Hamilton Accies (5-1 ).Come to think of it i can't recall seeing them wear it again!!


Anyway point being there are some horrendous kits out there and it's nice to see the return to a more traditional design (ok Bert the collar was fine too ).


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I know what you mean mate, when i bought my Replica Thirds top a few years ago, a lot of people were saying how coll it was. Though from a distance a few didnt recognise the name ont he ****s and thought it was a Liverpool top. But agree with you ots a fantastic shirt.

Unfortunately I dont think they do any replicas on the Thirds away shirt which is really smart too.

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Does anyone have any coloured photos of the golden type strip that Thirds won in the 1959 League cup final, from what I have heard was very similar to Wolverhamptons colours. Bet it looked a cracker

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partick thistle lad wrote:

I know what you mean mate, when i bought my Replica Thirds top a few years ago, a lot of people were saying how coll it was. Though from a distance a few didnt recognise the name ont he ****s and thought it was a Liverpool top. But agree with you ots a fantastic shirt.

Unfortunately I dont think they do any replicas on the Thirds away shirt which is really smart too.
Thought you might be interested in this:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/THIRD-LANARK-RARE-RETRO-FOOTBALL-REPLICA-SHIRT_W0QQitemZ180077155600QQihZ008QQcategoryZ53630QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem



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bigeye


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Interesting...

Thirds did have a white 'away' style top but the only time i saw them wear it was in a League Cup sectional tie against Hamilton Accies at Cathkin (won 5-1 ) although they did naturally wear it when necessary in games with conflicting tops.
The top had a red collar and not a v neck as depicted in the photo.
The top looks good but i can't swear they actually had one like that.
Anyone remember it?

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I guess the only way to find out for sure would be if someone has some photos. Perhaps Bert can help?



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Should have checked before but yes it did exist.
In Bob's book there is a team photo 1960/61 and action pics of it being worn in 1957.
As with the v neck red there is no club badge.
Wonder what happened to it and why they reverted to the collar later in the 60s.

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