Public Address | Cafe | Field Theory: Entropy https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/ en-us Copyright (c) 2026 Public Address flash https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=139077#post139077 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=139077#post139077 That grey Manchester United away strip was so bad they only wore it a handful of times before they ditched it.
In fact, in one game they were wearing that strip (down 3-0 at half time I think) and came out for the second half in a different strip (blue…

]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:54:52 +1300 Edward Siddle https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138593#post138593 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138593#post138593

The All Black jersey is like a tuatara.

possibly, though I believe the seemingly relatively minor change, in 1999, of doing away with the white collars, was where it began to go wrong, particularly as regards World Cups. I realise this is a rather superstitious and silly view, but there…

]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:39:59 +1300 Keir Leslie https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138475#post138475 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138475#post138475 Also, Hadyn, your `correct' uniforms leave out Celtic* and River Plate!

*Yes, a horrible horrible team, but still, worthy of respect.

]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:14:38 +1300 Hadyn Green https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138469#post138469 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138469#post138469

It might be the first Nike rugby uniform that I've liked the look of. Except for the colour: a nice dark… purple?

But then, I also think that purple England jersey is really pretty. I'd wear that.

I probably should've made it clearer I really do like the England strip.…

]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:39:58 +1300 Emma Hart https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138454#post138454 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138454#post138454

teal-era BLACKCAPS shirt

Me three.

But then, I also think that purple England jersey is really pretty. I'd wear that.

]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:17:20 +1300 Geoff Willmott https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138452#post138452 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138452#post138452

What's clear to see is entropy. That is, the uniform becomes more complex over time, with seemingly no way to reverse the complexity.

Hmmm ... think it's more like evolution than entropy. The uniforms get more complex (and therefore less entropic) with time. They are mutating and evolving, some changes…

]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:07:30 +1300 Hadyn Green https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138436#post138436 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138436#post138436

I have the electric teal World Cup shirt from 99

Electric Teal?

And now I have this stuck in my head
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xYQBTwP3t0

]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:15:12 +1300 Naly D https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138435#post138435 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138435#post138435

What’s going on?

People are nostalgic.

One uniform that I find quite jarring this year is the Man United home strip with its rugby league V.

I like it, it's an improvement on last year's strip. If you check that link Hadyn put up, the Hammers strip between 76 and…

]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:13:27 +1300 LegBreak https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138434#post138434 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138434#post138434 I can’t believe it. >20 comments on uniforms and no-one’s got around to slagging off the NZRU yet.

What’s going on?

]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:05:36 +1300 3410 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138432#post138432 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138432#post138432 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:45:58 +1300 Dan Slevin https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138431#post138431 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138431#post138431

and that time they went to the gold jerseys shall be forgotten about and never mentioned ever again, thank you

Anyone remember the Wellington Lions jersey with the stripes on the shoulders that were (I think) supposed to look like claw marks?

]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:45:38 +1300 Just thinking https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138430#post138430 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138430#post138430 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:41:19 +1300 Dan Slevin https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138429#post138429 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138429#post138429

teal-era BLACKCAPS shirt

I have the electric teal World Cup shirt from 99. Literally blinding.

]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:40:11 +1300 Dan Slevin https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138427#post138427 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138427#post138427

What interests me is how sports uniforms relate to contemporary fashions. Do shirt collars reflect whatever is hot in menswear at the time?

On the basis of this puppy, I hope not. I actually own this disco-collared baggy, shiny monstrosity and bring it out for very special occasions.

]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:31:46 +1300 Hadyn Green https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138420#post138420 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138420#post138420

(horizontal stripes for rugby)

Hang about, aren't stripes vertical & hoops horizontal?

That is absolutely correct sir. I award you five uni-points, redeemable at the merchandise table.

What interests me is how sports uniforms relate to contemporary fashions. Do shirt collars reflect whatever is hot in menswear at the time?

It's…

]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:50:04 +1300 Scott A https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138416#post138416 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138416#post138416

And in a country like New Zealand where we wear quite a lot of black, does the donning of a colourful sports uniform* allow the Kiwi bloke to put on a colourful shirt without feeling... weird.

Yup, I'm pretty sure that is a factor, and not just in New Zealand.…

]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:15:41 +1300 Jimmy Southgate https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138410#post138410 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138410#post138410

(horizontal stripes for rugby)

Hang about, aren't stripes vertical & hoops horizontal?

I 'won' a Vikings poster off 2XS just after they started and I had it on the bed above my roof.

2XS?! ZoMG, Mike West & Baldrick!

What I found most interesting in that gallery of West Ham unis was…

]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:54:59 +1300 Naly D https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138399#post138399 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138399#post138399

My ex-brother in law is sitting on a box full of Viking's jerseys he purchased when they went belly up, unloved and unlamented.

I'll buy one, if he wants to offload one to me now. It will go well with my Auckland Knights t-shirt and teal-era BLACKCAPS shirt. [I'm serious]…

]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:31:54 +1300 LegBreak https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138398#post138398 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138398#post138398 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:31:02 +1300 Tom Semmens https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138395#post138395 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138395#post138395 My ex-brother in law is sitting on a box full of Viking's jerseys he purchased when they went belly up, unloved and unlamented.



He swears that they'll eventually be the hottest NZ Rugby jersey collectable.

]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:21:43 +1300 Edward Siddle https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138389#post138389 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138389#post138389 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:13:24 +1300 Danielle https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138388#post138388 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138388#post138388

That Vikings' jersey might be the worst rugby jersey I've ever seen.

Dude, it's awesome. It's totally TCB.

]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:11:59 +1300 Robyn Gallagher https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138387#post138387 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138387#post138387 What interests me is how sports uniforms relate to contemporary fashions. Do shirt collars reflect whatever is hot in menswear at the time?

And in a country like New Zealand where we wear quite a lot of black, does the donning of a colourful sports uniform* allow the Kiwi bloke…

]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:09:56 +1300 Hadyn Green https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138382#post138382 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138382#post138382 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:44 +1300 Peter Darlington https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138380#post138380 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138380#post138380 The Hammers jersey was best from about 1965-72, the Bobby Moore era. Sheer classic. The Dagenham Motors and Dr Martens late '90s jobs weren't too bad either. In 2009/10 there is not enough blue in the claret and blue and that's why we can't win a game.

Oh, hang on…

]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:59:58 +1300 Edward Siddle https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138371#post138371 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138371#post138371 Naly
Ah, the Vikings. Saw them lose a dismal semi-final in the rain in Rotorua in 1997. Best thing about the game was the huge volcano they had in one corner of the ground, that periodically went off with BOP did something good.

The Vikings jersey may well be worse…

]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:35:41 +1300 Naly D https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138369#post138369 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138369#post138369 possibly the most exciting in NZ for a 9-10 year old ]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:25:13 +1300 Edward Siddle https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138368#post138368 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138368#post138368 I always thought this was one of the most ridiculous rugby uniforms I have ever seen. Especially when Olo Brown was wearing it. He always looked vaguely sheepish when playing in it.

http://www.mathesonsports.co.nz/image.asp?if=jerseyAKnpcxgold.jpg

]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:14:46 +1300 Naly D https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138367#post138367 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138367#post138367

You mean the one with no chevrons? (hence not a League jersey at all)

I was always told that the use of the V's in league was originated in Australia [so not where the game started] in 1929, 34 years after Northern Union began, and that to this day it…

]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:13:13 +1300 Hadyn Green https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138360#post138360 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138360#post138360

I really like the English rugby league uniform

You mean the one with no chevrons? (hence not a League jersey at all) And the weird shoulder panels? And the Russian Orthodox Cross at the waist?

I suppose the socks are nice

]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:55:36 +1300 Tom Semmens https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138359#post138359 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138359#post138359 Having a perusal of that site, One would hope random drug testing isn't rigorously enforced for this lot.

Mind you, I just ordered the shirt.

]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:54:07 +1300 Naly D https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138354#post138354 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138354#post138354 I really like the English rugby league uniform and the 83-87 Cavs uniform

As to the shitty revisions of uniforms [like the Man U back stripe, ugh. Not to mention the gold uniform from 2001 that almost singlehandedly ruined football for me – the one which did was the green alternate…

]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:35:07 +1300 Public Address https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138353#post138353 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/field-theory-entropy/?p=138353#post138353 Discussion from blog post.

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