Good subject for a debate Otis. Been a fan since 62 and so can only ever recall us being the Sky Blues. I do however remember Man City being refered to as the light blues. If you think about it logically do you think that Jimmy Hill would have stolen another clubs nickname or would he have preferred something new and original?
I had no idea either that Man City were also known as the Sky Blues, I too always thought we were the Sky Blues and they were the Light Blues, so when lately the press started calling them the Sky Blues I was a bit puzzled.
Hmmmmmm....I think the footballing world needs to be quite sure that we are the ONLY Sky Blues. Maybe we could get Jim Brown involved who could maybe in turn contact a Man City historian to set the record straight. I feel sure that JH would have done his homework on the nickname first. And in any case at the dawning of the Sky Blue era there would most certainly have been protests from "Maine Road" had we been encroaching into their own history. I feel sure this has been created by some ignorant media representative who has perhaps unknowingly made a slip of the tongue that has escalated.
Man City wore sky blue shirts and white shorts for every single season between 1896 and 1976.
All over the papers and in the TV match commentaries. Forever being called the Sky Blues.
Sky Sports. Heard them called the Sky Blues a number of times.
Yep seems to have developed into a trend. Had never ever heard them called that before, but now all of a sudden it seems to be the thing to call them.Yeah, I've really noticed in the last couple of years. Had never heard anyone refer to them as that before sky started doing it.
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So as we were in entire sky blue between 62/72 we are the original sky blues Otis
So as we were in entire sky blue between 62/72 we are the original sky blues Otis
We should get SISU onto this.
Copyright infringement, how much is their owner worth?
Yep, not arguing that. Just saying Man City have now taken the mantle. Not so bothered by the name, but I don't want our kit to look like theirs. One of the reasons I like the Sky blue stripes, to make us look a bit more distinct and unique.So as we were in entire sky blue between 62/72 we are the original sky blues Otis
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Really like that. Would want the light blue just a little lighter though perhaps.
As we were the first to have an all sky blue kit and they had one later, for a while, I think your argument is weak. What it boils down to is they stole our kit and we should just let them. The big boy stole my ball so I have to find another. As MT would say, weak weak weak.
When all is said and done, no football club has got a exclusivity on any colour kit. Burnley, West Ham, Villa have all at one time or other worn Claret shirts with Sky Blue sleeves. Stoke, Sunderland, Sheff Utd and Southampton have all worn Red and White Stripes.
Not all sky blue, we were the first and wore it for most of the 15 seasons before they ever wore it. In the 60s and 70s everyone knew we were the sky blues, Manchester City were NEVER called that. Your argument is that we shouldn't copy them because they are now considered the sky blues by the sky generation. We aren't copying them, they copied us. That is why it is a weak argument.
My brother in law is a 66 year old Manchester City fan who has watched them from the 60s and he has never referred to them as the sky blues. I have known him for 33 years and talked football with him numerous times. Plus, they don't play in all sky blue.
This is a generation thing, I think. If you started watching football in the 80s or 90s you see us as a stripy team. If you are of an earlier vintage we're the all sky blues.
We are talking about different things. I just don't like the plain sky blue kit so much and I love the stripes. I just don't want us to go back to the plain sky blue which will then have us looking more like Man City.
Not going to argue with you.
And I am from the 60's generation Oakey!!