Alternative Strip Suggestions

[The Emblem 1]

BINGO !!!

(well done )

Would the "Royal" on Punt Rd be an appropriate place for a demonland "alternative strip" think tank?

[Doggo 32]

Something along these lines???

Looking back I probably would of had the band higher up (where the sponsorship rests... and include the sponsorship in the blue), but is this sort of what you were thinking of mate?

That looks great. With all these awesome looking designs on here (i reckon i'd buy each of them if they were put out), its a complete mystery how we ended up with the thing we have now.

[beelzebub 23,377]

its a complete mystery how we ended up with the thing we have now.

Trust me..you re not alone by a country mile in that thinking !! :lol:

[Little Goffy 14,568]

Age Article

Hey- there it is.

Apologies if this link is already in.

Now all we have to do is trawl through the posts to find exactly who suggested this first - I definately remember seeing exactly this design (simple reversal of red and blue) being mentoined by someone.

The extra red looks pretty damn good, actually.

Stranger, come forward and receive your acclamation!

As to how we ended up the the travesty-wear -

The club slipped it into a member survey, giving us the option of three designs, each worse than the previous. They really were all shocking. I think even I picked the silver as best of a bad lot. There was no 'anything else, please' option. So, they had their handy feedback telling them what they wanted (it was clear a decision had already been made before the consultation) and they off and ran with 'awful design number three'.

I would like the individual to step forward, who not only proposed the design, but also biased the survey structure so grossly to favour that option. It rankles of not only incompetence but even of some kind of shifty trading.

Come to think of it.

I WANT TO KNOW WHO HAS BEEN MAKING THE STEADY STREAM OF IDIOTIC DECISIONS AT THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB.

1. the clash jumper and survey design.

2. the failure to run quality assurance on the stickers and merchandise last year.

3. the damn foolery of obliging members to accept a crappy tie or half baked pashmena scarf (stinks of kickback from makers) instead of making their own major merchandise decisions.

4. the apparent failure to invite the current players to the 150th dinner (thank Chroist and McNamee that has been corrected)

5. the routine faliure to properly promote events to supporters - to the point where players are coming to undersubscribed events and fans are wondering why they never get to see players.

6. the decision to actually promote the sterotype undermining our reputation, with the snow day at the 'G, the mini-promotions at perisher and so forth. Do people not understand that developing our brand in a self-destructive direction actually reduces our other sponsorship options.

7. the failure to develop Team Melbourne into anything meaningful.

8. the pursuit of the China 'Strategy' like it was a mild whim, and the failure to bring any substance to it.

9. the complete absence of grass-roots network marketing, promotions, or even recognition for members.

10 and where the f$%# is my 'signed birthday card'? Seven years a member and still never got one.

We have half a dozen event managers on our staff! WTF? What do they do all day?

I want some frickin accountability. I'M MAD AS HELL AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANY MORE.

McNamee give me hope, but next time I get down to Melbourne I'm gonna physically sit in people's offices until I get some answers. I'll notify on here and we can form a crowd.

[Doggo 32]

Age Article

Hey- there it is.

Apologies if this link is already in.

Now all we have to do is trawl through the posts to find exactly who suggested this first - I definately remember seeing exactly this design (simple reversal of red and blue) being mentoined by someone.

The extra red looks pretty damn good, actually.

Stranger, come forward and receive your acclamation!

The inverted design was initially suggested by Nugget_Jones, who was the originator of this post. If i recall correctly, it wasn't the first time he/she had raised the suggestion.

Hopefully that jumper, or the all red jumper with MFC logo, get the go ahead sooner rather than later.

I'll vomit if i have to see that silver montrosity again this season.

[beelzebub 23,377]

Age Article

Hey- there it is.

Apologies if this link is already in.

Now all we have to do is trawl through the posts to find exactly who suggested this first - I definately remember seeing exactly this design (simple reversal of red and blue) being mentoined by someone.

The extra red looks pretty damn good, actually.

Stranger, come forward and receive your acclamation!

wouldnt mind that.. be nice with teh MFC logo in blue on front also.

[titan_uranus 25,020]

The inverted design was initially suggested by Nugget_Jones, who was the originator of this post. If i recall correctly, it wasn't the first time he/she had raised the suggestion.

Hopefully that jumper, or the all red jumper with MFC logo, get the go ahead sooner rather than later.

I'll vomit if i have to see that silver montrosity again this season.

Well get a bucket ready for rounds 16 and 18 Doggo: according to the article, there isn't enough time to come up with a suitable idea and make it into a jumper by round 16 when we play Freo.

[beelzebub 23,377]

Well get a bucket ready for rounds 16 and 18 Doggo: according to the article, there isn't enough time to come up with a suitable idea and make it into a jumper by round 16 when we play Freo.

I would have thought in todays era of computer controlled machinery that they could do this overnight if the will was there.

Ever seen how clothes are made these days.. bit different from Granny and Mum sewing a dress etc..hehe

Al layout etc ( talking teh bih guns here now ) is laid out controlled by CNC ..then assogned vatious buckets.. fa;;sto teh assemblers.. and presto..a jumper.

Machines dont care what colour or shape..they just do !!

[AzzKikA 2,371]

No more coffee for you belzebub, your typing errors are doing my head in!

[Doggo 32]

Well get a bucket ready for rounds 16 and 18 Doggo: according to the article, there isn't enough time to come up with a suitable idea and make it into a jumper by round 16 when we play Freo.

:angry:

haha

[beelzebub 23,377]

No more coffee for you belzebub, your typing errors are doing my head in!

possibly not enough coffee is the problem.. I'll try to ammend !! lol

[Yencks 8]

Age Article

Hey- there it is.

Apologies if this link is already in.

Now all we have to do is trawl through the posts to find exactly who suggested this first - I definately remember seeing exactly this design (simple reversal of red and blue) being mentoined by someone.

The extra red looks pretty damn good, actually.

DD, i suggested it back in this thread...

http://demonland.ugbox.net/forum/index.php...=8270&st=40

its interesting to read todays article in The Age, would love know if i gave them the idea, however i wouldnt be surprised if people had been thinking about just reversing the colours for a while...interesting

anyway, thanks for all the suggestions, keep up the good work

[beelzebub 23,377]

NJ Id be inclined to agree that many have also thought of the reversal.. but its up to folks to continually plug for it etc. .You are commended

[mfcrox 143]

BINGO !!!

(well done )

Band higher might be good as you suggest

it draws upon our heritage in a fresh approach.

Something old..is now something new

Importantly for me.. its a FOOTY jumper...not a pajama top!!!

Fixed up the band... a tad higher now.

Agreed, anything looks better than what we have now... on the one hand we have a simplistic boring thing for our club logo, and on the other hand we have an over-complicated monstrosity for our clash jumper. Hopefully both can be rectified as soon as possible.

Let the members have a say in what they want... don't leave it up to graphic designers who honestly have no idea about the heritage of the club, and draw up absolute crap.

[beelzebub 23,377]

Fixed up the band... a tad higher now.

Agreed, anything looks better than what we have now... on the one hand we have a simplistic boring thing for our club logo, and on the other hand we have an over-complicated monstrosity for our clash jumper. Hopefully both can be rectified as soon as possible.

Let the members have a say in what they want... don't leave it up to graphic designers who honestly have no idea about the heritage of the club, and draw up absolute crap.

ooooooooooh Noice !!!!!! I like it ( Im biased..lol )

thanks for effort

that just reeks FOOTBALL..in al the right ways...dead right about the arty ones.. invariably no feeling for the game.

[Kit Walker 225]

Fixed up the band... a tad higher now.

I don't have the ability to do it but how would it look if it the blue band was a sash (similar to Essendon/Richmond)?

[beelzebub 23,377]

I don't have the ability to do it but how would it look if it the blue band was a sash (similar to Essendon/Richmond)?

not to take anything away from that idea....but Id like to keep a distance from anyone else style ( club ) something like mfcrocx's is pure Melb. it echos a jumper we have worn..just in reversal with augmentation..but subltly done.. Done with decorum dare I suggest.. I want us to look like Melbourne...not another team.

just my view..respectfully

[GM11 776]

The club slipped it into a member survey, giving us the option of three designs, each worse than the previous. They really were all shocking. I think even I picked the silver as best of a bad lot. There was no 'anything else, please' option. So, they had their handy feedback telling them what they wanted (it was clear a decision had already been made before the consultation) and they off and ran with 'awful design number three'.

Same here. And if you think this one is bad you should have seen the other two.

[45HG 1,539]

These are awesome guys!

I suggest they get sent to the club asap! With plans to send them to members. Fantastic work!

[Doggo 32]

I just wrote to the Footy Show with the following letter via Sam's Mailbag.

Please direct this to Garry Lyon.

Dear Legend,

Further to your comments regarding the MFC's alternative strip last Monday on Footy Classified, a number of Demons fans have been coming up with alternative strips for the MFC on the Demonland Fan website.

Please click on the following link to see a few of the more popular designs, http://demonland.ugbox.net/forum/index.php...=10415&st=0.

Clearly the one in all red, with blue MFC logo and blue numbers is far superior and is gaining considerably far more support on the fan websites than the absolute trashbag second rate rubbish our club has come up with.

Can you please show this on the Footy Show and request the club and the AFL to allow us to immediately change to something more atune to our traditionally colours before our club implodes.

I would also propose we would wear red shorts and red socks or blue shorts and blue socks or a mix when required depending on who we play.

Can we please get some common sense in our club?

It can't be that difficult.

Regards Haydo.

Looks like it didn't get on tonight. At least the AFL have let up, and the jumper has been scrapped.

[Hards 2]

Great work mfc4life, Doggo and mfcrox, those two designs are great.

Hopefully someone from the club sees it and puts them forward. They are great Melbourne designs, they fit the clash jumper criteria and boldly say Melbourne Football Club. Not "MelbourneFC", not some white or grey garbage lacking any soul, but genuinely Melbourne.

Great job.

[w00dy 146]

i think the predominantly red strips look great, however according to the AFL a predominantly red strip clashes with other clubs like essendon (barely), the bulldogs (have hardly any red) and sydney (we don't clash wearing our original jumper)... think they may be colour blind...

while these strips look great, if we could get a predominantly red strip, it should be the inverted jumper... i really hope the AFL head down to the optomitrist, get their eyes checked, and work out that the inverted jumper will do the job...

[Gorgoroth 12,955]

Exactly we don't clash with sydney, only our socks did. An away strip of mostly red will not clash with the bullies or essendon either.

I like the designs here, the reverse is noce, the red with MFC logo is nice and the one just above with the small blue V and hte stripe with MFC is excellent I think. I'd buy one of those jumpers.

I think we should in a few weeks time run a poll with all the desings we come up with and see which is the most liked jumper and let the club know.

[titan_uranus 25,020]

Same here. And if you think this one is bad you should have seen the other two.

If I can remember correctly, one of the options for the predominant colour of the new clash strip was teal...

[Gorgoroth 12,955]

Did they then want to change our name to Port Melbourne Power?