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       #Post#: 145522--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Why Did We Play in the Quarters?
   DIR By: Yareet
       Date: December 3, 2025, 4:56 am
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       --- Quote from: poorfour link ---
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       > I don't think I've ever seen it in writing, but there seem to
       be some league rules about the design and use of alternative
       strips. There tend to be waves of similar designs and colours,
       and the alternative strip tends to have less of a structured
       pattern than most primary kits (it used to be "predominantly
       white" but I think that's changed).
       >
       > Selection of which kit is used I think balances commerciality
       (wearing it often enough that fans feel encouraged to buy it)
       with ensuring the teams are playing in sufficiently different
       kits that players can easily told apart, and from some
       commentators' comments that now includes whether it works for
       people who are colourblind.
       >
       > Glos and Quins are presumably distinctive enough to be told
       apart under any circumstances. But I'm guessing that reversing
       the quarters isn't different enough to work when another team's
       primary kit could be confused by colourblind fans.
       >
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       A lot of the "similar designs" are (to my mind) because there
       are only a small number of suppliers and they tend to have
       similar designs. Castore and Macron each of 4 of this year's 10
       clubs
       #Post#: 145525--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Why Did We Play in the Quarters?
   DIR By: poorfour
       Date: December 3, 2025, 5:22 am
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       Yeah, that too...
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