Honkylips
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Western Suburbs Magpies predominant colour is black. Spin it any way you see fit if it floats your boat
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Honkylips
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I never said they didn't have a white strip. They used this in the first few weeks because of the heat. A white strip goes back to the Victa days. 3/4 of the season They wore black though.
jirskyr
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Actually you said "Nobody associates the Magpies with white".
I associate the Maggies with white. I have very strong memories of Andrew Leeds running about in white jerseys and took me 5 seconds on google to pull one up. In fact google image search "Andrew Leeds Magpies" and it's at least 50% white jerseys.
Assuming I am a somebody, that kills your "nobody".
Honkylips
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In my opinion you would be the minority. Again I mean no disrespect mate.
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Wagga_Tiger
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But the team isn't the Wests Magpies, its the Wests Tigers hence the colours of a Tiger which are predominantly Orange and White with black stripes. The Wests Magpie and Balmain Tiger are on the back of the jersey which is enough to represent the the two joint venture clubs that made the Wests Tigers.
WOW!!! there's a lot of respect and entitlement flowing here atm.
Are you trying to start a new, refreshing and encouraging positive movement amongst posters on both sides of our JV 😀.
Just asking for a friend 🤔.
Just asking this for a friend.
And he says, "I hope you are very happy at last as you have got everything you ever wanted in a jersey".
He also says the new white jersey is much better looking than the horrible orange one of the Balmain Tigers".
And how did that make you feel, devastated I would imagine.
Jolls
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I'm not sure where you get this from. We are Wests Tigers and we have that emblem on the front of the jumper. An emblem that represents who we are now.
Let's look at the "obliteration" of West Magpies objectively.
Black, White and Orange colours - they are the colours of a tiger, predominantly orange, with black stripes and white underbelly. This is our Mascot and also provides a link back to the foundation clubs, black for both, white from the Magpies and Orange form the Tigers. The link is symbolic - we are the Wests Tigers and our colurs were decided when the JV was founded. A branding decision made when the joint venture was pulled together with a nod to history. Nothing done by Richo to obliterate the "90% owners" of the joint venture
Historic representation on our jumpers - A Western Suburbs Mapies historic emblem on the back beside a Balmain Tigers Historic emblem - that seems like fair representation of the joint venture. Nothing obliterated there. On each sleeve we have a magpie representing the former Wests Magpies side of the joint venture.
Mmm, that's odd, this is a joint venture isn't it? Why is it not equal representation? why is there not a Balmain Tiger on one sleeve?
Is this is an attempt by the club to obliterate Balmain Tigers from our history?
Of course not. Not one person is arguing this gross denigration of one half of our joint venture. Why? Because it is ridiculous, almost as ridiculous as the argument that the 2026 jumpers represent an attempt by Richo to obliterate the 90% owners of the club - who I have no doubt were consulted, and perhaps even approved the jumpers.
You have a massive problem accepting reality,BOTH Balmain and the Magpies are DEAD and will stay DEAD as clubs despite you chanting your mantra over the corpse of one of them while kicking the crap out of the other.
I honestly feel very sad and sorry for you because you can't let go and you are trying to make the orange jersey this year a Balmain jersey which it definately is NOT as it is WT jersey just not one you can accept.You continually try to ferment division amongst the supporter base but fortunately most people see through your ruse.
You are one of the few people older than me and i know how hard it can be to accept change but try.All of us need to make adjustments but it is worth it.WT is our future and the only future we have.
At least you are generous enough to suggest the Magpie on the back of the jersey is enough to represent the WESTS side of our JV, whoopee 😵.
So, thank you for that, much appreciated.
Another poster stated that he thinks the MAGPIE should be on the jock strap and never seen 🤐.
Wagga_Tiger
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But you get as much representation as the Balmain side what is it you want?
Thank you so much for your heartfelt advice jt... I'll take it on board 🙂 as you put some great music on the 'what song are you listening to now' thread.
You also told me how to put songs on the thread about 12 months ago.
You're a gentleman, and no doubt a scholar.
shiretiger
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You must be living the good life when the colour palette of your football teams jersey gets you all hot and bothered.
Not me.
innsaneink
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Thread needs more Gobbsy
Rock Hopper Steve
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I'm amazed at the number of pages that has been dedicated to how a jersey looks, why would you give a rats.
If it was the best one on earth and we were losing a lot of games in it, you would be ready to burn the bludger out in the backyard.
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innsaneink
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Im amazed people are still upset, and even know...that 10 years ago we didnt have an orange jersey
10 years go??????
come on
Winston Churchill
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The pepper money writing is terrible but Id look by that and still buy one of each. But the blue shit on the sleeve stops me right there.
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Rock Hopper Steve
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Unfortunately mate it traces back to the old Balmain vs Wests rubbish that has plagued us since inception.
Fighting for dominance by old club colour/animal emblem, supposedly older wiser men bickering over minor detail is so silly.
