Master Fox Posted 12 March 2008 Posted 12 March 2008 Leicester should return to their roots and definitely get a red kit next season. It may help our promotion campaign from League 1 Read on..... http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080312/tuk-...ur-a7ad41d.html LONDON (AFP) - Football clubs with red team strips are more successful than those with other colours, according to a study released Wednesday. (Advertisement) The fact that English clubs Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal regularly top league tables is not a coincidence, say the experts from Durham University and the University of Plymouth. Red shirts give the team an advantage due to deep-rooted biological response to the colour. "In nature, red is often associated with male aggression and display," they said, giving the example of the red-breasted robin. "It is a testosterone-driven signal of male quality, and its striking effect has even been harnessed by soldiers in the past," added the researchers, after analyzing data on English football league results since World War II. They concentrated on home matches, because teams usually wear their main kit colour there. Curiously, the correlation between colour and success only happens when the teams are playing at home. "The results were surprising," they said, citing significant differences in success levels between red, white, blue and yellow/orange teams. Red teams won more often, while teams wearing yellow or orange had the worst record. Professor Robert Barton from Plymouth said there were two possible reasons: the first being that, over time supporters may have been subconsciously more attracted to a club wearing red. "Secondly, there may be a positive psychological boost from wearing red, or being associated with a red team, that is reflected on the field of play. Competing against a team in red could also impair performance," he said. The flood of foreign money into football in recent years was also studied as for possible influence. "It is certainly true that the influx of wealthy foreign owners has changed the resources available to some teams and this should result in increased success, regardless of their shirt colour," said Dr. Russell Hill. "Nevertheless, in close matches where teams are evenly balanced, we still predict that wearing red could tip the balance between success and failure and the red advantage will still persist." The research was carried out before the latest round of European Champions League matches, in which three red-shirted English teams -- Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool -- won through to the quarter finals.
The People's Hero Posted 12 March 2008 Posted 12 March 2008 Yellow worst? Someone forgot to tell Brazil!
Master Fox Posted 12 March 2008 Author Posted 12 March 2008 Yellow worst?Someone forgot to tell Brazil! They're more golden.
stez Posted 12 March 2008 Posted 12 March 2008 jimmy hill reckoned that when the rumanian side (i think it was them) all dyed their hair blond, they would be able to pick out a team mate easier for a pass, so we should do that too maybe?
Dr The Singh Posted 12 March 2008 Posted 12 March 2008 Teams are better when they play 'skins' vs 'shirts'!!!
Trav Le Bleu Posted 12 March 2008 Posted 12 March 2008 Yellow worst?Someone forgot to tell Brazil! Indeed - the only team to win the world cup in red are, erm... oh! England! France - Blue Argentina - Blue & White Germany - White Uruguay - Blue and White Italy - Blue Brazil - 2nd strip blue So Blue it is then!
Master Fox Posted 12 March 2008 Author Posted 12 March 2008 Indeed - the only team to win the world cup in red are, erm... oh! England! France - Blue Argentina - Blue & White Germany - White Uruguay - Blue and White Italy - Blue Brazil - 2nd strip blue So Blue it is then! Hungry?
Floating Fox Posted 12 March 2008 Posted 12 March 2008 jimmy hill reckoned that when the rumanian side (i think it was them) all dyed their hair blond, they would be able to pick out a team mate easier for a pass, so we should do that too maybe? Jimmy Hill was also a cu nt. And still is for that matter.
Master Fox Posted 12 March 2008 Author Posted 12 March 2008 Don't act like you're not impressed. Astounded.
lildave3 Posted 12 March 2008 Posted 12 March 2008 Jimmy Hill was also a cu nt. And still is for that matter.
ASH17LCFC Posted 13 March 2008 Posted 13 March 2008 Hungry? Never won it, lost to West Germany 3-2 in 1954.
lee7 Posted 13 March 2008 Posted 13 March 2008 "The results were surprising," they said, citing significant differences in success levels between red, white, blue and yellow/orange teams. Red teams won more often, while teams wearing yellow or orange had the worst record. so thats why we have been crap away from home this season.
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