Great Respect to Portsmouth FC's "The Pals" Home Shirt

[Thomas_Kirkup]

In Honour of the 100 year anniversary of WWI. Pompey's new kit contains the names of all the soldiers of the 14th and the 15th battalions who died during the great war (1,400 in total). Most of the 14th and 15th battalions volunteered at Fratton Park. The shirt  uses the original badge design from 1914. A massive thumbs up for portsmouth for coming up with this idea. 

 

 

 

http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/article/pompey-remember-fallen-with-new-home-kit-1801396.aspx

[lavrentis]

Hi Thomas

[DennisNedry]

Great gesture.

[SystonFox]

Great gesture.

Agree with this

but Sondico?

No need for it in today's game #AMF

[Finnegan]

Hm, I know it's sad to be that cynical but I can't help feeling like they're cashing in a little or something hugely tragic.

 

It'd probably make me feel better if they were donating per shirt sold to the RBL or something.

[theessexfox]

Doesn't quite feel right with jobsite.co.uk also on the shirt..

[Out Foxed]

would be nice without the jobsite sponsor

[Onions]

Amazing idea.

 

Anyone thinking it's for anything other than remembering them doesn't know anything about Portsmouth. 

[Voll Blau]

Hm, I know it's sad to be that cynical but I can't help feeling like they're cashing in a little or something hugely tragic.

 

It'd probably make me feel better if they were donating per shirt sold to the RBL or something.

 

Agree, and as others have said the sponsor detracts from the gesture too sadly.

[Fox92]

It's Portsmouth, not Manchester City. I don't think they can afford to remove the sponsor.

 

It's a great gesture either way, they didn't have to do it.

[ADK]

I think a one off with no sponsors would have worked better.

[Jordan]

How are Portsmouth meant to be paying the rest of David Nugent's outstanding wages without selling shirt sponsorship?

[whetstonefox]

Think it is just another reminder of what football can do.

Like us with the helicopter for the rememberance game each year, and the poppy on the shirt which was also a Leicester first, no doubt other clubs do things we are not aware of.

Fact the shirt has already sold out tells you what the fans think, and anything that puts football in a positive light has to be a good thing.