Those socks (which are Cambridge Blue, not "baby" or "powder" blue as they are often described) are outstanding and I really hope we get to see them with both sets of pants. As noted above, I detest the unitard/pyjama look, so IMO it's essential to have socks that don't match the pants colour. The Cambridge socks work with both pants. Second-best alternative is Oxford pants/white socks or white pants/Oxford socks. Second-worst is Oxford pants/Oxford socks and worst, by a million miles, is white pants/white socks. Those make the players look like they are wearing support hose.
I still believe the best look involves three layers: pants, upper (coloured) socks and lower (white) socks. But the Argos seem to have eliminated lower socks altogether, so whatever is below the knee goes all the way to the shoes. Hence the pyjama look if the pants and socks are the same colour.
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all blue, head to toe this week!
Year of the Rocket: John Candy, Wayne Gretzky, a Crooked Tycoon, and the Craziest Season in Football History (https://sutherlandhousebooks.com/pro...of-the-rocket/)
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I actually enjoy all of the combinations simply because with these colours there is no really bad mix. One look we've yet to see this season though is the blue helmet, blue jersey, with white pants.
I compiled a database of uni combos this season:
Gm Opp Site Res Hmt Jers Pts Sks Pre1 Mtl H W W B B W Pre2 Ham A W W B B W 1 Ham H W W B W O 2 BC H L B B B O 3 Ott A W W W W W 4 Wpg A L B W B O 5 Ott H W W B W W 6 Sask A L W W W W 7 Cal H L W B W W 8 Mtl A L B W B O 9 Mtl H W W W W C 10 Cal A L W W W C 11 Ham A L W W B O 12 Edm H W B W B O
Not counting preseason, our records are as follows:
Blue helmet 1-3
White helmet 4-4
Blue jersey 2-2
White jersey 3-5
Blue pants 1-4
White pants 4-3
White socks 2-2
Oxford socks 2-4
Cambridge socks 1-1
Year of the Rocket: John Candy, Wayne Gretzky, a Crooked Tycoon, and the Craziest Season in Football History (https://sutherlandhousebooks.com/pro...of-the-rocket/)
Bouncing Back: From National Joke to Grey Cup Champs (https://bit.ly/3fvip5x)
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Interesting, thanks for compiling that Paul. Though personally I don't buy into the silly superstition that wins are tied to uniform colour.
By my calculation, there are 24 potential combos available:
Helmet Jersey Pants Socks White White White White White White White Oxford White White White Cambridge White Blue White White White Blue White Oxford White Blue White Cambridge White White Blue White White White Blue Oxford White White Blue Cambridge White Blue Blue White White Blue Blue Oxford White Blue Blue Cambridge Blue White White White Blue White White Oxford Blue White White Cambridge Blue Blue White White Blue Blue White Oxford Blue Blue White Cambridge Blue White Blue White Blue White Blue Oxford Blue White Blue Cambridge Blue Blue Blue White Blue Blue Blue Oxford Blue Blue Blue Cambridge
I generally dislike the first three (white/white/white/x) and the last three (blue/blue/blue/x) because of the monochromatic nature of those. I also dislike combos that have the same colour pants and socks, which reduces the list by a further six. So there are 12 combos I would like the team to choose among at all times. I don't expect to get my way any time soon. :-)
My strongest preferences would be for:
- white helmet/white jersey/blue pants/Cambridge socks (the 1991-94 "road" look)
- blue helmet/blue jersey/white pants/Oxford socks (the traditional "home" look)
Year of the Rocket: John Candy, Wayne Gretzky, a Crooked Tycoon, and the Craziest Season in Football History (https://sutherlandhousebooks.com/pro...of-the-rocket/)
Bouncing Back: From National Joke to Grey Cup Champs (https://bit.ly/3fvip5x)
YOTR YouTube https://bit.ly/37jtG4f
BB YouTube https://bit.ly/2TSYPs7
Slow day at work Paul?
(Actually, I DO appreciate that you did this research. I can't imagine how much time it took to do it though.)
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