Wankers Run Nike’s Marketing & Design Departments
I was mortified yesterday when a friend sent me a disturbing image of Wayne Rooney, drenched in blood-red paint in the image of St. George’s cross/Christ/Crusader and screaming a war cry. It’s more than fair to say that if our team is going to make a run in the World Cup, it will be due to his presence but Savior of English football or not, this is this is offensive on so many levels. As one would expect, it has provoked fierce condemnation:
After the Rooney ad, I was pretty sure Nike couldn’t top itself. Then I saw the unveiling for the new Oregon Ducks uniforms. Thanks for making my eyes bleed, Nike. These things are fucking wretched. But where should the mockery begin? Perhaps we should start with the diamond plate trim that’s better served on a truck with a gun rack and a Dale, Jr. sticker in the back. [Side note - get a load of the tattoo on #86. Rather than stick to the cliched barbed wire, this twat went for the entire barnyard fence. You talk about intimidation!]
Maybe Oregon can suit up some of its players in this get up and form a team for the next remake of Rollerball, or better yet, have them pose as extras in the next installment of Mad Max.
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That might be the worst uniform ever.
Hehe I just like the poses. Click Clack
Nike has killed Oregon recruiting. What blue chipper is going to want to play in those uniforms?
I really get a kick out of how the Ducks’ uniforms have become Nike’s personal playthings. I think at this point Nike is just dicking with them just for fun.
Hahaha WTF That’s like a wrought iron fence with brick posts. Maybe it’s a memory from home
Don’t watch any Oregon football games but do they normally have 4 jerseys during a season? Heck, does any college team have 4 jerseys? Plus the uni isn’t that terrible
Offensive to the Daily Mail, the so out of their depth Church Of England and Labour MPs who are normally anti the English being allowed to celebrate their nationality anyway – strikes me as a good thing.
I love when our players have an opportunity to celebrate being English (Toxic is right it being almost a crime to do so) but the Rooney advert is revolting. I get the feelings it was trying to invoke but I just don’t like it. I’m not offended, however.
Just a short question: Why exactly did Sven G�ran took Theo Walcott to the World Cup? It seems as if he’s not even considering giving him one minute of playing time. Did he do it just because he hates Jermaine Dafoe that much?
No one can figure it Nils. The hope is that with Owen now out, Walcott will finally get time on the pitch. But with Sven, the odds that he was just being a stupid fuck are equal to those that he had a plan in mind when picking the lad.
Jermain Defoe had a really poor club year with Tottenham. Even though he (IMHO) is the natural and best backup to Owen, I think that doomed him with Svendick.
Judging on comments like these (spoken yesterday), I don’t think we have a chance in hell of seeing Walcott in this tournament:
“I hope you will see Theo Walcott in this tournament but I can’t guarantee it,” Eriksson said.
“It depends on the matches and things like that but he is ready and that’s why I picked him.”
Eriksson said even if Walcott does not play at this World Cup, the experience will stand him in good stead for the future.
“He is a very interesting boy and if he doesn’t play – although I think he will – this will do good for the next big tournament.”
“See I am working for England (for the future) even when I am not going to be here.”
Svennis got a bit demob happy with Walcott, as Gavin said Defoe didn’t put any effort into the last season
Even Harry Redknapp said Walcott couldn’t hold his own in reserve games and wasn’t up to it at all which you can’t say against Defoe when he puts his mind to it.
I’m a duck and I’m embarassed. Apparently, the players requested the diamond plate look.
I remember everyone in the crowd laughing when they first came out in the yellow uniforms.
If you think the football duds are messed up, you should see what the band geeks have to wear:
http://static.flickr.com/41/84714541_2e0a714d7a.jpg?v=0
I’m not sure what all the fuss about. The Christ-like depiction of this strange white man with no hair does not bother me in the least and I find the Oregon uniforms to be quite smashing, particularly the one that looks like a yellow onesy.