Colour Blind Fans

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rob_fmttm

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There were a lot of problems reported following Liverpool v Man Utd at Anfield when the kits worn proved indistinguishable to those colour blind.
In the world there are 1 in 12 men (8%) and 1 in 200 women. In Britain this means that there are approximately 3 million colour blind people (about 4.5% of the entire population), most of whom are male.
The good news is following correspondence from members of FSA with Man U club officials they are confident there will be no kit clash for the FA Cup tie between the clubs this weekend.
Good news then. I think colour blind issues were not appreciated. Phone calls and emails have brought positive results.
 
Did you tune in for Liverpool v Man U? Have a look see if you can find any photos. Apparently a really bad clash. Good the clubs have recognised it.
 
This is fine, but it's only one match. Should the FSA not be campaigning for distinguishable kits in all matches? I'm surprised it's not something clubs have latched on to. Think of how many extra kits they could issue and sell. But it shouldn't be beyond us to have rules on kit designs, so a team with a predominantly plain first choice kit should have a second kit with a pattern of a dark and light colour. Or something; it's not something I experience but my brother does, and often says he's not sure which team is which.
 
Its a similar thing - related to footi:
1 in 10 people in the UK have neuro-diverse needs - dyslexia to some degree.
Its formally classed as a "learning difficulty", but its actually about pRocessIng and interpretation, which can be modified.
The point being, that we all sometimes mAke assumptions that the font size, type, colour, background on forms and in advertising are universally acceptAble.
They are not.
Take this board for insTAnce: standard font is 15 Arial black on a light grey background.
So we always have to question whether information is prEsented in a way that effecTS other people.(y)
 
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Yes they are debating Colour Blind issues at present on FSA Championship forum and just as Roofie says..
Someone just posted..
Would be worth looking at dyslexia friendly colours and text too if your going to be looking at colour blind information.
 
I think the FSA should be campaigning on the issue of clubs wearing 2nd and 3rd choice away kits when there is absolutely no need. Purely driven by clubs trying to generate more cash without caring about the pressures that can cause to families with kids who cannot afford to keep buying new home & away kits every year.

They should only be worn when there is a clash.

There should also be some limitation on how often kits are changed - is tradition totally a thing of the past now a days?
 
Remember watching Everton v Man Utd on a black'n'white TV back in the day - all of the players looked identical in grey shirts, white shorts, grey socks. My colour perception isn't great, so I'm all for anything that helps.
 
Nothing to object to here. I think kit design (stripe, hoop or pattern) can also help.

I was somewhat surprised to see that Crystal Palace's changed strip from their usual red and blue stripes is a pattern of red and blue stripes. Trying to find pictures of this, I've learned that their third kit also features red and blue stripes.

Not sure they're got the idea of a changed kit.
 
DCI_Gene_Hunt said:
I think the FSA should be campaigning on the issue of clubs wearing 2nd and 3rd choice away kits when there is absolutely no need. Purely driven by clubs trying to generate more cash without caring about the pressures that can cause to families with kids who cannot afford to keep buying new home & away kits every year.

They should only be worn when there is a clash.

There should also be some limitation on how often kits are changed - is tradition totally a thing of the past now a days?
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One of the questions for Boro Fans Forum to Boro is whether they can produce more copies of the 3rd for this season.
I think you are right about not producing more kits but then again our 3rd kit was at a reduced price and proved very popular.
 
DCI_Gene_Hunt said:
There should also be some limitation on how often kits are changed - is tradition totally a thing of the past now a days?
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There was once. Or at least an agreement that you should only each of your two kits every two years which amounted to one change each year. But Boro never adhered to it and changed both kits every year and eventually all the other clubs did as well. We are looking back to the 90s here but I remember being very disappointed in Boro at the time.
 
fmttmadmin said:
One of the questions for Boro Fans Forum to Boro is whether they can produce more copies of the 3rd for this season.
I think you are right about not producing more kits but then again our 3rd kit was at a reduced price and proved very popular.
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Im more concerned with the first point I made which is about clubs wearing away kits when there is no need.

Our 3rd choice kit was £48, hardly cheap, I'm sure some of the popularity was that it was a limited edition.
 
I've just had a cataract op which has produced a major change but I'm sensitive to light which should disappear in time.

Over the last few years however, I've had problems with illuminated advertising surrounding the pitch at Boro matches, though I rarely attend these days.

The op should have cleared that problem but I wonder how many the excess lighting affects?

I bought my last season ticket high in the West stand to counteract the problem but sitting low down, particularly when the advertising was red and white lighting it was difficult to distinguish between advertising and the kits.
 
I too am colour blind and welcome this.
The worst example for me was in the last World Cup when two teams played who both usually wore red kits. One ran out in green and the other in red. The only way I could distinguish between the two was by concentrating on the socks!
I'd like to start a campaign about green lights and red lights on electrical equipment - for example on a Sky Box - the red light turns green when it is online. That's helpful when you're colourblind. Why choose the 2 colours that we sufferers have the most difficulty with? Why not red and blue for instance?
 
Try playing snooker its a nightmare , the reds the green and the brown, are sometimes indistinguishable,watching its not too clever either.
 
the worst one for me was when newcastle :poop:and sunderland :poop:would both play in the home kits with black shorts. was only until recently that the away team would be made to change. i do agree the liverpool man u match last week was a nightmare for me. when i play fifa i always change the kits to the most opposite i can get :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:
 
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