Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 9:34 pm Post subject: Rugby Tops
I don't want to get into the hoops v stripes debate again (or indeed lines Mail man! ), but looking through Forrests pictures of Fletching I noticed that there were two societies there wearing non striped rugby shirts. I dont have a problem with rugby shirts themselves but wonder why these societies do not have striped ones? I do not wish to offend but it does look like we are being joined by the local rugby clubs as opposed to other bonfire societies _________________ Death or Glory
Not only that but some bloke came up to us and said "oh you're wearing the same colours as us" and i see in forrests photo's theres a woman smuggler in our colours in the procession!!! it's becoming a free for all, lol. _________________ Lest we forget
Last edited by rockape65 on Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:53 am; edited 1 time in total
Can we name and shame?? Oh well im going to anyway!!
Chailey were wearing their yellow and black quarters and were at one point in the procession called Chailey Rugby Club!! Surprise surprise!!
And Isfield were adorning nice all bright red rugby shirts although to their defence they did explain that they didnt get time to organise knitted jumpers so maybe we can let them off as they are the newboys....just this year anyway.
My personal opinion is that Rugby shirts should be banned from bonfire, they are too modern and very much show an untraditional society and are probably not fire proof anyway!!
Get knitting CHAILEY and ISFIELD!!!! _________________ Always Plotting
I dont mind the rugby tops, as we all know it can be hard to get hold of knitted jumpers and if you have a new member it is a good alternative until a knitted one can be made for them. It would just be nice if they had stripes, plenty of colour combinations left to choose from _________________ Death or Glory
Last edited by Firecracker on Tue Oct 27, 2009 7:05 pm; edited 1 time in total
As the plotter says, Chailey have always worn Rugby shirts and Isfield are just starting out and have more important issues to resolve so fair do's this year, i'm sure Isfield will stun us with their shiny new stripes next season. Also please remember one or two members on this site have been downright rude about anyone outside their little elitist world wearing stripes, so maybe they thought it better to avoid the issue? But I do agree with you Firecracker it would be nice to see everyone in stripes, it doesn't matter how young your society is I believe once you join the Bonfire community that entitles you to wear your stripes just like a new recruit joining the Army earns his or her beret after passing out. _________________ Lest we forget
I couldn't even tell you what Firle's official stripes colours were as nobody wears them! Possibly it's black and white but don't quote me on that. Our standard not-dressing-up-dressing-up outfit is army greens, although there are fewer and fewer of those every year as our sailor contingent swells, mainly I suspect as the kids want to get out of carrying all the spare torches... _________________ Proud member of Firle Bonfire Society
Alot of the newer society's choose whatever is available except Southover, hence i guess Chailey going for quarters. There may be history behind it but i guess smugglers would have worn darker colours and not red and yellow stripes. _________________ Always Plotting
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), but looking through Forrests pictures of Fletching I noticed that there were two societies there wearing non striped rugby shirts. I dont have a problem with rugby shirts themselves but wonder why these societies do not have striped ones? I do not wish to offend but it does look like we are being joined by the local rugby clubs as opposed to other bonfire societies 
