Scottish Flag For British Olympic Costumes

[heslop01]

@ppp

The colouring of an athlete's clothes isn't going to make them jump higher, swim faster or run fast with flames behind them ...

[PeeDee]

@ppp

The colouring of an athlete's clothes isn't going to make them jump higher, swim faster or run fast with flames behind them ...

Unless, it's a team sport.
And the colours blend into the background and cannot be picked out by team members.
Remember the clowns at Old Trafford allowing the team sponsors to insist on the team wearing a Grey Strip a few years back? Epic fail. They just blended into the multiple colours of the crowd behind.

[ppp]

@ppp

The colouring of an athlete's clothes isn't going to make them jump higher, swim faster or run fast with flames behind them ...

Did I ever say it would?

@tenthije
She isn't really a professional fashion designer either, she just happens to have some singer as her father who sold a few records once...

@paul178
The thread? No, unfortunately it's not a joke. I don't think it's a big ask that the kit reflect the majority of the country, and it's not that difficult to do

[paul178]

"She isn't really a professional fashion designer either, she just happens to have some singer as her father who sold a few records once..."

A few songs?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_McCartney

[ppp]

@paul178

I thought I'd include a joke

Not that I can actually name any of the songs, so I guess it's not so inaccurate, at least from my perspective

[paul178]

@paul178

I thought I'd include a joke

Not that I can actually name any of the songs, so I guess it's not so inaccurate, at least from my perspective

How old are you then?

"Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away,
Now paul 178 is here to stay,
How I long for yesterday"

[Al]

@ppp
The colouring of an athlete's clothes isn't going to make them jump higher, swim faster or run fast with flames behind them ...

I totally disagree - many factors go into giving a top athlete a winning edge, however slight, and mental state must be one of the most powerful.
It's well known that humans are affected by colours - green in hospitals for inducing calmness, reds and yellows for warning signs, etc.
Blue to me is a very passive, submissive colour, while red has connotations of aggression and danger.
Colours of materials can also influence muscle cooling or warming in certain conditions...

[Bmused55]

And having a uniform you are proud of can also affect performance.
From all reports so far, the athletes are very proud of their uniforms. As they have to wear them, I submit that theirs is the final word. They're happy, so lets leave it at that.

Besides, the uniform design has a lot more to do with Britain than that awfull 2012 logo.

[tornado64]

Remember the clowns at Old Trafford allowing the team sponsors to insist on the team wearing a Grey Strip a few years back? Epic fail. They just blended into the multiple colours of the crowd behind.

totaly unlike thier red shirts at a liverpool v man u game then ???

[ppp]

How old are you then?

"Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away,
Now paul 178 is here to stay,
How I long for yesterday"

I probably recognise some of songs from overhearing them at places, though I wouldn't be able to name the band/song

and I'm 25

[Edgar Brooks]

totaly unlike thier red shirts at a liverpool v man u game then ???

You won't see Manchester United in red shirts, when they're playing Liverpool at Anfield.

[tornado64]

You won't see Manchester United in red shirts, when they're playing Liverpool at Anfield.

the away kit is blue !! as a city fan it gives me a great sense of wellbeing !!!

[BumbleBee]

Totally off-topic,but this might be disappointing news for some posters

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/beach-volleyball/17527518

[Al]

No point in watching it then...

[tornado64]

that's ruined my 4 yrly sex plan !! the women folk just arn't sporting nowadays i mean they wont even swap shirts at the end of international soccer games !!