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Fergusons_Beard · Feb 27, 2024

For those of us of a certain vintage the admiral ‘hourglass’ kit from 1975 onwards is the pinnacle of city kits.

Admiral have just done a great article on it here
https://admiralsports.com/blogs/jo...a-dive-into-coventry-citys-iconic-admiral-kit

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Bidda · Feb 27, 2024

Fergusons_Beard said:
For those of us of a certain vintage the admiral ‘hourglass’ kit from 1975 onwards is the pinnacle of city kits.

Admiral have just done a great article on it here
The Birth of the Hourglass: A Dive into Coventry City's Iconic Admiral Kit

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Loved that kit. I remember night matches at Villa and WBA when the team wore the brown kit. The players were difficult to spot!

warwickskyblue · Feb 27, 2024

Bizarrely the shirt is £50 at the club shop and £40 direct from admiral.

Skyblue Bangkok · Feb 27, 2024

warwickskyblue said:
Bizarrely the shirt is £50 at the club shop and £40 direct from admiral.

I'm a bit out of touch ,I assume there is a website for Admiral ?

Happy_Martian · Feb 27, 2024

"Hourglass" ? What the hell's that ?

Call it as it was. Our classic "TRAMLINES" kit. Seems like Admiral are retconning their range for some reason.

Even our own club calls it a tramlines design, not an hourglass

Will admit, if they re-release the brown kit, I'd be straight up the club shop to get one. It's almost as iconically Coventry as Two Tone, Lady Godiva and John and George.

Happy_Martian · Feb 27, 2024

Skyblue Bangkok said:
I'm a bit out of touch ,I assume there is a website for Admiral ?

Link in the original post.

Happy_Martian · Feb 27, 2024

Interestingly, the Admiral site only sells shirts up to 2XL and for a price of £40

The Cov store offers shirts up to 3XL but for the higher price of £50

Skyblue Bangkok · Feb 27, 2024

As I can fi

Happy_Martian said:
Interestingly, the Admiral site only sells shirts up to 2XL and for a price of £40

The Cov store offers shirts up to 3XL but for the higher price of £50

As I can fit into M or L that's fine by me.

Sky_Blue_Daz · Feb 27, 2024

There was a great documentary about Admiral and their kits a while ago on Itv, forgot the name of it now though sorry

rob9872 · Feb 27, 2024

warwickskyblue said:
Bizarrely the shirt is £50 at the club shop and £40 direct from admiral.

10% off first order too so £36

Frostie · Feb 27, 2024

Sky_Blue_Daz said:
There was a great documentary about Admiral and their kits a while ago on Itv, forgot the name of it now though sorry

https://www.itv.com/news/2016-09-21/itv-documentary-get-shirty-looks-back-on-replica-football-kit-pioneers-admiral-and-how-they-lost-it-all

Not sure it's available to watch anymore though?

Skyblue Bangkok · Feb 27, 2024

Frostie said:
https://www.itv.com/news/2016-09-21/itv-documentary-get-shirty-looks-back-on-replica-football-kit-pioneers-admiral-and-how-they-lost-it-all

Not sure it's available to watch anymore though?

I tried to find it on YouTube

Happy_Martian · Feb 27, 2024

Skyblue Bangkok said:
As I can fi

As I can fit into M or L that's fine by me.

I prefer 5XL to get it over a sweatshirt, 4XL to wear on it's own. 3XL would show the complete lack of a 6 pack and 2XL would be like a patterned corset

Skyblue Bangkok · Feb 27, 2024

Happy_Martian said:
I prefer 5XL to get it over a sweatshirt, 4XL to wear on it's own. 3XL would show the complete lack of a 6 pack and 2XL would be like a patterned corset

I tried to use their discount code but it would not work .

Happy_Martian · Feb 27, 2024

Skyblue Bangkok said:
I tried to use their discount code but it would not work .

Only works if you haven't bought from them before. The code did work for me. Got the email with the code, copied/pasted it into the checkout and got the 10% discount. Didn't hit buy though as the club shop sell a larger shirt.

Happy_Martian · Feb 27, 2024

Frostie said:
https://www.itv.com/news/2016-09-21/itv-documentary-get-shirty-looks-back-on-replica-football-kit-pioneers-admiral-and-how-they-lost-it-all

Not sure it's available to watch anymore though?

This is what I get when trying to access the video on the ITV page.

WestEndAgro · Feb 27, 2024

New Retro kit's out tomorrow, one's a fuckin belter.

Skyblue Bangkok · Feb 27, 2024

Happy_Martian said:
Only works if you haven't bought from them before. The code did work for me. Got the email with the code, copied/pasted it into the checkout and got the 10% discount. Didn't hit buy though as the club shop sell a larger shirt.

I emailed them and they asked me to use a different code.

Suffolkskyblue · Feb 27, 2024

Just bought an XL as my L was getting a little snug!!

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Mcbean · Feb 27, 2024

Can’t understand why they don’t do the Brown kit ? It would sell like hot cakes

SBQuin · Feb 27, 2024

We had just got our first colour tv 1975, first time I watched MOTD in colour, Coventry City were wearing the tramlines, my all time favourite kit, never bettered.

skyblueiom · Feb 28, 2024

i dont do football tops, but am sorely tempted...now if somebody did a proper talbot replica.......

Skyblue Bangkok · Feb 28, 2024

skyblueiom said:
i dont do football tops, but am sorely tempted...now if somebody did a proper talbot replica.......

Badge looks a bit big.

JimmyHillsbeard · Feb 28, 2024

Bidda said:
Loved that kit. I remember night matches at Villa and WBA when the team wore the brown kit. The players were difficult to spot!

An advantage when they’re losing 7-1

Darth Robins · Feb 28, 2024

Happy_Martian said:
Interestingly, the Admiral site only sells shirts up to 2XL and for a price of £40

The Cov store offers shirts up to 3XL but for the higher price of £50

It's up to £50 on the Admiral site now, they must have read this post!

Skyblue Bangkok · Feb 28, 2024

Darth Robins said:
It's up to £50 on the Admiral site now, they must have read this post!

Good job I bought mine at £40 quid with a 10% discount this morning.

Ashdown · Feb 28, 2024

Best shirt ever, will get it soon.

skybluericoh · Mar 15, 2024

Happy_Martian said:
I prefer 5XL to get it over a sweatshirt, 4XL to wear on it's own. 3XL would show the complete lack of a 6 pack and 2XL would be like a patterned corset

The. Six pack is there, just a little bit hidden

skybluericoh · Mar 15, 2024

First football shirt I bought for myself. It did used to cause nipple chafing if I remember right though.

Covcraig@bury · Mar 15, 2024

Anyone know where I can get the shorts from ? They’re just the best football shorts ever made. I need them !!!!

wingy · Mar 20, 2024

Probably wrong place, what the hell!!

COVKIDSNEVERQUIT · Mar 22, 2024

Nike can F**k off with your new England shirt, leave our flag of St George alone.

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