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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: froars on October 18, 2004, 09:00:38 AM

Title: Silvertop Tigers
Post by: froars on October 18, 2004, 09:00:38 AM
"Rumour File" on 3AW this morning said Richmond in preseason games will be wearing a silver guernsey with a tiger motif and be sponsored by Silvertop. 
Title: Re: Silvertop Tigers
Post by: WilliamPowell on October 18, 2004, 11:34:23 AM
"Rumour File" on 3AW this morning said Richmond in preseason games will be wearing a silver guernsey with a tiger motif and be sponsored by Silvertop. 

They ad a training top this year that was a grey colour. I'll try and find a pic :)

Slivertop taxis in conjunction with the TAC - promoting a road safety message - could work
Title: Re: Silvertop Tigers
Post by: mightytiges on October 18, 2004, 11:22:51 PM
"Rumour File" on 3AW this morning said Richmond in preseason games will be wearing a silver guernsey with a tiger motif and be sponsored by Silvertop. 

They ad a training top this year that was a grey colour.

Here's a pic of the grey training singlet:

(http://shop.afl.com.au/tigers/graphics/products/detail_rfc04206.jpg)

I don't mind the idea for the preseason comp. but I wish we showed more creativity with our design than just a plain colour with the tiger motif bunged on the front  :P. 
Title: Re: Silvertop Tigers
Post by: cub on October 19, 2004, 05:27:52 AM
Silvertop taxi's - your'e joking right  !

and yeah I thought they might be able to come up with something a bit better than that training singlet  :help
Title: Re: Silvertop Tigers
Post by: froars on October 19, 2004, 06:58:47 AM
Drink drive - Silvertop - sounds like a good sponsorship fit with TAC.
Title: Re: Silvertop Tigers
Post by: mightytiges on October 19, 2004, 04:01:16 PM
Drink drive - Silvertop - sounds like a good sponsorship fit with TAC.

Easy fit - If you Drink, don't drive, catch a Silvertop cab home instead  :thumbsup
Title: Re: Silvertop Tigers
Post by: cub on October 20, 2004, 04:06:06 AM
(http://www1.visitmelbourne.com/content/2001/Jan/51121a.jpg)

Take me to the premiership ya taxi idiot - and go past maccas on the way
Title: Re: Silvertop Tigers
Post by: mightytiges on October 20, 2004, 03:19:54 PM
(http://www1.visitmelbourne.com/content/2001/Jan/51121a.jpg)

Yellow and Black cabs would look good :thumbsup.

Would Connex be upset with us promoting another form of transport?
Title: Re: Silvertop Tigers
Post by: mightytiges on February 19, 2005, 04:58:30 AM
(http://richmondfc.com.au/cp2/c2/webi/article/185949da.jpg)

What did we all think of the "silver" guernseys?
Title: Re: Silvertop Tigers
Post by: JohnF on February 19, 2005, 05:05:03 AM
Pretty lame, but it's the Wizard Cup so no big drama.
Title: Re: Silvertop Tigers
Post by: froars on February 19, 2005, 08:50:17 AM
I thought it was a good little earner "for the night" but found it difficult at times to distinguish between the two teams.
Title: Re: Silvertop Tigers
Post by: WilliamPowell on February 20, 2005, 12:16:56 PM
Didn't mind them at all.
Title: Re: Silvertop Tigers
Post by: Hammerfire on February 20, 2005, 01:17:41 PM
Didn't really like them that much!

I could put up with it for that game, but if we had won i think i would of gotten fairly annoyed with them in the next game!
Title: Re: Silvertop Tigers
Post by: mightytiges on February 21, 2005, 05:06:33 AM
I didn't dislike it watching it live. Just think it's pretty dull. It's good to earn some extra $ from it for the night but from a merchandise perspective, which is an area we have struggled at, you wouldn't reckon kids would be rushing out to buy one.
Title: Re: Silvertop Tigers
Post by: julzqld on February 21, 2005, 09:05:53 AM
Looked like grey ghosts.  Do you still have them in Melb?  I remember when I worked in Camberwell they were always around.
Title: Re: Silvertop Tigers
Post by: Piping Shrike on February 21, 2005, 10:07:14 AM
They were a bit hard to tell from the Collingwood tops on TV. Other than that I don't mind what the preseason top looks like.
Title: Yellow sides added to silver guernsey
Post by: one-eyed on February 20, 2006, 03:13:52 AM
Just noticed this from the Age yesterday:

Richmond has added yellow side-panels to its silver clash/NAB Cup guernsey.

http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/realfooty/articles/2006/02/18/1140151851836.html


Title: Re: Yellow sides added to silver guernsey
Post by: WilliamPowell on February 20, 2006, 01:07:32 PM
Just noticed this from the Age yesterday:

Richmond has added yellow side-panels to its silver clash/NAB Cup guernsey.

http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/realfooty/articles/2006/02/18/1140151851836.html




I have a copy of the paper at home - I'll scan it tonight and post it
Title: Re: Silvertop Tigers
Post by: bluey_21 on February 20, 2006, 09:48:14 PM
I personally didn't like the original silver tops, but the yellow panels make them look even more distasteful IMO. We need some better people designing our tops  :help  :help  :help
Title: Tigers find a Silver lining in NAB Cup
Post by: WilliamPowell on February 22, 2006, 10:18:35 AM
Tigers find a Silver lining in NAB Cup
9:41:35 AM Wed 22 February, 2006
richmondfc.com.au

All that glitters is not gold . . . in Richmond’s case, it’s most definitely silver.

For the second year in-a-row, leading Melbourne cab company, Silver Top Taxis, will sponsor the Tigers during the pre-season competition.

As part of this sponsorship deal for the NAB Cup, the Richmond players again will wear special silver jumpers, modified this year to feature yellow panels down the side and a black Tiger’s head on the front.

Silver Top Taxi Service provides depot services and communications to more than 1850 taxis throughout Melbourne, making it by far the largest fleet in the city.

The fleet comprises sedans, station wagons, 100 wheel-chair accessible taxis, 100 higher occupancy vehicles and 185 of the prestigious ‘Silver Service’ cars.

Richmond and Silver Top look forward to a successful NAB Cup campaign in ’06 and continued growth of their partnership over the coming years.

And, don’t forget that number when you want quick, reliable taxi service – 131 008.

http://richmondfc.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=246931

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And here's the jumper

(http://richmondfc.com.au/cp2/c2/webi/article/246929at.jpg)
Title: Re: Silvertop Tigers
Post by: WilliamPowell on February 26, 2006, 09:38:16 PM
Gotta say they looked better than last years ones but on the TV they still look like some blue colour not grey. Poor old Silver Top Taxis 2 years running tipping in the $$$ and only getting one weeks worth of TV promotion :-\

Actually it was great just to be able to read the numbers for a change  :rollin