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Firstly we gave up our shirt sponsor to a Prostate Cancer Charity for a year and now...

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sp ... -care.html
PATRIOTIC Millwall boss Ian Holloway was moved to tears recording a voice-over to advertise his club’s new camouflage kit in aid of injured troops.
Big-hearted Lions players will make history next month when they take on Brentford on Remembrance weekend wearing a one-off ‘desert fatigues’ strip.
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Now that's a kit I would like to see. I remember playing an indoor side who's 'kit" were hypercolor t-shirts.

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Daijayama Matsuri wrote:Now that's a kit I would like to see. I remember playing an indoor side who's 'kit" were hypercolor t-shirts.

there's a picture of it on the link but it's copyrighted so couldn't post it
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Very commendable and certainly an example to a lot of clubs that there are some things that are more important than egos and money.

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Old Redback wrote:Very commendable and certainly an example to a lot of clubs that there are some things that are more important than egos and money.

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Yeh, that is actually really cool.

I couldn't read the article, are they selling the tops after or anything like that?

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We had camouflage tops once but kept losing them...couldn't find them if they fell off the washing line :shock:

Great idea and show of compassion.
Huddersfield have a Foundation that does amazing work for the community and charities....
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:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: Hawksey reading The Sun...such an intellectual rag...
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MegaBonus wrote::shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: Hawksey reading The Sun...such an intellectual rag...
The Sun has actually some of the best sports articles and reporting going around actually. It has to be good as that is part of the appeal to its target demographic.

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MegaBonus wrote::shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: Hawksey reading The Sun...such an intellectual rag...
Remember a comedian once pointed out the irony of England having a newspaper being called the Sun :)
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wizard wrote:Yeh, that is actually really cool.

I couldn't read the article, are they selling the tops after or anything like that?
Shirts being sold in club shop - proceeds to charity. Not announced yet but I would imagine they'll auction the players shirts.
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Well done to Millwall, Hawkesy will hate me for saying this but I like them
John Webster was one of the best there was

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