[Football] Huddersfield kit

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

I think that shirt looks great now.

Indeed, they’ve got from the lamest kit to the prettiest in one easy step.

 

[WhingForPresident]

Paddy Power's stunts are generally a bit hit and miss but this one is superb.

 

[clapham_gull]

As exclusively revealed by Clapham Gull

Paddy Power have paid Huddesfield NOT to put a Gambling logo on their shirts.

Genius

 

[Superphil]

But are there stripes on the back?
No stripes on the sleeves take it down a couple of marks for me....7.5/10

I think there are stripes on the back

 

[Munkfish]

The morons who got sucked into this. Classic Paddy Power bait.

What a touch being a Hudds fan though. Plain shirt and sponsorship. We would be creaming ourselves if it was us.

 

[Whitechapel]

Whilst I hate the (often oversized) gambling company logos on the shirts (and it does seem to be gambling companies that go for large logos), isn't it one of the key revenue streams for a club? I can't see any company (gambling or otherwise) being a shirt sponsor if it just lurks somewhere in the programme that they perform that role. Thus, the money (which some clubs do depend on) then goes. Maybe the logo size should get dramatically reduced, and sit beneath the badge (for example, on the Brighton training jackets the Amex logo is very small and in this position)?

Having said that, should TB ever decide to take over shirt sponsorship his lizard logo (with no text) could be interesting!

Paddy Power have had a short term win with this publicity stunt, but over the course of the season how many people watching will remember, or would have even known in the first case? Hope it was worth it for them!

The shirt design was trending on Twitter, that’s more PR than 32 Red get in a season, and they sponsor half the Championship!

 

[Brok]

The morons who got sucked into this. Classic Paddy Power bait.

What a touch being a Hudds fan though. Plain shirt and sponsorship. We would be creaming ourselves if it was us.

I'm rather chuffed that American Express want to sponsor us, and don't mind at all having them on the shirts

 

[Lady Whistledown]

"Giving the shirt back to the fans"

What a load of trite marketing bullshit. Shirt is smart enough, as are most of Umbro's recent offerings, but anyone who thinks PP give the flyingest of ****s about Huddersfield fans (or those of any other club) is a fool.

 

[clapham_gull]

Spoof kit now a collectors item.

Paddy Power will be looking at other shirt sponsorship deals.

 

[Wozza]

The last word on this. FUNNY.

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...ball-kits-betting-and-banter?CMP=share_btn_tw

 

[Dave the OAP]

I get mine delivered next week!

The morons who got sucked into this. Classic Paddy Power bait.

What a touch being a Hudds fan though. Plain shirt and sponsorship. We would be creaming ourselves if it was us.

 

[thony]

Oh dear...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49293155

 

[SeagullCrow]

Oh dear...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49293155

The FA are being so bloody myopic here. The whole point of the stunt was to draw attention to how ridiculous shirts look when sponsors push the boundaries of acceptable branding - the very issue that their rules are designed to address. The action taken by the FA could backfire considerably; it simply serves to draw attention to how increasingly irrelevant some of their actions are, whilst at the same time not doing nearly enough about far more important issues (like discrimination in the game).

Mind you, it is more free adverting for the Paddy Power campaign.

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

They broke the rules so Paddy Power could get more publicity.

**** em.

 

[lizard]

They broke the rules so Paddy Power could get more publicity.

**** em.

I didn't realise they'd been so stupid as to actually play in it.