[Football] New Kits Thread - Season 23/24

[Doc Lynam]

 

[smillie's garden]

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I imagine "pink + yellow" is a box of bibs, but you never know....

 

[Seasider78]

Benfica away

 

[Jackthelad]

New training kit looks

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That's quite meh really, not horrible, but really bland.

 

[Wozza]

Interesting* video about Hashtag United's problems with Hummel (or Hummel's UK agents).



* To some (it's long; detailed).

 

[RandyWanger]

All the ITK twitterarti lot were saying our kit was being announced yesterday, are they actually not in the know and are just kids depraved of attention?

 

[jamie (not that one)]

Our kit situation never fails to baffle me every summer. Smaller clubs than us have their Nike kits announced early and we're certainly not in the bracket of huge clubs who have their own bespoke kits, so can it only be assumed that it's us dragging the process out? Every summer without fail we're late with a kit launch and newly signed players are pictured holding up a shirt they'll never wear, then when the kit does arrive (sometimes well after the start of the season) there isn't enough supply to satisfy demand. It must be an internal issue at the club where the design is always agreed upon late and the purchaser is too nervous to over order.

P.S.. yes, I know none of this is particularly important in the grand scheme of things and I never buy a shirt anyway. It just annoys me for some childish reason.

 

[Mellotron]

Our kit situation never fails to baffle me every summer. Smaller clubs than us have their Nike kits announced early and we're certainly not in the bracket of huge clubs who have their own bespoke kits, so can it only be assumed that it's us dragging the process out? Every summer without fail we're late with a kit launch and newly signed players are pictured holding up a shirt they'll never wear, then when the kit does arrive (sometimes well after the start of the season) there isn't enough supply to satisfy demand. It must be an internal issue at the club where the design is always agreed upon late and the purchaser is too nervous to over order.

P.S.. yes, I know none of this is particularly important in the grand scheme of things and I never buy a shirt anyway. It just annoys me for some childish reason.

I think it's because we're SO well run in other ways, it makes the whole new kit stuff (and lack of club presence in Brighton centre whatsoever) seem bizarrely amateurish by comparison.

 

[Commander]

Our kit situation never fails to baffle me every summer. Smaller clubs than us have their Nike kits announced early and we're certainly not in the bracket of huge clubs who have their own bespoke kits, so can it only be assumed that it's us dragging the process out? Every summer without fail we're late with a kit launch and newly signed players are pictured holding up a shirt they'll never wear, then when the kit does arrive (sometimes well after the start of the season) there isn't enough supply to satisfy demand. It must be an internal issue at the club where the design is always agreed upon late and the purchaser is too nervous to over order.

P.S.. yes, I know none of this is particularly important in the grand scheme of things and I never buy a shirt anyway. It just annoys me for some childish reason.

I'm with you, it's bizarre. It must surely affect the number of sales over the course of the season as well. It's very unlike us these days to miss out on making some extra £££.

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

Our kit situation never fails to baffle me every summer. Smaller clubs than us have their Nike kits announced early and we're certainly not in the bracket of huge clubs who have their own bespoke kits, so can it only be assumed that it's us dragging the process out? Every summer without fail we're late with a kit launch and newly signed players are pictured holding up a shirt they'll never wear, then when the kit does arrive (sometimes well after the start of the season) there isn't enough supply to satisfy demand. It must be an internal issue at the club where the design is always agreed upon late and the purchaser is too nervous to over order.

P.S.. yes, I know none of this is particularly important in the grand scheme of things and I never buy a shirt anyway. It just annoys me for some childish reason.

That whole area of our commercial side has been an issue for years. Not just the kit but the other stuff in the shop is not great when you compare it to the other merchandise available from other clubs of all sizes.

We know they don't like a 'sale' these days but you have to wonder how many sales they have missed out on by keeping stock low against selling a few bits off at cost price. Also, with prices so high, many might not be able to afford the full price stuff but might be able to buy the 'old' kit cheaper which still brings in some money but also continues to raise the profile of the club and our sponsors when they wear it.

 

[Chicken Run]

Imho it wouldn’t matter if our kit was made by Nike, Puma, Adidas or Dave Rose Sports for that matter (RIP) we’d still f*** about with the release!!

Edit Someone should as PB at a forum “why are sour kit launches so slow”

 

[Guy Fawkes]

Brentford

 

[worthingseagull]

That would be why I don't remember it

we wore hyperturq 3 times last season - away at Brentford, Palace and Southampton

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Imho it wouldn’t matter if our kit was made by Nike, Puma, Adidas or Dave Rose Sports for that matter (RIP) we’d still f*** about with the release!!

Edit Someone should as PB at a forum “why are sour kit launches so slow”

I'm sure that question has been asked of him many times before, is anyone aware of his answer?

 

[schmunk]

Edit Someone should as PB at a forum “why are sour kit launches so slow”

"Not one particular reason, it's a bitter this and a bitter that."

 

[Chicken Run]

"Not one particular reason, it's a bitter this and a bitter that."

Very good

 

[Wozza]

Apparently Gillingham received such a 'backlash' over their sleeve patches, they had to redesign them, and re-issue their press shots.

(No idea what a Gills 'backlash' entails? Five people tutting or similar?)

 

[billhems]

Haven't read the whole thread to check whether this has already been discussed, but does FPL know something we don't?

 

[Superphil]

Haven't read the whole thread to check whether this has already been discussed, but does FPL know something we don't?

What is FPL?

 

[Bob!]

Haven't read the whole thread to check whether this has already been discussed, but does FPL know something we don't?

Yes please to that kit.