Ratso2005
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- Dec 4, 2004
- 253
A match quality adidas Tango cost £40 from Swift Sports in 1986 (I remember this because I used to stare at them longingly through the window after swimming). That's £115 adjusted for inflation.
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[Albion] Training Kit - Pi$$take
- Thread starter worthingseagull
- Start date
You had to pay £75 for them to blow it up for you?
nwgull
Well-known member
I bought a pair of Nike Dunks a few months ago - a nice grey and blue colour that work with any casual outfit. Imagine my anger when I discovered that the same trainers are availanle in dozens of different colour combos that I'm now forced to buy. Nike and our esteemed captain should hang their heads in shame.
Psychobilly freakout
HellBilly
No, not at all, I enjoy threads about food, politics, music, plumbing, travel, snow, Brexit, Wordle, bottle tops, Trump and general Tomfoolery, can't stand football threads to be honest.
You say this in jest, but it does GENUINELY trouble me, that there are styles of adidas Stan Smiths, Sambas and Gazelles that I don't possess.
(Yet)
B-right-on
Living the dream
What's the point of changing the training kit design every few weeks? Seems a huge waste of time and money?
All the players and coaches need several sets, all the stock of the old stuff gets thrown out and how many people actually buy a new set of training kit we every time it's released? By the time you've bought the top, shorts, leggings etc.. it's going to be £150 a pop.
Can't see any reason for it.
ConfusedGloryHunter
He/him/his/that muppet
- Jul 6, 2011
- 2,047
I have a feeling the fine denizens of NSC are not the target demographic for these training kit adverts.What's the point of changing the training kit design every few weeks? Seems a huge waste of time and money?
All the players and coaches need several sets, all the stock of the old stuff gets thrown out and how many people actually buy a new set of training kit we every time it's released? By the time you've bought the top, shorts, leggings etc.. it's going to be £150 a pop.
Can't see any reason for it.
cjd
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TWOCHOICEStom
Well-known member
What's the point of changing the training kit design every few weeks? Seems a huge waste of time and money?
All the players and coaches need several sets, all the stock of the old stuff gets thrown out and how many people actually buy a new set of training kit we every time it's released? By the time you've bought the top, shorts, leggings etc.. it's going to be £150 a pop.
Can't see any reason for it.
Same reason they have boot "colourway packs" and change the PL ball 3 times a season. It reminds the public that Nike exists and Nike do things.
It's a marketing exercise.
JJ McClure
Go Jags
I'm assuming the reason is that Nike have run out of the original training kit and have some of this new one lying around that they can whack a sponsor and badge on and sellWhat's the point of changing the training kit design every few weeks? Seems a huge waste of time and money?
All the players and coaches need several sets, all the stock of the old stuff gets thrown out and how many people actually buy a new set of training kit we every time it's released? By the time you've bought the top, shorts, leggings etc.. it's going to be £150 a pop.
Can't see any reason for it.
nwgull
Well-known member
You're best off getting yourself a pair of RDZ's Golden Gooses
portlock seagull
Why? Why us?
- Jul 28, 2003
- 17,130
I only wear (full) training kit to cup matches.
portlock seagull
Why? Why us?
- Jul 28, 2003
- 17,130
No! World leaders have NSC book marked for ideas and solutions. Everyone surely knows this by now?I realise that, so are you saying we should only post on here if you want to comment about one of the worlds biggest problems ??
Might as well close NSC down then
So fans who want to buy training kit have a choice of styles and coulours? So they can choose the ones they like?What's the point of changing the training kit design every few weeks? Seems a huge waste of time and money?
All the players and coaches need several sets, all the stock of the old stuff gets thrown out and how many people actually buy a new set of training kit we every time it's released? By the time you've bought the top, shorts, leggings etc.. it's going to be £150 a pop.
Can't see any reason for it.
The only training kit thing that genuinely annoyed me was the fact the women's pre-season training kit (which was great) took AGES to actually get released, and even then they didn't do any in the men's fit template. Producing stuff just for the women's team is brilliant, but let all fans buy it
Shropshire Seagull
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I'm undecided whether to deploy "Ignore Thread" or continue reading for humour value...
I do love a good rant that gets shot to bits by ridicule.
I do love a good rant that gets shot to bits by ridicule.
The Hermit Kingdom
Active member
- Oct 29, 2023
- 157
Because the club or Nike would never take the piss!
And how about ‘funnelling’ the profits back to the Vietnamese and Philippine kids working 12 hour shifts for 10 cents an hour in slum conditions to keep the club shop stocked with that pointless First World shite so some sad middle-aged wanker (probably called Easy10 or similar) can ‘proudly’ wear it to the match while others chortle behind his back?
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
I kind of get where the OP is coming from actually, playing kit, training kit, teeshirts, hoodies, pyjamas, kids will demand EVERYTHING with the seagull motif on it, especially if they see their heroes wearing it.
The mere fact that their parents can't afford to buy it will mean nothing to them.
Psychobilly freakout
HellBilly
Wow, someone is an angry puppy