portlock seagull
Why? Why us?
- Jul 28, 2003
- 17,077
Ps when you place orders, add another zero and don’t be so tinpot underestimating. This seasons kit has been an embarrassment in both design and availability.
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- Thread starter worthingseagull
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drew
Drew
Sorry, more of a traditionalist so it's a no from me for two stripes!!!
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
But the design was so popular, it affected the availability due to record sales.
portlock seagull
Why? Why us?
- Jul 28, 2003
- 17,077
The back of the shirt looks like a home patched quilt done by Mama Walton.
Gilliver's Travels
Peripatetic
The back is especially ludicrous, giving the impression the players are in fact wearing two shirts, but forgot to tuck the stripey one into their shorts. Strong whiff of design by committee.
Nike? Just stop it.
StonehamPark
#Brighton-Nil
I think it being a Premier League shirt made it popular to be honest.
DavePage
Well-known member
Is it in leather?
Ludensian Gull
Well-known member
Same here, much prefer the narrower stripes.
DavePage
Well-known member
Three actually, it’s a blue shirt with three white stripes
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Your opinion is that it is a terrible kit. I didn't give an opinion, as I quoted a fact that it had record sales.
jasetheace
New member
- Apr 13, 2011
- 712
Would love a return of the 70's Bukta kit...
Not to mention can't supply any shirts for four months.
Saladpack Seagull
Just Shut Up and Paddle
Exactly. I shall not be buying another shirt, by any maker, that does not have stripes all round. My latest was the Errea one with the yellow trim round collar and sleeves and of course with American Express as an integral part of the shirt rather than a sad add-on. Much classier than all our current kit, but you pays yer money and takes yer choice. I suppose the marketing results show that I'm wrong about people wanting stripes all round, but I'm happy to remain a completely stripey dinosaur. Strangely my stripes-free Palookaville shirt is one of my all-time faves!
Patent?
It seems so simple to make a fantastic kit. How do we end up with so many duds?
A lot of the Errea stuff was quality, just wish I could have afforded it at the time. So many kit manufacturers have to mess with the stripes with all teams that have them. Is it too much to ask to have them front and back...
dejavuatbtn
Well-known member
We have the old problem of numbers not showing up on striped shirts. Same as sponsor's endorsements on the front. We have issues with making sure we go with a kit maker who pays us big bucks up front. We have a lot of admin people at the club all putting their twopeneth into design. We have a merchandising dept who want the kit home and away kits changed every 5 minutes and want to charge as much as possible. We have kit manutacturers who want to limit the number of sizes and how long the sleeves are to save money.
And then we have the supporters..............who all have a different opinion of what we should and shouldn't have. No wonder noone ever seems to get it right.
Oh, yeah, I think the current kit is shite.
banjo
GOSBTS
Some serious calf room in those socks.