Albion home shirts

Super Steve Earle

Well-known member

Feb 23, 2009

8,355

North of Brighton

• Sep 26, 2016

• #1

So I watched The Championship and MoTD this weekend. We have a decent squad which will press for promotion again. We are Premier League ready in so many ways. But watching the football shows only reminds me what rubbish shirts Nike offload on Albion. The Volt away strip looked great last season, so tick. The black version this season is pretty good as a replacement. But Nike seem to offload their Tesco value stripey shirts on us and this year it looks like we are wearing Tesco value stripey bags, although didn't really finish the backs properly. Every other club in the top two divisions with a stripey shirt has a better shirt than us and it's really irritating me now every time I watch other teams in stripes on TV. When does the Nike deal come up for review?

 

See-Goals

DIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE

Aug 13, 2004

1,172

Seaford

• Sep 26, 2016

• #2

My educated guess is we will have a new supplier from next season.

Home shirts always have a 2 year life span, this year the home shirt is being called the 16/17 home shirt.

That will take us to 3 years of Nike which I would guess is the standard length of a contract.

 

Albion_Dave

Well-known member

Jul 4, 2011

2,108

Eastbourne

• Sep 26, 2016

• #3

I quite like it

 

Prince Monolulu

Everything in Moderation

Oct 2, 2013

10,201

The Race Hill

• Sep 26, 2016

• #4

It's what we do putting it in the onion bag that counts to me, if we WERE sporting Tesco bags @5p each but winning each week I couldn't give a tinker's cuss.

 

chaileyjem

#BarberIn

NSC Patron

Jun 27, 2012

13,881

• Sep 26, 2016

• #5

See-Goals said:

My educated guess is we will have a new supplier from next season.
Home shirts always have a 2 year life span, this year the home shirt is being called the 16/17 home shirt.
That will take us to 3 years of Nike which I would guess is the standard length of a contract.

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The club signed the deal pre the 14/15 season when it was described as a "long term agreement".
Dozens of European clubs have had contracts with Nike for > 3 years.

 

Mr Bridger

Sound of the suburbs

Feb 25, 2013

4,440

Earth

• Sep 26, 2016

• #6

If the moaning is just reduced the the shirts , then all is good in my book.

 

Blue Valkyrie

Not seen such Bravery!

Sep 1, 2012

32,165

Valhalla

• Sep 26, 2016

• #7

The white back is terrible, glad we 'get rid' at the end of the season.

 

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The Birdman

New member

Nov 30, 2008

6,313

Haywards Heath

• Sep 26, 2016

• #8

Is the shop at he ground designed for Nike.

 

Notters

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Oct 20, 2003

24,869

Guiseley

• Sep 26, 2016

• #9

Albion_Dave said:

I quite like it

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Worst one we've had in over 20 year IMHO.

My favourite was the first Amex kit with the collar and a touch of gold.

 

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Napper

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Jul 9, 2003

23,873

Sussex

• Sep 26, 2016

• #10

could be worse. Could be Sheff Wed .

Why are they solid blue this year ? looks odd

 

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Tooting Gull

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Jul 5, 2003

11,033

• Sep 26, 2016

• #11

Napper said:

could be worse. Could be Sheff Wed .

Why are they solid blue this year ? looks odd

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Fans aren't very happy about it. Very thin pin-stripes, but the kit has essentially changed completely.

 

Wilko

LUZZING chairs about

Sep 19, 2003

9,922

BN1

• Sep 26, 2016

• #12

The shirt last year was good, apart from the bloody stick on panel. Time to tell Nike to do one as they refuse to make a shirt incorporating the logo. Adidas next year please

 

Not Andy Naylor

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Dec 12, 2007

8,798

Seven Dials

• Sep 26, 2016

• #13

The plain white back looks cheap and is bad in a way that the plain blue last season wasn't. And the guff they tried to foist on us about the red number being a reference to the 78-79 promotion side's kit was laughable. That kit proved that it really isn't difficult to have readable numbers on a striped shirt.

 

FatSuperman

Well-known member

Feb 25, 2016

2,830

• Sep 26, 2016

• #14

Yep I much prefer the blue back from the previous shirt. Do really like the look of the away shirt though, so may well get that one!

 

KingstonSeagull

New member

May 1, 2013

2,185

Shoreditch

• Sep 26, 2016

• #15

I actually prefer this years to last... That's not saying I like either...

 

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Postman Pat

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Jul 24, 2007

6,971

Coldean

• Sep 26, 2016

• #16

Not Andy Naylor said:

The plain white back looks cheap and is bad in a way that the plain blue last season wasn't. And the guff they tried to foist on us about the red number being a reference to the 78-79 promotion side's kit was laughable. That kit proved that it really isn't difficult to have readable numbers on a striped shirt.

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But they didn't have to cope with names as well, or stupid squad numbers.

 

Blue Valkyrie

Not seen such Bravery!

Sep 1, 2012

32,165

Valhalla

• Sep 26, 2016

• #17

Notters said:

Worst one we've had in over 20 year IMHO.

My favourite was the first Amex kit with the collar and a touch of gold.

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If only the sponsor hadn't been the noddy 'Brighton and Hove Jobs'.

 

studio150

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Jul 30, 2011

29,611

On the Border

• Sep 26, 2016

• #18

It's not as bad as when we had the shorts with stripes. Then it did look more like a Tesco bag

 

VAL1850

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Nov 22, 2008

1,921

Beachy Head & WSU

• Sep 26, 2016

• #19

Its not just us or UK, Malaga FC who have a similar blue and white striped kit to us are also up in arms with their kit from Nike with the blank white back - they much prefer their away kit of plain mauve

 

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GloryDays

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Jul 5, 2011

1,603

Leyton, E10.

• Sep 26, 2016

• #20

Bring back Errea. That first Amex kit was the best we've had since the first Withdean kit.

At least in my opinion. I do love a good kit.

What's everyone's favourite one kit from a club this season? Home kits only.