New Kit for next year?

[Latters]

You'd think we'd all know better than to be excited by a big name signing. I'm going to see what Adidas delivers before getting excited. Have you learnt nothing from signings like King and Lee Hendrie?

Seriously though, I'm not really fussed who our kit sponsor is. I think football branded merchandise / leisurewear is tacky in the extreme and grown men are best avoiding it. I rarely buy a replica shirt as well. This season's was the first in about fifteen years I've had, other than that free one, and that was only because it was very cheap and I was going abroad for the first time in a while (Cayman Islands, since you probably weren't going to ask).

 

[super_pig]

Nike are miles better than Adidas.

No .. Nike are corporate mega b*stards
and..
they sponsor just about every team that i can't stand. weird..
ok.. i'm an adidas man.. have been since Franz Beckenbauer super hit the streets yonks ago.. and Puma boots were w*nk.. like carpet slippers

 

[Punk Blade]

Whatever the new one looks like I expect a feeling of pride seeing a proper Blades kit made by a proper company.

 

[Russ]

Blades followers the world over are surprised but happy at this news.

Even the guy off Batman Begins looks bemused...

"United.... Adidas???! Holy De Girolamo!"

 

[Pinchy]

You'd think we'd all know better than to be excited by a big name signing. I'm going to see what Adidas delivers before getting excited. Have you learnt nothing from signings like King and Lee Hendrie?

Seriously though, I'm not really fussed who our kit sponsor is. I think football branded merchandise / leisurewear is tacky in the extreme and grown men are best avoiding it. I rarely buy a replica shirt as well. This season's was the first in about fifteen years I've had, other than that free one, and that was only because it was very cheap and I was going abroad for the first time in a while (Cayman Islands, since you probably weren't going to ask).

Ah, the old 'bigger holiday-maker than you'!

 

[Pinchy]

Whatever the new one looks like I expect a feeling of pride seeing a proper Blades kit made by a proper company.

And hopefully worn by a proper Blades team!....

 

[Sensiblade]

No fucking black in the shirt. Start of the Fall that nonsense was!

Some of our best home kits have had black pinstripes on them. (Well 2, The deckchair from above and the Umbro lace neck one)

I don't really care who makes our kit as I don't wear many sports makes (Adidas, Nike etc).
If I had a kit choice along the lines of what clothes makes I wear our kit would be made by Airwalk, Vans, Stussy or Fruits of the loom.
So long as they don't have a major design malfunction like the diamond home kit horror show.
Oh and they have to have black shorts and white socks along with gold handles on the Blades in the club crest.

 

[borbokis]

Ah, the old 'bigger holiday-maker than you'!

elevenarife

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Some of our best home kits have had black pinstripes on them. (Well 2, The deckchair from above and the Umbro lace neck one)

I don't really care who makes our kit as I don't wear many sports makes (Adidas, Nike etc).
If I had a kit choice along the lines of what clothes makes I wear our kit would be made by Airwalk, Vans, Stussy or Fruits of the loom.
So long as they don't have a major design malfunction like the diamond home kit horror show.
Oh and they have to have black shorts and white socks along with gold handles on the Blades in the club crest.

Black Shorts (tick)

White socks (tick)

Gold Handles (tick)

However, up until 1975-76 black had never featured in the home shirt. Season prior to that we missed being League Champions by 3 points, that season we got relegated and have generally been in decline ever since. At that point, never been outside the top two divisions and one of the longest runs in the top division of any club, all wearing a simple red and white shirt.

 

[Sensiblade]

Black Shorts (tick)

White socks (tick)

Gold Handles (tick)

However, up until 1975-76 black had never featured in the home shirt. Season prior to that we missed being League Champions by 3 points, that season we got relegated and have generally been in decline ever since. At that point, never been outside the top two divisions and one of the longest runs in the top division of any club, all wearing a simple red and white shirt.

Think the decline was more down to the players, managers and board of (mis)directors than the shirts though :-D

 

[mattbianco1]

Bolton have announced a kit deal with Macron, and so the Reebok Stadium is now the Macron Stadium.

Bolton's kits haven't been made by reebok for the last 2 seasons. How come it wasnt the Adidas Stadium?

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Think the decline was more down to the players, managers and board of (mis)directors than the shirts though :-D

O no, a major contributory factor was messing with the ying and yang balance of the sacred shirt.

 

[HeCanDoMagic]

Bolton's kits haven't been made by reebok for the last 2 seasons. How come it wasnt the Adidas Stadium?

Not sure, perhaps the contracts for the shirts and stadium naming ran for differing lengths, which seems bizarre.

 

[mattbianco1]

I think everybody should boycott Adidas unless they promise to use the Trefoil logo...

 

[borbokis]

Bolton's kits haven't been made by reebok for the last 2 seasons. How come it wasnt the Adidas Stadium?

adidas own reebok

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

To be honest, if Adidas wanted to make me happy they would just put 3 stripes down the shoulder of that shirt

 

[sheffielder]

Not just smaller teams mate. Almost every Adidas kit in the Premier League is the same "Tiro" template. Southampton and Fulham both use the "Campeon" template too.

At least it's not Puma or Nike. I think most of us would be happy with any of those striped numbers to be honest.

 

[Latters]

Ah, the old 'bigger holiday-maker than you'!

It was my first holiday abroad for a few years and every other bugger on here chucks a gloat or two in when they go somewhere nice so I thought I'd get on board.

 

[Latters]

To be honest, if Adidas wanted to make me happy they would just put 3 stripes down the shoulder of that shirt

I'm viewing on my mobile in the office so the hand is pointing to the bloke sitting next to me. He has a pale blue shirt on with a navy tie. I don't think the Adidas stripes would add much to it.

 

[Sensiblade]

The hands now pointing at a dog laying on some grass, i don't think that would do as a kit either!

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

It was my first holiday abroad for a few years and every other bugger on here chucks a gloat or two in when they go somewhere nice so I thought I'd get on board.

Touring Italy in 3 weeks Latters, including Florence, Pisa, Venice, Rome, Naples, Sicily and Sardinia. Unfortunately no pics of me in a new Blades shirt by Adidas, but there will be some of me in my new Nudger T Shirt.

 

[IOM Blade]

 

[Sensiblade]

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Isn't that an old West Germany kit?

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

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Make it yellow with yellow shorts IOM and you might have something

 

[IOM Blade]

Isn't that an old West Germany kit?

Aye. My favourite shirt as a kid.

 

[HeCanDoMagic]

Bayern's away kit for next season;

http://lockerdome.com/footballtweet/6169917587193921/6558419658218514

 

[Sensiblade]

Make it yellow with yellow shorts IOM and you might have something

Yellow shorts as well?
Do you want us to look bananas?

 

[IOM Blade]

Bayern's away kit for next season;

http://lockerdome.com/footballtweet/6169917587193921/6558419658218514

Like it. Not sure we'd get away with that gold crest in the middle tho!

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Bayern's away kit for next season;

http://lockerdome.com/footballtweet/6169917587193921/6558419658218514

Repeating myself I know, but make it yellow with a red stripe and I like it!

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Yellow shorts as well?
Do you want us to look bananas?

Best away kit we ever had was all yellow!