Our best ever kit supplier?

[Yank]

Who you picking? Admiral? Le Coq Sportif? Macron? Ummm..Adidas? Umbro? Other?Me personally vote goes to Le Coq

A sample of most:

Adidas:

Admiral:

Hobott:

Le Coq:

Macron:

Umbro:

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

Umbro the best, Macron the worst.

 

[bladeinspaceandtime]

Having acquired a 1994-95 home shirt recently, it reminded me just how poor a quality of material Umbro used compared to the current Adidas shirt. Le Coq Sportif weren't too bad, but Macron were by and large terrible (apart from the first away shirt they did - I have one around somewhere).

 

[Eza Blade]

Having acquired a 1994-95 home shirt recently, it reminded me just how poor a quality of material Umbro used compared to the current Adidas shirt. Le Coq Sportif weren't too bad, but Macron were by and large terrible (apart from the first away shirt they did - I have one around somewhere).

Ay, but they were made in proper sweatshops back in them days

 

[Tynemouth Blade]

I think most of us old 'uns will pick Umbro simply due to the nostalgia of the era and what it means to us. Yes there were some great, now classic designs, but for me Adidas is the best we've had in terms of quality and design.

 

[JackSUFC]

Umbro and Admiral for the retro shirt lovers like me. Think a couple of the Adidas ones will age well though.

 

[BigBed]

Got to be Umbro, from 89- were some of the best BLADES kits ever.
And for those moaning about the material, that was how it was then, remember shell suits!!?!!
The one thing that bugged me about Umbro though, not the kits, but the training gear, it was all the same for every club, just different colours.
Remember the 'V' coats.....I had one at school, went for Celtics green and black, as nobodyelse had one, everybody had the red and black or blue and black or blue and blue ones, and the cotton tracksuit that we had, ours was red, white and black, Wendy's was identical but blue white and black.........ah, memories......

 

[Ainsley Harriott]

I've voted for Macron. Underrated for me. Slight bias though as the Real Betis Macron shirt I have is a personal favourite (same template as our Hull semi-final shirt).

 

[S64 Blade]

For design, Umbro. Not sure on quality as I’ve not bought a shirt since about 2006.

 

[Kozzy_is_my_Dad]

I'd like to see modern day Umbro given a go. They seem to be reassuringly consistent.

Adidas quality cannot be knocked, it's their design that has been lacking some years.

 

[Kozzy_is_my_Dad]

Get us a Patrick one, for what it's worth. Stripes front and back and on the sleeves, collar. Done. It isn't hard.

 

[Ainsley Harriott]

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Get us a Patrick one, for what it's worth. Stripes front and back and on the sleeves, collar. Done. It isn't hard.

Stripes aren't allowed on the back in the Premier league. So all those pining for a stripy back will have to see us relegated.

 

[Klaatu Barada Nikto]

Stripes aren't allowed on the back in the Premier league. So all those pining for a stripy back will have to see us relegated.

 

[Ainsley Harriott]

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They get away with it as they have red numbers and letters.

Champions League Kits Boast Plain Backs as UEFA Enforces Rules More Strictly

From what we could see in this and last week's Champions League playoff matches, UEFA appears to act more rigorous concerning the application of the kit rules this year.

www.footyheadlines.com

Avertissement de redirection

 

[Broomhall Blade]

I picked Hobott mainly because I loved the 81/82 Away shirt. Admiral would have been 2nd again loved the Yellow away kit with the Black chevrons on the front.
Can not believe Umbro is the most popular that kit in the opening thread is hideous.

 

[Klaatu Barada Nikto]

They get away with it as they have red numbers and letters.

Champions League Kits Boast Plain Backs as UEFA Enforces Rules More Strictly

From what we could see in this and last week's Champions League playoff matches, UEFA appears to act more rigorous concerning the application of the kit rules this year.

www.footyheadlines.com

Avertissement de redirection

So the premier league has rules to follow, and within those rules there is scope for striped backs.

 

[Webding]

When we ran that World Cup of kits, 11 out of 32 picks were Umbro, but over half of these made the quarter finals (6/8), then three of the semi finalists and both in the final were Umbro. 80s to early 90s was the golden era for kits and they arguably did it best.

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Given that they made my favourite home shirt, I'd have to pick Umbro, but some of their later stuff wasnt great.

 

[CrookesBlade]

Adidas best of the lot for me with Umbro a close second.

Le Coq Sportif 1st time round - The 97-99 home and away shirts were understated but brilliant (although the away was made from a weird dishcloth material). They had a decent stab at a florescent 3rd kit as well. The following set of home and away shirts for the Adrian Heath season were good with a bit of a retro feel, albeit they were marred by the horrendous BLADES sponsor logo (we'd sunk so low at that point nobody wanted to sponsor us).

2nd time around 2002-09 not so good. The Triple Assualt kit is seen as iconic but that is more down to the memories than anything else. Nobody liked it at the time, too much white (including white shorts and socks) and an ugly, boxy Desun logo on the front. The navy blue away shirt was a touch of class though but is not fondly remembered by many for obvious reasons.

The rest were generally poor - ugly designs, baggy shirts, cheap quality material. The promotion shirts weren't memorable and I remember the Premiership shirts being a big disappointment. The Robson home shirt was the only decent one of this era.

Avec - I've still got the diamond home shirt which isn't in too bad a state all things considered. Didn't mind this shirt too much as a one off and it at least had a proper collar. I'm glad though we didn't start experimenting away from stripes on a regular basis (like Bradford City for example). The follow up home shirt was a great design but the shirt quality was poor, bobbly material that went baggy. Didn't like 'Sheffield United' in caligraphy written down the stripes either. The Yellow and Purple away shirt - best way to describe that is "wacky". People hated it at the time but seem to love it now.

Patrick - had them for two seasons (2000-2002). The home shirt was a simple design with thin stripes and a proper collar that worked quite well. The big purple sponsor let it down. The gold and purple away kit that was described as 'gay' in the national press probably wouldn't raise an eye brow these days. Also had a very workman like white 3rd kit to go with it.

Macron - I got a few of these when they found their way to the bargin bin (the relegation home shirts were on sale for £2.50 a piece at one point) but on the whole they weren't great. Very poor quality with sponsors and logos coming off in the wash, sizing all over the place as well. A lot of godawful away kit designs as well.

The 'Sabella' style home kit was probably the best of the lot (shorts and socks were particularly good on this one). The 'Ched' home shirt wasn't bad either, very simple design. There was also a white 3rd kit that was cult classic not bestseller.

They were all ruined by the massive 'macron' logos on the arms though.

 

[GymClassHero]

The Midas kit was the kit when I first started watching United. Fond, fond memories of the Desun kit too. The HFS loans kir the next season (when we had the fluorescent orange shirt) was awful. The away kit felt like it had a tea tray on it

 

[Vintage Shirt]

Umbro did some amazing work in the 80s and early 90s, we need to go back to them.

 

[BanderSerge]

Got to be Umbro, from 89- were some of the best BLADES kits ever.
And for those moaning about the material, that was how it was then, remember shell suits!!?!!
The one thing that bugged me about Umbro though, not the kits, but the training gear, it was all the same for every club, just different colours.
Remember the 'V' coats.....I had one at school, went for Celtics green and black, as nobodyelse had one, everybody had the red and black or blue and black or blue and blue ones, and the cotton tracksuit that we had, ours was red, white and black, Wendy's was identical but blue white and black.........ah, memories......View attachment 87393View attachment 87394

Did you mention track suits?

 

[Ainsley Harriott]

So the premier league has rules to follow, and within those rules there is scope for striped backs.

I don't make the rules. I merely posted a link with the reasoning behind it. Whether there are exceptions isn't down to me

 

[Ricardo Mantelban]

Given that they made my favourite home shirt, I'd have to pick Umbro, but some of their later stuff wasnt great.

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You’ve given the game away there. You are TC!

 

[Adiroy]

Deffo umbro for me.. even now their recent efforts for other teams have that sort of retro look about them, thats what i want.. none of that camo rubbish, give me some umbro strips round sleeves and a buttoned down collar!

 

[John Street West Terrace]

Best kit by a country mile and a proper sponsor

 

[BigBed]

Look how the stripes seamlessly blend in down the side ,
Not for me.

 

[Danny_Blade]

Stripes aren't allowed on the back in the Premier league. So all those pining for a stripy back will have to see us relegated.

They get away with it as they have red numbers and letters.

Bournemouth and Palace also played with stripey backs and as both have one of their stripes in red their numbers and letters can't have been, can't remember fully but they probably were in white.

***In a state here bare with me...
Hopefully though in the coming seasons (if we're still at this level and if we want a stripey back) we'd be allowed to have our numbers and letters in black which would make the most sense as it should stand out on red and white stripes, can't think of a more suitable colour instead?

And I'm just surmising here but it also may be that the PL state the number colour on the shirts should also match the number colour on the shorts? We more often than not play in black shorts but I think that could easily be resolved by having the shorts number on a white circular background allowing us to have the number in black thus matching the colour number on the shirt?
Still in a state!***

 

[Danny_Blade]

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Best kit by a country mile and a proper sponsor ⚔

We may differ here but if the socks were white instead and the stripes still fat but a little slimmer to allow for a second red stripe (I know there are red stripes on the sides but problem is they blend in because of the sleeve being red) then I agree it would've been an absolute masterpiece.

 

[metalblade]

Got to be Umbro who did some classic shirts for us over many years, mind you the 96/97 shirt by Avec was superb too.