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And how else do you think Daws rakes those unbelievable Hoddle-like cross field diagonals without his trusty UA boots?
Did we ever actually play in the 3rd kit with AIA on the front?
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Did we ever actually play in the 3rd kit with AIA on the front?
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spursfan77
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The training wear they make for us is brilliant but the quality of the shirts is like they've been made in a sweat shop by a five year old child. The feel so cheap.
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When I've purchased NFL or MLB jerseys when I'm in the US, you usually have different versions. For example, there is a replica NFL jersey (around $100-$150) and an official game day jersey ($250+) as worn by the players.
I'm assuming the kits purchased by fans in the club shops are just replicas and not the kits worn by the players on match day?
Hoddle&Waddle
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Correct, but that is no excuse for giving the fans poor quality for £50 a shirt. I've never owned any UA (dont like their designs) so I wouldnt know.
Matthew Gilbert
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Same here, I've always opted for the travel polos. Use them when playing golf and they are so comfortable.
SandroClegane
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I have this year's 3rd kit and it feels exactly the same as any of the under armour gear I've purchased that's completely unrelated to Spurs.
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I've got the third shirt and I've also got the long sleeve training top (with the green on it), the training top quality shits all over the third kit in my opinion. Not that I don't like the third kit, I like it but the material quality just feels cheap to me. Maybe I'm forgetting how bad some of our other shirts (eg under puma) quality were.
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Maybe the training top is coldgear? The cold gear is thicker and feels more comfortable but the kits are heatgear and UA's signature material. If you're not used to their heatgear i can understand why you think it feels cheap.
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I mocked up a couple new pictures to show what they might look like being worn by players, obviously ignore Defoe being in the picture it was just the best picture of a previous Spurs black kit I could find.
Made this because i was bored/aroused.
if it looks anything like that, i'll be happy.
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Unless, you all fancy the BVB version??
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SandroClegane
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That is a beautiful kit.We played Trosmo in the third kit with AIA iirc
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Btw- OT slightly but while we're on the subject of kits I have a few questions I'd always wanted to know the answers to (and btw, just for clarity: when I say kit I'm referring only to the shirt, not the socks and shorts and all that stuff).
1) Do all teams in football sell both their kits and the kit of the team they're playing on game day? So if one goes to, say, Spurs-Cardiff at the Lane, are both shirts available in the stadium for purchase? It may sound weird but that's how it is in America-- i.e., if the Patriots are playing, say, the Steelers at Gillette Stadium (the home of the Pats), vendors in the concourse (i.e. the area of the stadium behind and/or underneath the actual seats, where food, beer, and all kinds of other stuff is sold) will have both Pats AND Steelers merchandise, including (but not limited to) authentic jerseys ("Jersey" in this case meaning "top"). Obviously (using this example) there'll be far more New England hats, shirts, bobble-head dolls and what have you, but all manner of Pittsburgh tchotchkes (Yiddish for things) would also be available. If you want to get a Hines Ward jersey it'll be there- at least on game day. Obviously the New England gear would always be available no matter who the opponent is, but when another team comes to visit there is always things you can purchase of theirs. An even better example would be baseball: if I go to Dodger stadium to see LA play, say, the Cincinnati Reds, caps of BOTH teams will be sold throughout the stadium. Basically, whoever is the visiting team will have stuff of theirs to buy. Is it the same in the UK?
2) (This question fascinates me even more) Do ALL teams have kits for sale in ALL leagues in England? So if you go to see Rochdale play, can you buy their shirt at the match? Same with Huddersfield? Dagenham & Redbridge? Hartlepool? Which teams don't have kits for sale- Grimsby? Kidderminster? Or can I buy their tops as well?
3) (Following up on question 2) When you travel to an away game is the kit of the home team for sale in their stadium? So for example last season when we went to Moldova to play Sheriff, were Sheriff tops for sale? And how about our shirts- when we played away at Tromso last season, were those dark blue AIA shirts (the ones that the players were wearing) available for purchase?
4) Why do players exchange shirts at the end of matches? What do they do with them? Why would you want another player's stinky, sweaty, foul top? Do they wash them the second they get home? What if they're away- what then? Do they hold onto a soaking wet nasty top and clean it when they get back to England or do they wash it in their hotel room or does the Tottenham kit-crew wash it for them and return it to them when it's dry?
5) Are there super-rare kits out there that many fans covet but no one can find? If so, which come to mind?
6) Have Spurs shirts always been available for purchase? If I got in a time machine and went back to 1961, would I be able to buy a top just like I can today? If not, then when did it become normal to be able to buy "the new kit?"
7) Have I missed any kit questions? Is there anything interesting kit-wise that I've neglected to inquire about?
Thanks for your help- some of these queries might seem inane to you but there's a ton of stuff I don't know about football in general (and football in England in particular and Tottenham football even more specifically) so I figured here was as good a place as any to ask...
1) Do all teams in football sell both their kits and the kit of the team they're playing on game day? So if one goes to, say, Spurs-Cardiff at the Lane, are both shirts available in the stadium for purchase? It may sound weird but that's how it is in America-- i.e., if the Patriots are playing, say, the Steelers at Gillette Stadium (the home of the Pats), vendors in the concourse (i.e. the area of the stadium behind and/or underneath the actual seats, where food, beer, and all kinds of other stuff is sold) will have both Pats AND Steelers merchandise, including (but not limited to) authentic jerseys ("Jersey" in this case meaning "top"). Obviously (using this example) there'll be far more New England hats, shirts, bobble-head dolls and what have you, but all manner of Pittsburgh tchotchkes (Yiddish for things) would also be available. If you want to get a Hines Ward jersey it'll be there- at least on game day. Obviously the New England gear would always be available no matter who the opponent is, but when another team comes to visit there is always things you can purchase of theirs. An even better example would be baseball: if I go to Dodger stadium to see LA play, say, the Cincinnati Reds, caps of BOTH teams will be sold throughout the stadium. Basically, whoever is the visiting team will have stuff of theirs to buy. Is it the same in the UK?
2) (This question fascinates me even more) Do ALL teams have kits for sale in ALL leagues in England? So if you go to see Rochdale play, can you buy their shirt at the match? Same with Huddersfield? Dagenham & Redbridge? Hartlepool? Which teams don't have kits for sale- Grimsby? Kidderminster? Or can I buy their tops as well?
3) (Following up on question 2) When you travel to an away game is the kit of the home team for sale in their stadium? So for example last season when we went to Moldova to play Sheriff, were Sheriff tops for sale? And how about our shirts- when we played away at Tromso last season, were those dark blue AIA shirts (the ones that the players were wearing) available for purchase?
4) Why do players exchange shirts at the end of matches? What do they do with them? Why would you want another player's stinky, sweaty, foul top? Do they wash them the second they get home? What if they're away- what then? Do they hold onto a soaking wet nasty top and clean it when they get back to England or do they wash it in their hotel room or does the Tottenham kit-crew wash it for them and return it to them when it's dry?
5) Are there super-rare kits out there that many fans covet but no one can find? If so, which come to mind?
6) Have Spurs shirts always been available for purchase? If I got in a time machine and went back to 1961, would I be able to buy a top just like I can today? If not, then when did it become normal to be able to buy "the new kit?"
7) Have I missed any kit questions? Is there anything interesting kit-wise that I've neglected to inquire about?
Thanks for your help- some of these queries might seem inane to you but there's a ton of stuff I don't know about football in general (and football in England in particular and Tottenham football even more specifically) so I figured here was as good a place as any to ask...
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Gilette never has anything other than Patriots gear. Fenway never has anything other than Red Sox gear and so on and so forth. Walk into any stadium and they will not sell the opposing teams gear because each store in the stadium is run by the home team and the vendors outside the stadiums wont do it either. The opposing teams gear is NEVER available at an away stadium. Come on, now. That is definitely not how it is in America.
Wow
1) Home kit only in the stores around the ground. Some off street and unofficial vendors may sell an away scarf if Man Utd or Liverpool are in town or those awful half and half scarves. I've been to a few US sports games (Cubs, Mets, Jets and Pats) and can only recall home merchandise being available? Wouldn't surprise me though as all the major US leagues have centrally controlled and shared merchandise deals. That just doesn't happen here.
2) Yep. You can buy a kit of any any club at their home ground or on the web right down to Ryman League (semi pro Step 7 in the football pyramid). Big money spinners
3) Yep all the Euro clubs have kit and merch available. Went to Sheriff, they had the usual shirts scarfs badges etc
4) Souvenirs for the players
5) Yep. They're out there. Usually the official kits from the early 80's go for the highest prices. A Spurs Hummel kit (always known to me as the Maradona kit) from '85 - '87 in good condition in an adult size will set you back up to £250. Check out out www.classicfootballshirts.co.uk though beware, it's football porn and a wallet busting exercise.
6) First top I can remember being for purchase was the Admiral kit from 1977. That's when the replica market first exploded. Older SC members might have earlier recollections
7) nah, you're done!
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I have lennons match day shirt from the home game against Newcastle (unused sub) with the poppy on it. It feels the same as what you buy out of the store.
Plus it only fits my 2 year old
Plus it only fits my 2 year old
