Tottenham and Nike
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JonnySpurs
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I dont personally care what it's made of, not sure anyone does.
I do care what it looks like because it is part of our identity as a club and as a brand around the world. It all factors in to how we are run and ultimately that has an impact on how successful we are.
Most fans have that one kit that they love and can remember whether it be from last season or decades ago. Mine is the 86' home shirt and thanks to Campo Retro I now have it
dagraham
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I dont personally care what it's made of, not sure anyone does.
I do care what it looks like because it is part of our identity as a club and as a brand around the world. It all factors in to how we are run and ultimately that has an impact on how successful we are.
Most fans have that one kit that they love and can remember whether it be from last season or decades ago. Mine is the 86' home shirt and thanks to Campo Retro I now have it
Obviously I would prefer a nice kit over some horrid thing, but in reality the overseas market or the kids market ( where the bulk of the sales will be) will lap it up if we are successful on the pitch even if it's an abomination.
I remember plenty of seasons where I saw our kit and thought "I don't like that at all", but after I'd seen it once in the flesh I didn't give it a moments thought again.
We should just follow the money.
On the subject of old kits though, I thought the Adidas and Holsten combination was the best. Although the one that sticks in my mind the most was the away kit which I used to refer to as the "bird shit one"
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danielneeds
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Agreed. We're mostly grown adults on here, get over it. It's for kids and schmucks in Asia mostly. Get yourself a nice vintage Spurs tracksuit top for game days if you're desperate to wear colours.Obviously I would prefer a nice kit over some horrid thing, but in reality the overseas market or the kids market ( where the bulk of the sales will be) will lap it up if we are successful on the pitch even if it's an abomination.
I remember plenty of seasons where I saw our kit and thought "I don't like that at all", but after I'd seen it once in the flesh I didn't give it a moments thought again.
We should just follow the money.
On the subject of old kits though, I thought the Adidas and Holsten combination was the best. Although the one that sticks in my mind the most was the away kit which I used to refer to as the "bird shit one"
After about three games in the new kit, I totally don't even notice the difference from the last one.
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slartibartfast
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Saw Norwich third kit I think it is on FIFA 16.
SERIOUSLY W..T...F IS THAT???
You mean there were choices and not 1 but a group of people said "Yep. That's what we're looking for. That explosion in a cheese factory look."
SERIOUSLY W..T...F IS THAT???
You mean there were choices and not 1 but a group of people said "Yep. That's what we're looking for. That explosion in a cheese factory look."
LSUY
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Two Cheers for Sweatshops Lane
mark87
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Remember this is the club where the fans have more fingers on the same hand than they do brain cells, so an odd 3rd kit design isn't that strange to me!
slartibartfast
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Oi watch it lol. Actually these days theres probably more Londoners living up this neck of the woods than are still in London. Spurs shirts everywhere around here. Few Arsenal as well, otherwise it would be a lovely place to live.
dovahkiin
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hughton on coys (hes had some great info, i dont really remember, someone will have to look that up): Just back having been at the game last night. Beers in the FA lounge and one of the Nike guys indicated we are very close to a deal. In his words 'we are just trying to get the deal over the line'. Only thing mentioned was kit. I'd be very surprised if naming rights were part of any deal.
I did wonder would it also help us secure Wembley for the season away from the Lane given the relationship between Nike and the FA. The kit would kick in that season.
hertyid: Pretty sure UA have a matching option so will be interesting to see how this progresses. Nike definitely in play though.
I did wonder would it also help us secure Wembley for the season away from the Lane given the relationship between Nike and the FA. The kit would kick in that season.
hertyid: Pretty sure UA have a matching option so will be interesting to see how this progresses. Nike definitely in play though.
With any luck, UA will match or beat Nike.
danielneeds
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Would be difficult even though they are growing fast Nike have a lot more cash to throw around.
Not necessarily. Nike was outbid by a good amount by UA for the most marketable college athletics program recently, Michigan. However, Nike got the contract because of the alumni base is very tradition heavy and the school used to be a Nike school and because Michael Jordan offered Jim Harbaugh the opportunity to be the first football team outfitted by the Jordan brand.
Tucker
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As long as there's a bidding war and we get a shit load more money, then I'm happy. Both kits are likely made in a sweatshop, so don't kid yourselves that UA have any moral high ground here. Yeah we lose individuality with Nike, but let's be honest, a plain white shirt and blue shorts shouldn't be that hard not to fuck up.
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Have you seen the new England kit?
Tucker
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Yeah, it's a plain white kit, with slightly light blue sleeves. It's no worse than any other kit they've had for the last ten years. It's not like it's got a massive luminous orange ornate Chinese dragon down one side of it, and a picture of pikachu fucking the queen on the back.
Disagree. It's awful and they managed to mess up a simple white kit.
dovahkiin
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hughton again: I visited Hummel yesterday whilst across and he told me that UA now they feel we are jumping to Nike have done a deal with Southampton. From what he was saying they done the deal because we were moving, apparently Hummel were in the running for this but wouldn't pay what was required.
Some of the Hummel stuff we seen yesterday was fantastic quality, I really hope they crack a big Prem team as it'll put them back on the radar. For the record they have just signed up Denmark again.
Some of the Hummel stuff we seen yesterday was fantastic quality, I really hope they crack a big Prem team as it'll put them back on the radar. For the record they have just signed up Denmark again.
