HoustonHammer24 wrote:What was the point in throwing that God awful speckle pattern on the shoulders of the training kits? Hope we don't see it on any of the actual replica kits. Does it symbolize something that I'm missing?
The only thing I can think of is that the speckle reflects the proposed pattern on the new stadium wrap.
I do agree, the first time I saw a picture of that short, the first thing I thought of was the tacky leisure shirts Bukta produced. At least it does not have the New York skyline
HoustonHammer24 wrote:What was the point in throwing that God awful speckle pattern on the shoulders of the training kits? Hope we don't see it on any of the actual replica kits. Does it symbolize something that I'm missing?
Looks a bit like Croatia's home shirts, doesn't it.
Shame we couldn't have stayed with adidas really rather than umbro, still if we carry on upwards on our current trajectory we'll have them & nike come knocking soon.
But please not under armour as it sounds like a deodrant.
What is going on with the new online shop? I had a quick search but can't find anything. Please direct me if you know but it is not letting me log on and won't let me make a new account because it says I already have one and it just keeps directing me to the ticket page when I try to pay. An annoying vicious circle. Want to buy some stuff for my old man and a training top for myself but they don't seem to want my money.
wormley wrote:Shame we couldn't have stayed with adidas really rather than umbro, still if we carry on upwards on our current trajectory we'll have them & nike come knocking soon.
But please not under armour as it sounds like a deodrant.
I always find the Addidas kits annoying. Most kit manufacturers are happy with just their symbol on your chest, but Adidas have to really ram the message home by slapping three stripes everywhere.
The Umbro on the sleeves of ours last year annoyed me, too.
wormley wrote:Shame we couldn't have stayed with adidas really rather than umbro, still if we carry on upwards on our current trajectory we'll have them & nike come knocking soon.
But please not under armour as it sounds like a deodrant.
From memory, Umbro outbid Nike, Puma and Adidas to get West Ham. I'm happy to have the highest bidder and would rather a smaller manufacturer like Umbro, New Balance, Under Armour or Puma than Adidas or Nike as that way we get custom designed kit not generic templates.
Staff at the club store said the new home kit will be in store from 16/17 July.
YorksHammer wrote:
I always find the Addidas kits annoying. Most kit manufacturers are happy with just their symbol on your chest, but Adidas have to really ram the message home by slapping three stripes everywhere.
The Umbro on the sleeves of ours last year annoyed me, too.
I remember the 1974 World Cup when Cruyff refused to wear the three stripes on his shirt as he was sponsored by Puma. He had two stripes down his sleeve whilst his team mates had the Adidas three stripes.
I think the blue polo looks the nuts. It's the same colour as the jacket, I won't get both because I'll look like a smurf but the polo is going to be my shirt of choice for games this year!