GeckoSaint

I'd much prefer this GoodFella to be driving the bus: Than this bloke:

Top job Mike, looks awesome!!! You must be stoked

I don't recall saying it was Umbro Not sure what figures have been ordered but I'm aware you can get large runs of sublimated & embroidered shirts from China with a turnaround time of 3 weeks. Guess it depends on what deal Saints have with Umbro & high up the production pecking order we are?

Options, options options!

I know this is not a competition but am determined to get this right

Here's my contribution

The Liebherr Arena?

Agreed. Also I wish the phrase 'big club' was erased from football vocabulary, cos no team has ever won a trophy due to their attendances or season tickets sales.

I like Adam's confidence: “It is an honour, there are five lads on there and we have not even clinched promotion yet.

The designs will have to been finalised 1 maybe 2 months before launch so all marketing & publicity that comes with it can be done in time. Was part of a team that pitched for the Spurs kit launch, they & Puma had finalised the kit in Jan for a May launch. FYI the nose breaker was pre me. A manufacturer fault by Strikeforce (i think) the company that made Saints Apprarel & Lonsdale footie shirts.

The design process is fairly simple; got the brief, told what away colours to use (obviously home is red & white), set my templates up & off i went. Came up with half a dozen initial templates, then those are narrowed down, being constantly tweaked until all departments (retail, the manufacturer, the manager, senior players & the sponsors) are happy with the final designs. I believe Leighton is still the main man to sign things off cos he needs to have a decent product he can sell. If I remember correctly the whole process took a couple of months, from start to finish.

The9 i really like this: Am a big fan of the white sleeves as it differentiates us for Stoke, Sunderland etc. I also like elements of the Gamba shirt but I think sashes & stripes are too much, so i've created this: Perhaps again it may be a tad OTT but it's just a bit of fun for a very frustrated designer

I'm aware the designs will have been confirmed a while back, but I'd like to see the following:

Mate I live in Broadbeach. May just mosey on down there one night :-)

Would have love to come along to this, but annoyingly I'm working on Saturday. But deffo would be up for the next Saints meet up; anything nearer to the Gold Coast would be a bonus :-)

Kits my thing; I'd go for the following:

Add to that, the new sleeve patches:

Clearly its Franck Ribery!

Rabbit, I wouldn't suspect anything untoward with the non appearance of Lallana. A couple of seasons ago we used Kenwyne to model the white & gray away kit, he then buggered off to Sunderland a couple of weeks later - bloody agents! It's as simple as some players don't like to appear in promotional work or he was just on his hols already?

Love it!! Well done Leighton & the retail crew :-) My only question is, is it sashed on the reverse? I would look really smart with red numbering & lettering like England.

Here's the complete history of our badge/crest I can find. Admittedly it has regularly been tweaked over the years. Personally I'm not a fan of the 125 red nose proposal, i just don't think it has enough grandeur for the celebration of such a milestone. i don't mind the use of gold but I like it even less learning it was an Oldknow commissioned job. Yes the crest should move on but evolution not revolution, as Coventry found out a couple of seasons ago. I thought I'd reveal something I've been working for years (quite literally), so here's my turn :-) The wreath & crown i have taken from the original club crest. The oak, the river itchen from the 70's version, as well as incorporating the halo (without making it look like a cartoon character). Also included are the 3 roses (2 red, 1 white) from the 40's-60's crests and of course the red & white stripes. I think the scarf ends are so unique to Saints they have to be included. Plus it doesn't look another clubs crest Every designer at every agency that has worked with Saints has had a stab at this. I think the commercial staff at Saints are now bored of me sending stuff & harassing them. Please let us know your thoughts. Cheers GS

Yes please :-)