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  1. 1. Do you like New Home Kit

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Colinjb

Colinjb

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Agree completely. Having a white portion of shirt and a not-quite-white sticker over the top of it just looks utterly cheapskate. Why can't the sponsor just be integrated into the kit design? It's not as if there's a need to print a load of sponsor-free shirts, surely?

 

I suppose I see it a different way. The sponsor can never be truly integrated into the kit design, it is a foreign entity. If we played in colours that were plain it wouldn't be too tricky, but on stripes it can only distrupt them. The Air Florida shirt worked better because of it, but on our classic stripes. No chance.

 

The closest we got to integrating a design was on the 06-08 Flybe shirt, and that was a dog. The follow on shirt with the plain white plastic screen print was in my opinion a better shirt, but still ugly. This design, like the old Friends Provident shirts at least tries to bring minimal distruption to the stripes while also standing out. Sady though it is not the bolder 'foam' type print from those few years ago, it is the flat plastic type that does feel cheaper...... and that I feel is the main problem with it... even if it's the best of the bunch.

SO16_Saint

SO16_Saint

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I like it but I just can't get over the fact that our sponsors are AAP (monkey in Dutch). I won't be buying it just because of that.

 

If it helps, it's aap3

hugh

hugh

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Really can't get worked up about it one way or the other.

 

Nothing distinctive about it. Makes me appreciate how good the sash shirts were though.

deadpanmatt

deadpanmatt

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At the end of the day, it's just a shirt. It is a pretty nice design and whilst the logo isn't perfect, it's the best striped shirt we've had for 4 years in my opinion. Nothing to get 'worked up' about, but then should we be getting worked up about a football shirt anyway?

Colinjb

Colinjb

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See, I think that is attrocious.

 

The problem is, when there is a compromise in the shirt to accomodate a sponsor it will never look absolutely right. The question will be, which compromise do people find most acceptable? And as that is subjective there will never be a total consensus.

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Colinjb

Colinjb

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In what sense? Not talking about the shirt, just having a break in the stripes built into the shirt. It makes the sponsor stand out more too.

 

I cannot stand the absolute break in the striped pattern. That it is built into the shirt fabric means little to me, I just find it ugly.

 

Just like I hated it in this design:

 

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If we are to have a sponsor, I would prefer it to not interupt the stripes, just be placed above them. Just like this older friends provident design.

 

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As such, I do like the new shirt design.

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Minsk

Minsk

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It's okay, but don't think I'll buy it.

 

Mrs Minsk doesn't like it very much.

 

My almost 7 year old daughter thinks it's great.

 

Hope the Northam remember to sing: we are the boys in the white, and red stripes!

Gigersaint

Gigersaint

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I really like the new shirt, the white looks great on the short sleeve shirt but not so sure on the long sleeve version.

 

Happy to see we've returned to the stripes as much as I'd liked the sash for last seasons 125 year celebration. I don't know why, but I did wonder for a while if we were going to see something completely different that broke from all of our previous tradition. Thought the new kit seemed to be more shrouded in secrecy and longer for release this year, but that may just be me... I hate the wait between football seasons, seems they are getting longer as I get older but the years pass by quicker. :cry:

Badger

Badger

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bad collar, bad socks, does not look like a saints kits for some reason, maybe the white sleeves, but i liked some of the mock-ups with white sleeves so will wait till i see it in the flesh, also would have liked to revert to navy blue shorts (much darker than ath madrid) which would make it different from any other kit out there.

 

for the away kit i would like to keep the sash, pref navy blue shirt w/yellow sash, yellow shorts, navy blue socks with yellow tops

 

Agree on collar.

 

Away kit - like your suggestion, or black and yellow

Badger

Badger

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Average, and will wait till I see it on Saturday to form my view but initial observations:

- collar looks crap

- white sleeves, different but not inspiring, especially on the long sleeve version

- socks, its as well that these are not also just white, and the red does not look bad,but a little too Sunderland

-shorts, no problem with these,but like others suggestion of perhaps a navy blue .

bender

bender

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I cannot stand the absolute break in the striped pattern. That it is built into the shirt fabric means little to me, I just find it ugly.

 

Just like I hated it in this design:

 

images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQyxBLk4rUety2Ef1PT4DZCzxs2DmBKGlcGR7hCPOlFKnvjihuQxg

 

If we are to have a sponsor, I would prefer it to not interupt the stripes, just be placed above them. Just like this older friends provident design.

 

shm03hl_l.jpg

 

As such, I do like the new shirt design.

 

This second shirt is one of my favourites. Its first outing was happy memories - last home game before the cup final. It's last outing was somewhat different.

bender

bender

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All Umbro kits are, part of the deal

 

Then im not buying it. Dont mind spending 45 sheets on a shirt that is the latest for 2 years.

St Jim

St Jim

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It's nice and it's stripey but I can't say much more about it. I'm underwhelmed and was expecting something a little more different given the hype.

Matthew Le God

Matthew Le God

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It's nice and it's stripey but I can't say much more about it. I'm underwhelmed and was expecting something a little more different given the hype.

 

What counts as "different" in your eyes for a red and white Saints shirt? What exactly did you expect? There is only so much you can do.

 

Is it not different in that it has white sleeves and a white shoulder panel on the back, which have never been seen on a Saints kit before?

S-Clarke

S-Clarke

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It's nice and it's stripey but I can't say much more about it. I'm underwhelmed and was expecting something a little more different given the hype.

 

TBH it's alot different than our usual shirts, quite refreshing actually. As said by MLG...there's only so much you can do with red and white stripes!!

MAY-Z

MAY-Z

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unfortunately i cant find a photo of it on the web but a collingwood shirt i have from the afl (which is black & white vertical stripes) has a sponsors logo of emirates as part of the fabric so it can be done quite easily, is more integrated than the juventus one linked too

St Jim

St Jim

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What counts as "different" in your eyes for a red and white Saints shirt? What exactly did you expect? There is only so much you can do.

 

Is it not different in that it has white sleeves and a white shoulder panel on the back, which have never been seen on a Saints kit before?

 

Agreed there are point of differences but every new kit will have point of differences. All I am saying is that given the hype I was expecting something more radical for example the Air Florida kit is very different, the centenary kit was very different as was the sash and the hummell but this new kit is just a plain mid sized red and white stipes with the only point of difference being the white sleaves. Infact the design isn't too dissimilar to the 2003/2005 kit except for the collar and instead of red sleeves we have white.

The9

The9

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I think all Umbro kits are 'Tailored By' now aren't they? Assumed it was Nike trying to make them seem a bit less crap.

 

They're all Tailored By now, and have been since the 2010/11 kits started coming out in early 2010, which predated the Nike takeover. But this is the first season when there haven't been some pre-Tailored By shirt designs around with that logo just slapped on them.

 

The other thread not only has a list, but pictures of all Umbro teams. We were last to reveal for 2011/12, apart from Wales and Northern Ireland.

theyin

theyin

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It's nice and it's stripey but I can't say much more about it. I'm underwhelmed and was expecting something a little more different given the hype.

 

I think the hype was mainly generated on here wasn't it?

Quickfire Double

Quickfire Double

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(thinking about it I think I get a free one from this GSR thingy)

 

Correct. I wonder if they'll send 'em out now or nearer the time? Should have asked when they emailed the other day.

 

I like it. Not sure it'll get as much non-matchday usage from me as the sash did though.

St.Thomas7

St.Thomas7

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Mine just arrived. Actually like it even more now I've seen it. Its a really nice fit, excellent non-static material (had this problem all the time with last seasons), bottom left corner has the "tailored by umbro" thingy embroided on. Only criticism is the aap3 sponsor is indeed stuck on, but where its quite small and not in a box it blends well. I wasn't so sure about the white across the shoulders but now I can see it up close, really like it. The red trim on the white sleeves is nice too. Well happy with it.

bender

bender

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No one is making you, £45 is a decent sum of money, especially for a football shirt.

 

Im not saying anyone is making me. All I'm saying is I'm peraonally not choosing to buy a shirt that I only think is OK if its for 1 year. I would however spend the money if I was buying something that was the latest shirt for 2 years. I would only buy a 1-year shirt if I really liked it (like the sash).

 

Indeed I'll be wearing the sash to games next season

The9

The9

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I think the hype was mainly generated on here wasn't it?

 

Was that "hype" ? I wouldn't even go that far. Saints practically forgot it existed.

Frank's cousin

Frank's cousin

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FFS...

 

Options:

1. Like, can afford - BUY

2. Like, can't afford - DONT BUY, thats life sadly

3. Dont like, Can afford - BUY for someone else

4. Dont like, cant afford - NO FECKIN' PROBLEM IS THERE

The9

The9

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is it striped on the back or block white?

 

Striped, there's a pic on page 1 or 2 of this thread. White panel at the top of the back though.

solentstars

solentstars

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FFS...

 

Options:

1. Like, can afford - BUY

2. Like, can't afford - DONT BUY, thats life sadly

3. Dont like, Can afford - BUY for someone else

4. Dont like, cant afford - NO FECKIN' PROBLEM IS THERE

and 5. like -overpriced -got better things to spend money on lol

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