Thedelldays Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 I think this is the closest ! I like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badvoc Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 So it looks like we're going to be slightly replicating the 83/84 clash kit with an old red combo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 Hate to say it, but the idea of the pin-stripe kit has been growing on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 I think it looks utterly awful, my least favourite shirt since the Pony tick one I think. Will be interested to see if the light grey is to pull together any other elements of the home kit or if it's to tie in with details on the away kit. We never did wear our home socks with the yellow and blue last season for that Colombia effect... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 I like it. At least no-one can complain about the "come on you reds" chants now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 We definitely wore yellow shirt, blue shorts, and white socks at Barnsley and at Burnley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleonothing Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 I like it. At least no-one can complain about the "come on you reds" chants now. Maybe that is why we are having the pinstripe (mainly red kit). Cortese has heard "Come on you reds" so often that he thinks we want to play mainly in red? Or its for the asian market....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 (edited) We definitely wore yellow shirt, blue shorts, and white socks at Barnsley and at Burnley. [MLG Mode]But our home socks were red.[/MLG Mode] Edited 26 June, 2012 by Colinjb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 Ah yes, oops... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saints foreva Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 Hate the pin stripe idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Fan CaM Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 I think this is the closest ! Well it's OK in my books - I've been saving some birthday money ready for the new shirt so I'll be buying it f'sure. Neck looks a bit narrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPTCount Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 so the shirts go on sale at west quay on Saturday... but will it only be blank shirts? coz they dont do name printing there, and they dont even keep a pile of pre printed shirts of the squad there. could turn out to be quite a disappointment for a few nippers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 so the shirts go on sale at west quay on Saturday... but will it only be blank shirts? coz they dont do name printing there, and they dont even keep a pile of pre printed shirts of the squad there. could turn out to be quite a disappointment for a few nippers Can't parents not make them wait just a few days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 Well it's OK in my books - I've been saving some birthday money ready for the new shirt so I'll be buying it f'sure. Neck looks a bit narrow? That's not the collar on the Saints shirt, that's a mock up based on the Sweden shirt. And Sweden's players don't seem to have had much problem with it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 Can't parents not make them wait just a few days? Not really the point, people will want to do it all at once or probably just won't bother to get the numbers done. You're not covered for mistakes which ruin the shirt if you get the numbers printed somewhere else either - though unlike in our Football League years, if Saints don't have the facilities to print numbers in West Quay there's always JJB or SportsDirect.com who'll do it, and £2 cheaper than the Stadium shop too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 (edited) so the shirts go on sale at west quay on Saturday... but will it only be blank shirts? coz they dont do name printing there, and they dont even keep a pile of pre printed shirts of the squad there. could turn out to be quite a disappointment for a few nippers Last I checked the shirts went on sale at 1pm on Sunday. I know the reveal has been brought forward but didn't see anything about the on-sale date changing ? EDIT : That's because it's still Sunday : "launch of the new home kit on Sunday 1st July at 11am". http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2819693,00.html and "will be available to buy from 1st July in the WestQuay store, and from 2nd July at 9am in the Megastore" (Stadium). http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2821278,00.html So they don't go on sale on Saturday, they go on sale in West Quay on Sunday at 11am, and at the Stadium the following day. Last year's "launch day" was incredibly quiet, for the record, I didn't even have to queue and I pitched up at lunchtime in West Quay. Edited 26 June, 2012 by The9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 Not really the point, people will want to do it all at once or probably just won't bother to get the numbers done. You're not covered for mistakes which ruin the shirt if you get the numbers printed somewhere else either - though unlike in our Football League years, if Saints don't have the facilities to print numbers in West Quay there's always JJB or SportsDirect.com who'll do it, and £2 cheaper than the Stadium shop too. It is the point. Everyone wants everything right now all of the time. I uses to have to wait till the tops went on sale before I ever got one Now, waiting 48 hours is "not the point" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 Ah yes, oops... Yeah, home kit was red socks, away kit had white socks and blue alternate socks which they presumably cobbled together after the daft episode away at Burnley where both sides wore white socks which must have been a right pain for the officials. I'd have liked to see us in yellow, blue, red just for one match. Have to say I wasn't keen on the white socks with the home kit version though, mostly as we only wore it at Fratton. The fact we don't know anything about the away kit or home shorts and socks is about the only thing getting me interested in this launch. Where will the grey fit in ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 It is the point. Everyone wants everything right now all of the time. I uses to have to wait till the tops went on sale before I ever got one Now, waiting 48 hours is "not the point" I don't think it's particularly reasonable to expect all parents to be as up on this kind of stuff as "we" (ok just me) are. It's all about managing expectations, and it's not their fault if they've told the kid they can have their name and number, and then can't do that because the club is p155ing away opportunities to make money with crap decisions again... then again, they ARE having a refit... If there's no change, they can go to Sportsdirect.com or JJB, both within 100 yards and ready to print (presumably) white Prem name and numbers in West Quay / West Quay Retail Park anyway. The issue is really about the club providing a service people want, not about someone else deciding that's not a service they should want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 Or, wait 24 hours (it seems) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint J 77 Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 I think this is the closest ! Just with a thin white trim on the bottom of the sleeves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveyR Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 Not sure if I'm keen, nothing about it (apart from the badge) says Southampton. Very generic blah. Meh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 Or, wait 24 hours (it seems) Why on earth would someone who went to town to buy a kid a Saints shirt with their name on wait until the following day and have to make another journey when they could just get it done in a different shop, cheaper, at the same time and as part of the same shopping trip ? It's not even about not wanting to wait, it's about not needing to. Again, if the club can't provide the convenience, someone else can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint J 77 Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 Not sure if I'm keen, nothing about it (apart from the badge) says Southampton. Very generic blah. Meh! I must admit its not the kit I would of hoped we would make our triumphant return to the premier league with but I am hoping the design will grow on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 (edited) Just with a thin white trim on the bottom of the sleeves. Actually if you look closely that's on there, you just can't see it (except on the very far right) because the background is also white. mulletsaints actually mentioned his faux pas in using the white background when he posted it up. You couldn't really see it on the other sleeve on the original in the first place. Long sleeve version is entirely red sleeve and cuffs - pretty sure it's still got the weird inset panels up the wrist from the cuff that the current kit has, but they're red so not as visible as the red panels on the current white sleeve. I wonder if they're the same cuff and panel pieces from the 2011/12 kit ? Edited 26 June, 2012 by The9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SO16_Saint Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 Why on earth would someone who went to town to buy a kid a Saints shirt with their name on wait until the following day and have to make another journey when they could just get it done in a different shop, cheaper, at the same time and as part of the same shopping trip ? It's not even about not wanting to wait, it's about not needing to. Again, if the club can't provide the convenience, someone else can. Simple answer to this: the club could quite easily wait until Monday when the megastore is open to print these oh so important names and numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooney Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 Just with a thin white trim on the bottom of the sleeves. And an adjustment needed to the collar perhaps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 I must admit its not the kit I would of hoped we would make our triumphant return to the premier league with but I am hoping the design will grow on me. I just don't see the logic of relaunching to a worldwide audience with a kit that isn't representative of the vast majority of the club's history. Then again, there is still a small chance that what we've seen is just a prototype... though that model seems to back up that the red with pinstripes is the actual kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 And an adjustment needed to the collar perhaps! That's not the collar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 Simple answer to this: the club could quite easily wait until Monday when the megastore is open to print these oh so important names and numbers. Erm, I don't know what your point is. Are you saying they could delay the launch, or not sell shirts until Monday (basically the same thing), or what ? The point is that people are going to want the numbers from the West Quay store, may not be able to get them there, so can instead give someone else £10 to do it that the club won't be getting (both cheaper and more convenient than waiting, and just as authentic). There's not a lot of logic in not opening the stadium shop on the day of a kit launch either, for that matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 I think this is the closest ! If we really have got this abortion of a kit the question is : WHY ??? Were Umbro not arsed because NC has told them we are going elsewhere from next season ? Did our sponsor give us sh*t because their logo hasnt been prominent enough ? Sorry, I expected something a bit more unique, ubiquitos, historical/traditional for our first f**king year back in the Premierhship, FFS. Not a retro kit from the Scousers. Ridiculous. I am getting quite upset about this. That shirt is truly sh*te. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish fingers Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 If we really have got this abortion of a kit the question is : WHY ??? Were Umbro not arsed because NC has told them we are going elsewhere from next season ? Did our sponsor give us sh*t because their logo hasnt been prominent enough ? Sorry, I expected something a bit more unique, ubiquitos, historical/traditional for our first f**king year back in the Premierhship, FFS. Not a retro kit from the Scousers. Ridiculous. I am getting quite upset about this. That shirt is truly sh*te. It's a football shirt, stop being such a fanny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 It's a football shirt, stop being such a fanny. I'll be a fanny as much as I want; one of our greatest seasons ever coming up and we're going to be dressed like rejects from a Harry Enfield sketch. Are Umbro supplying curly wigs, 'taches and jemmys to break into cars and house windows ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 The thing is, it will get people talking, will get us noticed by those outside. Much the same way our Sash kit did.... only more so. Saints are back in the Premier League... but not as you would have expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SO16_Saint Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 Erm, I don't know what your point is. Are you saying they could delay the launch, or not sell shirts until Monday (basically the same thing), or what ? The point is that people are going to want the numbers from the West Quay store, may not be able to get them there, so can instead give someone else £10 to do it that the club won't be getting (both cheaper and more convenient than waiting, and just as authentic). There's not a lot of logic in not opening the stadium shop on the day of a kit launch either, for that matter. I don't know the answer, but have you ever been able to get numbers etc from west quay store? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 The thing is, it will get people talking, will get us noticed by those outside. Much the same way our Sash kit did.... only more so. Saints are back in the Premier League... but not as you would have expected. There is no way that kit will generate more attention than an update of the sash would have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 Look at this sh*te from 1982-1985, then look at what we wore in the same period. http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Liverpool/Liverpool.htm http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Southampton/Southampton.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 Yeah, I think we've got it that you don't like it and won't buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 Yeah, I think we've got it that you don't like it and won't buy it. whereas a load of you seem to have this fatalisitc penchant for accepting whatever the club dishes out. Jesus, a load of you on here came up with better kits than that, even following Umbro's standard templates. Did Umbro find a few hundred rolls of moth-eaten Liverpool mid-80s fabric lying around in a sweat shop somewhere ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saints foreva Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 There is no way that kit will generate more attention than an update of the sash would have. The Sash was a great kit but it should remain a one off. It would be very hard to do an "update" considering it was only a white kit with a red sash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 whereas a load of you seem to have this fatalisitc penchant for accepting whatever the club dishes out. Jesus, a load of you on here came up with better kits than that, even following Umbro's standard templates. Who is "you lot", you utter nonsense. Barely anyone has even seen it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 The Sash was a great kit but it should remain a one off. It would be very hard to do an "update" considering it was only a white kit with a red sash. Fair enough, the main point was that I diagree vehemently that the new kit would provoke more comment, except in Toxteh and Kirkby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish fingers Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 Fair enough, the main point was that I diagree vehemently that the new kit would provoke more comment, except in Toxteh and Kirkby. What do you plan to do about it then other than continue to whinge on an internet message board? You don't like it, fine. Don't buy it. Amazing concept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 What do you plan to do about it then other than continue to whinge on an internet message board? You don't like it, fine. Don't buy it. Amazing concept. Erm, I thought the whole point of this thread was to discuss the new kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 Erm, I thought the whole point of this thread was to discuss the new kit. anyone who has visited this thread knows full well you don't like it... is there any need to keep saying it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPTCount Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 Can't parents not make them wait just a few days? not really the point, i don't care about the nippers, that was just a comment. the point is the poor management of the west quay store, and whether they've changed the facilities, or policy, in the shop. its just hassle if u mission down there and then find out they don't print names, happened to me earlier this year when i was on the high street, i thought i'd buy a shirt on a whim, but didn't bother coz they could only sell me a blank one. fair enough not to have the printing press, but not to have a pile of lambert and lallana shirts pre printed seems foolish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 not really the point, i don't care about the nippers, that was just a comment. the point is the poor management of the west quay store, and whether they've changed the facilities, or policy, in the shop. its just hassle if u mission down there and then find out they don't print names, happened to me earlier this year when i was on the high street, i thought i'd buy a shirt on a whim, but didn't bother coz they could only sell me a blank one. fair enough not to have the printing press, but not to have a pile of lambert and lallana shirts pre printed seems foolish poor management..? for not being able to print names.. should the rest of southampton wait so the few who want name there and then get that facility at the same time the shirt is released..? they should delay the kit launch IMO...till monday..just to keep the few happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 I don't like it either but there you go can't please all of the people all of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 There is no way that kit will generate more attention than an update of the sash would have. The Sash has however already been done and as a design wouldn't have worked as well with a sponsor. We have a sponsor that needs accomodating and have gone for something different. Whether that will be a success or not we'll soon see, but it will get more people talking about the club then a simple striped shirt ever will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPTCount Posted 26 June, 2012 Share Posted 26 June, 2012 (edited) Last I checked the shirts went on sale at 1pm on Sunday. I know the reveal has been brought forward but didn't see anything about the on-sale date changing ? EDIT : That's because it's still Sunday : "launch of the new home kit on Sunday 1st July at 11am". http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2819693,00.html and "will be available to buy from 1st July in the WestQuay store, and from 2nd July at 9am in the Megastore" (Stadium). http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2821278,00.html So they don't go on sale on Saturday, they go on sale in West Quay on Sunday at 11am, and at the Stadium the following day. Last year's "launch day" was incredibly quiet, for the record, I didn't even have to queue and I pitched up at lunchtime in West Quay. i skimmed the article earlier and it said it was revealed on the friday 29th online, and went on sale on the 1st. i overlooked the extra day in june as an assumption that they would release the design online the day before it went on sales. but thanks for ur correcting me 4 times, u will receive ur internetz shortly but i now see the error of my ways thank u for clearing everything up Edited 26 June, 2012 by JPTCount Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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