Spudders Posted 6 September, 2012 Posted 6 September, 2012 I love it. Just dissapointed that in the past couple of months whilst I've been working away, it seems to have shrunk so I can't fit in it now!
LVSaint Posted 6 September, 2012 Posted 6 September, 2012 Actually, I have a question about the printing service. A relative dashed down SMS when it came out and got my kids inital and surname printed with their choice of number on the shirts. But the shop didnt bother with "." between the initial and surname. Is that normal or has my relative been ripped off ? I reckon it looks a little odd without it. Has it created an unfortunate but amusing result? Say your surname is Watt, first name Tim, or something similar? Peter Enis, etc...
Colinjb Posted 6 September, 2012 Posted 6 September, 2012 I love it. Just dissapointed that in the past couple of months whilst I've been working away, it seems to have shrunk so I can't fit in it now! Yes, it shrunk......
Dublin Saint Posted 6 September, 2012 Posted 6 September, 2012 Well we're not getting confused with Southampton anyway. But yes, how brilliant be the only club in world football to play in plain red. This
1885 Posted 6 September, 2012 Posted 6 September, 2012 Don't like it and won't get one. Interesting read, though as there's not such a thing as "shirt history / tradition" over here. I'd love if there was, as every club changes its shirt every season completely, plain awful.
John Boy Saint Posted 6 September, 2012 Posted 6 September, 2012 Pants Much prefer the Away one of the 2.
SaintJackoInHurworth Posted 6 September, 2012 Posted 6 September, 2012 I don't understand those who say they like it because it is different! In what way is it different to the other million and one teams that play in red? Whatever way you look at it, it is a 1980's Nottingham Forest or Liverpool kit! If you want different, take a look at the 1980s Keegan era red and white fat stripes - that was different - and yet still a proper Saints kit. Or how about the 1970's Saints shirt with the thinner red stripes either side of each red stripe? Or the Draper shirt that some hate with the V at the top? Personally, I thought last season's kit was hard to beat - it was simple red and white stripes and yet looked somehow more stylish than other red and white striped kits. Despite its simplicity it was incredibly distinct from Exeter, Brentford, Stoke and Sunderland kits. It's a shame we couldn't have just stuck with that one. Still, there are some benefits - they sold off the old kits while I was visiting Southampton back in the spring so I got hold of a copy of last season's kit at half the usual price and so that will serve me for a few years now until they bring out another must-buy kit. The more rubbish kits they bring out, the less costly it is for me!
Berkers Posted 6 September, 2012 Posted 6 September, 2012 Hate the kit with a passion but more upset about how the club went about it. This is the one area where it wouldn't do them any harm to canvass the supporters.
cjay7 Posted 7 September, 2012 Posted 7 September, 2012 Love it. Grown on me a after watching it on the box a the last few weeks.
stinhk Posted 7 September, 2012 Posted 7 September, 2012 I want to buy one home/away to play football in but I wonder what the material is like. Are they designed to actually play in or just for strolling around town in? The only time I ever had one it was a nightmare, it was like wearing a plastic bag. Is it a climalite or similar? I play footy in +30c and 90% humidity so it really needs to be 'performance' wear.
SaintRobbie Posted 7 September, 2012 Posted 7 September, 2012 Hate it. We look like Liverpool. S ave O ur S tripes Whats more we haven't won a real game in it so its obviously unlucky, despite what they say in the Far East about red being lucky!!
alpine_saint Posted 7 September, 2012 Posted 7 September, 2012 Whats more we haven't won a real game in it so its obviously unlucky, despite what they say in the Far East about red being lucky!! I seem to recall a few people saying the same about the sash kit.
fanimal Posted 7 September, 2012 Posted 7 September, 2012 The biggest problem with it is that it merges with the backgrond seats/fans at SMS, and it takes the players a split second longer to pick out the team mate they are passing to, I really believe that. So it should be better when worn away from home.
once_bitterne Posted 7 September, 2012 Posted 7 September, 2012 And we haven't even worn the white kit yet! We won't next week either as it will be Yellows again.
tajjuk Posted 7 September, 2012 Posted 7 September, 2012 I like it, but probably going to buy the away one as I like that even more! People are obviously very fussy it seems, it's also still red and white striped.
Toadhall Saint Posted 7 September, 2012 Posted 7 September, 2012 Nope not for me. Just don't look like Saints to me. Away kits good tho'.
Saints Fan Dan Posted 7 September, 2012 Posted 7 September, 2012 I liked it from the off, still do, bought it, like how it looks on me and I enjoy wearing it at the gym. A change in look one in a while is a good thing. However after watching Saints in action I have to admit I'm beginning to miss the stripes and it isn't really Southampton. A few times I have seen highlights of our matches and for a split second thinking it was Liverpool before realising it's us. I think it's more to do with the red shorts, perhaps if it the shorts were black or white it would be easier on the eye but all red doesn't really look right on the pitch. It's far from being our worst home kit though. Some of our own brand FL era shirts were ghastly, mainly the ones with the crappy white boxes to accommodate the sponsors. And the kit we wore during our final season at the Dell, that was far worse.
The9 Posted 7 September, 2012 Posted 7 September, 2012 And we haven't even worn the white kit yet! We won't next week either as it will be Yellows again. Unless we are allowed to wear all white at Everton or Villa who both have white shorts, or change to the red shorts at Everton, we probably won't wear the all white until Liverpool - and I struggle to think of another team we'll be able to wear it against without either changing kit needlessly from red or clashing with part of the home team's kit. Arsenal will be yellow/blue/blue, there's too much white in their home kit. Having seen West Brom in navy/white shirts, white shorts and white socks against Everton in all blue the other day I wouldn't be surprised if we wore white/red/white at Everton, though we don't like to mix kits if we can help it - we only used a mix of home and away kit in two away matches last season, at Fratton and Watford.
The9 Posted 7 September, 2012 Posted 7 September, 2012 I like it, but probably going to buy the away one as I like that even more! People are obviously very fussy it seems, it's also still red and white striped. It's no more red and white striped than red and grey striped. And it clearly isn't red and grey striped, is it ? Or for the alternative angle, ask Liverpool fans about their red and white striped kits of the 1980s and see if they think you're insane.
Saint J 77 Posted 7 September, 2012 Posted 7 September, 2012 I don't mind it as a one off kit. I just hope we return to stripes next year, or at least a kit with a bit more white in it. I know this is very unlikely but ff we won the FA cup in it, it would become the must have retro Kit in years to come though
RonManager Posted 7 September, 2012 Posted 7 September, 2012 Unless we are allowed to wear all white at Everton or Villa who both have white shorts, or change to the red shorts at Everton, we probably won't wear the all white until Liverpool - and I struggle to think of another team we'll be able to wear it against without either changing kit needlessly from red or clashing with part of the home team's kit. Arsenal will be yellow/blue/blue, there's too much white in their home kit. Having seen West Brom in navy/white shirts, white shorts and white socks against Everton in all blue the other day I wouldn't be surprised if we wore white/red/white at Everton, though we don't like to mix kits if we can help it - we only used a mix of home and away kit in two away matches last season, at Fratton and Watford. You should audition for The Big Bang Theory.
Cheese on Toast Posted 7 September, 2012 Posted 7 September, 2012 Unless we are allowed to wear all white at Everton or Villa who both have white shorts, or change to the red shorts at Everton, we probably won't wear the all white until Liverpool - and I struggle to think of another team we'll be able to wear it against without either changing kit needlessly from red or clashing with part of the home team's kit. Arsenal will be yellow/blue/blue, there's too much white in their home kit. Having seen West Brom in navy/white shirts, white shorts and white socks against Everton in all blue the other day I wouldn't be surprised if we wore white/red/white at Everton, though we don't like to mix kits if we can help it - we only used a mix of home and away kit in two away matches last season, at Fratton and Watford. Yes, but those kits didnt really go together very well, but these do
Badger Posted 7 September, 2012 Posted 7 September, 2012 Unless we are allowed to wear all white at Everton or Villa who both have white shorts, or change to the red shorts at Everton, we probably won't wear the all white until Liverpool - and I struggle to think of another team we'll be able to wear it against without either changing kit needlessly from red or clashing with part of the home team's kit. Arsenal will be yellow/blue/blue, there's too much white in their home kit. Having seen West Brom in navy/white shirts, white shorts and white socks against Everton in all blue the other day I wouldn't be surprised if we wore white/red/white at Everton, though we don't like to mix kits if we can help it - we only used a mix of home and away kit in two away matches last season, at Fratton and Watford. Why on earth would we need to change kit at Everton ? We are currently playing in all red, Liverpool seem to manage to wear that at Goodison, season after season. We should know that as BBC & ITV continue to show that fixture thinking the rest of the nation might in some way be in interested.
The9 Posted 7 September, 2012 Posted 7 September, 2012 You should audition for The Big Bang Theory. I have no idea what that is.
Cheese on Toast Posted 7 September, 2012 Posted 7 September, 2012 I have no idea what that is. He must have been calling you jewish
The9 Posted 7 September, 2012 Posted 7 September, 2012 (edited) Yes, but those kits didnt really go together very well, but these do I was hoping we'd break out the Colombia colours with the red home socks with the yellow away shirt and blue shorts, but we brought out alternate blue socks instead. The home socks even had yellow Umbro logos on and would have matched just fine. The white socks looked fine with the home kit too (though it was a bit too much white, the red were better). I won't get started that we began the season in white socks with blue logos and finished the season with white socks with black logos... Edited 7 September, 2012 by The9
Cheese on Toast Posted 7 September, 2012 Posted 7 September, 2012 ??? Aww... The9 is confused... INFRACTION!!
Cheese on Toast Posted 7 September, 2012 Posted 7 September, 2012 Yeah... that's what you get for messing with Cheesey
The9 Posted 7 September, 2012 Posted 7 September, 2012 Yeah... that's what you get for messing with Cheesey I'm more freaked out by the Big Bang Theory reference than the jewish one. I know what a jewish is.
theyin Posted 8 September, 2012 Posted 8 September, 2012 it is a brilliant kit where we dont get confused with Sunderland, Stoke, Exeter and many foreign teams. New club new identity So you travel about with people coming up to you in a state of confusion regarding this? I have NEVER experienced this, heard of anyone experiencing it or any other such nonsense. #BRINGBACKTHESTRIPES
Dr Who? Posted 8 September, 2012 Posted 8 September, 2012 It is a good shirt, but it is not Saints. I have tried to give it a go, but it is just not doing it for me. I will probably buy it for me and my daughter at the Villa game though.
Badger Posted 8 September, 2012 Posted 8 September, 2012 Awful home kit. Looks like a Saints training top. I can't understand the "at least we don't look like Stoke & Sunderland" comments; we just look like L/pool, Forest or a poor attempt by Crewe,Swindon or Bristol City to like L/pool instead. Bring back the stripes, or the Keegan era strip at home. (and preferably amber and black away.)
OldNick Posted 8 September, 2012 Posted 8 September, 2012 So you travel about with people coming up to you in a state of confusion regarding this? I have NEVER experienced this, heard of anyone experiencing it or any other such nonsense. #BRINGBACKTHESTRIPESi dont wear them as I think it looks sad middle aged blokes in these kits. When I was younger i might well have but in those days it was not clever wearing your kit to the away games as you were a target. Well thats your opinion, when Im driving about I see a striped shirt and think it a saints fan only when getting close it is Sunderland Stoke etc. As we have been out of the PL so long the younger fans from around the country would not recognise us as Saints fans but Stoke or Sunderland as we have not been on the radar. The club will look at the best commercial way forward and if they indeed do want to progress in the East etc (not Norfolfk) they would like to get an identity. All in my humble opinion of course. The kit is smart and you dont look like a deck chair when walking around West Quay etc
OldNick Posted 8 September, 2012 Posted 8 September, 2012 . (and preferably amber and black away.) This
doubleonothing Posted 8 September, 2012 Posted 8 September, 2012 Still don't like it. It doesnt feel like I'm watching Saints. Prefer the away but very unlikely I'll get either. Got myself a retro Air Florida one instead. Please let all red be a 1season thing (and I dot mean the shirt as I know that is, I mean the whole being all red "theme")
St Jim Posted 8 September, 2012 Posted 8 September, 2012 I actually like it. Just got mine in the post and think it looks really good, well apart from the sponsor which should not have been done on the white background. Although I really like it, I would prefer the Rank Xerox style of the sash!
SW11_Saint Posted 8 September, 2012 Posted 8 September, 2012 Initially thought it was bland, unimaginative and without any connection to our history/tradition. Now... I still think all of those things, plus have realised how awful it looks in 'real life'. Cheap and horrible looking. Just sh*t basically, no other way of saying it. Oh yeah, it's clearly a jinx too.
surrey1saint Posted 9 September, 2012 Posted 9 September, 2012 Well I like it,wear mine with pride...don't understand all the moaning.
saintoaks Posted 9 September, 2012 Posted 9 September, 2012 Hate it Was talking to the chap in the saints shop when buying another shirt and he said we are in the last year of our contract with umbro and they will not be renewing. Nike brought the umbro rights a year or so ago but continued with them. Umbro are now making Nike a loss and rumour is Mike Ashley (Sports Direct) will buy it and continue to sell the umbro and donnay brands. Makes sense really as England will finish with Umbro soon and switch to Nike, Personally, i fancy a bit of Adidas. But there you go...
Colinjb Posted 9 September, 2012 Posted 9 September, 2012 Was talking to the chap in the saints shop when buying another shirt and he said we are in the last year of our contract with umbro and they will not be renewing. Nike brought the umbro rights a year or so ago but continued with them. Umbro are now making Nike a loss and rumour is Mike Ashley (Sports Direct) will buy it and continue to sell the umbro and donnay brands. Makes sense really as England will finish with Umbro soon and switch to Nike, Personally, i fancy a bit of Adidas. But there you go... At least the Umbro designs we've had were relatively unique to us as a club. Adidas are terrible for just churning out tweeked patterns, so are Nike. Having said that, Kappa would be a bad choice too, haha.
svetigpung Posted 9 September, 2012 Posted 9 September, 2012 Yep I like it. Dare to do something a bit different. Tired of all these "look like Liverpool" comments. With traditional stripes you could just say "it looks like Sunderland / Stoke".
St Chalet Posted 9 September, 2012 Posted 9 September, 2012 I don't hate the shirt. I started going to Saints games in 1985 and the Centenary shirt is a big departure from the stripes as we know it. We have had better (sash and 1987 kit) and we have had worse (1993 kit). It does look a little pink on tv as well!
Tamesaint Posted 9 September, 2012 Posted 9 September, 2012 Hate the shirt. For me it was summed up by Mike Ingham on 5 Live at the Man City game who commented "Southampton are in red today instead of their usual red and white stripes." For Chrits sake we will have to put up with this kit for a whole season. With a bit of liuck the sales will have been so poor that lessons will have been learnt.
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