Saint-Armstrong Posted 18 July, 2014 Posted 18 July, 2014 The club have addressed their policy on STH discount after letters from supporters. http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/18072014-new-home-kit-on-sale-this-weekend-1768681.aspx
Turkish Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 (edited) So who has got theirs and put a selfie on twitter/Facebook? What name did you get on the back? I'm hearing they are small sizes and being recommended to go up 2 sizes, fitted and no room round the middle! Bad luck Alps XXXXXXL for you sunshine. Edited 19 July, 2014 by Turkish
Beckenham Saint Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 So who has for theirs and our a selfie on twitter/Facebook? What name did you get on the back? I'm hearing they are small sizes and being recommended to go up 2 sizes! Bad luck Alps XXXXXXL for you sunshine. Lots of selfies rolling in on Twitter. Lots of people queuing up at the megastore since 6am. Lots of weirdo's in the world. I ordered the kit this morning online, Rodriguez 9 on the back... could be a big waste of £65 if he doesn't retain his number for some reason / leaves!
Saints foreva Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 Lots of selfies rolling in on Twitter. Lots of people queuing up at the megastore since 6am. Lots of weirdo's in the world. I ordered the kit this morning online, Rodriguez 9 on the back... could be a big waste of £65 if he doesn't retain his number for some reason / leaves! £65 for a football shirt is madness.
Window Cleaner Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 £65 for a football shirt is madness. Indeed it is, still the club must be making a packet on that.More money to spend on transfers and salaries of top of the range players hopefully eh:smug:
skintsaint Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 More worried about the person taking the pic....half excited?
Beckenham Saint Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 More worried about the person taking the pic....half excited? Haha I'm glad someone noticed that, found it hilarious. Clearly couldn't afford to buy two shirts!
sadoldgit Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 Not a good look on a middle aged man with middle aged spread!
GarrettIvo Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 Going to buy some of the training gear online cause I think it looks class and I might be one of the few people near me who'd wear it. Might wait for the away kit to go on sale though, not least because it MIGHT be more flattering/slimming/conspicuous.
Window Cleaner Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 Not a good look on a middle aged man with middle aged spread! Not to mention the floppy of bracelet thingys. My daughter had some like that when she was about 5. Grew out of them in junior school though.
skintsaint Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 Not a good look on a middle aged man with middle aged spread! Worse thing is he is probably sucking in as well.
Toon Saint Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 Good to hear the new kit is actually fitted properly, might even go for the away one this year. Black away kit for 125th anniversary in XL boys was a personal favourite.
Polaroid Saint Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 The away is potentially more flattering, but be warned against horizontal stripes if you want something slimming (fashion fact). I cancelled my online order just before hitting the purchase button, and instead I am going to make the two hour journey to the stadium store so I can check out the refit too. Lawdy, just realised how ****ish all that sounds, sorry.
skintsaint Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 in XL boys was a personal favourite. Quoting for Lol's...
Colinjb Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 Do like the shirt, quite comfortable but yes, echoing the previous comments about the fit, I've gone a size up to XL to let it fit properly. It is loose at the shoulders but tight around the waist, regardless of how well proportioned you may be.
Beckenham Saint Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 I've gone a size up to XL to let it fit properly. "Are you Alpine in disguise?" ♫
Colinjb Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 "Are you Alpine in disguise?" ♫ Now that would take a lot of pie!
Tractor_Saint Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 It was as if I was looking in a mirror. However, as folks have said, sizes are way out. I'm using XXL, had to go to 5XL (the largest). As you can see, pretty long in the sleeves and overall shirt. Feel sorry for those that are going to be buying this online - there'll be loads and loads of returns.
CeeBee Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 Purely a personal view, but I thought last year's kit made us look more professional. Going back to stripes seems to be a retrograde step.
Puddings and Monkeys Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 Purely a personal view, but I thought last year's kit made us look more professional. Going back to stripes seems to be a retrograde step. A view shared by many.
Saint_Abroad Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 It was as if I was looking in a mirror. However, as folks have said, sizes are way out. I'm using XXL, had to go to 5XL (the largest). As you can see, pretty long in the sleeves and overall shirt. Feel sorry for those that are going to be buying this online - there'll be loads and loads of returns. That's the short sleeved one? Holy sh*t those sleeves are long. If I'm normally XL I'm assuming I have to go to 3X per your experience? Anyone else normally an XL?
Ajv2809 Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 Purely a personal view, but I thought last year's kit made us look more professional. Going back to stripes seems to be a retrograde step. Couldn't agree more. Too bad a number of our fans kicked up such a fuss. Preferred the professional look of the solid colour kit and monotone badge. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
View From The Top Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 Fair play to the megastore today. Boys 12/13 were showing as sold out online so a quick phone call and they sort one out and it's on the way for the lad.
Colinjb Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 Couldn't agree more. Too bad a number of our fans kicked up such a fuss. Preferred the professional look of the solid colour kit and monotone badge. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk On the flip side, I felt the kit last year was utterly dull, the monotone badge looked very cheap and was completely unrepresentative of our club's identity. Delighted to see the back of it and pleased to see us back in the colours which preceeded even the club's badge as our very identity. No denying that there will be people who liked the change. In every poll ever done on the subject it has been a minority view though, not wishing to denigrate your opinion but the figures do not lie.
View From The Top Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 Couldn't agree more. Too bad a number of our fans kicked up such a fuss. Preferred the professional look of the solid colour kit and monotone badge. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Agree, think stripes are awful myself and up here it means you look like Stoke.
whelk Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 Agree, think stripes are awful myself and up here it means you look like Stoke. How have you coped all these years you poor thing?
whelk Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 And if anyone thought that tat black away kit was professional then wow. One of nastiest cheapest piece of cr@p but then hey that is pretty much football tops.
CB Fry Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 Purely a personal view, but I thought last year's kit made us look more professional. Going back to stripes seems to be a retrograde step. It made us look like a pub team being we were wearing an off the shelf template design any Sunday league club in Britain could buy. Which of these clubs looks "more professional" in your eyes? Porto vs Portsmouth Juventus vs MK Dons Atletico Madrid vs Swindon Town Barcelona vs Burnley Ajax vs Bristol City and so on...
saint lard Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 I thought the shirts looked ill fitting on the players,and they are tailored surely,the replicas are abysmal. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
The Cat Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 That's the short sleeved one? Holy sh*t those sleeves are long. If I'm normally XL I'm assuming I have to go to 3X per your experience? Anyone else normally an XL? I'm a medium, so if I was going to waste £50 on a shirt at least I wouldn't have to worry about what size to get - unlike all the fatties on here.
View From The Top Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 How have you coped all these years you poor thing? By not wearing one.
Sour Mash Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 Purely a personal view, but I thought last year's kit made us look more professional. Going back to stripes seems to be a retrograde step. Last year's kit looked utterly s**t, regardless of whether you like stripes or not.
Beckenham Saint Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 Last year's kit looked utterly s**t, regardless of whether you like stripes or not. How the kit looked is absolutely relative. I personally thought last years kit looked great and would have liked to see us with something similar this year.
ant Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 I'm not sure there's a massive discrepancy with last year's sizes. In 2013-14 I wore a Small home shirt and was gifted the away in a Medium (Megastore staff apparently advised it came up a size smaller). I picked up a Medium 2014-15 shirt today and that seems to fit OK, just similar to last season's away in that it's a pretty skinny cut. Sort of expected as there's always slight variations when moving from one manufacturer to another. For those that care, this is the lot that the club's sourcing the kit from, albeit 'white label'. http://lbjsportsapparel.co.uk
maysie Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 Can't be bothered to read through but what is the quality like for those who have purchased?
Sour Mash Posted 19 July, 2014 Posted 19 July, 2014 How the kit looked is absolutely relative. I personally thought last years kit looked great and would have liked to see us with something similar this year. No, it looked s**t.
The9 Posted 20 July, 2014 Author Posted 20 July, 2014 A view shared by many. A view shared by not many, see the poll.
Beckenham Saint Posted 20 July, 2014 Posted 20 July, 2014 No, it looked s**t. Again, it's completely relative. While you may think that, I, personally, really liked it and it's one of my personal favourite saints kits from my lifetime.
The9 Posted 20 July, 2014 Author Posted 20 July, 2014 http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?50857-Do-You-Like-the-new-kit-(2014-15-unbranded)#.U8t2MBlwbqA Last year's 19% liked (9% said they liked and would buy), this year's 87% liked, 44% said they liked and would buy. Tells you all you need to know about the relative popularity of the designs, especially given that Adidas themselves are "popular" and even that couldn't make last year's shirt likeable for the vast majority. Haven't got mine yet due to being in Preston at Worldnet 2014, but will definitely be trying them on. Also, Tractorsaint doesn't look like a 3XL in that pic, is he hiding some bulk round the front?
Wade Garrett Posted 20 July, 2014 Posted 20 July, 2014 (edited) ... Edited 20 July, 2014 by Wade Garrett
The9 Posted 20 July, 2014 Author Posted 20 July, 2014 The only things I don't like are the absence of any logo (for design balance and to meet expectations) and the minimal amount of black. Design wise I like it quite a lot. It doesn't look "cheap", it looks professional, if it didn't have any detailed design such as the lines in the stripes it might look "cheap". The use of the multistripe motif in the weave of the navy away is a nice feature too.
beatlesaint Posted 20 July, 2014 Posted 20 July, 2014 Can't be bothered to read through but what is the quality like for those who have purchased? Its pretty good. I didnt bother with that Adidas abomination last year but comparing it with the previous Umbro shirts its a bit thinner material. The stitching, for those that worry about that sort of thing is fine, nothing wonderful but not ragged either. It looks better in person than in photos I think. The only thing is the sizes. You will definitely need to upscale one size from what you are used to unless you are built like a bean pole. A lady trying one on in West Quay was, much to the amusement of her husband, having to go two sizes up from normal. I usually prefer long sleeves but as I have had to go two sizes up the long sleeves come down to my fingers virtually so short sleeves it is.
TwoPints Posted 20 July, 2014 Posted 20 July, 2014 Do like the shirt, quite comfortable but yes, echoing the previous comments about the fit, I've gone a size up to XL to let it fit properly. It is loose at the shoulders but tight around the waist, regardless of how well proportioned you may be. Me too. Still quite snug round the middle... I guess that puts me in the 'fatties' category.
Tractor_Saint Posted 21 July, 2014 Posted 21 July, 2014 Me too. Still quite snug round the middle... I guess that puts me in the 'fatties' category. Indeed - but surely better than fitting into a 'medium' and knowing you're the runt of the family?
The9 Posted 21 July, 2014 Author Posted 21 July, 2014 Its pretty good. I didnt bother with that Adidas abomination last year but comparing it with the previous Umbro shirts its a bit thinner material. The stitching, for those that worry about that sort of thing is fine, nothing wonderful but not ragged either. It looks better in person than in photos I think. The only thing is the sizes. You will definitely need to upscale one size from what you are used to unless you are built like a bean pole. A lady trying one on in West Quay was, much to the amusement of her husband, having to go two sizes up from normal. I usually prefer long sleeves but as I have had to go two sizes up the long sleeves come down to my fingers virtually so short sleeves it is. I didn't think it was possible for a shirt to be thinner than last season's adidas home. The away at least felt like it had a bit more solidity to it. The Umbro sash shirt was a decent thickness and felt like the best quality of anything we've had recently, the Championship shirt was "normal" (I just spent a weekend wearing a couple of them) but still felt thicker than last season's home. Haven't got the new one yet, will pop down in the next couple of weeks to try some on.
Roo1976 Posted 21 July, 2014 Posted 21 July, 2014 classic It was as if I was looking in a mirror. However, as folks have said, sizes are way out. I'm using XXL, had to go to 5XL (the largest). As you can see, pretty long in the sleeves and overall shirt. Feel sorry for those that are going to be buying this online - there'll be loads and loads of returns.
Matthew Le God Posted 21 July, 2014 Posted 21 July, 2014 Those numbers look tiny. They are on a XXXXXL shirt... TractorSaint @TractorSaint · Jul 19 My word. Usually an xxl but the #saintsfc shirt is a 5xl!! Is this in preparation for @Veho bringing out a techie diet pill?!
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