stevy777_x Posted 18 July, 2016 Posted 18 July, 2016 Quick question: how do the kits fit in terms of size? Last season s kit i ordered an L and it was too big. The season before that when we made our own shirts an L fitted perfectly. Any idea on this one? Would think that americans sizes are big and therefore would need an M? I live abroad so don't get to try them on.
Saints foreva Posted 18 July, 2016 Posted 18 July, 2016 Was going to buy some of the training stuff for when I play football but the badge looks like it'll come off after a few washes.
The9 Posted 18 July, 2016 Author Posted 18 July, 2016 Quick question: how do the kits fit in terms of size? Last season s kit i ordered an L and it was too big. The season before that when we made our own shirts an L fitted perfectly. Any idea on this one? Would think that americans sizes are big and therefore would need an M? I live abroad so don't get to try them on. Because they're fitted the shirts sit like the season before last (own brand), however the sizes aren't a complete nonsense like they were then. As a guide, I was a XXL in the own brand home shirt and I'm XL in this one. I was a L in the last adidas shirt last season and also L the first (all red) adidas home shirt (and XL in the black with V neck "fitted" away the same season. Sounds like a M would probably suit you.
Lighthouse Posted 18 July, 2016 Posted 18 July, 2016 Might get a couple of the training tees, could do with some new stuff to wear in the gym anyway. Might as well show the pride. Doubt I'll bother with either shirt, neither is anything special and I quite like last years home shirt. Plus I've only worn it about 5 times.
The9 Posted 18 July, 2016 Author Posted 18 July, 2016 FWIW it's cheaper to buy the shorts and socks from SportsDirect than in the club shop even with the 10% ST discount. The shirts are the same price as they are with the ST discount. You'll pay the Mike Ashley tax though... which is either postage or guilt if you click and collect. http://www.sportsdirect.com/football-shirts/premier-league-football-shirts/southampton-football-shirts
The9 Posted 18 July, 2016 Author Posted 18 July, 2016 Was going to buy some of the training stuff for when I play football but the badge looks like it'll come off after a few washes. Interesting to know that the replicas have embroidered badges whilst the player shirts have the heat-seal badges. Not sure what that says about how often player shirts get used or how durable the heat-sealed ones are. While I think of it, there were loads of home shirts where the advert was still attached through the shirt to the inside of the back - didn't mark them but they needed to be prised apart! The ad on the away shirt is just the outline in white, but the home shirt has a full red plastic panel on it (as you can tell) and that could be pretty sweaty in this kind of weather.
The9 Posted 18 July, 2016 Author Posted 18 July, 2016 Turns out those sock tag cardboard things I was on about earlier are just cardboard labels with Saints badge on one side and UA stuff on the other, fired through with the label attaching gun.
Goatboy Posted 18 July, 2016 Posted 18 July, 2016 Turns out those sock tag cardboard things I was on about earlier are just cardboard labels with Saints badge on one side and UA stuff on the other, fired through with the label attaching gun. phew.
The9 Posted 18 July, 2016 Author Posted 18 July, 2016 phew. Lol. They didn't seem to make much sense 28_F - weird floating circles, there was already cardboard packaging on the stuff, just a strange thing to add for no particular reason, especially as it introduces the opportunity to scag up the socks removing it.
Whitey Grandad Posted 18 July, 2016 Posted 18 July, 2016 I drove through town today and saw a dad and his son walking up the hill from the stadium both wearing their new shirts. I can't say that I liked them very much
Goatboy Posted 18 July, 2016 Posted 18 July, 2016 I drove through town today and saw a dad and his son walking up the hill from the stadium both wearing their new shirts. I can't say that I liked them very much How did the shirts look though?
nta786 Posted 18 July, 2016 Posted 18 July, 2016 Very interesting that there is a ladies version this year! but seriously how much different is it? I mean- both have bras!!!
Whitey Grandad Posted 18 July, 2016 Posted 18 July, 2016 How did the shirts look though? It was difficult to keep my eyes on the road.
The9 Posted 18 July, 2016 Author Posted 18 July, 2016 Very interesting that there is a ladies version this year! but seriously how much different is it? I mean- both have bras!!! Only the home shirt comes in a woman's fit, and they had hardly any of those in store, maybe about 10 of each size - not to say that's all they've got, but there were probably 15 times that many men's shirts on display.
benjii Posted 18 July, 2016 Posted 18 July, 2016 All that gear is disgusting IMO. Awful clobber. Not that I would have bought it in any event, but that's my tuppence worth on the matter.
Plastic Posted 18 July, 2016 Posted 18 July, 2016 What does 5XL equate to in chest size? 60 odd inches? I'm surprised 5XL fatties have any money left for shirts after stuffing their faces with ginsters.
mrfahaji Posted 19 July, 2016 Posted 19 July, 2016 The shirts actually look pretty good from the side and the back...
Whitey Grandad Posted 19 July, 2016 Posted 19 July, 2016 The shirts actually look pretty good from the side and the back... So do I
Lighthouse Posted 19 July, 2016 Posted 19 July, 2016 What does 5XL equate to in chest size? 60 odd inches? I'm surprised 5XL fatties have any money left for shirts after stuffing their faces with ginsters. Clothing should only go up to 2XL. If you don't fit into one of those sort your life out, fatty.
lloydie Posted 19 July, 2016 Posted 19 July, 2016 The new training kit is really smart for what its worth. Home shirt was slightly bigger than i expected (or I overestimated this years fat gains) so am going to have to swap it back down a size.
lloydie Posted 19 July, 2016 Posted 19 July, 2016 Very interesting that there is a ladies version this year! but seriously how much different is it? I mean- both have bras!!! Was genuinely worried I picked up the ladies version by mistake as I didn't really check when I picked it up as it was too big in the chest for what i'd consider a size L!
nta786 Posted 19 July, 2016 Posted 19 July, 2016 Clothing should only go up to 2XL. If you don't fit into one of those sort your life out, fatty. Isnt there some law where you cant discriminate against fatties tho. I'd suggest instead of buying a shirt put it towards a gym membership.
The9 Posted 20 July, 2016 Author Posted 20 July, 2016 The badge is embroidered on the home and away replica shirt, and a sort of rubbery plastic heat-meld effect on everything else. Apparently the badge on the players' shirts is actually the heat-transfer version, so the embroidery is obviously either a sop to the "it won't last" fannies, or it's necessary because the player shirts don't get as much use as the replicas. Could have sworn I'd already posted this at least once.
The9 Posted 20 July, 2016 Author Posted 20 July, 2016 Also, I REALLY don't like the fit, especially the panel, which weirdly goes under the armpits.
The9 Posted 20 July, 2016 Author Posted 20 July, 2016 Was genuinely worried I picked up the ladies version by mistake as I didn't really check when I picked it up as it was too big in the chest for what i'd consider a size L! Women's shirt has a smaller Virgin Media logo though other than that the labelling is exactly the same - but given that we were actually trying to find them in the megastore for about 10 minutes, it's unlikely you'll have accidentally picked one up. The women's stuff is in with the Youth sizes at the back right of the store, and you'd have to walk past all of the Men's ones to get to them. Not many aways on show compared to homes either...
corky morris Posted 20 July, 2016 Posted 20 July, 2016 Ordered kits for my 9 & 13 year olds. They arrived yesterday. 9 year old is tall & slim so ordered in Youth XL. Shorts arrived & are bigger than the Small Mens I bought for 13 year old. Thought it was weird so checked sizes. They are 4 inches bigger. I tried them on (I'm 6ft 2in & 16stone) & they fitted me. Called the store & they are replacing them for medium boys. The guy measured them & said 'that's a bit strange' so be warned. If buying for kids - try the stuff on before you buy. We couldn't do that as we are 200 miles away. Have to say, club not really bothered. You would have thought that they would recall all of the oversized shorts...................... Not great PR & Service SFC!!
The9 Posted 20 July, 2016 Author Posted 20 July, 2016 Ordered kits for my 9 & 13 year olds. They arrived yesterday. 9 year old is tall & slim so ordered in Youth XL. Shorts arrived & are bigger than the Small Mens I bought for 13 year old. Thought it was weird so checked sizes. They are 4 inches bigger. I tried them on (I'm 6ft 2in & 16stone) & they fitted me. Called the store & they are replacing them for medium boys. The guy measured them & said 'that's a bit strange' so be warned. If buying for kids - try the stuff on before you buy. We couldn't do that as we are 200 miles away. Have to say, club not really bothered. You would have thought that they would recall all of the oversized shorts...................... Not great PR & Service SFC!! Worth noting that from looking at the shorts in adults sizes they seem to be huge as well, I'm usually a large in shorts but the medium still looked big when holding them up. So if you're buying shorts (I didn't), try them on if you can. The overlap in Youth and Small sizes has always been weird - probably a VAT workaround.
St Chalet Posted 20 July, 2016 Posted 20 July, 2016 The fit is tight for size*. Think own make Veho shirts when ordering and size up would be my advise. *Mine arrived as a £90 'fitted' version, so not sure whether I got a players one and the others are 'stadium'shirts.
Colinjb Posted 20 July, 2016 Posted 20 July, 2016 Nice to see some pre-orders arriving. Mine is yet to appear.
The9 Posted 20 July, 2016 Author Posted 20 July, 2016 The fit is tight for size*. Think own make Veho shirts when ordering and size up would be my advise. *Mine arrived as a £90 'fitted' version, so not sure whether I got a players one and the others are 'stadium'shirts. Nope, they're all "fitted" in the club shop as well - and from one other person on Facebook with a "£90" priced shirt it looks like they've just mailed out the ones they were sent with the wrong prices on them - I'm yet to check that by removing the "club shop" price from the label on my home shirt, because they've stuck other labels over the UA price for the ones which needed to be read by the Saints store scanners. Unless yours has a non-embroidered club badge and a red panel under the armpit and down the side of the shirt, anyway.
Scoobysaint Posted 20 July, 2016 Posted 20 July, 2016 My shirt arrived yesterday and it's ok, nothing more. I ordered a L and while it fits around the "belly region", it is quite long. Mine also had the £90 tag but assume this was simply a labelling cock up.
The9 Posted 20 July, 2016 Author Posted 20 July, 2016 I've bought both the lime green and red training tees which I like, currently sat here in the shirt to try and get some use out of it because I have no idea if I'm actually going to wear it. Not remotely bothered by the heat-seal thing, and I've checked the DC United U23 game pics and the player shirts are definitely not embroidered.
The9 Posted 20 July, 2016 Author Posted 20 July, 2016 How's the sizing for the training shirts? Very slightly looser, due to the different material I think - I'm L in the training tee and XL in the home shirt!
Colinjb Posted 20 July, 2016 Posted 20 July, 2016 (edited) Just seen the home shirt in the flesh. Nasty. So disappointing. They threw a bunch of designs and methods at the wall and tried to make them stick. No purity, no vision. Just busy. Shame, here's to next year. Edited 20 July, 2016 by Colinjb
CB Fry Posted 20 July, 2016 Posted 20 July, 2016 Just seen the home shirt in the flesh. Nasty. So disappointing. They threw a bunch of designs and methods at the wall and tried to make them stick. No purity, no vision. Just busy. Shame, here's to next year. How many, in your fury of disgust, did you manage to cart over to the checkout?
Colinjb Posted 20 July, 2016 Posted 20 July, 2016 How many, in your fury of disgust, did you manage to cart over to the checkout? We really should go on a date sometime, your persistence is remarkable.
The9 Posted 20 July, 2016 Author Posted 20 July, 2016 After hours of investigative journalism*, I can confirm that the shirts in the Megastore are also marked up as £90 under the price Saints have slapped over the top. This leads me to believe one of two things. Either that UA have mispriced a load of replicas, or that they actually sell the £90 "Fitted" replicas to some idiots at full price at other clubs and we're actually getting the expensive replicas at about half price. But as we know these aren't the shirts the players wear anyway, it's all a bit moot. *I peeled the Saints price off and the price underneath was also £90.
CB Fry Posted 20 July, 2016 Posted 20 July, 2016 We really should go on a date sometime, your persistence is remarkable. So you bought four then. Well done on sticking it to the man.
Colinjb Posted 21 July, 2016 Posted 21 July, 2016 So you bought four then. Well done on sticking it to the man. Oh CB, as consistent as ever. Hope you slept well dear.
The9 Posted 21 July, 2016 Author Posted 21 July, 2016 hmmm, well i'm M, but can't imagine i should order S for training shirt Yeah, especially as the Youth XL is bigger than the S, and cheaper, and stuff like that.
djharvey Posted 21 July, 2016 Posted 21 July, 2016 Now this would have been sexy af [ATTACH=CONFIG]2108[/ATTACH] 3rd kit maybe?
The9 Posted 21 July, 2016 Author Posted 21 July, 2016 Now this would have been sexy af [ATTACH=CONFIG]2108[/ATTACH] Needs a bigger UA logo, but otherwise, yeah.
Hatch Posted 21 July, 2016 Posted 21 July, 2016 If you think our top looks like a bra , have a look at hull KR on the rugby league on sky tonight
The9 Posted 21 July, 2016 Author Posted 21 July, 2016 If you think our top looks like a bra , have a look at hull KR on the rugby league on sky tonight Charity Lifeboat shirt?
Dangermouth Posted 21 July, 2016 Posted 21 July, 2016 Now this would have been sexy af [ATTACH=CONFIG]2108[/ATTACH] Yep.
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