The9 Posted 17 November, 2016 Share Posted 17 November, 2016 I suspect I may have my work cut out keeping this on the front page for the next 7-8 months, but here goes... Barring any kind of Cortese-esque strops or general balls-ups, it's Under Armour for another 6 years. We will change both shirts in the summer, but not the sponsor, as they're in for another two years as well. So basically all that's going to change is the pattern and style of the home kit, and the design of the away. With that in mind, here's the Colo Colo Under Armour shirt for 2017... which may or may not be a current template or might be a new one... but is the first 2017 UA design I've seen. http://todosobrecamisetas.com/2016/11/camiseta-under-armour-de-colo-colo-2017/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 17 November, 2016 Author Share Posted 17 November, 2016 (edited) Oh yeah, and the other thing we know is that from next season all Premier League kits will have plain backs - no stripes on the back any more. :/ Also edited to add the news that sponsors will be allowed on the sleeves in the Premier League from next season as well - believed to be only one sleeve, with the other retaining a Premier League logo. Edited 7 March, 2017 by The9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKD Posted 17 November, 2016 Share Posted 17 November, 2016 If stripes I hope it's a plan back, like our EL kit. Looks so much better! Just seen the above, happy days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NornIronFan Posted 17 November, 2016 Share Posted 17 November, 2016 Year upon year, I hope for a comeback of this: (please God, make it happen this time ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris27687 Posted 17 November, 2016 Share Posted 17 November, 2016 Year upon year, I hope for a comeback of this: (please God, make it happen this time ) +1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluto Posted 17 November, 2016 Share Posted 17 November, 2016 Very poor sales of under armour clothing to date, so they will need to get it right next season ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamplemousse Posted 17 November, 2016 Share Posted 17 November, 2016 I'm hoping for a yellow away kit. It's been a little while since we last had one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goatboy Posted 17 November, 2016 Share Posted 17 November, 2016 Hoping for suspenders next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 17 November, 2016 Share Posted 17 November, 2016 Very poor sales of under armour clothing to date, so they will need to get it right next season ! Probably because all our stuff looks utter ****e. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 17 November, 2016 Author Share Posted 17 November, 2016 (edited) If they managed to bring out a decent winter coat which was waterproof, fleece-lined and warm, with a hood and zippable pockets (like last season's blue/orange adidas one) I'd get one, but the plain black thing they want £90 for looks useless and doesn't have pockets, which is an absolute ar5e-pain. I haven't bought any of the training jackets, too slim fit to get anything under them after September, and the walk-out jacket with the white sleeves is just a little strange. That said, I've got all three colours of the training tees, they're really nice, sensible fits and decent value. As far as the kit goes, I've bought two home shirts, an away shirt and socks, the Sports Direct alt. white socks (in case we wear them in the cup) and a pair of shorts I'm never going to wear for any reason, so mustn't grumble about those. Edited 18 November, 2016 by The9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILLY Posted 17 November, 2016 Share Posted 17 November, 2016 Year upon year, I hope for a comeback of this: (please God, make it happen this time ) Yes please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 17 November, 2016 Author Share Posted 17 November, 2016 FWIW I'd be completely on board with the Patrick homage, if they made the stripe wide enough on the back it would cover off the new plain back regulations too. I think Virgin Media might appreciate the opportunity for people to see that there's a sponsor on the home shirt as well. In addition, with 7 years' worth of kits to flog us they're going to have to use all the style call-backs and design cues they can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted 17 November, 2016 Share Posted 17 November, 2016 Year upon year, I hope for a comeback of this: (please God, make it happen this time ) Best kit we've ever had, in our best era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 17 November, 2016 Share Posted 17 November, 2016 Year upon year, I hope for a comeback of this: (please God, make it happen this time ) +1. Don't understand why they haven't done it before now. Would easily be the best selling shirt for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfahaji Posted 18 November, 2016 Share Posted 18 November, 2016 Oh yeah, and the other thing we know is that from next season all Premier League kits will have plain backs - no stripes on the back any more. :/ Disappointing, the best thing about our shirt this season is how it looks from the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 18 November, 2016 Share Posted 18 November, 2016 Year upon year, I hope for a comeback of this: (please God, make it happen this time ) Does this count as "stripes" on the back? Would look terrible if it was a full red back with a fat white stripe on the front. Lovely kit though if we can have the white on the back too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shance Posted 18 November, 2016 Share Posted 18 November, 2016 Oh yeah, and the other thing we know is that from next season all Premier League kits will have plain backs - no stripes on the back any more. :/ Tbh I don't mind that as I personally think our Europa kit looks better with the plain back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shance Posted 18 November, 2016 Share Posted 18 November, 2016 Year upon year, I hope for a comeback of this: (please God, make it happen this time ) Tbh with the amount of love this kit gets from our fans i'm seriously surprised it hasn't yet made a comeback. I'd hedge a bet that it would be the highest selling shirt we've ever made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted 18 November, 2016 Share Posted 18 November, 2016 Year upon year, I hope for a comeback of this: (please God, make it happen this time ) As per everyone else, why this kit design hasn’t made a comeback I don’t know. 2017 please Saints, make it happen! It would most definitely be THE best selling kit since for years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu0x Posted 18 November, 2016 Share Posted 18 November, 2016 As per everyone else, why this kit design hasn’t made a comeback I don’t know. 2017 please Saints, make it happen! It would most definitely be THE best selling kit since for years! Remember that video full of utter guff and nonsense that UA and the club made for this season's kit launch? UA banged on about how the history and culture of the team were so important to them, and before they did anything else they did loads of research to learn all about what the design of a team's kit actually meant to them, which the important bits with historical cues were, etc. And then they unveiled #braraised, which not only was a desperately poor generic marketing gimmick (particularly in light of the design itself), it had no relevance to the history and culture of Saints or the red and white. If they actually *had* done even a modicum of the research that they claimed, you'd expect something looking very much like this to be nailed on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 18 November, 2016 Author Share Posted 18 November, 2016 Disappointing, the best thing about our shirt this season is how it looks from the back. Oh I don't know: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 18 November, 2016 Author Share Posted 18 November, 2016 Does this count as "stripes" on the back? Would look terrible if it was a full red back with a fat white stripe on the front. Lovely kit though if we can have the white on the back too. I don't think the specific regulations for next season have been officially released yet, but as long as there's a plain area wide enough to fit two numbers on a bit of red or white at the side wouldn't be a problem. This season's Stoke shirt that's meant to meet the new regs has stripes at the bottom anyway. We could have exactly that design with a broad(er) white stripe on the back with red side panels and meet the rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 18 November, 2016 Author Share Posted 18 November, 2016 Remember that video full of utter guff and nonsense that UA and the club made for this season's kit launch? UA banged on about how the history and culture of the team were so important to them, and before they did anything else they did loads of research to learn all about what the design of a team's kit actually meant to them, which the important bits with historical cues were, etc. And then they unveiled #braraised, which not only was a desperately poor generic marketing gimmick (particularly in light of the design itself), it had no relevance to the history and culture of Saints or the red and white. If they actually *had* done even a modicum of the research that they claimed, you'd expect something looking very much like this to be nailed on. Quite, though they've got 7 years to release it at some point. I'd be surprised if we didn't also get another sash, probably in 2020 as a 10 year retro thing. They've already remade it as a retro kit without the Umbro logos after a whole 5 years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowgli Posted 18 November, 2016 Share Posted 18 November, 2016 Tbh with the amount of love this kit gets from our fans i'm seriously surprised it hasn't yet made a comeback. I'd hedge a bet that it would be the highest selling shirt we've ever made. It's been on sale in the shop for a couple of seasons now. They've not shifted that many Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 18 November, 2016 Author Share Posted 18 November, 2016 It's been on sale in the shop for a couple of seasons now. They've not shifted that many That's because it's a crappy retro remake which isn't particularly faithful to the original (though still better than the awful Score Draw cotton remake of the 2000s) - who wants to buy an overpriced unbranded remake when you can either get an original or have the club wearing it as their current kit? As you might have guessed, rubbish remakes of classic kits REALLY annoy me disproportionately. Original or don't bother as far as I'm concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wurzel Posted 18 November, 2016 Share Posted 18 November, 2016 Year upon year, I hope for a comeback of this: (please God, make it happen this time ) As per everyone else, why this kit design hasn’t made a comeback I don’t know. 2017 please Saints, make it happen! It would most definitely be THE best selling kit since for years! I've never bought a football shirt I don't like. Last one I bought was the sash, think the one before that was the blue flame ZDS final one. I'd put in my paid order right now if this was available next season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted 18 November, 2016 Share Posted 18 November, 2016 I've never bought a football shirt I don't like. Last one I bought was the sash, think the one before that was the blue flame ZDS final one. I'd put in my paid order right now if this was available next season Echo this, exactly. I have the sash shirt in a drawer and also the green away kit from last season (as I wanted something to do running in and my sash shirt from a few seasons ago has shrunk … ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowgli Posted 18 November, 2016 Share Posted 18 November, 2016 That's because it's a crappy retro remake which isn't particularly faithful to the original (though still better than the awful Score Draw cotton remake of the 2000s) - who wants to buy an overpriced unbranded remake when you can either get an original or have the club wearing it as their current kit? As you might have guessed, rubbish remakes of classic kits REALLY annoy me disproportionately. Original or don't bother as far as I'm concerned. Sadly I was the one who bought that - which explains why I'm mildly impressed with the current repro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shance Posted 18 November, 2016 Share Posted 18 November, 2016 I've actually got an original rank xerox kit at home in really good condition. Needs remaking!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooney Posted 18 November, 2016 Share Posted 18 November, 2016 My grandson is wearing my son's which we bought him from Crediton Sports Shop. They were agents for Patrick and gave us some complimentary tickets for a drink in the hospitality Lounge at the Dell where we were served by Ted. Magic moments. The whole kit was the best we had imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 18 November, 2016 Share Posted 18 November, 2016 Year upon year, I hope for a comeback of this: (please God, make it happen this time ) Gets my vote. Beyond belief that no one has tried to replicate it since. I'd also be happy with the navy/sky away kit from that era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintquin Posted 18 November, 2016 Share Posted 18 November, 2016 Year upon year, I hope for a comeback of this: (please God, make it happen this time ) The last kit we had before sponsors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 18 November, 2016 Author Share Posted 18 November, 2016 Sadly I was the one who bought that - which explains why I'm mildly impressed with the current repro. I bought one from eBay from a deliberately vague listing on the offchance, and it sat in a drawer for 5 years... before I sold it on eBay. The new one is a lot better, but it's still a guff remake rather than an original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 18 November, 2016 Author Share Posted 18 November, 2016 The last kit we had before sponsors! Not necessarily - that might be one of the ones for a tv match after the club already had sponsors for non-televised games. That kit had three different sponsors - I'd say the previous one was the "last kit before we had sponsors" as it was never sponsored. Then again, we didn't have sponsors for all but one match with the sash kit either (Saints Foundation logo under the badge for one game), so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danjosaint Posted 19 November, 2016 Share Posted 19 November, 2016 If we were to release this kit again does it mean we can sign the European player of year???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lastman73 Posted 19 November, 2016 Share Posted 19 November, 2016 +1. Keenan's far too old now !! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lastman73 Posted 19 November, 2016 Share Posted 19 November, 2016 Keenan's far too old now !! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Oooops Keegan !! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 29 December, 2016 Author Share Posted 29 December, 2016 Something else (from November) that'll be different next season - Prem clubs will be permitted an additional sponsor on the right sleeve of the shirt. Depending on the details of the current Saints deal this might or might not get us some more money, though some clubs have exclusive sponsorship deals so won't be able to take advantage of it. Originally reported by the Daily Mirror on Nov 12, apologies for the moronic tone of the reporting, but target audience and all that: http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/premier-league-clubs-given-go-9248842 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted 29 December, 2016 Share Posted 29 December, 2016 Year upon year, I hope for a comeback of this: (please God, make it happen this time ) Absolutely this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoozer Posted 29 December, 2016 Share Posted 29 December, 2016 Year upon year, I hope for a comeback of this: (please God, make it happen this time ) Agree 100%. So much marketing potential too! I heard that one of the main reasons this hasn't made a comeback is because of poor sales of the retro version, which is an odd reason to base a kit design on imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 30 December, 2016 Share Posted 30 December, 2016 Probably because all our stuff looks utter ****e. I'd like to echo that. Absolutely horrific kits that must have been designed by committee and even worse tracksuits, that I can only think must have been designed by a child. I don't think it will be possible to produce something worse, so there's the silver lining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 30 December, 2016 Share Posted 30 December, 2016 Can I make my annual plea for us to return to dark navy shorts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 30 December, 2016 Share Posted 30 December, 2016 Can I make my annual plea for us to return to dark navy shorts. I approve of this message. We should do this - genuine links to our past and at least would make us unique versus the Stokederlands of this world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint-Fred Posted 30 December, 2016 Share Posted 30 December, 2016 I approve of this message. We should do this - genuine links to our past and at least would make us unique versus the Stokederlands of this world. Stoke wear white shorts so how does it make us any different to them then we are now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted 30 December, 2016 Share Posted 30 December, 2016 Can I make my annual plea for us to return to dark navy shorts. 100% agree with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 30 December, 2016 Share Posted 30 December, 2016 Can I make my annual plea for us to return to dark navy shorts. Especially if its with the Keegan era shirt ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 30 December, 2016 Share Posted 30 December, 2016 Especially if its with the Keegan era shirt ? one step at a time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 31 December, 2016 Share Posted 31 December, 2016 I've actually got an original rank xerox kit at home in really good condition. Needs remaking!! The club persistently ignore the fans requests for this; this year will be no different. I dont like UA styling, and cannot see them making a Saints kit that would attract me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Saint Posted 31 December, 2016 Share Posted 31 December, 2016 Remember that video full of utter guff and nonsense that UA and the club made for this season's kit launch? UA banged on about how the history and culture of the team were so important to them, and before they did anything else they did loads of research to learn all about what the design of a team's kit actually meant to them, which the important bits with historical cues were, etc. And then they unveiled #braraised, which not only was a desperately poor generic marketing gimmick (particularly in light of the design itself), it had no relevance to the history and culture of Saints or the red and white. If they actually *had* done even a modicum of the research that they claimed, you'd expect something looking very much like this to be nailed on. UA stuff is massively overpriced as well which doesn't help... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 1 January, 2017 Share Posted 1 January, 2017 If you gave me this seasons shirt I wouldn't wear it. No chance. The worst designed saints kit ever, including the pony abominations. The good thing is, it can only get better. You simply could not design something as bad as that again...surely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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