Cabbage_Face Posted 1 August, 2019 Share Posted 1 August, 2019 Declining profits in US Market No kit Is it time we ditched them? Who would you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Saint Posted 1 August, 2019 Share Posted 1 August, 2019 Pretty sure Cortese wouldn't have poked up with it.............. wasn't it him who had a set to with Adidas? Something needs to be done as replica kit sales is an integral part of the club (go to SMS on a warm sunny day and there are plenty of fans who buy them). In previous years with UA there have been supply issues with the lesser kits. Last Christmas someone asked in the Megastore about the Goalkeepers shirts - the reply from staff was a frustrated "for some reason we just can't get them". To drop the ball on the main shirt has to be grounds to walk away from a pretty long contract, if I remember correctly. Just watch out that we don't end up with stuff from that new sub division of our main shirt sponsor - LD Sportswear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunit Posted 2 August, 2019 Share Posted 2 August, 2019 Can't see us ditching UA now. But if we did I'd like to see Kappa. They make some good looking shirts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintsLoyal Posted 2 August, 2019 Share Posted 2 August, 2019 Umbro ! they have made the best looking kits since making a brand relaunch. But the problem is will give us the most money and UA have near on been doubling what we had on adidas before. UA has been the worst selling kit and training gear EVER in the Saints shops due to ridiculous pricing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 2 August, 2019 Share Posted 2 August, 2019 I know who Lord Duckhunter would choose for kit maker... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Wayman Posted 2 August, 2019 Share Posted 2 August, 2019 Declining profits in US Market No kit Is it time we ditched them? Who would you use? No. Why do you launch such daft threads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Chuckle Posted 2 August, 2019 Share Posted 2 August, 2019 Hummel seem to be making some nice kits for this season. Would go back to them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabbage_Face Posted 2 August, 2019 Author Share Posted 2 August, 2019 No. Why do you launch such daft threads? Why do you comment on such daft threads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 2 August, 2019 Share Posted 2 August, 2019 Is it time we ditched them? On what grounds break the contract? The commercial director has said that it is a 3rd party, not Under Armour that is at fault for the kit delay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabbage_Face Posted 2 August, 2019 Author Share Posted 2 August, 2019 On what grounds break the contract? The commercial director has said that it is a 3rd party, not Under Armour that is at fault for the kit delay. RIgghhht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 2 August, 2019 Share Posted 2 August, 2019 RIgghhht Are you accusing him of lying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedArmy Posted 2 August, 2019 Share Posted 2 August, 2019 Whose decision was it to use the 3rd party? The club or UA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 2 August, 2019 Share Posted 2 August, 2019 Whose decision was it to use the 3rd party? The club or UA? Depends who the 3rd party is pal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabbage_Face Posted 2 August, 2019 Author Share Posted 2 August, 2019 Are you accusing him of lying? No, but who is the third party? Appointed by us or UA? Why has this happened 3 years running? Why are UA sales declining so dramtically in the states? Do they make kits for any other UK clubs? Personally, they are over priced and obviously not interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian lord Posted 2 August, 2019 Share Posted 2 August, 2019 I doubt we are a priority club in the UA supply hierarchy list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
once_bitterne Posted 2 August, 2019 Share Posted 2 August, 2019 On what grounds break the contract? The commercial director has said that it is a 3rd party, not Under Armour that is at fault for the kit delay. I would think that if in a contract with a kit manufacturer who could not deliver any kit then that would be good grounds to break the contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowgli Posted 2 August, 2019 Share Posted 2 August, 2019 It's the best shirt deal in the clubs history. Daft to cancel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 2 August, 2019 Share Posted 2 August, 2019 On what grounds break the contract? The commercial director has said that it is a 3rd party, not Under Armour that is at fault for the kit delay.As others have highlighted, it depends who has the contract with this "3rd party". If the 3rd party is a supplier to UA then that wouldn't stop UA being in breach of contract with Saints. Analogy klaxon... If you contract a caterer to cater for your wedding reception and the butcher fails to supply the caterer with meat and as a result the caterer can't provide the catering you contracted them to provide, then the caterer are in breach of contract with you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted 2 August, 2019 Share Posted 2 August, 2019 RIgghhht Do you really think that a clothing manufacturer cannot make a football shirt? Of course they can, the issue is elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabbage_Face Posted 2 August, 2019 Author Share Posted 2 August, 2019 Do you really think that a clothing manufacturer cannot make a football shirt? Of course they can, the issue is elsewhere. Seem to struggle every year. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabbage_Face Posted 2 August, 2019 Author Share Posted 2 August, 2019 I doubt we are a priority club in the UA supply hierarchy list. So why use them? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 16 August, 2019 Share Posted 16 August, 2019 Seem to struggle every year. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Was there a problem last year? The issue this year appears to be with the logo, not the shirt. Perhaps you should find out who is responsible for that instead of launching a pointless attack on UA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooney Posted 5 November, 2019 Share Posted 5 November, 2019 Bloomberg report that UA being Investigated in USA by the authorities for accounting regularities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 5 November, 2019 Share Posted 5 November, 2019 Bloomberg report that UA being Investigated in USA by the authorities for accounting regularities. Seems a recurring theme here, we do seem to attract them don't we ? (Owners, dubious sponsors, and now this ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alehouseboys Posted 5 November, 2019 Share Posted 5 November, 2019 Bloomberg report that UA being Investigated in USA by the authorities for accounting regularities. They'll do anything to get out of being associated with a club that loses NINE-nil at home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manji Posted 6 November, 2019 Share Posted 6 November, 2019 Bit worrying their main customer is the U.S. Armed Services. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manji Posted 6 November, 2019 Share Posted 6 November, 2019 They do St. Pauli as well , how embarrassing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Louis Posted 6 November, 2019 Share Posted 6 November, 2019 They do St. Pauli as well , how embarrassing. Sorry, what's embarrassing about that? Am I missing something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manji Posted 6 November, 2019 Share Posted 6 November, 2019 Sorry, what's embarrassing about that? Am I missing something? Yes you are St Pauli supposedly devout left wing team embracing what is basically a US military company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 5 October, 2020 Share Posted 5 October, 2020 I know Hypo mentioned we are ditching them... Interestingly, the new shirts don’t have the Under Armour logo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st alex Posted 5 October, 2020 Share Posted 5 October, 2020 10 minutes ago, SuperSAINT said: I know Hypo mentioned we are ditching them... Interestingly, the new shirts don’t have the Under Armour logo? It's on the kit the players wear but isn't visible in those pictures. (Assume it's on the replica kits). https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/53936414 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millsy Posted 5 October, 2020 Share Posted 5 October, 2020 (edited) 19 minutes ago, st alex said: It's on the kit the players wear but isn't visible in those pictures. (Assume it's on the replica kits). https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/53936414 A third party are making the replica kits with the new sponsor, so no UA logo. From SFC site: In order to get the shirts re-made as quickly as possible, the club’s Technical Partner Under Armour have kindly granted the club permission to replicate the shirts via a third-party provider. As a result, the shirts will be an exact replica of the playing shirts worn by Ralph Hasenhüttl’s first team, but without Under Armour branding. Edited 5 October, 2020 by millsy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystic Force Posted 5 October, 2020 Share Posted 5 October, 2020 None of these companies actually make the clothes, kits, shoes etc themselves it all goes out to third party manufacture, would not be surprised if designs was sub contracted too. Under Armours ultimate problem is that they started of making compression shorts and other tight fitting tops, blew up into a big brand sticking their logo on all starts of apparel, opening a ton of its own retail space and then the novelty wore off. Then they were just another sports brand and they had to start closing their stores because they over expanded. This is what happens when people dream big, and the thing ends up being large and not huge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsarum Posted 12 December, 2020 Share Posted 12 December, 2020 My son’s replacement kit arrived this mornings, he’s happy as he now has both home and third choice kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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