edprice1984 Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 I have some limited knowledge of the process of the design and implementation of kits etc after being involved a little with Gloucester Rugby. They use OXEN who also supply a number of Rugby League kits too. From conversations with the Marketing team and the CEO, the design for kits is normally decided pretty early on in the previous season if you want something bespoke, whereas if it is templated you can generally wait until nearer Christmas. Of course this is Rugby and the shirt sales are significantly different to football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 First reaction is that kit is horrid. But interesting that JWP is pictured in it. Guess it doesn't really matter. Mara also. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 28 minutes ago, SW11_Saint said: Proving the point 😉🙏 Medal in the post... 🏅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 3 minutes ago, CSA96 said: I can't believe they have ditched any semblance of our traditions with a kit exactly like some of our most famous players wore famously thirty years ago. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceandfriendly Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 Do we have 2 sponsors this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunglasses Ron Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 7 minutes ago, maysie said: are the coaches kit designers and commercial manager now? pillock. When did I say that? I said if the club can't get the kit right then what chance is there of them putting a winning side out. I don't think this is an unreasonable statement given the car crash that was last season (kits, team, transfers, pretty much everything come to think of it). pillock. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 One of our lowest key kit launches in a long while 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceandfriendly Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daft Kerplunk Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 3 minutes ago, niceandfriendly said: Do we have 2 sponsors this year? Women’s team has one, men’s has another Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 On second thoughts, it's absolutely horrible. Looks so cheap. Last kit I liked was Adidas. Ah well. If only they employed the fans who create some nice mock-ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceandfriendly Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 1 minute ago, Daft Kerplunk said: Women’s team has one, men’s has another The Starling Bank version is available to purchase as mens too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sfcphilc Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 (edited) I don't have the nostalgia that many have surrounding this shirt, as I wasn't born at the time! But I may purchase this shirt. I think it's a love/hate design. I like that they've used red in the sponsors logo so it blends in more than usual. Edited 19 June, 2023 by Sfcphilc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
once_bitterne Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 10 hours ago, SW11_Saint said: I’m very happy for it to be sold as a retro shirt, where it belongs. One of our worst ones mind you. What kit would you like? Nothing similar to standard width red and white stripes I assume as that would just be a retro shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sfcphilc Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 3 minutes ago, niceandfriendly said: The Starling Bank version is available to purchase as mens too. Wish they'd also do a version without sponsor. I think people would pay an extra £5 for a shirt without one. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceandfriendly Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 3 minutes ago, Sfcphilc said: Wish they'd also do a version without sponsor. I think people would pay an extra £5 for a shirt without one. Definitely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexLaw76 Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW11_Saint Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 1 hour ago, Convict Colony said: Its just a shirt, I care more about the results on the pitch. They could play in blue for all I care if we went through the season undefeated. Sounds like Man City are the team for you? 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW11_Saint Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 Just cycled past the stadium store… 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SotonianWill Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 1 minute ago, SW11_Saint said: Just cycled past the stadium store… long sleeved looks good. I guess it could be worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 The contrasting reactions to this say it all really, some people will love it, some people won't. It's fashion in a nutshell! It's nothing to get too het up about. I'm not a huge fan, but it doesn't look horrible. I won't be buying one simply because they cost too much, but at the end of the day it's a kit and a nod to the past. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osvaldorama Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 I absolutely LOVE the home shirt 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee On Solent Saint Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 6 minutes ago, S-Clarke said: The contrasting reactions to this say it all really, some people will love it, some people won't. It's fashion in a nutshell! It's nothing to get too het up about. I'm not a huge fan, but it doesn't look horrible. I won't be buying one simply because they cost too much, but at the end of the day it's a kit and a nod to the past. It's a lot better than last season's effort that's for sure. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatlesaint Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 Is that a long sleeved version in one of those photos or just the angle etc the pic was taken at ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 It’s ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Saint Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 Like it, looked better with Draper tools on it, but like it. Interesting that JWP is in the photo shoot.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monk Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 I’ve been hoping we had this template brought back for a long time and now it’s here… I’m not sure. Sponsor looks wank and would’ve looked better in black/white. Black trim on the arm perhaps? Looks better on Mara than JWP. GK kits looks shite, just reminds me of how skit the keepers were last season. Annoyed I never brought the relaunched retro kit back in 2021. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint86 Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 32 minutes ago, SotonianWill said: fucking hell, looks like a babies bib Actually is horrendous. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaptopSaint Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 In the end, who gives a flying fuck what the kit looks like as long as we bloody win. I never buy it anyway. The training tops are always better, and no advertising. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErwinK1961 Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 32 minutes ago, Sunglasses Ron said: When did I say that? I said if the club can't get the kit right then what chance is there of them putting a winning side out. I don't think this is an unreasonable statement given the car crash that was last season (kits, team, transfers, pretty much everything come to think of it). pillock. When you say “the right kit”, what do you mean? One that you like? There’s some on here who love it, some who hate it, some ambivalent either way. You’re never going to get a kit that everyone single person loves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Tone Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 Will the numbers be ok on the back with these stripes, or is there a plain panel for the number? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErwinK1961 Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 22 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said: “Why the fck am I still having to do sh*t like this, let me leave already” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesfp1 Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 what on earth is that away kit 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceandfriendly Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 1 minute ago, jamesfp1 said: what on earth is that away kit 😂 Keeper kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Bates Posted 19 June, 2023 Author Share Posted 19 June, 2023 32 minutes ago, Daft Kerplunk said: Women’s team has one, men’s has another Youngsters have another Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSA96 Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarvSFC Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 Normally a player in a kit unveiling means they’re staying. Interesting that it’s JWP and Mara. Two players I would be supportive of staying. Or, it’s a case of if JWP wasn’t in it we’d all know that he was obviously leaving. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farawaysaint Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 I hate this kit so much, honestly up there with my least favourite kits of all time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunglasses Ron Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 (edited) 21 minutes ago, ErwinK1961 said: When you say “the right kit”, what do you mean? One that you like? There’s some on here who love it, some who hate it, some ambivalent either way. You’re never going to get a kit that everyone single person loves. Yes, you're quite right and they will never produce a kit that everyone likes. I know this is subjective, but last season's kits (especially the home and away ones) were absolutely bloody awful and for me were kind of the embodiment of the horrendous way the club was run from top to bottom by Sport Republic. They were so far off the mark with so many things, hence our humiliating decline. I don't like the new home kit at all, I think it's way off the mark and completely lacking in anything innovative. I'm sure we all agree though, that it ultimately doesn't really matter, as we just want the right decisions to be taken about the team. I still have little confidence about this, but have hope that lessons will be learned. Edited 19 June, 2023 by Sunglasses Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 Those models in the window wearing it, maybe they could play next year, couldn't do any worse. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 10 minutes ago, jamesfp1 said: what on earth is that away kit 😂 The Keeper's shirt. Baz will look great picking the ball out of the net in that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Forest Pony Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 4 minutes ago, HarvSFC said: Normally a player in a kit unveiling means they’re staying. Interesting that it’s JWP and Mara. Two players I would be supportive of staying. Or, it’s a case of if JWP wasn’t in it we’d all know that he was obviously leaving. Swansea had Matt Grimes modelling their new away kit last week and I think he’s more likely to be playing in our kit next season if we’re lucky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micky Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 44 minutes ago, trousers said: One of our lowest key kit launches in a long while Given the state of that shirt I don't blame them. I don't normally do the annual 'new shirt' debate, but I think this shirt is hideously rank. Apologies to the lovers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserableoldgit Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 6 minutes ago, HarvSFC said: Normally a player in a kit unveiling means they’re staying. Interesting that it’s JWP and Mara. Two players I would be supportive of staying. Or, it’s a case of if JWP wasn’t in it we’d all know that he was obviously leaving. Didn't Ings appear in a kit launch just before he left? Might be my memory.....or Villa came in with an offer too good to turn down.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesfp1 Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 5 minutes ago, Colinjb said: The Keeper's shirt. Baz will look great picking the ball out of the net in that. ah thank f for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserableoldgit Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 13 minutes ago, farawaysaint said: I hate this kit so much, honestly up there with my least favourite kits of all time. One of my favourites..... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 2 minutes ago, miserableoldgit said: One of my favourites..... The chevrons extending down the sleeves actually help it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Who? Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 So I’m pinning it all on the away top! Yellow please! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChadsaSaint Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 57 minutes ago, niceandfriendly said: The Starling Bank version is available to purchase as mens too. Have they just stuck the logo over the top of the sportsbet.io though - and the red is a little different? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aintforever Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 (edited) A million times better than last season's disaster IMO. At least we will look like Southampton again. Edited 19 June, 2023 by aintforever 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarvSFC Posted 19 June, 2023 Share Posted 19 June, 2023 17 minutes ago, miserableoldgit said: Didn't Ings appear in a kit launch just before he left? Might be my memory.....or Villa came in with an offer too good to turn down.... Nope, JWP, Romeu and Tella were the players the summer Ings left. Ings did the summer before, the sash and blue away kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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