Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Smirker on May 21, 2024, 08:05:50 AM
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May as well start a new thread seeing as the unveiling seems imminent.
Don't let us down, Adidas.
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? Thought we had a thread
Update ignore me , the years are flying by! 😂
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Why don't we just rename the other one?
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Why don't we just rename the other one?
Easier to look through in years to come for the specific kit.
Anyway, apparently all three kits are immense.
So glad we don't have Castore anymore.
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EXCLUSIVE. Aston Villa will earn around £20m a year if two conditions are met as part of a new 5-year deal with Adidas. The base fee is £10m p.a. Adidas will pay an extra £7m-£8m if the club sells 300,000 shirts/season + £3m is a bonus for qualifying for the Champions League.
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Is it out yet
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EXCLUSIVE. Aston Villa will earn around £20m a year if two conditions are met as part of a new 5-year deal with Adidas. The base fee is £10m p.a. Adidas will pay an extra £7m-£8m if the club sells 300,000 shirts/season + £3m is a bonus for qualifying for the Champions League.
300,000 doesn't sound like a huge number in global terms? But I have absolutely no idea how many we normally sell each year? I'll be honest, I like Adidas stuff, and this is the first shirt I've considered buying in about 20 years (even though I haven't even seen it yet), but I've no idea if I'm an outlier...
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EXCLUSIVE. Aston Villa will earn around £20m a year if two conditions are met as part of a new 5-year deal with Adidas. The base fee is £10m p.a. Adidas will pay an extra £7m-£8m if the club sells 300,000 shirts/season + £3m is a bonus for qualifying for the Champions League.
300,000 doesn't sound like a huge number in global terms? But I have absolutely no idea how many we normally sell each year? I'll be honest, I like Adidas stuff, and this is the first shirt I've considered buying in about 20 years (even though I haven't even seen it yet), but I've no idea if I'm an outlier...
Think I saw we sold around 240k a couple of years ago, so seems very doable given it's now Adidas, we're doing well, and in the Champions League.
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EXCLUSIVE. Aston Villa will earn around £20m a year if two conditions are met as part of a new 5-year deal with Adidas. The base fee is £10m p.a. Adidas will pay an extra £7m-£8m if the club sells 300,000 shirts/season + £3m is a bonus for qualifying for the Champions League.
Welp, that's me buying all three kits then.. and maybe a few Christmas & Birthday gifts.
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EXCLUSIVE. Aston Villa will earn around £20m a year if two conditions are met as part of a new 5-year deal with Adidas. The base fee is £10m p.a. Adidas will pay an extra £7m-£8m if the club sells 300,000 shirts/season + £3m is a bonus for qualifying for the Champions League.
300,000 doesn't sound like a huge number in global terms? But I have absolutely no idea how many we normally sell each year? I'll be honest, I like Adidas stuff, and this is the first shirt I've considered buying in about 20 years (even though I haven't even seen it yet), but I've no idea if I'm an outlier...
Think I saw we sold around 240k a couple of years ago, so seems very doable given it's now Adidas, we're doing well, and in the Champions League.
Sportsjournal say we sold 175,000 units during the 22/23 season bringing £2.8 million in revenue. Compare that with Liverpool selling 1.8 million units and almost £114 million in revenue.
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EXCLUSIVE. Aston Villa will earn around £20m a year if two conditions are met as part of a new 5-year deal with Adidas. The base fee is £10m p.a. Adidas will pay an extra £7m-£8m if the club sells 300,000 shirts/season + £3m is a bonus for qualifying for the Champions League.
300,000 doesn't sound like a huge number in global terms? But I have absolutely no idea how many we normally sell each year? I'll be honest, I like Adidas stuff, and this is the first shirt I've considered buying in about 20 years (even though I haven't even seen it yet), but I've no idea if I'm an outlier...
This article says we sold 245k in 21/22.
https://sportsjournal.io/premier-league-merchandise-revenue-data/
I'd assume we sold less last season purely based on it being a bit shit.
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Yeah, I think it would be less this year, unless the sales picked up near the end of the season.
I think I remember Heck using the sales numbers as a rationale for ditching the circle crest early in the season.
But I have slept since then, so I may not have got that 100% correct...
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EXCLUSIVE. Aston Villa will earn around £20m a year if two conditions are met as part of a new 5-year deal with Adidas. The base fee is £10m p.a. Adidas will pay an extra £7m-£8m if the club sells 300,000 shirts/season + £3m is a bonus for qualifying for the Champions League.
300,000 doesn't sound like a huge number in global terms? But I have absolutely no idea how many we normally sell each year? I'll be honest, I like Adidas stuff, and this is the first shirt I've considered buying in about 20 years (even though I haven't even seen it yet), but I've no idea if I'm an outlier...
Think I saw we sold around 240k a couple of years ago, so seems very doable given it's now Adidas, we're doing well, and in the Champions League.
hopefully a few argentinans . Maybe we need a korean or Japanese player next :)
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Sportsjournal say we sold 175,000 units during the 22/23 season bringing £2.8 million in revenue. Compare that with Liverpool selling 1.8 million units and almost £114 million in revenue.
Liverpool, I believe, have a rare deal with Nike(?) that allows them to keep a much bigger part of the merch sales than most clubs have. Can't remember the exact numbers but I think a lot of clubs get about 7-9%, whereas they get to keep closer to 20%.
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Sportsjournal say we sold 175,000 units during the 22/23 season bringing £2.8 million in revenue. Compare that with Liverpool selling 1.8 million units and almost £114 million in revenue.
Liverpool, I believe, have a rare deal with Nike(?) that allows them to keep a much bigger part of the merch sales than most clubs have. Can't remember the exact numbers but I think a lot of clubs get about 7-9%, whereas they get to keep closer to 20%.
If only we knew somebody at adidas who could give us a sweetheart deal...
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Liverpool, I believe, have a rare deal with Nike(?) that allows them to keep a much bigger part of the merch sales than most clubs have. Can't remember the exact numbers but I think a lot of clubs get about 7-9%, whereas they get to keep closer to 20%.
Speaking of which, their new shirt is dreadful. What's going on with the collar/neckline? Looks terrible.
https://www.lifestylesports.com/ie/adults-liverpool-24-25-home-jersey-56102841460.html
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Yeah, they wore it on Sunday. Thought then it looked odd.
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EXCLUSIVE. Aston Villa will earn around £20m a year if two conditions are met as part of a new 5-year deal with Adidas. The base fee is £10m p.a. Adidas will pay an extra £7m-£8m if the club sells 300,000 shirts/season + £3m is a bonus for qualifying for the Champions League.
300,000 doesn't sound like a huge number in global terms? But I have absolutely no idea how many we normally sell each year? I'll be honest, I like Adidas stuff, and this is the first shirt I've considered buying in about 20 years (even though I haven't even seen it yet), but I've no idea if I'm an outlier...
Think I saw we sold around 240k a couple of years ago, so seems very doable given it's now Adidas, we're doing well, and in the Champions League.
hopefully a few argentinans . Maybe we need a korean or Japanese player next :)
Might have more chance of doing that if the club took the Spanish language version of the News section on the OS more seriously.
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Yeah, they wore it on Sunday. Thought then it looked odd.
Ha! Comically bad.
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Liverpool, I believe, have a rare deal with Nike(?) that allows them to keep a much bigger part of the merch sales than most clubs have. Can't remember the exact numbers but I think a lot of clubs get about 7-9%, whereas they get to keep closer to 20%.
Speaking of which, their new shirt is dreadful. What's going on with the collar/neckline? Looks terrible.
https://www.lifestylesports.com/ie/adults-liverpool-24-25-home-jersey-56102841460.html
I cannot fathom how somebody has been paid to design that and someone else has said, yeah that one. Surely it will flop, particularly after this seasons was a bit of a classic.
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Heard one of the shirts is a almost a nod to one of the players playing for the club. Tried guessing who that would be and what is meant by that and all I can come up with would be Martinez - Argentina - Adidas design Argentina's kits so the away/third kit would resemble Argentinas? The other one was Bailey - Jamaica - Adidas design Jamaica's kits - large Jamaican community in Birmingham and the yellow shirts we've had in the past.
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Heard one of the shirts is a almost a nod to one of the players playing for the club. Tried guessing who that would be and what is meant by that and all I can come up with would be Martinez - Argentina - Adidas design Argentina's kits so the away/third kit would resemble Argentinas? The other one was Bailey - Jamaica - Adidas design Jamaica's kits - large Jamaican community in Birmingham and the yellow shirts we've had in the past.
Or it's the Belgian light blue shirt/brown shorts combo.
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Liverpool, I believe, have a rare deal with Nike(?) that allows them to keep a much bigger part of the merch sales than most clubs have. Can't remember the exact numbers but I think a lot of clubs get about 7-9%, whereas they get to keep closer to 20%.
Speaking of which, their new shirt is dreadful. What's going on with the collar/neckline? Looks terrible.
https://www.lifestylesports.com/ie/adults-liverpool-24-25-home-jersey-56102841460.html
It looks like he's wearing an apron with the collar being the... apron collar. :o
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EXCLUSIVE. Aston Villa will earn around £20m a year if two conditions are met as part of a new 5-year deal with Adidas. The base fee is £10m p.a. Adidas will pay an extra £7m-£8m if the club sells 300,000 shirts/season + £3m is a bonus for qualifying for the Champions League.
300,000 doesn't sound like a huge number in global terms? But I have absolutely no idea how many we normally sell each year? I'll be honest, I like Adidas stuff, and this is the first shirt I've considered buying in about 20 years (even though I haven't even seen it yet), but I've no idea if I'm an outlier...
Same. I’ll be purchasing my first current strip this summer based on the fact it’ll be Adidas, plus we ay shit no more.
Fickle? You bet!
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Heard one of the shirts is a almost a nod to one of the players playing for the club. Tried guessing who that would be and what is meant by that and all I can come up with would be Martinez - Argentina - Adidas design Argentina's kits so the away/third kit would resemble Argentinas? The other one was Bailey - Jamaica - Adidas design Jamaica's kits - large Jamaican community in Birmingham and the yellow shirts we've had in the past.
Yellow away tops haven't brought us much luck in the past, I would not bring them back personally.
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Blue and white stripes would work as an away kit. Claret shorts.
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Heard one of the shirts is a almost a nod to one of the players playing for the club. Tried guessing who that would be and what is meant by that and all I can come up with would be Martinez - Argentina - Adidas design Argentina's kits so the away/third kit would resemble Argentinas? The other one was Bailey - Jamaica - Adidas design Jamaica's kits - large Jamaican community in Birmingham and the yellow shirts we've had in the past.
Or it's the Belgian light blue shirt/brownIroegHeard one of the shirts is a almost a nod to one of the players playing for the club. Tried guessing who that would be and what is meant by that and all I can come up with would be Martinez - Argentina - Adidas design Argentina's kits so the away/third kit would resemble Argentinas? The other one was Bailey - Jamaica - Adidas design Jamaica's kits - large Jamaican community in Birmingham and the yellow shirts we've had in the past.
Or it's the Belgian light blue shirt/brown shorts combo.
shorts combo.
Could be a nod to Tintin Iroegbunam.
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Heard one of the shirts is a almost a nod to one of the players playing for the club. Tried guessing who that would be and what is meant by that and all I can come up with would be Martinez - Argentina - Adidas design Argentina's kits so the away/third kit would resemble Argentinas? The other one was Bailey - Jamaica - Adidas design Jamaica's kits - large Jamaican community in Birmingham and the yellow shirts we've had in the past.
Yellow away tops haven't brought us much luck in the past, I would not bring them back personally.
We have Emery. Luck isn’t relevant.
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Hopefully a few Argentinans.
Might have more chance of doing that if the club took the Spanish language version of the News section on the OS more seriously.
They should learn English; it's not the English Premier League for nothing.
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Out of interest where do Adidas manufacture the kits .
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Out of interest where do Adidas manufacture the kits .
Sent from my iPhone.
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Out of interest where do Adidas manufacture the kits .
Sent from my iPhone.
I was more just hoping not the same factory as the Castore disaster .
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Out of interest where do Adidas manufacture the kits .
Ethiopia I believe, in Adidas Ababa.
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Out of interest where do Adidas manufacture the kits .
Ethiopia I believe, in Adidas Ababa.
**applause**
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Out of interest where do Adidas manufacture the kits .
Cambodia
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Out of interest where do Adidas manufacture the kits .
Cambodia
On my bucket list .
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Out of interest where do Adidas manufacture the kits .
Ethiopia I believe, in Adidas Ababa.
haha
8)
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Out of interest where do Adidas manufacture the kits .
Cambodia
That'll drive the ethical mob Wilde. Nice for a holiday though.
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Heard one of the shirts is a almost a nod to one of the players playing for the club. Tried guessing who that would be and what is meant by that and all I can come up with would be Martinez - Argentina - Adidas design Argentina's kits so the away/third kit would resemble Argentinas? The other one was Bailey - Jamaica - Adidas design Jamaica's kits - large Jamaican community in Birmingham and the yellow shirts we've had in the past.
Here's the new Adidas Jamaica away kit. Not my cup of tea, maybe others will like it though.
(https://www.footballshirtculture.com/images/cwgallery/2661-jamaica-2024-adidas-away-kit/2661_jamaica_2024_adidas_away_kit_b.jpeg)
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So when do we expect the official reveal of the kit? Presumably the Castore deal ends on 31st May so could be officially revealed on 1st June?
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Heard one of the shirts is a almost a nod to one of the players playing for the club. Tried guessing who that would be and what is meant by that and all I can come up with would be Martinez - Argentina - Adidas design Argentina's kits so the away/third kit would resemble Argentinas? The other one was Bailey - Jamaica - Adidas design Jamaica's kits - large Jamaican community in Birmingham and the yellow shirts we've had in the past.
Here's the new Adidas Jamaica away kit. Not my cup of tea, maybe others will like it though.
(https://www.footballshirtculture.com/images/cwgallery/2661-jamaica-2024-adidas-away-kit/2661_jamaica_2024_adidas_away_kit_b.jpeg)
Well she won't need a nutcracker come Christmas.
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Heard one of the shirts is a almost a nod to one of the players playing for the club. Tried guessing who that would be and what is meant by that and all I can come up with would be Martinez - Argentina - Adidas design Argentina's kits so the away/third kit would resemble Argentinas? The other one was Bailey - Jamaica - Adidas design Jamaica's kits - large Jamaican community in Birmingham and the yellow shirts we've had in the past.
Here's the new Adidas Jamaica away kit. Not my cup of tea, maybe others will like it though.
(https://www.footballshirtculture.com/images/cwgallery/2661-jamaica-2024-adidas-away-kit/2661_jamaica_2024_adidas_away_kit_b.jpeg)
Well she won't need a nutcracker come Christmas.
Cover for McGinn.
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Cover for McGinn.
:)
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Couple of snippets in the video for the new crest that show a v-neck collar with claret and blue stripes in it......
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Possibly a black and gold third kit, which would be nice.
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Possibly a black and gold third kit, which would be nice.
hope not, we are not Wolves
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Possibly a black and gold third kit, which would be nice.
hope not, we are not Wolves
No were not. And it won't look anything like a Wolves kit.
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It will most likely be black and yellow like we've had before, if we do have a black shirt.
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Couple of snippets in the video for the new crest that show a v-neck collar with claret and blue stripes in it......
I assumed that was along with the other snips in the video just showing influences on the new badge.
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Couple of snippets in the video for the new crest that show a v-neck collar with claret and blue stripes in it......
I assumed that was along with the other snips in the video just showing influences on the new badge.
Ah yes, but my research and intuition shows that by adding 2 and 2 I can come up with about 7000.
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I thought our deal with Castore finished at the end of May, and now that we’re in June we’d be seeing the new kit almost immediately?
Was I just being laughably naive to think that?
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I also thought it would be today, so may be it will be Monday or some time next week.
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The online club shop has been down all day.
New (adidas) content being uploaded maybe ?
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It's working for me.
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Oh.
I can get onto AVFC but not onto the shop.
I get access denied and 406 not acceptable….either through WiFi, 5g, the app and the website.
Strange.
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I just checked and got into it fine with Chrome.
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And saw this, wtf is it?
"Aston Villa 1996 Blank-Out Shirt"
(https://images.footballfanatics.com/aston-villa/aston-villa-1996-blank-out-shirt_ss5_p-201333811+pv-1+u-stkovqft2w1jkkdhncua+v-ocd4n2orpcdreqwptwtw.jpg?_hv=2&w=900)
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Oh.
I can get onto AVFC but not onto the shop.
I get access denied and 406 not acceptable….either through WiFi, 5g, the app and the website.
Strange.
Bloody virgin innit 😂
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And saw this, wtf is it?
"Aston Villa 1996 Blank-Out Shirt"
(https://images.footballfanatics.com/aston-villa/aston-villa-1996-blank-out-shirt_ss5_p-201333811+pv-1+u-stkovqft2w1jkkdhncua+v-ocd4n2orpcdreqwptwtw.jpg?_hv=2&w=900)
Weird.
The description says "Wear your pride in Villa's 1990 season and the club's history with this blank-out shirt based on the kit worn by the team that year. Featuring the crest, sponsor details and pattern of the original 1990 shirt, but all in blank-out white 'colouring', this is something many a Villan can be proud to wear, whether you were there for the original season yourself or want to pay homage to an era of your club from well before you were born. The classic collar with a single snap fastener is yet another nod to a bygone age and its iconic style.
Clearly an error, I'd say. It doesn't appear to have a fastener on the collar for a start,
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And saw this, wtf is it?
"Aston Villa 1996 Blank-Out Shirt"
(https://images.footballfanatics.com/aston-villa/aston-villa-1996-blank-out-shirt_ss5_p-201333811+pv-1+u-stkovqft2w1jkkdhncua+v-ocd4n2orpcdreqwptwtw.jpg?_hv=2&w=900)
Weird.
The description says "Wear your pride in Villa's 1990 season and the club's history with this blank-out shirt based on the kit worn by the team that year. Featuring the crest, sponsor details and pattern of the original 1990 shirt, but all in blank-out white 'colouring', this is something many a Villan can be proud to wear, whether you were there for the original season yourself or want to pay homage to an era of your club from well before you were born. The classic collar with a single snap fastener is yet another nod to a bygone age and its iconic style.
Clearly an error, I'd say. It doesn't appear to have a fastener on the collar for a start,
Yes, that text doesn’t make any sense. You can just make out that it is the Reebok AST shirt, but I’d certainly want to see it in real life before buying! I’ve got the England 1970 blackout shirt, which is made by Score Draw I think?
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Saw that on the shop last week and thought it must have been worn in one game I may have missed years ago. I can’t work out which game it may have been…or if it was ever actually worn in a game.
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I also thought it would be today, so may be it will be Monday or some time next week.
I thought Monday was more likely than today. Doesn't make much sense to launch a kit on the same day as a CL final at Wembley.
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I also thought it would be today, so may be it will be Monday or some time next week.
I thought Monday was more likely than today. Doesn't make much sense to launch a kit on the same day as a CL final at Wembley.
Or Monday when everyone is at work or collecting their dole money .
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And saw this, wtf is it?
"Aston Villa 1996 Blank-Out Shirt"
(https://images.footballfanatics.com/aston-villa/aston-villa-1996-blank-out-shirt_ss5_p-201333811+pv-1+u-stkovqft2w1jkkdhncua+v-ocd4n2orpcdreqwptwtw.jpg?_hv=2&w=900)
Weird.
The description says "Wear your pride in Villa's 1990 season and the club's history with this blank-out shirt based on the kit worn by the team that year. Featuring the crest, sponsor details and pattern of the original 1990 shirt, but all in blank-out white 'colouring', this is something many a Villan can be proud to wear, whether you were there for the original season yourself or want to pay homage to an era of your club from well before you were born. The classic collar with a single snap fastener is yet another nod to a bygone age and its iconic style.
Clearly an error, I'd say. It doesn't appear to have a fastener on the collar for a start,
Yes, that text doesn’t make any sense. You can just make out that it is the Reebok AST shirt, but I’d certainly want to see it in real life before buying! I’ve got the England 1970 blackout shirt, which is made by Score Draw I think?
It's the 1990-1 Mita Copiers shirt 'whiteout' - similar to the 'mash-up' shirt made out of all 3 shirts from that season which is nothing short of an abomination. Who buys this tat?
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Yanited's third kit for next season.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GORrPW8WIAAA8vQ?format=jpg)
I could live with a Villa version of it as our third or away kit i.e. claret and clue bands on a white shirt with a trefoil logo.
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Yanited's goalkeeper kit for next season.
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRe9Rtci4oSVqCEjVTW0g28GiE7MMz5cCvnTwGtRa_XzYO87obM9VFZE6dymSNpLYsfMTn_tCdwamZk9jDPZLHI2r1njBu9Y_GZCb5cGLjyDBMDQBc2DH-aogBsLIZHnMe3OD9qT1DtvK47k3FtAd03fzMAtGmYHPoT7rc4z9DZFVoBzeSgExLSPLr2ss/s1600/man-united-24-25-third-gk-kit%20%286%29.jpg)
Put the Villa crest and Betano on it in white, and Emi would look very imposing in it.
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I can't wait to see our new kit.
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I thought our deal with Castore finished at the end of May, and now that we’re in June we’d be seeing the new kit almost immediately?
Was I just being laughably naive to think that?
I might be I'll informed on these kind of things, but we always seem a bit slow on the kit front. I was in Birmingham Airport the other day and there pride of place in the window of JD Sports were the new Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City kits. I know we are changing kit manufacturers this summer, but we've seemed to be slow releasing kits for a number of years now.
I did pick up a rather fetching retro white 90/91 - 92/93 away shirt for a present for someone from there though.
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I can't wait to see our new kit.
"That's it! That is the thread."™
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Yanited's third kit for next season.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GORrPW8WIAAA8vQ?format=jpg)
I could live with a Villa version of it as our third or away kit i.e. claret and clue bands on a white shirt with a trefoil logo.
Yes, very nice.
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Yanited's third kit for next season.
[img width=200
height=200]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GORrPW8WIAAA8vQ?format=jpg[/img]
I could live with a Villa version of it as our third or away kit i.e. claret and clue bands on a white shirt with a trefoil logo.
Yes, very nice.
Looks like something Austria would wear.
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Maybe it's a case this year of us waiting for a window of relatively little other football news or kit reveals, so we can be the main news. Seems like they're putting a lot of effort into it.
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Yanited's third kit for next season.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GORrPW8WIAAA8vQ?format=jpg)
I could live with a Villa version of it as our third or away kit i.e. claret and clue bands on a white shirt with a trefoil logo.
Yes, very nice.
And the addition of a Champions League sleeve logo being another significant enhancement on what's available in the Old Trafford megastore.
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Remember how we used to make a big deal of kit launches - catwalk nonsense, that thing we did in Centenary Square.
Then Lerner lost interest and we’d just have a lorry tip them out in a pile outside the club shop every year.
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Remember how we used to make a big deal of kit launches - catwalk nonsense, that thing we did in Centenary Square.
Then Lerner lost interest and we’d just have a lorry tip them out in a pile outside the club shop every year.
It was a huge deal for a while with Nike. I'm sure I've said before, but I went into the big Nike flagship shop on Oxford St and there we were, given equal prominence it seemed with Barcelona and Arsenal. Crazy days.
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Remember how we used to make a big deal of kit launches - catwalk nonsense, that thing we did in Centenary Square.
Then Lerner lost interest and we’d just have a lorry tip them out in a pile outside the club shop every year.
It must have been a small fucking lorry judging by the numbers that weren't available so quickly afterwards.
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I'm not parting with a penny until we have Bukta kits.
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Remember how we used to make a big deal of kit launches - catwalk nonsense, that thing we did in Centenary Square.
Then Lerner lost interest and we’d just have a lorry tip them out in a pile outside the club shop every year.
It must have been a small fucking lorry judging by the numbers that weren't available so quickly afterwards.
Also, what I didn't say, was the lorry normally turned up about six weeks into the new season.
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I always loved that 2008 Nike acorns jersey.
I want to find somewhere other than eBay to buy one though...
Will have to have a look around for one.
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Remember how we used to make a big deal of kit launches - catwalk nonsense, that thing we did in Centenary Square.
Then Lerner lost interest and we’d just have a lorry tip them out in a pile outside the club shop every year.
It must have been a small fucking lorry judging by the numbers that weren't available so quickly afterwards.
Also, what I didn't say, was the lorry normally turned up about six weeks into the new season.
I hope they're being made here... Brexit innit..
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Remember how we used to make a big deal of kit launches - catwalk nonsense, that thing we did in Centenary Square.
Then Lerner lost interest and we’d just have a lorry tip them out in a pile outside the club shop every year.
It must have been a small fucking lorry judging by the numbers that weren't available so quickly afterwards.
Also, what I didn't say, was the lorry normally turned up about six weeks into the new season.
There was one year when the new kits were revealed while the team were training in Spain. Martin O'Neill was pictured examining the new kit while wearing black trainers and black socks. It was then that I had him down as a wrong 'un.
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The end of the road for Nike with Villa conjures-up images of Dicky Dunne smoking like a chimney (summat else O'Neill didn't mind) after a complimentary trip to Genting Casino.
Grim as fcuk m'Lord, Grim AF.
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I'm not parting with a penny until we have Bukta kits.
Flippin heck, I haven’t heard that brand since the 70’s
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Yanited's third kit for next season.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GORrPW8WIAAA8vQ?format=jpg)
I could live with a Villa version of it as our third or away kit i.e. claret and clue bands on a white shirt with a trefoil logo.
Yes, very nice.
I can see the 1980s Henson home kit...
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I'm not parting with a penny until we have Bukta kits.
Flippin heck, I haven’t heard that brand since the 70’s
You've had a sheltered adulthood ;)
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Possibly a black and gold third kit, which would be nice.
A mock-up, but would this be acceptable, sir?
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GPFMM9jWoAMA0Lo?format=jpg)
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Please no similar templates to Yanited . Even 3rd kit. Can't think of anything worse in fairness.
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Please no similar templates to Yanited . Even 3rd kit. Can't think of anything worse in fairness.
The Holocaust?
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Please no similar templates to Yanited . Even 3rd kit. Can't think of anything worse in fairness.
The Holocaust?
Red Hot Chilli Peppers?
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Please no similar templates to Yanited . Even 3rd kit. Can't think of anything worse in fairness.
The Holocaust?
Red Hot Chilli Peppers?
Clarkson?!
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Please no similar templates to Yanited . Even 3rd kit. Can't think of anything worse in fairness.
The Holocaust?
Red Hot Chilli Peppers?
Clarkson?!
Corden.
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Possibly a black and gold third kit, which would be nice.
A mock-up, but would this be acceptable, sir?
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GPFMM9jWoAMA0Lo?format=jpg)
a claret or blue trim , yes please ..
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Please no similar templates to Yanited . Even 3rd kit. Can't think of anything worse in fairness.
The Holocaust?
Red Hot Chilli Peppers?
Clarkson?!
Corden.
Gervais.
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Please no similar templates to Yanited . Even 3rd kit. Can't think of anything worse in fairness.
The Holocaust?
Red Hot Chilli Peppers?
Clarkson?!
Corden.
Gervais.
Sweet popcorn.
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Please no similar templates to Yanited . Even 3rd kit. Can't think of anything worse in fairness.
The Holocaust?
Red Hot Chilli Peppers?
Clarkson?!
Corden.
Gervais.
Behave
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Ten Haag replacing Emery as manager
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Please no similar templates to Yanited . Even 3rd kit. Can't think of anything worse in fairness.
The Holocaust?
Red Hot Chilli Peppers?
Clarkson?!
Corden.
Gervais.
Behave
Oh, not U2?
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I'm not parting with a penny until we have Bukta kits.
Flippin heck, I haven’t heard that brand since the 70’s
You've had a sheltered adulthood ;)
😂
Early 70’s I did loads of competitive swimming and Bukta were the brand, along with Speedo.
After I stopped, ‘76ish, I can honestly say I hadn’t really heard of them.
Having googled them It surprised me how much they actually did.
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Remember how we used to make a big deal of kit launches - catwalk nonsense, that thing we did in Centenary Square.
Then Lerner lost interest and we’d just have a lorry tip them out in a pile outside the club shop every year.
It was a huge deal for a while with Nike. I'm sure I've said before, but I went into the big Nike flagship shop on Oxford St and there we were, given equal prominence it seemed with Barcelona and Arsenal. Crazy days.
Yeah, that's thee kind of deal we now have again, thank fuck. I remember I forgot to take a Villa top to the 2010 league cup final and nowhere in London had any. But the big Nike store had them on display along with the other big, historic teams.
It will be interesting to see what they have planned for the launch. They will want to make an impression, I am sure.
The kits have been almost treated as a sideline at best, but you can tell that Heck is going to see them as an integral part of the business that has to be marketed and pushed.
Didn't he do a deal with Nike at the 76ers to produce special, limited edition trainers and things that they used to lure celebrities and influential people in with? Apparently people go mental for rare trainers and the team used them to raise profile and get lots of attention.
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Yanited's third kit for next season.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GORrPW8WIAAA8vQ?format=jpg)
I could live with a Villa version of it as our third or away kit i.e. claret and clue bands on a white shirt with a trefoil logo.
That looks a very slightly modified version of the Mexico away kit from the 2018 World Cup.
(https://i.ibb.co/hZZwFtp/Screenshot-2024-06-03-at-09-46-50.png) (https://ibb.co/hZZwFtp)
They've just moved the stripes up slightly, and it doesn't look as good as a result.
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That looks a very slightly modified version of the Mexico away kit from the 2018 World Cup.
(https://i.ibb.co/hZZwFtp/Screenshot-2024-06-03-at-09-46-50.png) (https://ibb.co/hZZwFtp)
They've just moved the stripes up slightly, and it doesn't look as good as a result.
Agreed on both counts, moving the stripes up makes the logo and crest look crammed in.
That Mexico shirt was lovely. I said on here at the time that a Villa version with a light blue stripe instead of green would be very nice.
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i guess the issue would be putting the sponsor on where the stripes are
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I am not enjoying seeing ManU shirts every time I come on this thread.
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Possibly a black and gold third kit, which would be nice.
A mock-up, but would this be acceptable, sir?
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GPFMM9jWoAMA0Lo?format=jpg)
I love this.
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Agreed on both counts, moving the stripes up makes the logo and crest look crammed in.
That Mexico shirt was lovely. I said on here at the time that a Villa version with a light blue stripe instead of green would be very nice.
Agreed, I bought the Mexico kit for 5-a-side. A claret and blue one would look very smart.
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I'm not parting with a penny until we have Bukta kits.
Flippin heck, I haven’t heard that brand since the 70’s
You've had a sheltered adulthood ;)
😂
Early 70’s I did loads of competitive swimming and Bukta were the brand, along with Speedo.
After I stopped, ‘76ish, I can honestly say I hadn’t really heard of them.
Having googled them It surprised me how much they actually did.
I also Googled to see if they were still in existence and was also surprised how many clubs have worn their stuff over the years. I could remember Newcastle and Brighton having the same template different colours back when it was Admiral that was the on-trend brand. Also West Ham doing the Bukta-Admiral double when they won the Cup in '75 and '80, but that was about it.
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Has any "heritage" brand ever been more niche than Henson? Us and, apparently, the might of Bristol Rovers and Peterborough. Even the likes of Spall and Scoreline managed more than that.
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Has any "heritage" brand ever been more niche than Henson? Us and, apparently, the might of Bristol Rovers and Peterborough. Even the likes of Spall and Scoreline managed more than that.
And randomly, Valur Reykjavik.
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Has any "heritage" brand ever been more niche than Henson? Us and, apparently, the might of Bristol Rovers and Peterborough. Even the likes of Spall and Scoreline managed more than that.
And randomly, Valur Reykjavik.
Well Henson is an Icelandic firm, so it's not that random really, in fact it probably makes the most sense!
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I reckon starting with the holocaust and ending up aty Ricky Gervais in 4 posts might be the most extreme de-escalation ever, I'm tempted to post an upside down version of the Anchorman meme right now.
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SJM is in a photoshopped home kit on the OS.. is that it? If so, looks.. simple?
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SJM is in a photoshopped home kit on the OS.. is that it? If so, looks.. simple?
They've done one with Watkins;
https://tickets.avfc.co.uk/ (https://tickets.avfc.co.uk/)
Looks like they've just photoshopped it to get rid of old sponsors.
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On the subject of sponsorship logos, I spotted somewhere a video of (reliable?) way to remove the transfer used to add sponsorship logos ... though given my advancing years, I can't remember where I saw it.
Does anyway know of such a thing?
Assuming we don't do a really $hit job of a special edition kit, I'll buy one though I would prefer to not have 'Betano' on it. UTV
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On the subject of sponsorship logos, I spotted somewhere a video of (reliable?) way to remove the transfer used to add sponsorship logos ... though given my advancing years, I can't remember where I saw it.
Does anyway know of such a thing?
Assuming we don't do a really $hit job of a special edition kit, I'll buy one though I would prefer to not have 'Betano' on it. UTV
I’m sure I’ve read, on here I think, that there’s a guy who removes the sponsors name.
I’ve thought about doing it with a couple of mine but can’t remember where I saw it
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I’d think twice about it…it’s not guaranteed to be a clean job - many I’ve seen still have residue visible that can’t be shifted.
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On the subject of sponsorship logos, I spotted somewhere a video of (reliable?) way to remove the transfer used to add sponsorship logos ... though given my advancing years, I can't remember where I saw it.
Does anyway know of such a thing?
Assuming we don't do a really $hit job of a special edition kit, I'll buy one though I would prefer to not have 'Betano' on it. UTV
I’m sure I’ve read, on here I think, that there’s a guy who removes the sponsors name.
I’ve thought about doing it with a couple of mine but can’t remember where I saw it
tkavfc on Instagram
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Any sign of the new kit yet?
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The video for renewals shows players wearing shirts and you can just see the collars. They look retro and I think they're various old shirts.
Perhaps a clue! Who knows?
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Newcastle who have also signed a deal with Adidas are releasing their new kit on Friday - wonder if we will also do the same?
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Newcastle who have also signed a deal with Adidas are releasing their new kit on Friday - wonder if we will also do the same?
Adidas might prefer them to be on different days?
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Newcastle who have also signed a deal with Adidas are releasing their new kit on Friday - wonder if we will also do the same?
Adidas might prefer them to be on different days?
Plus the Geordies have to get their kit out early, as it's the only new item of clothing most of them will purchase this year. I mean I imagine the binman round ours who wears one to work is in desperate need of a change by now.
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Naaa man, it's still canny for a few years, like.
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Geordies neither buy nor wear shirts.
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Afternoon, all. It's probably safe for me to pop back on now without fearing of jinxing us as we don't have any actual matches for a couple of months.
I haven't been able to keep up with all the discussion on this thread but I do hope that standards haven't been slipping in my absence. I neglected to appoint deputy list creators before taking my leave.
I trust that nobody has been disgracing themselves suggesting stripes, claret sleeves, polkadots or any other such monstrosities while I've been away?
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Afternoon, all. It's probably safe for me to pop back on now without fearing of jinxing us as we don't have any actual matches for a couple of months.
I haven't been able to keep up with all the discussion on this thread but I do hope that standards haven't been slipping in my absence. I neglected to appoint deputy list creators before taking my leave.
I trust that nobody has been disgracing themselves suggesting stripes, claret sleeves, polkadots or any other such monstrosities while I've been away?
Don't worry fella, any mention of the Luke 'Hearts' monstrosity and I've pounced on it on your behalf! Good to see you, anyway.
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Cheers, much appreciated. Although, "Hearts", surely, unless I'm missing the joke.
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Cheers, much appreciated. Although, "Hearts", surely, unless I'm missing the joke.
Hibs, Hearts, whichever set of shit Jock bastards it was, I forget! ;)
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I'm off again. 😟
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Good to see you. Kits are in safe hands. The only stripes will be the three on the shoulders....
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Did anyone else make use of their 20% discount?
I ordered a few things and then went looking for some trainers. Picked out a couple, but then found my voucher no longer worked. >:(
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Did anyone else make use of their 20% discount?
I ordered a few things and then went looking for some trainers. Picked out a couple, but then found my voucher no longer worked. >:(
When I looked trainers weren't included i the discount.
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Did anyone else make use of their 20% discount?
I ordered a few things and then went looking for some trainers. Picked out a couple, but then found my voucher no longer worked. >:(
When I looked trainers weren't included i the discount.
There were several pages of them when I looked!
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I didn't even get a code.
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I didn't even get a code.
Did you sign up for the kit news on the Adidas announcement page?
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Afternoon, all. It's probably safe for me to pop back on now without fearing of jinxing us as we don't have any actual matches for a couple of months.
I haven't been able to keep up with all the discussion on this thread but I do hope that standards haven't been slipping in my absence. I neglected to appoint deputy list creators before taking my leave.
I trust that nobody has been disgracing themselves suggesting stripes, claret sleeves, polkadots or any other such monstrosities while I've been away?
Hey, welcome back, mate.
You’ve been missed 👍
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Afternoon, all. It's probably safe for me to pop back on now without fearing of jinxing us as we don't have any actual matches for a couple of months.
I haven't been able to keep up with all the discussion on this thread but I do hope that standards haven't been slipping in my absence. I neglected to appoint deputy list creators before taking my leave.
I trust that nobody has been disgracing themselves suggesting stripes, claret sleeves, polkadots or any other such monstrosities while I've been away?
Hey, welcome back, mate.
You’ve been missed 👍
Said no '3 centre halves' advocate, ever.
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I didn't even get a code.
Did you sign up for the kit news on the Adidas announcement page?
Yep!
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Afternoon, all. It's probably safe for me to pop back on now without fearing of jinxing us as we don't have any actual matches for a couple of months.
I haven't been able to keep up with all the discussion on this thread but I do hope that standards haven't been slipping in my absence. I neglected to appoint deputy list creators before taking my leave.
I trust that nobody has been disgracing themselves suggesting stripes, claret sleeves, polkadots or any other such monstrosities while I've been away?
Hey, welcome back, mate.
You’ve been missed 👍
Said no '3 centre halves' advocate, ever.
They're his 'What 3 Words' coordinates surely?
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Good to see you on here again cdbearsfan :)
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Afternoon, all. It's probably safe for me to pop back on now without fearing of jinxing us as we don't have any actual matches for a couple of months.
I haven't been able to keep up with all the discussion on this thread but I do hope that standards haven't been slipping in my absence. I neglected to appoint deputy list creators before taking my leave.
I trust that nobody has been disgracing themselves suggesting stripes, claret sleeves, polkadots or any other such monstrosities while I've been away?
Hey, welcome back, mate.
You’ve been missed 👍
Agreed.
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Thanks all.
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H&V having to cope with PSR: "CDBF coming back will feel just like a new signing". Our very own Ross Barkley. Welcome back.
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Well, it's better than being our very own Ross McCormack, I suppose. Thanks. 🙂
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Good to see you. Kits are in safe hands. The only stripes will be the three on the shoulders....
I personally am hoping for three at the back.
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More of like an Ashley Young than a Ross Barkley.
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More of like an Ashley Young than a Ross Barkley.
He hasn't been gone long enough for Young and I don't think CD dives.
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I didn't even get a code.
Did you sign up for the kit news on the Adidas announcement page?
Yep!
Mine arrived the following day, you can't miss the email - "Here's your exclusive adidas 25%...".
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Can someone please knock me up a mock adidas kit based on one of these beauties, cheers
(https://i.ibb.co/zQDcyN6/download.jpg) (https://ibb.co/zQDcyN6) (https://i.ibb.co/1m9Ctts/s-l1600.webp) (https://ibb.co/1m9Ctts)
(https://i.ibb.co/K0y0vV7/s-l1600.webp) (https://ibb.co/K0y0vV7) (https://i.ibb.co/f2CJxv9/2001-02-aston-villa-home-shirt-2310-1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/f2CJxv9)
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Why, you!
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Why, you!
Oh, hi CD, didn't see you there. Welcome back mate!
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Can someone please knock me up a mock adidas kit based on one of these beauties, cheers
(https://i.ibb.co/zQDcyN6/download.jpg) (https://ibb.co/zQDcyN6) (https://i.ibb.co/1m9Ctts/s-l1600.webp) (https://ibb.co/1m9Ctts)
(https://i.ibb.co/K0y0vV7/s-l1600.webp) (https://ibb.co/K0y0vV7) (https://i.ibb.co/f2CJxv9/2001-02-aston-villa-home-shirt-2310-1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/f2CJxv9)
I think something cool could be done with that top right combination. A retro inspired 3rd kit maybe.
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Why, you!
Oh, hi CD, didn't see you there. Welcome back mate!
Nice one, Chris, a fitting welcome back I have to say 😂
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New Real Union kit looks one we may see?
(https://i.ibb.co/02b7gYX/IMG-2835.jpg) (https://ibb.co/02b7gYX)
(https://i.ibb.co/4Z6r7wz/IMG-2834.png) (https://ibb.co/4Z6r7wz)
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The yellow piping is awful looking.
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New Real Union kit looks one we may see?
When did they start wearing claret and blue?
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It’s their away kit
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Unai loves the Villa.
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Unai loves the Villa.
Certainly looks that way, and nice to see a claret body with blue sleeves.
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Synergy.
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New Real Union kit looks one we may see?
(https://i.ibb.co/02b7gYX/IMG-2835.jpg) (https://ibb.co/02b7gYX)
(https://i.ibb.co/4Z6r7wz/IMG-2834.png) (https://ibb.co/4Z6r7wz)
I'd be more than happy if they unveiled that but with a Villa badge obvs.
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I'd be more than happy if they unveiled that but with a Villa badge obvs.
Same here, but without the gold piping around the neck.
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I'd be more than happy if they unveiled that but with a Villa badge obvs.
Same here, but without the gold piping around the neck.
Would be hilarious if this is actually our home kit and they've fluffed up by revealing it as their away kit first. Very on brand for this rebrand.
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I'd be more than happy if they unveiled that but with a Villa badge obvs.
Same here, but without the gold piping around the neck.
Would be hilarious if this is actually our home kit and they've fluffed up by revealing it as their away kit first. Very on brand for this rebrand.
It would also be funny that they just remade the Nike with Adidas stripes instead.
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The yellow piping is awful looking.
If we can just get rid of that Adidas logo..
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It would also be funny that they just remade the Nike with Adidas stripes instead.
An awful lot of people on here seem to just want the most basic of templates, so would probably be perfectly happy with a redo of the Nike one with some stripes slapped on.
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The Newcastle United Adidas kit launch video
https://x.com/nufc/status/1798802481029501218?s=46
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Just seen the video that was taken 12 hours before the launch of the Newcastle kit today, the queue is unbelievable - i hope that Adidas have provided enough kits, for all the folk in the queue.
£80 a shirt, both Newcastle and Adidas are going to make plenty of money today, and their must have been plenty of people who have booked today as days holiday.
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£80 for replica, £110 for player version.
Necastle don't seem to have any adidas casual wear. I was expecting trefoil t-shirts, hoodies etc. They've got training kit, but it's not really the same as a casual t-shirt. They must be missing a huge market.
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They are having Newcastle trainers, t shirts etc.. as part of the deal - hopefully our deal will include the same options.
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They are having Newcastle trainers, t shirts etc.. as part of the deal - hopefully our deal will include the same options.
They get the full monty and a wide range of the Adidas range in their branding.
I suspect we will get less, but definitely a good helping.
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Have to say, that Real Union kit is a touch of class, having a Villa kit as your away strip is a great idea, Unai looks chuffed too.
Great way to keep everyone happy.
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The Newcastle United Adidas kit launch video
https://x.com/nufc/status/1798802481029501218?s=46
Decent effort that, hope we get something as good. Kit looks pretty smart too for a Newcastle shirt.
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I suppose Newcastle shirts need to be smart as they will be worn for matches, christenings, weddings, funerals, bar mitzvahs. Well maybe not the last one.
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I suppose Newcastle shirts need to be smart as they will be worn for matches, christenings, weddings, funerals, bar mitzvahs. Well maybe not the last one.
Pretty sure they happily gatecrash bar mitzvahs, too.
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I suppose Newcastle shirts need to be smart as they will be worn for matches, christenings, weddings, funerals, bar mitzvahs. Well maybe not the last one.
Horse punching?
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Just seen the video that was taken 12 hours before the launch of the Newcastle kit today, the queue is unbelievable - i hope that Adidas have provided enough kits, for all the folk in the queue.
£80 a shirt, both Newcastle and Adidas are going to make plenty of money today, and their must have been plenty of people who have booked today as days holiday.
Sad fuchs.
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I'd be more than happy if they unveiled that but with a Villa badge obvs.
Same here, but without the gold piping around the neck.
I like the gold piping. It matches the lion on the new badge.
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Putting gold on your kit when you've won fuck all is something more small heath than us... although, I'm now betting they do something on our 150th...
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I'd be more than happy if they unveiled that but with a Villa badge obvs.
Same here, but without the gold piping around the neck.
I like the gold piping. It matches the lion on the new badge.
Don't mind it on the shoulders and sleeves, but it looks wrong on the neck.
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If they unveil that kit I'd want Emile Heskey and Steven Warnock modelling it. No thanks
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The Newcastle United Adidas kit launch video
https://x.com/nufc/status/1798802481029501218?s=46
Jesus, What a load of crap.
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Putting gold on your kit when you've won fuck all is something more small heath than us... although, I'm now betting they do something on our 150th...
Since when has this been a thing? I think the gold trim looks really good.
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It should look good, it's gold!
But surely in the sporting world, you wear gold when you've won something?
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It should look good, it's gold!
But surely in the sporting world, you wear gold when you've won something?
Never thought that in terms of football kit trim tbh.
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Maybe it's just me. I think it's been pretty rare for gold on kits, but seems to be the fashion now.
Didn't Leicester wear gold trim for their relegation?
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It should look good, it's gold!
But surely in the sporting world, you wear gold when you've won something?
There has been some sports where the kits might have some gold to represent being Olympic champions, for example a gold bike or gold within the cycling jersey for winning cyclists (And always being able to wear rainbow trims if they have won a World Championship in one of the diciplines) . But it isn't something I have ever seen within football. The only thing there is the stars for European Cup wins and even that has been a choice matter.
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I just mean it looks tacky putting gold on your football kit when you haven't done anything deserving of it.
And I agree with myself! 8)
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The Newcastle retro adidas training gear, like the Germany and Italy stuff, is incredible. I really hope we get that
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The Newcastle retro adidas training gear, like the Germany and Italy stuff, is incredible. I really hope we get that
Just the lion as the crest ideally.
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I just mean it looks tacky putting gold on your football kit when you haven't done anything deserving of it.
And I agree with myself! 8)
I agree.
Chelsea had gold on their kit this season also.
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I just mean it looks tacky putting gold on your football kit when you haven't done anything deserving of it.
And I agree with myself! 8)
Like 150 years celebration of being a football club - rather special one too...
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The Newcastle retro adidas training gear, like the Germany and Italy stuff, is incredible. I really hope we get that
Links please, as much as it will sully us.
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The Newcastle retro adidas training gear, like the Germany and Italy stuff, is incredible. I really hope we get that
Links please, as much as it will sully us.
https://shop.newcastleunited.com/collections/mens-training-tops
I imagine ours will be just as nice as theirs. The Castore training and pre match stuff was excellent.
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The Newcastle retro adidas training gear, like the Germany and Italy stuff, is incredible. I really hope we get that
Links please, as much as it will sully us.
https://shop.newcastleunited.com/collections/mens-training-tops
I imagine ours will be just as nice as theirs. The Castore training and pre match stuff was excellent.
If ours looks anything like that I am going to be out a few quid this year. The hoodie and jacket look great.
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Apologies, here you go…
(https://i.ibb.co/jgPzST6/IMG-0097.jpg) (https://ibb.co/jgPzST6)
temporary image hosting (https://imgbb.com/)
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Saudi green again. Howay the lads.
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Apologies, here you go…
(https://i.ibb.co/jgPzST6/IMG-0097.jpg) (https://ibb.co/jgPzST6)
temporary image hosting (https://imgbb.com/)
All these different kits , 1st team kits , training kit travel kit, stadium kit...... now there's even a Pool team kit.
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Saudi green again. Howay the lads.
I'm sure Newcastle have had green in their training gear before, back in the 90s maybe.
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Looks like a shell suit from the early 90's...
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Saudi green again. Howay the lads.
I'm sure Newcastle have had green in their training gear before, back in the 90s maybe.
Yep, they did
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Pretty much most clubs have used green at some stage ovest the last 40 years . Its now a main colour for Jaudi Arabia. Expect it in their home kit over the next few years even if just some Saudi Green piping.
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So if we use green in any part of our kits or training gear does that make us complicit in the Saudi wrangle? Or when they had green in their training kit in the 90s was that them twerking to Saudi for a takeover thirty years later?
I’m confused.
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Not sure about the blurry horse but I love the look of Juve's 3rd kit.
It's not letting me post the pic but here's a link https://cdn.footballkitarchive.com/2024/05/15/rB5f1clyl0PGn0Y.jpg
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Not sure about the blurry horse but I love the look of Juve's 3rd kit.
It's not letting me post the pic but here's a link https://cdn.footballkitarchive.com/2024/05/15/rB5f1clyl0PGn0Y.jpg
Don't like that at all, looks like a second-rate polo shirt.
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In fairness to Newcastle, I can remember them have kits with those sort of colours in the 1990s, so nothing to do with Saudi Arabia (unlike their kits from last season).
Liverpool had similar kits at the time too.
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Yeah, it looks like the sort of nylon golf shirt Glen Hoddle would wear.
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Not sure about the blurry horse but I love the look of Juve's 3rd kit.
It's not letting me post the pic but here's a link https://cdn.footballkitarchive.com/2024/05/15/rB5f1clyl0PGn0Y.jpg
Well I like it!
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In fairness to Newcastle, I can remember them have kits with those sort of colours in the 1990s, so nothing to do with Saudi Arabia (unlike their kits from last season).
In both the 1990s and on occasions this century, Newcastle incorporated a flash of electric blue so as to replicate the colours of a, err, magpie. I've no recollection of any green, certainly not on the home kit.
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Not sure about the blurry horse but I love the look of Juve's 3rd kit.
It's not letting me post the pic but here's a link https://cdn.footballkitarchive.com/2024/05/15/rB5f1clyl0PGn0Y.jpg
Well I like it!
Not keen, but maybe we could have a blurry stand alone lion 😉
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Not sure about the blurry horse but I love the look of Juve's 3rd kit.
It's not letting me post the pic but here's a link https://cdn.footballkitarchive.com/2024/05/15/rB5f1clyl0PGn0Y.jpg
Well I like it!
Not keen, but maybe we could have a blurry stand alone lion 😉
A pissed lion who doesn't know which way to look could be quite blurry.
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In fairness to Newcastle, I can remember them have kits with those sort of colours in the 1990s, so nothing to do with Saudi Arabia (unlike their kits from last season).
In both the 1990s and on occasions this century, Newcastle incorporated a flash of electric blue so as to replicate the colours of a, err, magpie. I've no recollection of any green, certainly not on the home kit.
There's no green on their home kit now.
Their 19/20 away was dark green. 14/15 3rd kit was half green.
They had green on their tracksuits and jackets back in the 90s, which is the era of retro that is fashionable these days.
(https://c7.alamy.com/comp/2D2Y2FP/footballer-ian-rush-l-and-former-liverpool-teammate-john-barnes-unite-again-after-signing-with-newcastle-united-2D2Y2FP.jpg)
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Didnt Newcastle have an away kit with the same template as our Asics Muller one from '93-'95 in green with blue stripes?
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The Green is now more prominent, regular and engrained within the Kingdom of Jaudi Arabia kits etc due to the PIF ownership. Doesn't take Sherlock Holmes to solve this one. Not a one off like the 90's .
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(https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/facebook/000/022/138/highresrollsafe.jpg) (https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/facebook/000/022/138)
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The Green is now more prominent, regular and engrained within the Kingdom of Jaudi Arabia kits etc due to the PIF ownership. Doesn't take Sherlock Holmes to solve this one. Not a one off like the 90's .
(https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/football/2024/04/18/TELEMMGLPICT000374404316_17134618705780_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqzCWQqyLDgGoINPWx3-nQtXoTL377ZPdFm5jiOzQy2js.jpeg)
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Not sure about the blurry horse but I love the look of Juve's 3rd kit.
It's not letting me post the pic but here's a link https://cdn.footballkitarchive.com/2024/05/15/rB5f1clyl0PGn0Y.jpg
Well I like it!
Not keen, but maybe we could have a blurry stand alone lion 😉
A pissed lion who doesn't know which way to look could be quite blurry.
(Applause)
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That tops more suited to Ally Pally .
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These in our colours would be great…
(https://i.ibb.co/BGzRmPs/IMG-0099.jpg) (https://ibb.co/BGzRmPs)
(https://i.ibb.co/Sy8PwY5/IMG-0098.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Sy8PwY5)
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Any idea of when the new shirts will be available to buy or is it the usual Villa - end of July?
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Seems sensible to be ready to sell them so i would imagine it will be based on the new shop fit out they are working on.
Or maybe even to have a few new players to be seen in them?
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We signed to adidas quite late so it stands to reason the timetable would be late. Hopefully this will be the last season our release is so late though.
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I can only see 5 new kits released images so far
Newcastle - just looks like every other Geordie shirt
Man Cite£ - as tasteless as the club
Arsenal - clean and traditional
P.Lop - looks awful
Sperms - as P.Lop
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I was thinking a launch with the shop refurb, but apparently they are already tight on that being open for the new season. So it doesn't seem they will be able to do a big joint event like that.
I guess they could do that with the third shirt launch, maybe.
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I can only see 5 new kits released images so far
Newcastle - just looks like every other Geordie shirt
Man Cite£ - as tasteless as the club
Arsenal - clean and traditional
P.Lop - looks awful
Sperms - as P.Lop
Pretty sure Yanited's is out too.
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A close up look at the UTD kit and Newcastle kit on the Adidas site...
The Adidas logo looks embroidered on the Man U kit, but shitty plastic transfers on the Newcastle one ?
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A close up look at the UTD kit and Newcastle kit on the Adidas site...
The Adidas logo looks embroidered on the Man U kit, but shitty plastic transfers on the Newcastle one ?
The embroidered is actually the cheaper option.
The heat transferred is the one they use on the more expensive, player issued kits.
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A close up look at the UTD kit and Newcastle kit on the Adidas site...
The Adidas logo looks embroidered on the Man U kit, but shitty plastic transfers on the Newcastle one ?
The embroidered is actually the cheaper option.
The heat transferred is the one they use on the more expensive, player issued kits.
I'd prefer embroidered.
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A close up look at the UTD kit and Newcastle kit on the Adidas site...
The Adidas logo looks embroidered on the Man U kit, but shitty plastic transfers on the Newcastle one ?
The embroidered is actually the cheaper option.
The heat transferred is the one they use on the more expensive, player issued kits.
I'd prefer embroidered.
i guess they may rub more
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A close up look at the UTD kit and Newcastle kit on the Adidas site...
The Adidas logo looks embroidered on the Man U kit, but shitty plastic transfers on the Newcastle one ?
The embroidered is actually the cheaper option.
The heat transferred is the one they use on the more expensive, player issued kits.
I'd prefer embroidered.
Me too but I think it's a weight issue as well as nipple friction as mentioned above.
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A close up look at the UTD kit and Newcastle kit on the Adidas site...
The Adidas logo looks embroidered on the Man U kit, but shitty plastic transfers on the Newcastle one ?
The embroidered is actually the cheaper option.
The heat transferred is the one they use on the more expensive, player issued kits.
I'd prefer embroidered.
Me too but I think it's a weight issue as well as nipple friction as mentioned above.
So basically, the players can't wear the nice stuff because it'll sand their nip-nops* off?
* copyright Adam and Joe, about 2008.
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It didn't seem to affect them in 81 or 82 , possibly did in 86.
eighty-one, eighty-two, eighty-three eighty four (New Gold Dream)
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It didn't seem to affect them in 81 or 82 , possibly did in 86.
eighty-one, eighty-two, eighty-three eighty four (New Gold Dream)
Now that is a song. By a superb band
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It didn't seem to affect them in 81 or 82 , possibly did in 86.
eighty-one, eighty-two, eighty-three eighty four (New Gold Dream)
Which led to the Glittering Prize. Do I win £5?
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It didn't seem to affect them in 81 or 82 , possibly did in 86.
eighty-one, eighty-two, eighty-three eighty four (New Gold Dream)
Which led to the Glittering Prize. Do I win £5?
Once Upon A Time , maybe ;)
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Started getting this appearing in my adverts....
https://www.uksoccershop.com/p-266613/villa-2022-2023-home-concept-football-kit-viper.html?currency=GBP&gcountry=UK&ovId=25138&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_5jT3K_ZhgMV84ZQBh3KwwNLEAEYASABEgJwS_D_BwE
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Started getting this appearing in my adverts....
https://www.uksoccershop.com/p-266613/villa-2022-2023-home-concept-football-kit-viper.html?currency=GBP&gcountry=UK&ovId=25138&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_5jT3K_ZhgMV84ZQBh3KwwNLEAEYASABEgJwS_D_BwE
I might be missing something here, but who on earth is going to pay £35 for a completely made up shirt?
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Someone who likes the shirt. If someone brought out a Villa shirt that looked good, it wouldn't bother me if it wasn't a legitimate design. I wouldn't go out of my way to get that one, mind.
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Started getting this appearing in my adverts....
https://www.uksoccershop.com/p-266613/villa-2022-2023-home-concept-football-kit-viper.html?currency=GBP&gcountry=UK&ovId=25138&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_5jT3K_ZhgMV84ZQBh3KwwNLEAEYASABEgJwS_D_BwE
I might be missing something here, but who on earth is going to pay £35 for a completely made up shirt?
Chelsea?
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Started getting this appearing in my adverts....
https://www.uksoccershop.com/p-266613/villa-2022-2023-home-concept-football-kit-viper.html?currency=GBP&gcountry=UK&ovId=25138&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_5jT3K_ZhgMV84ZQBh3KwwNLEAEYASABEgJwS_D_BwE
I might be missing something here, but who on earth is going to pay £35 for a completely made up shirt?
Chelsea?
Tremendous work.
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Someone who likes the shirt. If someone brought out a Villa shirt that looked good, it wouldn't bother me if it wasn't a legitimate design. I wouldn't go out of my way to get that one, mind.
I helped to run a team from the Villa Tavern a while back. Our kit was claret and blue half and half down the middle with claret and blue v neck collar and cuffs. It had a gold rampant lion embroidered with VTFC underneath. It was made by Adidas. Occasionally if we'd had a game in the morning and Villa were at home some of the lads kept their tops on in the pub. They were very popular and we even had cash offers to buy them to raise money for the club.
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Someone who likes the shirt. If someone brought out a Villa shirt that looked good, it wouldn't bother me if it wasn't a legitimate design. I wouldn't go out of my way to get that one, mind.
I helped to run a team from the Villa Tavern a while back. Our kit was claret and blue half and half down the middle with claret and blue v neck collar and cuffs. It had a gold rampant lion embroidered with VTFC underneath. It was made by Adidas. Occasionally if we'd had a game in the morning and Villa were at home some of the lads kept their tops on in the pub. They were very popular and we even had cash offers to buy them to raise money for the club.
Any pics?
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Someone who likes the shirt. If someone brought out a Villa shirt that looked good, it wouldn't bother me if it wasn't a legitimate design. I wouldn't go out of my way to get that one, mind.
I helped to run a team from the Villa Tavern a while back. Our kit was claret and blue half and half down the middle with claret and blue v neck collar and cuffs. It had a gold rampant lion embroidered with VTFC underneath. It was made by Adidas. Occasionally if we'd had a game in the morning and Villa were at home some of the lads kept their tops on in the pub. They were very popular and we even had cash offers to buy them to raise money for the club.
Any pics?
I can probably get some but posting them on here well that's a different thing. I only use my mobile phone to come on h&v and I'm not sure how to do that. I'll ask my son maybe I can get him to do it.
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Someone who likes the shirt. If someone brought out a Villa shirt that looked good, it wouldn't bother me if it wasn't a legitimate design. I wouldn't go out of my way to get that one, mind.
I helped to run a team from the Villa Tavern a while back. Our kit was claret and blue half and half down the middle with claret and blue v neck collar and cuffs. It had a gold rampant lion embroidered with VTFC underneath. It was made by Adidas. Occasionally if we'd had a game in the morning and Villa were at home some of the lads kept their tops on in the pub. They were very popular and we even had cash offers to buy them to raise money for the club.
Any pics?
I can probably get some but posting them on here well that's a different thing. I only use my mobile phone to come on h&v and I'm not sure how to do that. I'll ask my son maybe I can get him to do it.
Dowload the pics onto your phone and use the 'add image' prompt under the reply box, it's a piece of piss mate, especially for a man of your standing.
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I can only ever get it to work in desktop mode. It's easy enough to switch between the two, though.
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Ah yeah, I only use desktop mode. I can't stand that mobile version.
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Someone who likes the shirt. If someone brought out a Villa shirt that looked good, it wouldn't bother me if it wasn't a legitimate design. I wouldn't go out of my way to get that one, mind.
I helped to run a team from the Villa Tavern a while back. Our kit was claret and blue half and half down the middle with claret and blue v neck collar and cuffs. It had a gold rampant lion embroidered with VTFC underneath. It was made by Adidas. Occasionally if we'd had a game in the morning and Villa were at home some of the lads kept their tops on in the pub. They were very popular and we even had cash offers to buy them to raise money for the club.
Any pics?
I can probably get some but posting them on here well that's a different thing. I only use my mobile phone to come on h&v and I'm not sure how to do that. I'll ask my son maybe I can get him to do it.
Dowload the pics onto your phone and use the 'add image' prompt under the reply box, it's a piece of piss mate, especially for a man of your standing.
You taking the piss? I broke my ankle in Spain a few weeks ago! I'll find out if anyone has any and I'll give it a go.
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Ah yeah, I only use desktop mode. I can't stand that mobile version.
Glad it’s not only me.
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How do you use desktop mode on a phone, it's horrible.
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How do you use desktop mode on a phone, it's horrible.
If you scroll to the bottom you should the full desktop option
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How do you use desktop mode on a phone, it's horrible.
If you scroll to the bottom you should the full desktop option
I think he's aware of that. :)
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How do you use desktop mode on a phone, it's horrible.
If you scroll to the bottom you should the full desktop option
I think he's aware of that. :)
Indeed.
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I like Germany’s top.
Wonder how it would look for our away top but with Claret fading into Blue on the sleeves?
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I like Germany’s top.
Wonder how it would look for our away top but with Claret fading into Blue on the sleeves?
Sounds a bit too Wet Spam to me
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I like Germany’s top.
Wonder how it would look for our away top but with Claret fading into Blue on the sleeves?
Said the same thing earlier in the match-thread. Would look great with claret and blue, especially on the long-sleeved version.
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Do we have a Kit Release date yet?
Season after season we seem to miss out on the lucrative Summer Holiday Football shirt market - ie kids and adults wishing to display their colours in Bognor or Benidorm - especially after such a good season on the pitch
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Do we have a Kit Release date yet?
Season after season we seem to miss out on the lucrative Summer Holiday Football shirt market - ie kids and adults wishing to display their colours in the Maldives or St. Barts - especially after such a good season on the pitch
Not yet.
FTFY.
Welcome back, trust all is well.
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According to at least one report, we get a bonus depending on how many shirts we sell. It would be nice if Villa could get the shirts out before summer is over, we do that about as often as we win the FA Cup.
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Not the kit, but a pretty decent effort.
(https://i.ibb.co/5hzsjDz/Screenshot-20240616-092104-kindlephoto-7485345.png) (https://ibb.co/5hzsjDz)
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Not the kit, but a pretty decent effort.
(https://i.ibb.co/5hzsjDz/Screenshot-20240616-092104-kindlephoto-7485345.png) (https://ibb.co/5hzsjDz)
Being sponsored by an 8 year old anime film is an interesting choice. We must be going after that lucrative Japanese market.
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Not the kit, but a pretty decent effort.
(https://i.ibb.co/5hzsjDz/Screenshot-20240616-092104-kindlephoto-7485345.png) (https://ibb.co/5hzsjDz)
A decent effort at what?
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Each to their own, but I like it.
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Each to their own, but I like it.
We live in a world where people don't put butter on their bacon sarnies, nothing surprises me any more.
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Each to their own, but I like it.
We live in a world where people don't put butter on their bacon sarnies, nothing surprises me any more.
Only a heathen puts butter on a bacon sarnie...... :)
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Exactly.
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Butter on one slice, brown sauce on the other.
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There’s no butter on a bacon sandwich.
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Of course there is.
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Only in a sick world, full of sick fucks.
The sort of people who probably cook said bacon in lard.
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There’s no butter on a bacon sandwich.
Mrs E likes it on hers, so I have to intervene to stop her defiling mine in the same way.
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Not taking culinary advice from the country that thinks bread sauce is acceptable.
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If you don't like butter, you're using the wrong butter.
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Not taking culinary advice from the country that thinks bread sauce is acceptable.
You have my sympathies there, but it's not the whole country. It's just one weird city in the middle.
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If you don't like butter, you're using the wrong butter.
Indeed, aș an Aussie colleague of mine put it, "if I hadn't married an Irishman, I'd never have discovered Kerrygold." She knew.
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I’m all for butter. But you don’t need it on a bacon sarnie.
In the days of getting bacon sarnies from vans at work, I never had to ask them not to put butter on. They were hard-working, right-minded, salt of the earth purveyors of fine bacon treats, and they knew their trade.
They didn’t have facilities to wash their hands, but their sarnies were of the highest standards.
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I’m all for butter. But you don’t need it on a bacon sarnie.
In the days of getting bacon sarnies from vans at work, I never had to ask them not to put butter on. They were hard-working, right-minded, salt of the earth purveyors of fine bacon treats, and they knew their trade.
They didn’t have facilities to wash their hands, but their sarnies were of the highest standards.
The general rule of thumb to me is that the further you move from civilisation (ie Birmingham), the more you need to correct the staff on the folly of their ways.
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Not taking culinary advice from the country that thinks bread sauce is acceptable.
Bread sauce with the turkey is the highlight of Christmas!
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Turkey is just dry chicken.
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Turkey is overrated.
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That’s why the bread sauce is the highlight.
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Bread sauce is grim. So are Yorkshire puddings. I'm going out now.
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Butter is great. It just has no place on bacon or sausage sandwiches.
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Turkey is overrated.
Quite possibly, but turkey hearts fried in butter are delicious.
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Turkey is just dry chicken.
Only if you can't cook.
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Deep fried turkey can be excellent. Otherwise it’s boring, dry and generally shit.
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As the great Cunk said - bread sauce looks like jizz.
And there’s no coming back from that.
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Deep fried turkey can be excellent. Otherwise it’s boring, dry and generally shit.
Deep frying something isn’t the test. You can deep fry any old shite and it’s good.
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Deep fried turkey can be excellent. Otherwise it’s boring, dry and generally shit.
Deep frying something isn’t the test. You can deep fry any old shite and it’s good.
Nah. There is a special skill to a properly done deep fried turkey. It’s not just dunking it a vat of oil. If it goes wrong, not only do you lose the bird, you can lose your own skin and even your house.
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Bloody turkeys...Nearly hit two of the buggers at 6:30am this morning on the way to my daughter's soccer tournament in Rhode Island. They are nearly as stupid as pheasants.
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I’m all for butter. But you don’t need it on a bacon sarnie.
In the days of getting bacon sarnies from vans at work, I never had to ask them not to put butter on. They were hard-working, right-minded, salt of the earth purveyors of fine bacon treats, and they knew their trade.
They didn’t have facilities to wash their hands, but their sarnies were of the highest standards.
If you buy it from a van, or a crap cafe, what they call 'butter' is actually shit grade margarine. In which case you definitely don't want it.
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This thread has turned into a right cluster pluck.
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Not the kit, but a pretty decent effort.
(https://i.ibb.co/5hzsjDz/Screenshot-20240616-092104-kindlephoto-7485345.png) (https://ibb.co/5hzsjDz)
Jfc, wtf is this?
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Not the kit, but a pretty decent effort.
(https://i.ibb.co/5hzsjDz/Screenshot-20240616-092104-kindlephoto-7485345.png) (https://ibb.co/5hzsjDz)
Jfc, wtf is this?
For the younger members, this is what a faulty TV looked like back in the late 60s but in black and white.
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Not the kit, but a pretty decent effort.
(https://i.ibb.co/5hzsjDz/Screenshot-20240616-092104-kindlephoto-7485345.png) (https://ibb.co/5hzsjDz)
Jfc, wtf is this?
For the younger members, this is what a faulty TV looked like back in the late 60s but in black and white.
Apologies for posting this picture. I still quite like it but accept that it may not be Everyone's cup of tea, but I can't be blamed for this thread diverging into bacon or sausage butty wars. How the fuck bread sauce even got mentioned I'll never know. It must be me, cus I like bacon butties with butter, and I like bread sauce. Although I did really dislike the Luke kits and green efforts that we've had over the years. Oh yeah, and the Henson kits were shit too!
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I'm someone who bangs the drum of having something different as the home kit, I get really bored of the standard template but Rico... my man... that's one of the worst designs I have ever seen. I know most people hate the badge but even then there's no need to do that to it!
I've never tried bread sauce, I've never felt the need to.
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Apologies for posting this picture. I still quite like it but accept that it may not be Everyone's cup of tea, but I can't be blamed for this thread diverging into bacon or sausage butty wars. How the fuck bread sauce even got mentioned I'll never know. It must be me, cus I like bacon butties with butter, and I like bread sauce. Although I did really dislike the Luke kits and green efforts that we've had over the years. Oh yeah, and the Henson kits were shit too!
You don’t need to apologise for posting that picture. You may have to recant the heresy involving buttery bacon, though!
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Some of us welcome the apology actually. A long time coming.
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WHERE IS THE BLEEDING KIT VILLA?
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WHERE IS THE BLEEDING KIT VILLA?
That would be another complaint; the sleeves on my shirt now have claret stripes on them because the colours ran in the wash....
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Heck hopes to launch the kit just after Euro 2024 finishes, according to Townley.
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Possibly a blue away shirt and black 3rd?
(https://i.ibb.co/JHrqLm9/screen-villa.png) (https://ibb.co/JHrqLm9)
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Heck hopes to launch the kit just after Euro 2024 finishes, according to Townley.
Hopes kill you.
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Possibly a blue away shirt and black 3rd?
The black one might be Emi's goalie shirt.
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There's claret on the sleeves there, some won't be happy.
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The pics are all just CGIs - not the real shop.
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The pics are all just CGIs - not the real shop.
You'll be telling me next that those nude photos I have of Kate Middleton are not the real thing either. >:(
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Why can’t we ever get kits on sale for the start of the summer?
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The pics are all just CGIs - not the real shop.
You'll be telling me next that those nude photos I have of Kate Middleton are not the real thing either. >:(
I like the mannequins who need to have a sit down and a good think in these images. Unless that's how you get them set up in shops nowadays, I hate shopping.
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Why can’t we ever get kits on sale for the start of the summer?
Sounds like in this case they've been done on relatively short notice (usually takes 18-24 months according to Heck), which is understandable since we were still tied in to Castore for this coming season until a few months ago.
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Why can’t we ever get kits on sale for the start of the summer?
Sounds like in this case they've been done on relatively short notice (usually takes 18-24 months according to Heck), which is understandable since we were still tied in to Castore for this coming season until a few months ago.
Agreed, I'd cut them some slack this summer (apart from the new shit badge).
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I like the mannequins who need to have a sit down and a good think in these images. Unless that's how you get them set up in shops nowadays, I hate shopping.
It's been more online since Covid but I love shopping. Will happily spend two or three 8-10 hour days wandering around the shops of London.
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According to a post I have just seen on Instagram, apparently Heck has told VillaTV that the kit will be released a few days after the Euros finish.
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According to a post I have just seen on Instagram, apparently Heck has told VillaTV that the kit will be released a few days after the Euros finish.
I think it was mentioned on here earlier. I don't know it's a few days after the Euros end, or a few days after England are knocked out.
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I'd imagine they'd like it to get as much attention from the football world as possible, so makes sense not to do it while there's a big tournament on.
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According to a post I have just seen on Instagram, apparently Heck has told VillaTV that the kit will be released a few days after the Euros finish.
I hope that’s not the same as the new crest being unveiled in a few weeks, just before Christmas.
When was it actually? May ?
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According to a post I have just seen on Instagram, apparently Heck has told VillaTV that the kit will be released a few days after the Euros finish.
What a load of shit. If the deal is partly based on how many shirts get sold, will Adidas be compensating us?
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According to a post I have just seen on Instagram, apparently Heck has told VillaTV that the kit will be released a few days after the Euros finish.
What a load of shit. If the deal is partly based on how many shirts get sold, will Adidas be compensating us?
They usually do all the videos and photoshoots before the players fuck off at the end of the season. They probably have the kit to show off, but need the top dogs like Watkins and Martinez back to strut in it.
He only said they will reveal it then, but it won’t be on sale till later. So maybe they are waiting on stock as I can’t imagine they will wait for the store to open.
Guessing these things come over by sea…
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My biggest worry is that they're bringing it over stripe by stripe.
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And saw this, wtf is it?
"Aston Villa 1996 Blank-Out Shirt"
(https://images.footballfanatics.com/aston-villa/aston-villa-1996-blank-out-shirt_ss5_p-201333811+pv-1+u-stkovqft2w1jkkdhncua+v-ocd4n2orpcdreqwptwtw.jpg?_hv=2&w=900)
Weird.
The description says "Wear your pride in Villa's 1990 season and the club's history with this blank-out shirt based on the kit worn by the team that year. Featuring the crest, sponsor details and pattern of the original 1990 shirt, but all in blank-out white 'colouring', this is something many a Villan can be proud to wear, whether you were there for the original season yourself or want to pay homage to an era of your club from well before you were born. The classic collar with a single snap fastener is yet another nod to a bygone age and its iconic style.
Clearly an error, I'd say. It doesn't appear to have a fastener on the collar for a start,
Yes, that text doesn’t make any sense. You can just make out that it is the Reebok AST shirt, but I’d certainly want to see it in real life before buying! I’ve got the England 1970 blackout shirt, which is made by Score Draw I think?
It's the 1990-1 Mita Copiers shirt 'whiteout' - similar to the 'mash-up' shirt made out of all 3 shirts from that season which is nothing short of an abomination. Who buys this tat?
Blimey I had an email flogging these this morning; do not adjust your sets [some sort of google eyed emoji]
I can’t quite imagine who would buy these, but then I did go to a wedding once in Santa Barbara with a red Man U shirt worn by the groom under a waistcoat, I guess these are more subtle ways to wear ‘colours’???
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I can’t quite imagine who would buy these, but then I did go to a wedding once in Santa Barbara with a red Man U shirt worn by the groom under a waistcoat, I guess these are more subtle ways to wear ‘colours’???
Spurs fans?
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I'd imagine they'd like it to get as much attention from the football world as possible, so makes sense not to do it while there's a big tournament on.
Certainly. But Heck also intimated that they won't be available for sale until a while after the unveiling (a few days after the Europs), so makes sense to continue waiting for the time being.
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Quite keen on this one.
(https://www.redmolotov.com/image/cache/catalog/designs/alan-partridge-football-shirt_design-1000x1000.jpg)
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Quite keen on this one.
(https://www.redmolotov.com/image/cache/catalog/designs/alan-partridge-football-shirt_design-1000x1000.jpg)
My worry is whether storage promises were kept or not.
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I would imagine 1st July is a catalyst for a lot of stuff
FFP / PSR close off
Potential volume of outgoings identified
New signings announced
Would imagine a huge reveal like this one would be better with a few new faces in the kit
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Have we ever had a bunch of new signings announced to coincide with the release of the new kits? I can't remember it happening.
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Have we ever had a bunch of new signings announced to coincide with the release of the new kits? I can't remember it happening.
Not so much ‘a bunch of signings’, but the 2007-08 kit reveal modelled by Marlon Harewood still haunts me to this day.
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Ha! Sounds like an exciting an announcement.
"I've got good news and bad news. Good news, the new kit's out! Bad news, you'll never guess who's wearing it..."
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According to a post I have just seen on Instagram, apparently Heck has told VillaTV that the kit will be released a few days after the Euros finish.
Also after the election.
Villa always get better kits under a Labour government.
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I dunno, 1980-82 kits were pretty good.
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We've only won two league cups under Labour, doesn't augur well for us if Keir becomes PM.
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Quite keen on this one.
(https://www.redmolotov.com/image/cache/catalog/designs/alan-partridge-football-shirt_design-1000x1000.jpg)
I've a Linton shirt from 1982.
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Peek of the training gear worn by Dobbin....looks nice.
https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2024/june/23/villa-announce/
(https://img.gc.avfcservices.co.uk/fit-in/1400x1400/16224a40-3152-11ef-a475-31b07b0c14af.jpg)
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Smart that. Adidas stuff is fitted nicely too, unless you're a bit of a porker.
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I dislike that colour.
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Love that colour
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It looks a bit like he's a hostage.
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Smart that. Adidas stuff is fitted nicely too, unless you're a bit of a porker.
FFS!
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It looks a bit like he's a hostage.
He’s never been at a training ground where they can afford to have the lights on even in daylight.
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We've only got the one training top, he has to take it off as soon as pics are done and they'll iron it for Barkely.
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Smart that. Adidas stuff is fitted nicely too, unless you're a bit of a porker.
I've always found that the trainers fit small (have to go up 1-1.5 sizes) and their t-shirts are a bit on the large size (go from Lg to Med).
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Smart that. Adidas stuff is fitted nicely too, unless you're a bit of a porker.
I've always found that the trainers fit small (have to go up 1-1.5 sizes) and their t-shirts are a bit on the large size (go from Lg to Med).
Yeah Adidas daps aren't wide enough for me, still wear the bunion crushers though.
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Green? A colour that should be used for classic goalkeepers' jerseys, Celtic, Hibs, Ireland, Plymouth Argyle home, West Germany away and regimes with dubious human rights records.
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^ I actually love Plymouth's home kit from last season. I'd happily have a version of that as away or 3rd next season.
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^ I actually love Plymouth's home kit from last season. I'd happily have a version of that as away or 3rd next season.
I really liked that one as well. Their kits are usually a nice, dark shade of green.
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The badge is really nice me thinks. Signals quality/ classiness. Must shift then one on the wall. Might be in the badge thread this.
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Some nice rendered images here
Would be pleased with that
https://www.footyheadlines.com/2024/05/no-more-castore-adidas-aston-villa-24-25-home-kit.html#google_vignette
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https://x.com/footy_headlines/status/1804891178627707165?s=46
Good to see we will continue to sweat in Adidas
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The home kit isn't exactly hard to predict. No to the yellow swoops, obviously. I'm more interested in seeing the away/3rd and other gear they do.
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By the time we release the new shirts, you won't be able to see them under the hilarious Christmas jumpers.
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The home kit isn't exactly hard to predict. No to the yellow swoops, obviously. I'm more interested in seeing the away/3rd and other gear they do.
It's pretty similar, in design, to the Italian 2nd kit, which has different coloured swoops. Could we have gone with something like that?
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Cambridge United's away kit, it's a no from me. https://www.cambridgeunited.com/news/2425-away-kit-available-buy
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According to a post I have just seen on Instagram, apparently Heck has told VillaTV that the kit will be released a few days after the Euros finish.
Also after the election.
Villa always get better kits under a Labour government.
95-96 was a brilliant kit
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Cambridge United's away kit, it's a no from me. https://www.cambridgeunited.com/news/2425-away-kit-available-buy
wow that is busy and belongs on a cup and saucer
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By the time we release the new shirts, you won't be able to see them under the hilarious Christmas jumpers.
We are waiting for Barkley to sign, then we will launch the kits.
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Cambridge United's away kit, it's a no from me. https://www.cambridgeunited.com/news/2425-away-kit-available-buy
I like it.
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^ I actually love Plymouth's home kit from last season. I'd happily have a version of that as away or 3rd next season.
I really liked that one as well. Their kits are usually a nice, dark shade of green.
I've decided to go forest-green for my new sofa.
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Cambridge United's away kit, it's a no from me. https://www.cambridgeunited.com/news/2425-away-kit-available-buy
I like it.
Same here.
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Careful, you'll end up sparking a bacon/sausage butty debate!
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I thought that was a link to Kays Catalougue
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I thought that was a link to Kays Catalougue
be honest, but when the Kays catalogue arrived you flicked immediately to the lingerie section the minute your mum wasn't looking.
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I thought that was a link to Kays Catalougue
be honest, but when the Kays catalogue arrived you flicked immediately to the lingerie section the minute your mum wasn't looking.
Oh TV, i'm not angry, just disappointed.
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I thought that was a link to Kays Catalougue
be honest, but when the Kays catalogue arrived you flicked immediately to the lingerie section the minute your mum wasn't looking.
Oh TV, i'm not angry, just disappointed.
It's a yellow card offence surely? Literally spitting in the faces of your fellow Brummies that is.
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Isn't it mum in England? Fuck me I thought about using mom for a second. Is that what I have fucked up?
signed, confused in Canada.
#sadness
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Isn't it mum in England? Fuck me I thought about using mom for a second. Is that what I have fucked up?
signed, confused in Canada.
#sadness
I hate that word, fucking hate it. In my day you'd have got the living shit kicked out of you at school if you fucking used 'mum'. Jesus Christ.
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and I AM NOT WATCHING THE GOOD LIFE!!!!
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Isn't it mum in England? Fuck me I thought about using mom for a second. Is that what I have fucked up?
signed, confused in Canada.
#sadness
I hate that word, fucking hate it. In my day you'd have got the living shit kicked out of you at school if you fucking used 'mum'. Jesus Christ.
where the hell did you live growing up where "mum" got you battered? Pol Pot's Cambodia?
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Isn't it mum in England? Fuck me I thought about using mom for a second. Is that what I have fucked up?
signed, confused in Canada.
#sadness
I hate that word, fucking hate it. In my day you'd have got the living shit kicked out of you at school if you fucking used 'mum'. Jesus Christ.
where the hell did you live growing up where "mum" got you battered? Pol Pot's Cambodia?
On a rough council estate.
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Back on topic my Missus was asking when the kits were released - is there a proposed or likely date as yet?
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Back on topic my Missus was asking when the kits were released - is there a proposed or likely date as yet?
A few days after the Euros for the unveiling, and then on sale a bit after that is the best we have.
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Cambridge United's away kit, it's a no from me. https://www.cambridgeunited.com/news/2425-away-kit-available-buy
I quite like it too, that picture was taken in Senate House Passage next to the Senate House (funny enough) which has just been redecorated by pro Palestine Supporters...
UTV
The Doc
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Cambridge United's away kit, it's a no from me. https://www.cambridgeunited.com/news/2425-away-kit-available-buy
I like it.
It's got a Delft touch.
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Its absolutely hideous, but quite spectacular in a "guilty pleasure" kind of way.
I like it...
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I think that will be one that players hate as it will be harder to see a teammate.
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Isn't it mum in England?
Jesus FUCKING Christ.
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Cambridge United's away kit, it's a no from me. https://www.cambridgeunited.com/news/2425-away-kit-available-buy
Cath Kidston?
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I thought that was a link to Kays Catalougue
be honest, but when the Kays catalogue arrived you flicked immediately to the lingerie section the minute your mum wasn't looking.
Absolutely....
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Its absolutely hideous, but quite spectacular in a "guilty pleasure" kind of way.
I can see what you mean, but the shirt and bucket hat look like something people might wear to a Stone Roses gig rather than on a football pitch.
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Cambridge United's away kit, it's a no from me. https://www.cambridgeunited.com/news/2425-away-kit-available-buy
I like it.
It's got a Delft touch.
The snake .
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I thought that was a link to Kays Catalougue
be honest, but when the Kays catalogue arrived you flicked immediately to the lingerie section the minute your mum wasn't looking.
Absolutely....
Kids today wouldn’t believe it.
As for the word Mom, when I moved to Devon my teachers insisted on me spelling it mum. I obviously didn’t.
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I just checked online (because the internet is always right) and the UK is mum and the US is mom. Apparently. So you lot are all American. And if you don’t like it I’m going to tell my mum/mom on all of you.
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I teach mom, Bab, our kid, and face as long as Livery Street to French kids.
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I just checked online (because the internet is always right) and the UK is mum and the US is mom. Apparently. So you lot are all American. And if you don’t like it I’m going to tell my mum/mom on all of you.
Have you ever even been to Birmingham? Maybe you've been away too long.
The first rule of Brummiedom, is that it is mom and not mum.
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I just checked online (because the internet is always right) and the UK is mum and the US is mom. Apparently. So you lot are all American. And if you don’t like it I’m going to tell my mum/mom on all of you.
Have you ever even been to Birmingham? Maybe you've been away too long.
The first rule of Brummiedom, is that it is mom and not mum.
I've never been. What's it like?
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I just checked online (because the internet is always right) and the UK is mum and the US is mom. Apparently. So you lot are all American. And if you don’t like it I’m going to tell my mum/mom on all of you.
Have you ever even been to Birmingham? Maybe you've been away too long.
The first rule of Brummiedom, is that it is mom and not mum.
I've never been. What's it like?
Ask your mom.
awesome
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Is it a case that Brummies are saying Mum but it comes out sounding like Mom?
Mam is the correct word anyway.
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Is it a case that Brummies are saying Mum but it comes out sounding like Mom?
Mam is the correct word anyway.
No, Brummies say 'mom' and it comes out 'mom', like it should.
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Is it a case that Brummies are saying Mum but it comes out sounding like Mom?
Mam is the correct word anyway.
No, Brummies say 'mom' and it comes out 'mom', like it should.
And is written 'mom'. Otherwise you are a Tarquin.
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I just checked online (because the internet is always right) and the UK is mum and the US is mom. Apparently. So you lot are all American. And if you don’t like it I’m going to tell my mum/mom on all of you.
Have you ever even been to Birmingham? Maybe you've been away too long.
The first rule of Brummiedom, is that it is mom and not mum.
I've never been. What's it like?
Ask your mom.
awesome
I would if she was still alive
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Is it a case that Brummies are saying Mum but it comes out sounding like Mom?
Mam is the correct word anyway.
Finally a voice of sanity.
It's clearly mam.
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Is it a case that Brummies are saying Mum but it comes out sounding like Mom?
Mam is the correct word anyway.
Finally a voice of sanity.
It's clearly mam.
'Mam' = forrin rubbish.
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I say "mom" but spell it "mum", because she prefers that spelling so I'd get a clip round the ear otherwise.
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Is it a case that Brummies are saying Mum but it comes out sounding like Mom?
Mam is the correct word anyway.
Finally a voice of sanity.
It's clearly mam.
'Mam' = forrin rubbish.
If I wanted to say 'mam' then I would, I'm not saying 'mum' wrong, I actively round off the 'o' sound.
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I say "mom" but spell it "mum", because she prefers that spelling so I'd get a clip round the ear otherwise.
OK Tarquin.
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I say "mom" but spell it "mum", because she prefers that spelling so I'd get a clip round the ear otherwise.
OK Tarquin.
Rumbled. Come on you Gooners ☹️
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I say "mom" but spell it "mum", because she prefers that spelling so I'd get a clip round the ear otherwise.
OK Tarquin.
Rumbled. Come on you Gooners ☹️
Pipe down, Piers.
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Took a punt on one of these DHGate England shirts for £12....thinking it was worth the risk for 12 quid, especially when the retail version is £110 (player fit edition)!?
It came today, and can't believe how good it is for the money. I mean, if you look at it under close scrutiny, there is probably some dodgy stitching, etc.... but when you're in the pub or having a kick around with your mates, you would not know the difference. Well happy with it!
*Obviously won't take this route with the new Villa shirt, as want Villa/Adidas to do well out of the deal, but England, Nike and in particular, Southgate, can go fuck themselves! ;)
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Watching Copa America and just like the Euros these new Adidas look exactly the same as the Castore material. They look completely drenched and glued to the body of the players. They cannot be comfortable.
Edit: seems that Adidas has a different material for the club kits in 24/25 but didn’t make that change for the summer tournaments.
Footy Headlines article (https://www.footyheadlines.com/2024/06/adidas-faces-major-sweat-issues-with.html)
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Is it a case that Brummies are saying Mum but it comes out sounding like Mom?
Mam is the correct word anyway.
Finally a voice of sanity.
It's clearly mam.
Jesus Christ Almighty, what are we doing here!
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Is it a case that Brummies are saying Mum but it comes out sounding like Mom?
Mam is the correct word anyway.
Finally a voice of sanity.
It's clearly mam.
Jesus Christ Almighty, what are we doing here!
I don’t think you should be able to support the Villa, until you’ve proven that you say ‘Mom’. I’m suggesting heavy surveillance and regular testing.
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Is it a case that Brummies are saying Mum but it comes out sounding like Mom?
Mam is the correct word anyway.
Finally a voice of sanity.
It's clearly mam.
Jesus Christ Almighty, what are we doing here!
I don’t think you should be able to support the Villa, until you’ve proven that you say ‘Mom’. I’m suggesting heavy surveillance and regular testing.
Agreed, it was always 'Mom' here in the west of Ireland. Ma'am should be reserved for the Queen, and 'Mammy' makes you sound like a 6 year old.
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Is it a case that Brummies are saying Mum but it comes out sounding like Mom?
Mam is the correct word anyway.
Finally a voice of sanity.
It's clearly mam.
Jesus Christ Almighty, what are we doing here!
I don’t think you should be able to support the Villa, until you’ve proven that you say ‘Mom’. I’m suggesting heavy surveillance and regular testing.
Agreed, it was always 'Mom' here in the west of Ireland. Ma'am should be reserved for the Queen, and saying 'Mammy' makes you sound like a 6 year old.
It's not Ma'am like some posh twat. It's just mam, short for mammy. Perfectly acceptable to use in large swathes of Ireland.
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Is it a case that Brummies are saying Mum but it comes out sounding like Mom?
Mam is the correct word anyway.
Finally a voice of sanity.
It's clearly mam.
Jesus Christ Almighty, what are we doing here!
I don’t think you should be able to support the Villa, until you’ve proven that you say ‘Mom’. I’m suggesting heavy surveillance and regular testing.
Agreed, it was always 'Mom' here in the west of Ireland. Ma'am should be reserved for the Queen, and saying 'Mammy' makes you sound like a 6 year old.
It's not Ma'am like some posh twat. It's just mam, short for mammy. Perfectly acceptable to use in large swathes of Ireland.
... and Wales :)
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We'll say no more about it.
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We'll say no more about it.
Keep mom, you mean.
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Ooooooh Frannnnncis
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The sooner the kit is finally launched the better. Love it or hate it, we'll at least be back on topic and not down a typically H&V rabbit hole!
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A fluffy tail on the shorts you say?
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That should put a spring in our step.
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Modelled by Warren Aspinall
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Modelled by Warren Aspinall
Ha!
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Get the bugs out of the kit as well
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Anyone else notice the Adidas training gear in which Enzo and Iling-Junior were unveiled? I like it. Very promising.
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Anyone else notice the Adidas training gear in which Enzo and Iling-Junior were unveiled? I like it. Very promising.
Apart from the fact it's green!
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Anyone else notice the Adidas training gear in which Enzo and Iling-Junior were unveiled? I like it. Very promising.
Apart from the fact it's green!
Thank Lord Percy!
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Anyone else notice the Adidas training gear in which Enzo and Iling-Junior were unveiled? I like it. Very promising.
Dobbin was wearing it the week before when he signed. I maintain there's literally only one of them so far and it's been passed around. That's why there's no joint signing picture today. And then they have to wash it for Barkley.
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Anyone else notice the Adidas training gear in which Enzo and Iling-Junior were unveiled? I like it. Very promising.
Dobbin was wearing it the week before when he signed. I maintain there's literally only one of them so far and it's been passed around. That's why there's no joint signing picture today. And then they have to wash it for Barkley.
It also explains why they didn’t announce Barkley first, as it would have acquired a strange orange substance right off the bat.
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Anyone else notice the Adidas training gear in which Enzo and Iling-Junior were unveiled? I like it. Very promising.
Dobbin was wearing it the week before when he signed. I maintain there's literally only one of them so far and it's been passed around. That's why there's no joint signing picture today. And then they have to wash it for Barkley.
It also explains why they didn’t announce Barkley first, as it would have acquired a strange orange substance right off the bat.
Is it fake tan, or is he mixed race?
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He's mixed race.
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Main reason we ended our interest in McKennie is that we won't have a 5XL top for a while yet.
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Anyone else notice the Adidas training gear in which Enzo and Iling-Junior were unveiled? I like it. Very promising.
Dobbin was wearing it the week before when he signed. I maintain there's literally only one of them so far and it's been passed around. That's why there's no joint signing picture today. And then they have to wash it for Barkley.
It also explains why they didn’t announce Barkley first, as it would have acquired a strange orange substance right off the bat.
Is it fake tan, or is he mixed race?
I was referring to the awful Luton publicity pics where he looked orange, not the normal colour of his skin.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GRaXR4aaYAAtqNp?format=jpg&name=900x900)
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Is that the sidekick to the King of Atlantis in Aquaman 2?
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That looks like a new kind of badge, has anyone noticed or discussed it before?
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GRaXR4aaYAAtqNp?format=jpg&name=900x900)
Fuckin' Boss la!
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That looks like a new kind of badge, has anyone noticed or discussed it before?
oooh you tinker 😳😃
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I'm going to have a hard time not buying every piece of gear this season.
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Is that the sidekick to the King of Atlantis in Aquaman 2?
So long as he's not in Green Lantern 2.
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Yes! That looks fantastic.
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Is that the sidekick to the King of Atlantis in Aquaman 2?
So long as he's not in Green Lantern 2.
Role is reserved for super Ryan!
We love you Green Lantern!
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More training gear?
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GRZJsW5XcAAJUai?format=jpg&name=large)
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Euro final is the 14/07 first pre-season game is 17/07. Presume the launch will fall between these dates or we’ll be playing Walsall in our training gear
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Looking good so far that the training kit doesn't have any sponsors logos on it.
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Comic fucking Sans! *Facepalm*
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More training gear?
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GRZJsW5XcAAJUai?format=jpg&name=large)
Where is that i wonder - its not bodymoor
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What's so good about neon and black?
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What's so good about neon and black?
You are right it's shit, we should go back to Castore.
Neon is not a colour. The fact we have leisure wear that you can wear in public (not just at games) is big to those of us that wear that type of stuff regularly. We can now wear Villa-branded gear anywhere.
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The gear in that picture isn't Villa branded, is it? It looks like just generic Adidas gear.
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More training gear?
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GRZJsW5XcAAJUai?format=jpg&name=large)
Where is that i wonder - its not bodymoor
They're on a special training trip in the Algarve to get them ready for pre-season. I think they have club staff with them as part of their rehabilitation.
Ramsey is learning Spanish, and Emi is learning about a proper fry-up, including 'the blood pudding'.
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The gear in that picture isn't Villa branded, is it? It looks like just generic Adidas gear.
I did think that, but find it unusual that they’re in exactly the same gear.
Perhaps they got hold of it before branding 🤷♂️
Hopefully we’ll soon find out
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The gear in that picture isn't Villa branded, is it? It looks like just generic Adidas gear.
Talking about the Barkley pic.
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The gear in that picture isn't Villa branded, is it? It looks like just generic Adidas gear.
I did think that, but find it unusual that they’re in exactly the same gear.
Perhaps they got hold of it before branding 🤷♂️
Hopefully we’ll soon find out
As they're training, Adidas will be under contract to provide the training kit, so it may just be off the shelf stuff given to them while our proper awesome gear is hand-crafted by naked Balinese maidens.
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The gear in that picture isn't Villa branded, is it? It looks like just generic Adidas gear.
I did think that, but find it unusual that they’re in exactly the same gear.
Perhaps they got hold of it before branding 🤷♂️
Hopefully we’ll soon find out
As they're training, Adidas will be under contract to provide the training kit, so it may just be off the shelf stuff given to them while our proper awesome gear is hand-crafted by naked Balinese maidens.
On which note, I'm happy to offer my services for quality control purposes again this season. Sorry about last, I took my eye off the ball a bit.
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The gear in that picture isn't Villa branded, is it? It looks like just generic Adidas gear.
Talking about the Barkley pic.
I wasn't replying to you.
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Ramsey is learning Spanish, and Emi is learning about a proper fry-up, including 'the blood pudding'.
1. I hope Ramsey doesn't learn his Spanish from Emi. Duran might be a better bet.
2. They know all about the black pudding in Argentina, their 'morcilla' is the best I've had anywhere.
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The gear in that picture isn't Villa branded, is it? It looks like just generic Adidas gear.
Talking about the Barkley pic.
I wasn't replying to you.
Fair enough, except your post was immediately after mine and I was the first one who used the word "branded". Silly me jumping to conclusions.
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What's so good about neon and black?
You are right it's shit, we should go back to Castore.
Neon is not a colour.
https://www.colorxs.com/color/neon-green
Just saying.
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What's so good about neon and black?
You are right it's shit, we should go back to Castore.
Neon is not a colour.
https://www.colorxs.com/color/neon-green
Just saying.
Neon is a colourless gas, so I have to be with usav
I think you know this and you’re being naughty 😂
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Neon shadows in the boom boom room.
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The black training gear looks a bit Leicester City to me. Better than castore mind.
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What's so good about neon and black?
You are right it's shit, we should go back to Castore.
Neon is not a colour.
https://www.colorxs.com/color/neon-green
Just saying.
Neon is a colourless gas, so I have to be with usav
I think you know this and you’re being naughty 😂
I got a B in O-Level Chemistry you know! Took it early like Percy did English. ;-)
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What's so good about neon and black?
You are right it's shit, we should go back to Castore.
Neon is not a colour.
https://www.colorxs.com/color/neon-green
Just saying.
Neon is a colourless gas, so I have to be with usav
I think you know this and you’re being naughty 😂
I got a B in O-Level Chemistry you know! Took it early like Percy did English. ;-)
😂
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The black training gear looks a bit Leicester City to me. Better than castore mind.
I have never understood the criticism of a kit when someone states "it's a bit (insert team)". Pretty much every kit in existence will look like several other kits in existence. A blue away kit will be made and people will say "it's a bit Chelsea"... well quite, it's blue.
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Indeed, everyone loves to moan about every little thing.
That said, I bet West Ham and Burnley all wish their kits were a ‘bit more Villa’
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Indeed, everyone loves to moan about every little thing.
That said, I bet West Ham and Burnley all wish their kits were a ‘bit more Villa’
They were last year, to be fair.
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They’d certainly wish their sides were a bit more Villa. 8)
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The gear in that picture isn't Villa branded, is it? It looks like just generic Adidas gear.
They obviously signed up for the Adidas discount code like the rest of us, the one that Drummond kept losing and others couldn’t get to work :)
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The gear in that picture isn't Villa branded, is it? It looks like just generic Adidas gear.
They obviously signed up for the Adidas discount code like the rest of us, the one that Drummond kept losing and others couldn’t get to work :)
I bought some green trainers with that code, it was as if I had a crystal ball.
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Indeed, everyone loves to moan about every little thing.
I don’t buy that.
People disagree on stuff. At least do them the honour of accepting it is what they believe rather than banging on about people moaning for the sake of it.
I bet there are things you think which I disagree with but I won’t start implying you’re just whining for the sake of it.
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The gear in that picture isn't Villa branded, is it? It looks like just generic Adidas gear.
They obviously signed up for the Adidas discount code like the rest of us, the one that Drummond kept losing and others couldn’t get to work :)
I bought some green trainers with that code, it was as if I had a crystal ball.
Green… and orange? :o
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The gear in that picture isn't Villa branded, is it? It looks like just generic Adidas gear.
They obviously signed up for the Adidas discount code like the rest of us, the one that Drummond kept losing and others couldn’t get to work :)
I never did get that code...
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The gear in that picture isn't Villa branded, is it? It looks like just generic Adidas gear.
They obviously signed up for the Adidas discount code like the rest of us, the one that Drummond kept losing and others couldn’t get to work :)
I bought some green trainers with that code, it was as if I had a crystal ball.
Green… and orange? :o
I can pull off anything*, me. I think the Irish may disagree with you!
*I actually physically can't as football tops fit like boob tubes.
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Green… and orange? :o
I can pull off anything*, me. I think the Irish may disagree with you!
Especially if they're from Offaly, Meath, Kerry, Donegal or Leitrim. Not to mention people from Côte d'Ivoire, India or Niger.
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I suspect I'm alone in this, but I really like the neckline of the Turkish kit.
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I suspect I'm alone in this, but I really like the neckline of the Turkish kit.
It seems to be Nike’s style at the moment, the England shirt is similar.
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I suspect I'm alone in this, but I really like the neckline of the Turkish kit.
It seems to be Nike’s style at the moment, the England shirt is similar.
Maybe it is. Seems more noticeable in the white for some reason. I didn't even realise it was Nike, so we can forget about that for a Villa kit.
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What are we gonna play in against Walsall? That one green top for the keeper and everyone else skins?
Heck said in that interview that the US tours are good for kit launches, too.
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I suspect I'm alone in this, but I really like the neckline of the Turkish kit.
It seems to be Nike’s style at the moment, the England shirt is similar.
Yeah, I thought it was the current Nike neckline. Sometimes it looks good, other times not so much. It does look a bit more noticeable tonight.
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I was shopping on Oxford Street in London the other night (I really needed some American candy). As expected, I saw all of the traditional top six clubs well represented in Sports Direct with racks of their new shirts and other merchandise. However, I was surprised to see that there were dedicated racks of West Ham, and even Everton home and away shirts.
I also saw that Paris Saint Germain have their own shop on Oxford Street at the moment.
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Aren't PSG some kind of fashionable brand these days. Like it's not just fan merch, it's like a label?
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Our new shirt will be in 120 stores around the world, Heck said.
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Aren't PSG some kind of fashionable brand these days. Like it's not just fan merch, it's like a label?
That’s were we need to be though. So Parisian youngsters are seeking out the latest AV 1874 clobber, wearing claret & blue trainers, and going to bed in their Villa bedspread, all whilst wearing the new fragrance ‘eau de Villa Chippy’
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Aren't PSG some kind of fashionable brand these days. Like it's not just fan merch, it's like a label?
That’s were we need to be though. So Parisian youngsters are seeking out the latest AV 1874 clobber, wearing claret & blue trainers, and going to bed in their Villa bedspread, all whilst wearing the new fragrance ‘eau de Villa Chippy’
Sounds like the perfect Christmas gift. Where can I get it? 🧐
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Our new shirt will be in 120 stores around the world, Heck said.
Is that a lot? Does he mean 120 chains, rather than 120 individual shops?
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Our new shirt will be in 120 stores around the world, Heck said.
Is that a lot? Does he mean 120 chains, rather than 120 individual shops?
Yeah surely he can't mean actual stores?
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We just did the Adidas deal, which was a game changer. Now all of a sudden we’re in 120 countries, in stores. Before, we had a very underwhelming local brand, that couldn’t do anything.
Countries.
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He said countries I think.
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^ there's 500+ Sports Direct shops in the UK alone. Has to mean chains, otherwise someone has fudged up
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That's like 65% of the world. He's probably over-egging this a bit.
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Will we be in BHX though? All there is at the moment are a few sad-looking 'vintage' kits hidden among Citeh, 'The Mighty Reds YNWA' and Real Madrid.
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I think it's JD Sports at BHX
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I think it's JD Sports at BHX
Yes. I had a quick mooch last April and rapidly left tutting loudly.
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Will we be in BHX though? All there is at the moment are a few sad-looking 'vintage' kits hidden among Citeh, 'The Mighty Reds YNWA' and Real Madrid.
There's not much point being in there. The shop rents are so high that everything has to be top price and the number of people who would wait until getting to the airport before buying a shirt is minimal.
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Will we be in BHX though? All there is at the moment are a few sad-looking 'vintage' kits hidden among Citeh, 'The Mighty Reds YNWA' and Real Madrid.
There's not much point being in there. The shopvrentscare so high that everything has to be top price and the number of people who would wait until getting to the airport before buying a shirt is minimal.
Wish someone would tell my missus about shoes at Kurt Gieger. She must keep them afloat on her own
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Maybe we'll have a tiny section in card shops again.
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Wish someone would tell my missus about shoes at Kurt Gieger. She must keep them afloat on her own
A woman can never have too many shoes or handbags, and you should be grateful she doesn't have more expensive tastes.
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Crying out for a training kit sponsor...
https://x.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1810254539108331764 (https://x.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1810254539108331764)
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I was shopping on Oxford Street in London the other night (I really needed some American candy). As expected, I saw all of the traditional top six clubs well represented in Sports Direct with racks of their new shirts and other merchandise. However, I was surprised to see that there were dedicated racks of West Ham, and even Everton home and away shirts.
I also saw that Paris Saint Germain have their own shop on Oxford Street at the moment.
Mate ill come up to Birmingham for the weekend and i wont even see villa tops in brum shops! No chance you will fond them in london. I havent seen a villa shop down here for years.
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I was shopping on Oxford Street in London the other night (I really needed some American candy). As expected, I saw all of the traditional top six clubs well represented in Sports Direct with racks of their new shirts and other merchandise. However, I was surprised to see that there were dedicated racks of West Ham, and even Everton home and away shirts.
I also saw that Paris Saint Germain have their own shop on Oxford Street at the moment.
Mate ill come up to Birmingham for the weekend and i wont even see villa tops in brum shops! No chance you will fond them in london. I havent seen a villa shop down here for years.
They will be in the London Adidas shops now. Just as they were in the London Nike shops in years of yesterday.
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The green on the new kit reminds me of some glow in the dark sticker or card you’d get free in a pack of Shreddies or something when I was a youngling.
https://x.com/JUSTIN_AVFC_/status/1810373504715645348 (https://x.com/JUSTIN_AVFC_/status/1810373504715645348)
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We're Aston Villa, we glow in the dark.
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Wonder if there is any scope of one of the away kits being green?
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Wonder if there is any scope of one of the away kits being green?
Like some kind of Saudi Todd Cantwells! Not happening, Uni knows.
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We're Aston Villa, we glow in the dark.
We've done that before in the Lamberk era (fluorescent lime hi-viz away kit)
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GR_gOBlXcAA2-GQ?format=jpg&name=small)
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GR_gOBlXcAA2-GQ?format=jpg&name=small)
WINNING AT TRANSFERS
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That’s more like it. Take my money.
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Looks like an All Blacks top. No thank you.
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This stuff will fly off the shelves, when we eventually get it in stock.
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Looks like an All Blacks top.
It does, but I'd be more concerned if it looked like an Australia rugby top.
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Generic adidas templates . Shame we moved away from Luke Roper .
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Generic adidas templates . Shame we moved away from Luke Roper .
That's basically Mike Asley level 'designer' gear.
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Went into the Luke Roper at Merry Hill on Saturday, the shop is closing down - lots of t shirts for sale at £10.00
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Went into the Luke Roper at Merry Hill on Saturday, the shop is closing down - lots of t shirts for sale at £10.00
I've never been there, but I believe it's mandatory on H&V to refer to it as 'Merry Hell'.
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Big sale over at Resorts world store also - got some nice bargains recently
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Looks like an All Blacks top.
It does, but I'd be more concerned if it looked like an Australia rugby top.
So true BV.
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Went into the Luke Roper at Merry Hill on Saturday, the shop is closing down - lots of t shirts for sale at £10.00
Lots of tat but the kits he made for us were decent and unique.
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Went into the Luke Roper at Merry Hill on Saturday, the shop is closing down - lots of t shirts for sale at £10.00
Lots of tat but the kits he made for us were decent and unique.
So true VT.
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Went into the Luke Roper at Merry Hill on Saturday, the shop is closing down - lots of t shirts for sale at £10.00
Lots of tat but the kits he made for us were decent and unique.
If you are ok with lots of tat so long as the kits are decent and unique why are you moaning about Adidas and wanting to go back to Luke before you've even seen the kit they're giving us?
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That Luke kit was nice, but we were a shambles of a 2nd tier club when we signed the deal and in terms of global distribution that's the level that designer is at.
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That Luke kit was nice, but we were a shambles of a 2nd tier club when we signed the deal and in terms of global distribution that's the level that designer is at.
Also so true LB.
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I ventured into a Luke shop once, it was like being transported back 30 years in time to Mister Byrite days, such was the mountain of tat on offer.
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I think Chris Heck said it all in that last interview. Castore are a local kit supplier who can't do very much for us. Adidas are global and can support us in every market. That's what we need.
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Just popped in to say that the Luke kits were a fucking disgrace.
As you were.
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I agree with cd.
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Just popped in to say that the Luke kits were a fucking disgrace.
As you were.
The white away one was quite nice.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GR_gOBlXcAA2-GQ?format=jpg&name=small)
No point going over old ground now about the badge as it's the one we've got, but looking at it on the training kit, it's the 'Aston Villa' that doesn't look quite right on it.
It would look better without that and a bigger '1874' underneath. Oh well.
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No point going over old ground now about the badge as it's the one we've got, but looking at it on the training kit, it's the 'Aston Villa' that doesn't look quite right on it.
It would look better without that and a bigger '1874' underneath. Oh well.
You are right, speaking as a fan. Heck and his team will be looking at it from a marketing point of view and how do they get our 'brand' across to the billions of people in the world who don't know who we are.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GR_gOBlXcAA2-GQ?format=jpg&name=small)
No point going over old ground now about the badge as it's the one we've got, but looking at it on the training kit, it's the 'Aston Villa' that doesn't look quite right on it.
It would look better without that and a bigger '1874' underneath. Oh well.
No point going over it, but I'll go over it anyway..
Sums up the last 25 years of H&V! 😁
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Just popped in to say that the Luke kits were a fucking disgrace.
As you were.
The white away one was quite nice.
Yep, fair enough.
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Just popped in to say that the Luke kits were a fucking disgrace.
As you were.
the resale market disagrees
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People listen to Coldplay and vot...
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People listen to Coldplay and vot...
yep nothing like relaxing to Coldplay in my Luke Villa shirt 👀😀
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Luke were a great kit manufacturer for a club that didn't expect to sell any kits outside their immediate fanbase.
They're really not what we need now.
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Luke were a great kit manufacturer for a club that didn't expect to sell any kits outside their immediate fanbase.
They're really not what we need now.
We were talking about the designs rather than the company size / distribution model / global reach etc.
Luke designs piss all over adidas but obviously they don't have the power of a leading global business
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The design was shit.
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Luke were a great kit manufacturer for a club that didn't expect to sell any kits outside their immediate fanbase.
They're really not what we need now.
We were talking about the designs rather than the company size / distribution model / global reach etc.
Luke designs piss all over adidas but obviously they don't have the power of a leading global business
oK mAtE!
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Luke were a great kit manufacturer for a club that didn't expect to sell any kits outside their immediate fanbase.
They're really not what we need now.
We were talking about the designs rather than the company size / distribution model / global reach etc.
Luke designs piss all over adidas but obviously they don't have the power of a leading global business
How cna you possible say that? You have neer seen a single Villa kit produced by Adidas. You can say that you don't expect much but that's absolutely not the same thing as the Luke one 'pissing all over it'.
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Luke were a great kit manufacturer for a club that didn't expect to sell any kits outside their immediate fanbase.
They're really not what we need now.
We were talking about the designs rather than the company size / distribution model / global reach etc.
Luke designs piss all over adidas but obviously they don't have the power of a leading global business
How cna you possible say that? You have neer seen a single Villa kit produced by Adidas. You can say that you don't expect much but that's absolutely not the same thing as the Luke one 'pissing all over it'.
He's just trolling. Adidas made more iconic kits throughout the early 90's than Luke could ever dream of designing.
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I think a lot of the Luke warmth of feeling is down to what happened that season. If we’d worn that kit the season we went down, it wouldn’t be half as popular I think.
As someone who typically buys the tops, I didn’t buy a single Luke shirt.
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Luke were a great kit manufacturer for a club that didn't expect to sell any kits outside their immediate fanbase.
They're really not what we need now.
We were talking about the designs rather than the company size / distribution model / global reach etc.
Luke designs piss all over adidas but obviously they don't have the power of a leading global business
I hated the Luke Villa shirt...
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People listen to Coldplay and vot...
In that shirt we could also vote for the……
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Luke were a great kit manufacturer for a club that didn't expect to sell any kits outside their immediate fanbase.
They're really not what we need now.
We were talking about the designs rather than the company size / distribution model / global reach etc.
Luke designs piss all over adidas but obviously they don't have the power of a leading global business
How cna you possible say that? You have neer seen a single Villa kit produced by Adidas. You can say that you don't expect much but that's absolutely not the same thing as the Luke one 'pissing all over it'.
Because like the training gear it will be generic adidas templates. Luke was unique and resonated with our club at the time of us turning the tide back around .
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Ffs end of the day it’s a shirt. Will be claret and blue and by one of the biggest sports companies on the planet compared to a sports company that is closing shit down and is basically unknown. Tbh these days I wear my villa shirts to do the gardening in or round the house. So long as we have a world class player in the shirt couldn’t give a fuck. Oh and if Addidas give us a fucktonne of cash as well.
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Didn't resonate with me. Even when we got promoted again, a part of me couldn't celebrate. Yes, we're back in the top flight, but we've done it with shameful sleeves. You could sense that some of the players felt the same way, that's why quite a few left the club that summer, never to return.
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Didn't resonate with me. Even when we got promoted again, a part of me couldn't celebrate. Yes, we're back in the top flight, but we've done it with shameful sleeves. You could sense that some of the players felt the same way, that's why quite a few left the club that summer, never to return.
Even Steve Bruce couldn’t stomach it for a full season and left.
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He's just trolling. Adidas made more iconic kits throughout the early 90's than Luke could ever dream of designing.
Not for us though, so they don't count.
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I think a lot of the Luke warmth of feeling is down to what happened that season. If we’d worn that kit the season we went down, it wouldn’t be half as popular I think..
I don't think so. For me, it's the quality of the shirt and it has the right shade of claret. A firend of mine has one and it still looks mint.
I doubt anyone will have a warm feeling about last year's Castore effort, just because we finished 4th and got CL football in it.
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I think a lot of the Luke warmth of feeling is down to what happened that season. If we’d worn that kit the season we went down, it wouldn’t be half as popular I think..
I don't think so. For me, it's the quality of the shirt and it has the right shade of claret. A firend of mine has one and it still looks mint.
I doubt anyone will have a warm feeling about last year's Castore effort, just because we finished 4th and got CL football in it.
At least the Castore kit had blue sleeves. Even Macron got that right.
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I don’t think we will have blue sleeves
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I don’t think we will have blue sleeves
What’s it look like?
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Didn't resonate with me. Even when we got promoted again, a part of me couldn't celebrate. Yes, we're back in the top flight, but we've done it with shameful sleeves. You could sense that some of the players felt the same way, that's why quite a few left the club that summer, never to return.
Even Steve Bruce couldn’t stomach it for a full season and left.
Also true. And Steve Bruce can stomach a lot.
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The Castore shirts weren't awful designs, nothing like as bad as some of the Macron shite we used to wear.
The problem is, Castore as a brand is a bit Lonsdale, a bit Mike Ashley-ish.
It's for small, pointless clubs, like Wolves.
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I don’t think we will have blue sleeves
No drama with this
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The Castore shirts weren't awful designs, nothing like as bad as some of the Macron shite we used to wear.
The problem is, Castore as a brand is a bit Lonsdale, a bit Mike Ashley-ish.
It's for small, pointless clubs, like Wolves.
21st century Spall.
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The Castore shirts weren't awful designs, nothing like as bad as some of the Macron shite we used to wear.
The problem is, Castore as a brand is a bit Lonsdale, a bit Mike Ashley-ish.
It's for small, pointless clubs, like Wolves.
21st century Spall.
The Tim & Rafe podcast?
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(https://i.ibb.co/1TJZ4bV/s-l1200.webp) (https://ibb.co/1TJZ4bV)
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I don't think so. For me, it's the quality of the shirt and it has the right shade of claret. A firend of mine has one and it still looks mint.
I doubt anyone will have a warm feeling about last year's Castore effort, just because we finished 4th and got CL football in it.
At least the Castore kit had blue sleeves. Even Macron got that right.
*Exasperated female voice* : Oh great, missionary again.
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I don't think so. For me, it's the quality of the shirt and it has the right shade of claret. A firend of mine has one and it still looks mint.
I doubt anyone will have a warm feeling about last year's Castore effort, just because we finished 4th and got CL football in it.
At least the Castore kit had blue sleeves. Even Macron got that right.
*Exasperated female voice* : Oh great, missionary again.
you're a weird guy ;D
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Didn't resonate with me. Even when we got promoted again, a part of me couldn't celebrate. Yes, we're back in the top flight, but we've done it with shameful sleeves. You could sense that some of the players felt the same way, that's why quite a few left the club that summer, never to return.
Even Steve Bruce couldn’t stomach it for a full season and left.
Also true. And Steve Bruce can stomach a lot.
Weston McKennie couldn’t even stomach playing a single game wearing that kit, and he can stomach…
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Didn't resonate with me. Even when we got promoted again, a part of me couldn't celebrate. Yes, we're back in the top flight, but we've done it with shameful sleeves. You could sense that some of the players felt the same way, that's why quite a few left the club that summer, never to return.
Even Steve Bruce couldn’t stomach it for a full season and left.
Also true. And Steve Bruce can stomach a lot.
Weston McKennie couldn’t even stomach playing a single game wearing that kit, and he can stomach…
Honestly, all this going on about Weston McKennie's weight takes the biscuit.
Which Weston McKennie is never shy of doing.
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Premier League cards.. possible leak?
https://www.reddit.com/r/avfc/s/VBvX339GbN
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Premier League cards.. possible leak?
https://www.reddit.com/r/avfc/s/VBvX339GbN
What is a ‘golden baller’? I think I saw that on a price list in Amsterdam.
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Just popped in to say that the Luke kits were a fucking disgrace.
As you were.
the resale market disagrees
The resale market disagrees because it was worn in a successful season that ended in a Wembley win. It’s the same reason our 81 and 82 shirts still sell so well. There would be no resale market for the Luke shirt if we’d been relegated in it.
I quite liked it, but I certainly don’t think it was much better than others we’ve had recently.
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Premier League cards.. possible leak?
https://www.reddit.com/r/avfc/s/VBvX339GbN
Just seen a chap in Stourbridge wearing that one.
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Just popped in to say that the Luke kits were a fucking disgrace.
As you were.
the resale market disagrees
The resale market disagrees because it was worn in a successful season that ended in a Wembley win. It’s the same reason our 81 and 82 shirts still sell so well. There would be no resale market for the Luke shirt if we’d been relegated in it.
I quite liked it, but I certainly don’t think it was much better than others we’ve had recently.
Makes no sense . Some kits become iconic like the Luke one and also Henson .
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A bit of kit, for those who celebrate: https://x.com/villaontour_/status/1811725265405448564
Edit: no it isn't.
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How's he got that then? Hooky version from China or does he know the movers and shakers?
Funny how the Henson kit has done so well considering we were so dire during its first incarnation - maybe it's a way of staying grounded now we are scaling new heights?
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I think it's a Real Union kit.
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Could be they're doing some awful social media influencer kit launch.
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Yes it's a Real Union shirt, now I remember, his colleague had one hanging up in the background during the last YouTube video, attention seeking t**t!
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GSSNPzPXwAAoqJY?format=jpg&name=small)
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That's Max's bag carrier
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Yes it's a Real Union shirt, now I remember, his colleague had one hanging up in the background during the last YouTube video, attention seeking t**t!
Bit harsh it’s just 2 blokes chatting shit on YouTube.
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I don’t think we will have blue sleeves
No drama with this
Same. I think we're getting an all claret shirt, with some yellow/gold stripes
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Today, one of the kids at school wore the new Man Utd kit kit. Adidas obviously feel that red and white can only be enhanced with the addition of purple and orange. It looks hideous. I hope that they've not been so free-and-easy when it comes to additional colours to the traditional Villa pallette.
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Surely this will be launched Monday once the Euros are over?
Otherwise are we playing in skins versus Walsall
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Will be very happy if it's the design on those Premier League cards. Exactly what I was hoping for....
No dicking around - Claret body, blue sleeves with claret Adidas stripes. That'll do me. 👍🏼
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Surely this will be launched Monday once the Euros are over?
Otherwise are we playing in skins versus Walsall
Maybe thats why the announcements for the signings of Philogene & Onana are being held off until Monday?
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Given we play Walsall on Wednesday, the new kit will have to be released before that at least.
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Given we play Walsall on Wednesday, the new kit will have to be released before that at least.
It's fine, they can play shirts we'll play skins
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I'm going for tomorrow morning it will be released.
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or just release it at Walsall before the game
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or just release it at Walsall before the game
No idea when the store is going to be up and running but wouldn't that coincide with it?
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Given we play Walsall on Wednesday, the new kit will have to be released before that at least.
Didn't we play in training shirts there last year?
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Given we play Walsall on Wednesday, the new kit will have to be released before that at least.
Didn't we play in training shirts there last year?
Nah, full kits
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Hopefully it won't be long before the big reveal.
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We definitely played in a training shirt one year - might not have been last year though.
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Wasn't that the womens team due to the clinging wet nonsense of Castore?
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Nah, the men's team did. We had a pre-season kit one year, too.
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Yes, we wore a plain Kappa training kit one year for sure
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We wont be playing in the new kit v Walsall
Planned launch/unveiling is for when were in the states
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We wont be playing in the new kit v Walsall
Planned launch/unveiling is for when were in the states
So not released until the end of July then? Fucking useless!
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It really is crap. For a few days, a Villa player was the most talked about player on Earth, and it was impossible to buy a new shirt with his name on the back. It's every fucking year, too. We will win the FA Cup before we have a new shirt out for the start of June.
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We wont be playing in the new kit v Walsall
Planned launch/unveiling is for when were in the states
Heck did say that the US tours are good for kit launches in his last interview.
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We wont be playing in the new kit v Walsall
Planned launch/unveiling is for when were in the states
Heck did say that the US tours are good for kit launches in his last interview.
Why? It's not an iphone.
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On sale August 1st i believe
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On sale August 1st i believe
One of the most anticipated kit reveals I can remember and we seem to get later and later.
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Which year?
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Which year?
:)
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I'm not a kit buyer myself so what do I know, but I'd think anticipation for the new season starting, especially this year, is the best time to launch a kit. I know a few on here have said they like to buy one for their holidays or whatever, but an August launch, with a few exciting new signings to model it, seems like good business to me.
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We wont be playing in the new kit v Walsall
Planned launch/unveiling is for when were in the states
So not released until the end of July then? Fucking useless!
Totally agree.
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The only clubs who haven't launched their new kits are:
Villa
Bournemouth
Brentford - because last year's kit is for two years
Everton
Southampton
So only three other clubs haven't released their new kits yet, and all of our main competitors at the top of the table have. It's a joke.
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We wont be playing in the new kit v Walsall
Planned launch/unveiling is for when were in the states
Heck did say that the US tours are good for kit launches in his last interview.
In what way
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It's easier for the 'top' clubs to get them out quicker as most of the time they are locked into long deals with both sponsor and supplier. Whereas we change supplier and sponsor nearly as often as sha do managers. Hopefully we can settle into longer deals now we're not crap.
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We wont be playing in the new kit v Walsall
Planned launch/unveiling is for when were in the states
Heck did say that the US tours are good for kit launches in his last interview.
Will NASA launch a rocket into space with shirt stretched around it to the ISS? That streamed on the Tube sponsored by Cheetos and Mountain Dew and I'm in agreeance.
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It's easier for the 'top' clubs to get them out quicker as most of the time they are locked into long deals with both sponsor and supplier. Whereas we change supplier and sponsor nearly as often as sha do managers. Hopefully we can settle into longer deals now we're not crap.
We announced the deal in May, but presumably it was agreed long before this but could only be revealed once the season was over and Castore couldn't complain. Surely it's not beyond the wit of one of the biggest sports companies in the world to get our kits out a bit more quickly? I reckon most of sales are loaded into the summer and the first couple of months of the new season, (with a spike for Christmas), so the longer you have to sell them in the summer, the more units you'll shift.
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Here’s an idea, to ensure that we can get the season after kit out by June 2025 start the process NOW!
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So only three other clubs haven't released their new kits yet, and all of our main competitors at the top of the table have. It's a joke.
Are our competitors at the top of the table in direct competition with us for jersey sales? I'd assume there's nobody out there thinking will I buy am Arsenal kit or a Villa kit, and going Arsenal because they're in the shops.
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We only bank a small percentage of each shirt sale, so the big losers if we did lose sales because of a late launch is the kit supplier. In reality any loss would be small as the vast majority who would buy one today if it was available will still buy one in August when it is released.
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I think that we get a big increase in our payment if we hit a sales threshold, off the top of my head it was 300k shirts.
I think it depends on leadtimes of the items too. I bet they’re shipped in from the east, so there will be something like a 12 week delay even once they’re manufactured.
No idea about material leadtimes into the manufacturers, but that will have an impact.
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^ this is my thinking on it.
If there's a new market to be tapped into its the US one while the team is there. Having the kit officially launched while the team are there is a great opportunity.
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I see no good reason why we can't reveal the kit, and sell it now, but with customers knowing it won't be shipped until the start of August? Sure, people can't go and put their hands on it in the store, but I'm sure there would be plenty of people who would buy it now knowing it would be delivered on 1st August.
The reality is, 99% of the people who would buy one now, would likely buy one on 1st August anyway, I just think fans would be "happier" if they could see and buy it now, even if they can't put it on for a couple of weeks.
All the delay does is create unhappy fans and a bit of unnecessary resentment.
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Here’s an idea, to ensure that we can get the season after kit out by June 2025 start the process NOW!
My understanding is that they have, and have brought in Luke Roper as a Villa fan-based design consultant.
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Is the away kit white with light blue shorts and white socks
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When it does land let’s hope it’s nothing like the Chelsea kit. It’s quite a bit different. Almost as bad as the SHA paintball shirt.
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Schools break up for summer on Friday, mass migration of West Midlands families to the seaside and all over Europe and no new shirt on the shelves. As bad as ever in terms of giving the punters what they want
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Why would you buy one now, when in a few months they will be offering 20% + off deals.
It is surprising that they cannot just show a photo of the strips.
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When it does land let’s hope it’s nothing like the Chelsea kit. It’s quite a bit different. Almost as bad as the SHA paintball shirt.
Looks like someone has come across the tie dye in the cupboard under the sink.
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I guess with lead times as they are, and the unexpected nature of the deal with Castore finishing early, it's not exactly a surprise there's a delay. Add in the Store getting a facelift too and you can see why there may be hold-ups along the way.
Having said that, it's yet another year where the product is later than would be ideal, summer holidays are touch and go (our schools break up on Friday) and you do wonder whether they realise the loss of full-price kit sales.
Let's just hope it's as good as we'd hope adidas to be, and that there's lots, and lots available on release day; the last thing we need is for orders to take weeks to ship.
I ordered the Euro24 semi/final football at the end of last week from adidas direct (I got caught up in the moment and figured the lids would love it) and it was supposed to be delivered on Sunday. It hasn't even been dispatched yet, so now I want to cancel the order. I hope it's not a sign of things to come from adidas.
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I buy quite a bit of Adidas kit (trainers and other running stuff) and their customer service is abysmal. And they use Evri to deliver stuff, so even when it is dispatched, it's on a wing and a prayer what address it actually gets delivered to, and when.
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Schools break up for summer on Friday, mass migration of West Midlands families to the seaside and all over Europe and no new shirt on the shelves. As bad as ever in terms of giving the punters what they want
I'd imagine if we're trying to become a globally recognised brand, the marketing guys won't be overly concerned with the summer holidays in England. Rightly or wrongly.
As an aside, I always forget how late the holidays are in the UK. Irish second level have been off for 6 weeks already.
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Schools break up for summer on Friday, mass migration of West Midlands families to the seaside and all over Europe and no new shirt on the shelves. As bad as ever in terms of giving the punters what they want
I'd imagine if we're trying to become a globally recognised brand, the marketing guys won't be overly concerned with the summer holidays in England. Rightly or wrongly.
As an aside, I always forget how late the holidays are in the UK. Irish second level have been off for 6 weeks already.
I'd think if you were a marketing guy, you'd want them in the shops as soon as possible, alongside the other big teams' shirts.
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There was a lot of bravado about our marketing, adidas and the new kit in May. There was a tweet during the game with Palace. But the same problem has persisted, despite all the guff
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I've bought lots of stuff from Adidas recently, and had to return two pairs of trainers twice while working out what size fits me.
I've found the service to be good!
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I've bought lots of stuff from Adidas recently, and had to return two pairs of trainers twice while working out what size fits me.
I've found their trainers always run about ½ a size too small, personally. I'm an 11 usually, always get an 11½ with them.
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I've bought lots of stuff from Adidas recently, and had to return two pairs of trainers twice while working out what size fits me.
I've found their trainers always run about ½ a size too small, personally. I'm an 11 usually, always get an 11½ with them.
Yeah, and the size chart thing on the website didn't help. But they're definitely a bit smaller.
They have some really nice ones too. I bought two pairs, plus a pair for the fella, and have my eye on another two pairs... :-[
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You can never have too many pairs of shoes/trainers.
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I ready somewhere (cant remember where) that the process with Adidas usually takes 18 months before the kit is released. I suspect we got on board later than 18 months and that has had a knock on effect on manufacturing and retail.
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I suspect it's just massive incompetence bearing in mind it happens every single year regardless of who is the kit manufacturer.
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You can never have too many pairs of shoes/trainers.
This is correct. I have a bit of a trainer buying problem. But at least I get to match them with my outfits.
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I'd imagine training gear sales will be sky high with Adidas....imagine if they did a one off Samba/Gazelle type trainer in home colours to celebrate our 150 years...
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I'd imagine training gear sales will be sky high with Adidas....imagine if they did a one off Samba/Gazelle type trainer in home colours to celebrate our 150 years...
Seen a guy on FB post a claret and blue gazelle trainer with I think it was a pic of Mortimer on the tongue. Don't know if he had it customised or was a sneak of something to come.
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I am shocked, and a little saddened, by how many of you buy 'sportswear'.
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I am shocked, and a little saddened, by how many of you buy 'sportswear'.
Running in jeans and brogues is a bit uncomfortable and restricting though.
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I'd imagine training gear sales will be sky high with Adidas....imagine if they did a one off Samba/Gazelle type trainer in home colours to celebrate our 150 years...
Seen a guy on FB post a claret and blue gazelle trainer with I think it was a pic of Mortimer on the tongue. Don't know if he had it customised or was a sneak of something to come.
Fella from Stourbridge customises them. His name is Sole to Sole on instagram- not to my taste but he seems to get a lot of business
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I am shocked, and a little saddened, by how many of you buy 'sportswear'.
Would you prefer 'sports casual'?
(https://i.ibb.co/pP01Vxy/m3nw2x86lmp61.jpg) (https://ibb.co/pP01Vxy)
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There is a few others out there as well. One who customise the stripes for example.
https://custom-converse.co.uk/products/claret-and-blue-gazelle
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I'd think if you were a marketing guy, you'd want them in the shops as soon as possible, alongside the other big teams' shirts.
I still don't see why it matters what other clubs have their jerseys out in shops? There's a market for Villa shirts in the UK and the vast majority of it isn't buying other club shirts if the Villa one isn't there. The marketing team would have very little work to do in regards selling shirts to Villa fans in the UK. Most people that would buy the shirt in May will buy it in July will buy it in August.
The US is an entirely new market for the club, and if they can coordinate a kit launch with the preseason tour then that's a marketing opportunity that could see a lot of shirts being sold that otherwise wouldn't.
I wouldn't imagine the goal was always to launch it this "late" but I'd assume they're making the most out of the delayed timeline.
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I am shocked, and a little saddened, by how many of you buy 'sportswear'.
Running in jeans and brogues is a bit uncomfortable and restricting though.
Running is for catching a bus and dodging angry husbands, my good man.
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Running is for catching a bus and dodging angry husbands, my good man.
It's a sport you can do if you're shit at anything that requires even the most basic eye/hand/foot coordination, like me.
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You can never have too many pairs of shoes/trainers.
Spot on I have 20 pairs of Adidas trainers and a few pairs of New Balance.
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You can never have too many pairs of shoes/trainers.
The optimum number of pairs of trainers you should have is n+1.
With n being the number of pairs you already have.
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I'd imagine training gear sales will be sky high with Adidas....imagine if they did a one off Samba/Gazelle type trainer in home colours to celebrate our 150 years...
Seen a guy on FB post a claret and blue gazelle trainer with I think it was a pic of Mortimer on the tongue. Don't know if he had it customised or was a sneak of something to come.
It'll never happen ...but a Gazelle trainer, in home colours, with 150 in gold on the heel, Mortimer with the European Cup on the tongue,£65 with every home shirt type deal, people under 40 would be all over it....let's be honest how many of us will be here when it's 200 years
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that was them, on sole2soul on facebook. Think he restores/ customises daps.
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I am noticing a lot of red in the Ladies women kit so far 👀
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It looks like their training gear.
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I ordered the Euro24 semi/final football at the end of last week
The actual ball? So untouched by the boot of Harry Kane.
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I buy quite a bit of Adidas kit (trainers and other running stuff) and their customer service is abysmal. And they use Evri to deliver stuff, so even when it is dispatched, it's on a wing and a prayer what address it actually gets delivered to, and when.
We also buy a fair amount for running, gym, etc direct. Maybe there's a geographical element to consider as ours is always Royal Mail, and oddly is usually on time all tickerty boo.
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So it's the old kit tonight then yeah?
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Away kit reveal tonight apparently?
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I’ve heard it’s a one-off white kit.
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I’ve heard it’s a one-off white kit.
Made by?
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I’ve heard it’s a one-off white kit.
Made by?
I don’t know. Could be the Ku Klux Klan for all I know.
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One off white kit, being auctioned off post game to raise money for the AVFC foundation. Presumably Adidas.
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Is it that weird white out one that appeared on the club site for a while? One of the retro Mita ones .
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Arsenal did something similar last year to promote knife crime. (importance of tackling it) .
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That feels like a logistical problem searching for a cause, rather than a genuinely grand expression of charity
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Tonights kit.
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Aston Villa is pleased to reveal a special, one-off kit that will be worn during the first two matches of pre-season.
The all-white adidas kit will bear the Foundation’s name across its front and feature the club’s 150th anniversary marque on the rear collar.
These kits will not be available for retail but will be auctioned off after the matches against Walsall and FC Spartak Trnava, with all proceeds going directly to the Aston Villa Foundation.
Guy Rippon, Head of Foundation & Community, said: “All proceeds will be invested into the Foundation’s disability activities, a vital part of our work, which sees nearly 100 players represent Aston Villa in regional pan-disability leagues.
“The proceeds will also support sporting activities run for day care centres, in addition to youth clubs for children and young people with special educational needs.”
Following the two pre-season fixtures, shirts will be available for auction below.
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That looks nice, I think it would be even nicer with a black and white badge.
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That’s a nice kit. Shame the badge isn’t black and white also.
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After all the bollocks about the badge, they stick that monstrosity on the shirt. I hope that is not what the use going forward.
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Someone get on MS paint and start colouring it in...there's home shirt.
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Clearly it's just a generic Adidas sports top with our badges added. It won't be great, so no surprise they're not selling them, but I'm also a bit stunned we don't have our new kit available by the time we start actually playing pre-season matches....
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Clearly it's just a generic Adidas sports top with our badges added. It won't be great, so no surprise they're not selling them, but I'm also a bit stunned we don't have our new kit available by the time we start actually playing pre-season matches....
Seems to be anytime between July 21st - July 27th until we see it either in action of posted.
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(https://i.ibb.co/JC5DwG7/Screenshot-20240717-140027-Photos.jpg) (https://ibb.co/JC5DwG7)
Or, rather, not.
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Wonder why the betting firm isn't on it?
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That looks nice, I think it would be even nicer with a black and white badge.
That was my first thought too. Aside from the colours, it's also too large.
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A black & White badge and it would be very Swansea City .
I like the claret and blue badge . The kit itself is your boil in the bag Adidas template.
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That looks nice, I think it would be even nicer with a black and white badge.
That was my first thought too. Aside from the colours, it's also too large.
I think badge size on all shirts has increased.
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That looks nice, I think it would be even nicer with a black and white badge.
That was my first thought too. Aside from the colours, it's also too large.
I think badge size on all shirts has increased.
it's inspired by the big french cocks of the euros.
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On a separate note, the ball I ordered from adidas, that was to be delivered on Sunday, still hasn't arrived and I've had what can only be described as being like pulling teeth.
The Villa kit is currently showing as 'Out of Stock' and it can take up to 21 days to replenish........ But the person I was speaking to was very much 'Computer says 'noooo' type'.
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Clearly it's just a generic Adidas sports top with our badges added. It won't be great, so no surprise they're not selling them, but I'm also a bit stunned we don't have our new kit available by the time we start actually playing pre-season matches....
Yep, clearly they can't wear last season's kit and the new one isn't ready and they want to do a proper launch, so it's just "fuck, we just need something better than training wear for two matches".
So, the third preseason will be the one where they wear the new kit by the looks of it.
They've clearly just stuck that badge on it in any way they can, it won't look that shit on the actual kit.
I also agree with the not having the kit available thing, it's fucking annoying, it is always the same, year after year - we whine about not generating enough profit and selling the shirts without figuring, the sooner we make them available, the more we'll sell. Always so late.
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I reckon the kit is ready...it must be by now.
They are saving the launch for the US tour.
As lucrative as the US market might be, personally i think the launch should be at home !!!!
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I reckon the kit is ready...it must be by now.
They are saving the launch for the US tour.
As lucrative as the US market might be, personally i think the launch should be at home !!!!
However from a pure marketing/money-making perspective 99% of UK people that buy the kit will buy it anyway and won't be influenced by an unveiling,etc. In the US for a lot of people there won't be that same tribalism so maybe the launch there gets more casual sales and generates more money for us. It's cynical as fuck but it makes sense to me if we're trying to maximise revenue.
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A black & White badge and it would be very Swansea City .
I like the claret and blue badge . The kit itself is your boil in the bag Adidas template.
It will be mate, it'll be from Adidas' standard stock as our actual kit isn't released yet and won't be available until after the Spartak Traktorfactory friendly.
As soon as they wear the kit you can get there'll be knock-off versions on dhgate within a day, so it's understandable they want to keep things under wraps until then
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I reckon the kit is ready...it must be by now.
They are saving the launch for the US tour.
As lucrative as the US market might be, personally i think the launch should be at home !!!!
However from a pure marketing/money-making perspective 99% of UK people that buy the kit will buy it anyway and won't be influenced by an unveiling,etc. In the US for a lot of people there won't be that same tribalism so maybe the launch there gets more casual sales and generates more money for us. It's cynical as fuck but it makes sense to me if we're trying to maximise revenue.
Don't agree. There's two months of birthdays they've missed out on, loads of people buy a shirt to wear on holiday and won't bother now they're back, too.
Tl;dr. Release the kits on time you twats.
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The deal with Adidas was signed quite late in the standard kit design/manufacturing cylcle, so we were always going to struggle for an early launch.
Added to which, has the redevelopment of the club shop been completed?
Wouldn't surprise me if the kit launch/shop opening coincide.
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It’s the same every year, fans waiting to hand over money but not being able to do so, any one believe the getting served at the ground problems will be solved?
No, nor me.
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I reckon the kit is ready...it must be by now.
They are saving the launch for the US tour.
As lucrative as the US market might be, personally i think the launch should be at home !!!!
However from a pure marketing/money-making perspective 99% of UK people that buy the kit will buy it anyway and won't be influenced by an unveiling,etc. In the US for a lot of people there won't be that same tribalism so maybe the launch there gets more casual sales and generates more money for us. It's cynical as fuck but it makes sense to me if we're trying to maximise revenue.
Don't agree. There's two months of birthdays they've missed out on, loads of people buy a shirt to wear on holiday and won't bother now they're back, too.
Tl;dr. Release the kits on time you twats.
I don't disagree but my comment was about location not timing, that ship has already sailed this summer.
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They're going by ship? FFS, that's going to take even longer!
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Didn't we do a reveal at New Street Station as a fashion show one year? Or did I dream it?
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"Don't worry, the badge will look fine on the kit...."
Gulp.
Given the timescale it's not a big surprise that the kits are late and I'm guessing they will be pretty template for the same reason, but fuck me that temporary kit looks utterly shite with that badge. My expectations are now massively lowered for the actual kit, and maybe I won't be buying my first shirt for a few years after all.
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Didn't we do a reveal at New Street Station as a fashion show one year? Or did I dream it?
The Mailbox wasn’t it?
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The new badge looks bloody awful on that albeit temporary top. There were people on here expressing their dislike of the badge who were told to stop getting so upset as its "only a badge" Looking at that top I think they had a point. We can only hope that next seasons kits look a whole lot better.
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Didn't we do a reveal at New Street Station as a fashion show one year? Or did I dream it?
The Mailbox wasn’t it?
I remember one at Brindley Place involving Mellberg and/or Laursen
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Didn't we do a reveal at New Street Station as a fashion show one year? Or did I dream it?
The Mailbox wasn’t it?
I remember one at Brindley Place involving Mellberg and/or Laursen
There was a Centenary Square one where they fucked up the surprise by putting massive pics of the kit in the windows of the ICC a bit too early.
I think you might be thinking of that one?
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There was one at Star City where McLeish needed security.
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Doesn't everyone when visiting Star City?
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You'd be better off with a fire extinguisher lately.
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Launch on Tuesday
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Just a launch or actually on sale?
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Launch on Tuesday
Finally! Add on a few weeks then my knock off kit for the kids will be over from China!
Might be tempted to get a matching one myself if it’s half decent for the novelty.
That’s the worst of the late reveals, adding on the x weeks wait for the knock off… hoping we have thrm for the first trip to VP…
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Does anyone else get the ick when Heck says/tweets 'up the Villa'?
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Does anyone else get the ick when Heck says/tweets 'up the Villa'?
It is what it is. He is clearly in the MON mould of wanting to make everything about himself.
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Everyone who usually buys a shirt/kit will buy one. Plenty who wouldn't normally, will because it's adidas, more again because we're Champions League, etc.
They should be on sale earlier, but it will all be forgotten soon enough.
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I'd have bought my kids them for their holidays if they were on sale now, as they are not I will try and weasel out of it and hope they forget they wanted them by the time they get back, or will accept sweatshop snides.
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Good luck with that... When we win our opening games they will be clamouring for them...
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Pro kit probably £120
Normal adult £90 probably because it’s adidas and champions league.
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They’re gonna cost me a bastard fortune now I’ve finally managed to have some football mad kids. Wouldn’t change it though
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Just a launch or actually on sale?
Think plan was on sale 01/08/24.
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Arsenal’s horrendous new away kit
(https://i.ibb.co/K7dBLFc/IMG-3522.jpg) (https://ibb.co/K7dBLFc)
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The shorts aren't very, well, short.
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Arsenal’s horrendous new away kit
Quite like the green and red detailing, reminds me of the Ajax 'Bob Marley' shirt. It's let down by the side slashes, but overall it's not too bad.
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Arsenal’s horrendous new away kit
(https://i.ibb.co/K7dBLFc/IMG-3522.jpg) (https://ibb.co/K7dBLFc)
They look like they're about to join a T20 league.
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I thought they were trying out the Google best picture app that was being advertised where the AI auto chooses the picture were they are not vomiting over those colours.
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New Roma kit is lovely and the badge is a reasonable size. I hope ours isn’t the oversized version we saw last night.
(https://i.ibb.co/Syk5c8W/IMG-3527.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Syk5c8W)
(https://i.ibb.co/F8dLwMg/IMG-3526.jpg) (https://ibb.co/F8dLwMg)
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Just saw the new Chelsea home kit - WTF :o :o :o
Have they decided to not have a football shirt anymore but instead something that would appeal to a surfing dopehead dude?
Has to be one of the worst i have ever seen
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Just saw the new Chelsea home kit - WTF :o :o :o
Have they decided to not have a football shirt anymore but instead something that would appeal to a surfing dopehead dude?
Has to be one of the worst i have ever seen
Ha, I love the "We Burn Blue" marketing. Not a bad moniker for a club that's had its hair on fire and been burning cash for the last couple of years.
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Just saw the new Chelsea home kit - WTF :o :o :o
Have they decided to not have a football shirt anymore but instead something that would appeal to a surfing dopehead dude?
Has to be one of the worst i have ever seen
Ha, I love the "We Burn Blue" marketing. Not a bad moniker for a club that's had its hair on fire and been burning cash for the last couple of years.
They certainly burn green.
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Just seen it, it's god awful. Would make a fine training top or leisure wear, but not a home shirt.
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Just saw the new Chelsea home kit - WTF :o :o :o
Have they decided to not have a football shirt anymore but instead something that would appeal to a surfing dopehead dude?
Getting these vibes from it.
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Just saw the new Chelsea home kit - WTF :o :o :o
Have they decided to not have a football shirt anymore but instead something that would appeal to a surfing dopehead dude?
Getting these vibes from it.
no I love that tune , proper nostalgic
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https://www.footyheadlines.com/2024/05/no-more-castore-adidas-aston-villa-24-25-home-kit.html
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Just saw the new Chelsea home kit - WTF :o :o :o
Have they decided to not have a football shirt anymore but instead something that would appeal to a surfing dopehead dude?
Getting these vibes from it.
no I love that tune , proper nostalgic
Yes. Amazing tune.
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https://www.footyheadlines.com/2024/05/no-more-castore-adidas-aston-villa-24-25-home-kit.html
If that is the kit, I will be happy.
Well, as happy as I can be with that fucking shit crest anyways...
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https://www.footyheadlines.com/2024/05/no-more-castore-adidas-aston-villa-24-25-home-kit.html
I’d be more than happy with that.
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I think the adidas may be Gold/Yellow as per the club promos?
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Arsenal’s horrendous new away kit
(https://i.ibb.co/K7dBLFc/IMG-3522.jpg) (https://ibb.co/K7dBLFc)
https://x.com/nocontextfooty/status/1814218185668792415?s=46&t=fPyiXcae7CCzHj_x8UdphA
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https://www.footyheadlines.com/2024/05/no-more-castore-adidas-aston-villa-24-25-home-kit.html
"The Adidas Aston Villa 2024-25 home football shirt combines a maroon base with a white Adidas logo and sky blue applications." FFS
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Arsenal’s horrendous new away kit
(https://i.ibb.co/K7dBLFc/IMG-3522.jpg) (https://ibb.co/K7dBLFc)
https://x.com/nocontextfooty/status/1814218185668792415?s=46&t=fPyiXcae7CCzHj_x8UdphA
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GSy_Rs4W4AA7V3P?format=jpg&name=medium)
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I heard Chico had already posted the Links.
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https://www.footyheadlines.com/2024/05/no-more-castore-adidas-aston-villa-24-25-home-kit.html
If that is the kit, I will be happy.
Well, as happy as I can be with that fucking shit crest anyways...
If they're basing that on the sticker album packs, then ignore it. Both the Liverpool and Chelsea kits are WILDLY wrong in that photo. It might be close, but I suspect it is a guess, rather than anything "in the know".
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I heard Chico had already posted the Links.
That's a good'un.
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https://www.footyheadlines.com/2024/05/no-more-castore-adidas-aston-villa-24-25-home-kit.html
If that is the kit, I will be happy.
Well, as happy as I can be with that fucking shit crest anyways...
If they're basing that on the sticker album packs, then ignore it. Both the Liverpool and Chelsea kits are WILDLY wrong in that photo. It might be close, but I suspect it is a guess, rather than anything "in the know".
Fair enough...
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I heard Chico had already posted the Links.
That's a good'un.
I'd heard he can spray it about a bit.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GSy_Rs4W4AA7V3P?format=jpg&name=medium)
I heard Chico had already posted the Links.
That's a good'un.
I'd heard he can spray it about a bit.
I think I will hold fire until i see ours
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GSy_Rs4W4AA7V3P?format=jpg&name=medium)
I heard Chico had already posted the Links.
That's a good'un.
I'd heard he can spray it about a bit.
I think I will hold fire until i see ours
If I bought the full kit what would the Toto price be?
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https://www.footyheadlines.com/2024/05/no-more-castore-adidas-aston-villa-24-25-home-kit.html
If that is the kit, I will be happy.
Well, as happy as I can be with that fucking shit crest anyways...
If they're basing that on the sticker album packs, then ignore it. Both the Liverpool and Chelsea kits are WILDLY wrong in that photo. It might be close, but I suspect it is a guess, rather than anything "in the know".
I suspect it's at least slightly wrong because pretty much every kit Adidas are releasing this summer has those little 'swooshes' on the sides.
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Just a launch or actually on sale?
Anyone know if indeed you will be able to pick up a shirt on the launch date? Need a couple before flying out to Chicago on Thursday.
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I'm sure I read somewhere they won't be on sale until 1st August?
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GS3JrRvboAA6X99?format=jpg&name=900x900)
Aston Villa is delighted to announce JD as the club's new Official Retail Partner.
The international sportswear retailer has signed a multi-year agreement to stock official Aston Villa products online and in select stores nationwide. This marks the beginning of a dynamic collaboration aimed at enhancing the fan experience, delivering a diverse range of Aston Villa products and expanding the club’s retail footprint.
This partnership will not only secure an increased retail reach but will also increase the club's ability to meet demand for official products.
Aston Villa x JD
Chris Heck, President of Business Operations, said: "This partnership with JD, a leading global sport and fashion retailer, is going to make a big difference to the way we approach our retail operation.
"Their international reach, alongside their huge presence in the UK, will allow us to showcase our retail offering on a world-wide scale alongside our revamped store at Villa Park.”
Commenting on the partnership, JD Global Managing Director Michael Armstrong added: “Aston Villa is an historic club and a brilliant addition to our growing presence in the English topflight of football.
“Our partnership will allow JD to further improve the consumer experience for Villa fans and those in the area.”
To celebrate the new partnership between JD and Aston Villa, JD has put together a short cinematic film which draws together the playfulness of youth today and the future of Aston Villa.
Official Aston Villa kit and clothing will be available both instore and online at www.jdsports.com
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So the kit shall be at BHX after all.
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Everton debut the new Castore kit.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GS3XRpmXAAAOnmx?format=jpg&name=small)
The badge has just fallen off.
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At least Everton got a 3-3 draw at Sligo Rovers (they were 3-1 down with 5 mins to go).
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I was bragging to my daughter’s boyfriend yesterday that we’ve moved up in the world and our shirts are now Adidas feeling very pleased for myself
he said Buxton just got Adidas for next season as well ( he lives in Buxton)
Buxton FC ffs, felt a right prat
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Buxton play at the highest ground in the country so perhaps it is a sign of moving up
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Buxton play at the highest ground in the country so perhaps it is a sign up moving up
Thought that was WBA or is that something else
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League ground.
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League ground.
Ahh got you
Every day’s a school day etc
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It must mean VP is also very high.
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Aston Villa and adidas will proudly unveil the home kit for the 2024/25 season on Tuesday 23rd July, marking the beginning of the first-ever multi-year partnership and the club's landmark 150th anniversary.
All supporters are invited to the club's launch event at Villa Park starting from July 23rd.
The new home kit will be sold from the Holte End Store on Witton Lane (bottom floor of the Holte Pub), where you can be the first to get your hands on the jersey your heroes will adorn for the highly anticipated 2024/25 season. Attending fans will be privy to a host of activities in and around the Holte Pub on the day, truly making it a moment to remember.
Key information for fans attending the event:
Fans will need to enter the Holte Pub back entrance via Trinity Road, then make their way through the event space and down into the Holte End Store where the kit can be purchased. Make sure to look out for QR codes you can scan to play games and win prizes as you go!
Holte Pub & Store opening times:
Tuesday 23rd July – 09:00 – 20:00
Wednesday 24th – Saturday 27th July – 09:00 – 18:00
Sunday 28th July – 10:00 – 16:00
Monday 29th onwards - 9:30 – 17:30 weekdays, 9:00 – 17:30 on Saturdays and 10:00 – 16:00 on Sundays.
Shirt printing
Shirt printing will be available at Villa Park, including Champions League sleeve patches! Fans can pay at the till in the Holte End Store for the items they wish to personalise their shirt with, and then make their way up onto the Holte End car park where there will be a shirt printing unit.
Parking
Parking will be available on Villa Village.
The 2024/25 season Home Kit will also be available to purchase from the Aston Villa official online store, and from selected JD and Adidas stores
We can't wait to see you next week. Up The Villa!
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It must mean VP is also very high.
VP is about 100m above sea level, the Hawthorns is 164m
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Aston Villa and adidas will proudly unveil the home kit for the 2024/25 season on Tuesday 23rd July, marking the beginning of the first-ever multi-year partnership and the club's landmark 150th anniversary.
All supporters are invited to the club's launch event at Villa Park starting from July 23rd.
The new home kit will be sold from the Holte End Store on Witton Lane (bottom floor of the Holte Pub), where you can be the first to get your hands on the jersey your heroes will adorn for the highly anticipated 2024/25 season. Attending fans will be privy to a host of activities in and around the Holte Pub on the day, truly making it a moment to remember.
Key information for fans attending the event:
Fans will need to enter the Holte Pub back entrance via Trinity Road, then make their way through the event space and down into the Holte End Store where the kit can be purchased. Make sure to look out for QR codes you can scan to play games and win prizes as you go!
Holte Pub & Store opening times:
Tuesday 23rd July – 09:00 – 20:00
Wednesday 24th – Saturday 27th July – 09:00 – 18:00
Sunday 28th July – 10:00 – 16:00
Monday 29th onwards - 9:30 – 17:30 weekdays, 9:00 – 17:30 on Saturdays and 10:00 – 16:00 on Sundays.
Shirt printing
Shirt printing will be available at Villa Park, including Champions League sleeve patches! Fans can pay at the till in the Holte End Store for the items they wish to personalise their shirt with, and then make their way up onto the Holte End car park where there will be a shirt printing unit.
Parking
Parking will be available on Villa Village.
The 2024/25 season Home Kit will also be available to purchase from the Aston Villa official online store, and from selected JD and Adidas stores
We can't wait to see you next week. Up The Villa!
Risky business getting a player's name on your shirt atm
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It must mean VP is also very high.
VP is about 100m above sea level, the Hawthorns is 164m
Yes, Aston is one of the lowest areas in Birmingham.
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Monchi sporting a new polo shirt in Bratislava. https://x.com/s4myoung/status/1814583716976459784
Looks pretty smart, but the Villa badge still seems too large.
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Monchi sporting a new polo shirt in Bratislava. https://x.com/s4myoung/status/1814583716976459784
Looks pretty smart, but the Villa badge still seems too large.
So if we'd stuck with Castore, the badge would be removable.
https://www.footyheadlines.com/2024/04/logo-on-castore-kit-just-fell-off.html
https://www.footyheadlines.com/2024/07/castore-crest-falls-off-24-25-kit-in-castore-debut.html
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Monchi sporting a new polo shirt in Bratislava. https://x.com/s4myoung/status/1814583716976459784
Looks pretty smart, but the Villa badge still seems too large.
I thought the badge looked too large on the aeay kit at Walsall the other night. It is what it is I suppose
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Monchi sporting a new polo shirt in Bratislava. https://x.com/s4myoung/status/1814583716976459784
Looks pretty smart, but the Villa badge still seems too large.
I don't mid that, it's like "Hey look at me, I'm Villa, suck my massive badge"
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And the lion on the badge still looks shit, squashed too close to the top.
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It looks terrible, totally unbalanced.
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Oh wow, claret body and blue sleeves, I'm shocked. I can see why people were so impatient for it to be revealed, I never could have guessed what it would look like.
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I’ve previously said all that needs to be said about the new badge design…but it’s still crap and now they’re having to use an oversized version to compensate for the crap design.
It’s a real shame because I have no doubt the kits, training gear and casual wear are going to look brilliant, but will be ruined to an extent by the crap badge.
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Monchi sporting a new polo shirt in Bratislava. https://x.com/s4myoung/status/1814583716976459784
Looks pretty smart, but the Villa badge still seems too large.
I don't mid that, it's like "Hey look at me, I'm Villa, suck my massive badge"
We're the Villa, massive badges are what we do
(https://editorial01.shutterstock.com/preview-440/3117945a/71abcfc2/Shutterstock_3117945a.jpg)
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State of the manspreader on the (seated) bottom-right. Fella needs a slap.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GS8ZfxiXQAEt9bT?format=jpg&name=medium)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GS8VrAxXQAAzRpS?format=jpg&name=large)
Possible leaks but who knows.
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What's the second one? Away kit or training?
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Second one must be a training top. I’d buy that.
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What's the second one? Away kit or training?
No idea, think it's supposed to be the home shirt without the sponsor on. It looks a poorly taken photo colour wise.
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No 150 logo on the back so not accurate
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No 150 logo on the back so not accurate
Good spot
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No 150 logo on the back so not accurate
Good spot
Seen that but we have seen accurate or real photos of the shirt without sponsor, badge and other logos. I don't think it's legit but I would say its going to be very, very similar.
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No 150 logo on the back so not accurate
You'd hope not. The claret is too red, and the material looks like a ribbed vest.
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It looks terrible, totally unbalanced.
and very Swansea City
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What's the second one? Away kit or training?
No idea, think it's supposed to be the home shirt without the sponsor on. It looks a poorly taken photo colour wise.
Oh that makes sense. It's like that stupid bloody blue/white dress from twitter. I'm seeing white sleeves
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That looks pretty much exactly what I'd expect (even down to the material used).
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What's the second one? Away kit or training?
No idea, think it's supposed to be the home shirt without the sponsor on. It looks a poorly taken photo colour wise.
Oh that makes sense. It's like that stupid bloody blue/white dress from twitter. I'm seeing white sleeves
No, it's not the home kit. The colour is wrong as you have said but look at the collar, it's a different design.
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Don't mind the design but the material is giving me flashbacks to the corduroys my mom used to make me wear in my early teenage years.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GS8ZfxiXQAEt9bT?format=jpg&name=medium)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GS8VrAxXQAAzRpS?format=jpg&name=large)
Possible leaks but who knows.
The pinstripes on the collar in the bottom pic are the ones that you can see on the murals.
https://x.com/VillansOnTour/status/1815082612248985692
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Holte shop open from 9am. So I guess they release it just before?
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I think it's very likely that it's the bottom kit from those two images. I think it will look great and I like the darker claret. The badge still just looks odd though.
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The top picture the colours don't look right .
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I think it's very likely that it's the bottom kit from those two images. I think it will look great and I like the darker claret. The badge still just looks odd though.
Agree with all that, and the blue will be light but hopefully look fine in the flesh. The only question mark is that it doesn't appear to have the slashes on the side like most of the current Adidas shirts.
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I think it's very likely that it's the bottom kit from those two images. I think it will look great and I like the darker claret. The badge still just looks odd though.
Agree with all that, and the blue will be light but hopefully look fine in the flesh. The only question mark is that it doesn't appear to have the slashes on the side like most of the current Adidas shirts.
I wonder if that's deliberate and it's a claret slash.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GS8ZfxiXQAEt9bT?format=jpg&name=medium)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GS8VrAxXQAAzRpS?format=jpg&name=large)
Possible leaks but who knows.
The pinstripes on the collar in the bottom pic are the ones that you can see on the murals.
https://x.com/VillansOnTour/status/1815082612248985692
Going into Tim mode,
That bottom one looks very Northampton 😉
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GS8ZfxiXQAEt9bT?format=jpg&name=medium)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GS8VrAxXQAAzRpS?format=jpg&name=large)
Possible leaks but who knows.
The pinstripes on the collar in the bottom pic are the ones that you can see on the murals.
https://x.com/VillansOnTour/status/1815082612248985692
Going into Tim mode,
That bottom one looks very Northampton 😉
Haha, God I hate that shit. "The one off kit looked like Swansea". Well done, it did.
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The badge is going to look really really s*** as expected.
The yellow lion on the badge DOES NOT WORK , this was the main problem with the old one then we bring it back. It looks ok when used In different formats / colours . Already it looks very blurry on images I've seen .
Crap
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If I rubbed a magic lamp and got one wish, I'd bin off solving world hunger or ending war and just make people accept the badge.
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If I rubbed a magic lamp and got one wish, I'd bin off solving world hunger or ending war and go back to the round badge.
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Round badge, rampant Lion, facing the Adidas logo. Make it not yellow.
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Round badge, rampant Lion, facing the Adidas logo. Make it not yellow.
It's not difficult, is it?
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A borderless badge would be better .
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Fucking hell.
So much energy put into moaning and moaning and moaning about the fucking badge.
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Fucking hell.
So much energy put into moaning and moaning and moaning about the fucking badge.
Which could all have been avoided if they'd just got it right and given us the round one.
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Fucking hell.
So much energy put into moaning and moaning and moaning about the fucking badge.
amen.
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Fucking hell.
So much energy put into moaning and moaning and moaning about the fucking badge.
But you agree it's a bit shite though, right?
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When I have ever criticised the badge on the specific part of a forum that it should be discussed, it is because I have been thinking about it 24/7. I try to do other things but I just can't, it's always there just niggling away at me. "I can't go to the park kids, I'm drained of all my life force because of a couple of lines on a forum".
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Me too, mate. I'd have done something with my life if they hadn't fucking ruined the badge. I should sue them for loss of earnings.
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It's not a very good badge. It's not a very good debate.
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Is that a new badge? When did that come about?
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(https://i.ibb.co/TkZsJqj/GTGENd-PWk-AA7-RR2.png) (https://ibb.co/TkZsJqj)
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I can't wait to see next year's badge. I'm gonna be really angry about it, I can tell.
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It's not a very good badge. It's not a very good debate.
Pointless debates are the cornerstone of these places.
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Blue sleeves, happy enough with that.
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Badge looks more in proportion on this too.
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It's not a very good badge. It's not a very good debate.
Pointless debates are the cornerstone of these places.
The pointless debates can often be the most interesting.
Not so with the badge though.
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I was hoping it would be more badge than shirt.
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Is that a new badge? When did that come about?
Last summer, when they had the work experience kid in.
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It has the correct claret. Can't be legit.
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(https://i.ibb.co/TkZsJqj/GTGENd-PWk-AA7-RR2.png) (https://ibb.co/TkZsJqj)
Yes.
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It's not a very good badge. It's not a very good debate.
Pointless debates are the cornerstone of these places.
The pointless debates can often be the most interesting.
Not so with the badge though.
I would say that most debates are rarely good, particularly after the first few points. Then it's seemingly endless repetition. Which is fine. Debating over something as superfluous as a badge will almost always be shit.
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It's not a very good badge. It's not a very good debate.
Pointless debates are the cornerstone of these places.
The pointless debates can often be the most interesting.
Not so with the badge though.
I would say that most debates are rarely good, particularly after the first few points. Then it's seemingly endless repetition. Which is fine. Debating over something as superfluous as a badge will almost always be shit.
No, yes. Yes. Yes. Yes and no.
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Looking forward more to seeing the away kit and 3rd kit .
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What's that blue sleeve and yellow neck top at the back....looks interesting. The rumoured away/ third one that looks like Argentinas kit?
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GTGLabXWAAAs-92?format=jpg&name=large)
Like this.
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Looks very smart. I love it!
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GK
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GTGK9evXAAADtnQ?format=jpg&name=medium)
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Looks like the GK shirt has Doritos as an additional sponsor.
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That's a solid looking home kit. Just hope the badge isn't as massive as we saw on the temporary white kit. But in terms of design it's very nice.
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Happy with that home shirt. Quite like the black GK one too.
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Happy with that home shirt.
Like the design, not keen on the ribbed material unless the it is less pronounced in the flesh.
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The Colours look about right .
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Happy with that home shirt.
Like the design, not keen on the ribbed material unless the it is less pronounced in the flesh.
I'd have thought the point of ribbed would be more pronounced when in the flesh? :P
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You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can't please Villa fans at anytime.
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Kids kit leaked too. Same just without sponsor, obviously. Shorts are white and socks blue.
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Happy with that home shirt.
Like the design, not keen on the ribbed material unless the it is less pronounced in the flesh.
I'd have thought the point of ribbed would be more pronounced when in the flesh? :P
It's slightly ribbed to move the sweat away from the skin. The last shirt needed guttering and drain pipes running down it.
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You badge moaners should thank your lucky stars you're not Feyenoord fans. They've basically eviscerated the soul of the club with their new one.
https://x.com/PurelyFootball/status/1815395791730598332
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You badge moaners should thank your lucky stars you're not Feyenoord fans. They've basically eviscerated the soul of the club with their new one.
https://x.com/PurelyFootball/status/1815395791730598332
One on the right is too big.
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You badge moaners should thank your lucky stars you're not Feyenoord fans. They've basically eviscerated the soul of the club with their new one.
https://x.com/PurelyFootball/status/1815395791730598332
£1.3m that cost them in branding and design.
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I can't wait to see next year's badge. I'm gonna be really angry about it, I can tell.
I hope so, because it will mean we have a ‘Stand alone Lion’ and not a throwback round one 😂
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Don't make me list you! I'll do it!
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GTGwTKQWIAEV4_z?format=jpg&name=medium)
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GTGwTKWWAAAEwi1?format=jpg&name=medium)
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GTGwTKZWIAQ7gs-?format=jpg&name=large)
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GTGwTKUWIAI-6q7?format=jpg&name=large)
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Difference between Arsenals pro shirt and fans shirt.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GTGvF8oWIAAY5Ul?format=jpg&name=large)
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Don't want that arsenal thing spoiling the view!
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solid. Hopefully the away and third kits are just as nice.
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Yeah, I'm happy enough with that. Apart from the disgraced, anticylindrical, crest of shame, of course.
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Yeah, I'm happy enough with that. Apart from the disgraced, anticylindrical, crest of shame, of course.
Because the Adidas logo is oversized I think it all works proportion wise. The Arsenal badge looks slightly different in the pro shirt in comparison to the fans.
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A decent if unspectacular shirt. Colours are about right, and I like the sleeves. I quite liked the blue slash up the sides on what I guess is an incorrect prediction as to what it was going to look like. Don't like the gold AV150 shite on the back, as it doesn't go with anything else, but I guess that and the badge aren't Adidas's fault. A solid 7½ out of 10.
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The crest is the worst element.
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The Arsenal shirt looks good with the stripped down cannon in place of the full badge on it. I think we've really missed a trick to try something similar, but oh well.
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Looks class - I have no issue with the badge on the shirt.
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The first kit shouldn't be too bold. It's a solid starting point and as a traditional Villa kit should be. Arsenal's first Adidas kit had the full badge. No way were we going lion only in the year of the badge launch. It might happen in the future or slowly introduced via an away kit befoere it ever makes its way onto the main kit.
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Kit looks alright, but need to see it in the flesh.
Not one hundred percent sold on the pinstriped collar (at odds with the stripes on the sleeves), and the decision to go with the 'main badge' rather than the monochrome one is a shame - That drop shadow still looks fucking awful, even after finally seeing it on a top tier kit!
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I think the colours look a bit muted - or maybe I'm just used to more vibrant shades of claret and blue on our shirts in recent times?
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I think the colours look a bit muted - or maybe I'm just used to more vibrant shades of claret and blue on our shirts in recent times?
It's ok. It will be darker when it's drenched in sweat
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I think the colours look a bit muted - or maybe I'm just used to more vibrant shades of claret and blue on our shirts in recent times?
Or it could be the device you're looking at it on.
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It’s proper claret. That’ll do.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GTGzWSrW8AAFe7g?format=jpg&name=large)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GTGzWm1WsAAR3SH?format=jpg&name=large)
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Those shorts are very simple. I approve
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Shame about the Badge on the shirt.
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Kit looks alright, but need to see it in the flesh.
Not one hundred percent sold on the pinstriped collar (at odds with the stripes on the sleeves),
Same here, a thick claret stripe similar to Arsenal's would have looked better.
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Kit looks alright, but need to see it in the flesh.
Not one hundred percent sold on the pinstriped collar (at odds with the stripes on the sleeves), and the decision to go with the 'main badge' rather than the monochrome one is a shame - That drop shadow still looks fucking awful, even after finally seeing it on a top tier kit!
Think it might be a nod to the shirts of yesteryear.
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Nice, simple and no thrills, as it should be.
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I think it's a but underwhelming overall . As long as the team are successful in it thats all that matters
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I think it's a but underwhelming overall . As long as the team are successful in it thats all that matters
No, that’s not all that matters. I’ll only be happy if you are happy.
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There's only so much you can do with the home kit anyway. I have high hopes for the away and 3rd kit.
Away i would like white top, claret shorts , white socks.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GTGwTKWWAAAEwi1?format=jpg&name=medium)
This sleeve is crying out for the UCL patch at whatever price Villa want to fleece me for.
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I think it's a but underwhelming overall . As long as the team are successful in it thats all that matters
No, that’s not all that matters. I’ll only be happy if you are happy.
You will die a very miserable person then.
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How about this for the away kit...
(https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fimages-na.ssl-images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FI%2F71QgrM8iq9L._UX466_.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=1c7b27212e653a4bfacd3e713e5a30476de6ba8f130c116668a84604a243990b&ipo=images)
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I preferred the other one that was knocking about, but as others have said, what can you expect from a claret body and blue sleeves?
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How about this for the away kit...
(https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fimages-na.ssl-images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FI%2F71QgrM8iq9L._UX466_.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=1c7b27212e653a4bfacd3e713e5a30476de6ba8f130c116668a84604a243990b&ipo=images)
Look forward to seeing the ladies one ;)
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How about this for the away kit...
It will be known on here as the 'SE' kit.
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How about this for the away kit...
(https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fimages-na.ssl-images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FI%2F71QgrM8iq9L._UX466_.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=1c7b27212e653a4bfacd3e713e5a30476de6ba8f130c116668a84604a243990b&ipo=images)
Not a fan, nipples are too big.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GTGwTKQWIAEV4_z?format=jpg&name=medium)
7/10 for me.
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Come on, Alex is at least an 8.
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Away kit should be something Argentina based, but with a bit of claret thrown in.....
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Away kit should be something Argentina based, but with a bit of claret thrown in.....
That would work .
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How about this for the away kit...
It will be known on here as the 'SE' kit.
When I was 12, maybe.
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Impressive no away kit leaks this year
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Do you think anyone will be queuing tonight to be first to get it?
Pretty bland to me after all the Adidas hype
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I like the shirt, looks quite classy.
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Queue the moaning like fuck
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Not as good as the Adidas Buxton FC one sponsored by Buxton water no less
The logo is a load of water spraying all over the place, which can look a bit rude to be honest
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How about this for the away kit...
(https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fimages-na.ssl-images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FI%2F71QgrM8iq9L._UX466_.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=1c7b27212e653a4bfacd3e713e5a30476de6ba8f130c116668a84604a243990b&ipo=images)
Otherwise known as the 'Sexual Ealing'. ;)
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How about this for the away kit...
It will be known on here as the 'SE' kit.
Oh Mark…
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Do you think anyone will be queuing tonight to be first to get it?
Pretty bland to me after all the Adidas hype
Fingers crossed for better / more wow factor on the 2/3rd strips
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I don't see how people don't like it.
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Queue the moaning like fuck
Says the man who has moaned like fuck more than anyone on this thread today.
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Queue the moaning like fuck
* Cue
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I like it. Looks like a professional effort. Sleeves seemingly have more blue but the 3 stripes compensate.
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Queue the moaning like fuck
Says the man who has moaned like fuck more than anyone on this thread today.
2 posts today. about moaning bastards.glad you are keeping score.
If you can’t take a bit of joy and happiness about what the club is doing, why fucking bother at all ?
Some people just want to continuously fucking moaning about everything.
We have had years in the doldrums, me, I just want to enjoy what the club is doing.
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Don't make me list you! I'll do it!
Ha Ha
Already on it, my friend, I’ve nothing to lose 😂
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Other than the crest, I like the kit overall.
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It's so early 80s West Ham looking i'm surprised we haven't got Billy Bonds and Trevor Brooking modeling it.
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Actually it's fine, not thrilling but most importantly it won't look crap in all the photos of us parading trophies.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GTGwTKQWIAEV4_z?format=jpg&name=medium)
7/10 for me.
It's all a bit launch it up to Chris Wood for me .
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It’s absolutely fine. It’s a Villa kit.
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It's good, I like it.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GTGwTKQWIAEV4_z?format=jpg&name=medium)
7/10 for me.
It's all a bit launch it up to Chris Wood for me .
It’s shocking, truly shocking, that you’re dissatisfied.
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Who gives a F
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It’s absolutely fine. It’s a Villa kit.
Exactly.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GTGwTKQWIAEV4_z?format=jpg&name=medium)
7/10 for me.
It's all a bit launch it up to Chris Wood for me .
It was Swansea yesterday, now it’s Burnley. Make your mind up, young Timmy
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It's perfect. The colours are great, it's got a claret body, blue sleeves, white shorts and blue socks. There are no stupid patterns, no fucking about, and it will look great on the pitch. I just don't understand why anyone wouldn't like it.
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It's perfect. The colours are great, it's got a claret body, blue sleeves, white shorts and blue socks. There are no stupid patterns, no fucking about, and it will look great on the pitch. I just don't understand why anyone wouldn't like it.
Amen to that brother
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Given that the women don't wear white shorts any more I wonder if they'll get a bespoke kit or if we will just have claret, blue or black shorts with the away/third kit and the women will wear them as the "home" shorts.
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It's perfect. The colours are great, it's got a claret body, blue sleeves, white shorts and blue socks. There are no stupid patterns, no fucking about, and it will look great on the pitch. I just don't understand why anyone wouldn't like it.
Spot on. It’s gorgeous.
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It's perfect. The colours are great, it's got a claret body, blue sleeves, white shorts and blue socks. There are no stupid patterns, no fucking about, and it will look great on the pitch. I just don't understand why anyone wouldn't like it.
Spot on. It’s gorgeous.
Agreed. I think it’s a super kit. Much bigger brand as manufacturer and sponsor. Yeh the badge could be smaller or a little different. But to me the kit is Aston Villa.
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Opinions are opinions but to me it looks pretty much spot on.
Not too much divergence from claret body blue sleeves. Badge unlikely to peel off first time it sees a washing machine. Trendy brand rather than Lonsdale-esque Castore.
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Queue the moaning like fuck
Says the man who has moaned like fuck more than anyone on this thread today.
2 posts today. about moaning bastards.glad you are keeping score.
If you can’t take a bit of joy and happiness about what the club is doing, why fucking bother at all ?
Some people just want to continuously fucking moaning about everything.
We have had years in the doldrums, me, I just want to enjoy what the club is doing.
Well, counting to two, so not really keeping score.
I like it, i like what the club is doing, too.
It's just you come on a thread about the kit and, by extension, the badge, and just can't accept some people have a different opinion to you.
Why bother with the thread if you can't handle that? And even then, that handful of people involves notorious dimwit Cooper's Injury, whose opinion nobody takes seriously.
People just disagree with you, big deal.
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Where’s the round badge gone??
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Is it claret? Yes
Is it blue? Yes
Has it got a Villa badge on? Yes
That'll do for me, fatty.
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It’s absolutely fine. It’s a Villa kit.
Yep. Haven't liked the badge, but it looks OK on the photos of the kit. Wish we could have a sponsor who's logo could be on the kids' kits as well, but guess that's the way it goes. Not bad at all.
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I like its simplicity and it helps that the sponsor's logo is plain white text. A few minor quibbles but think it will look well on the telly.
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Where’s the round badge gone??
Swindon
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There's nothing whatsoever imaginative about it. Claret body, sky blue sleeves, white shorts, sky blue socks. Take off the badge, sponsors, logos, everything - that is still definitely a Villa kit.
I'm a fan.
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Solid kit and exactly what you'd expect, but I particularly like the colour of the claret.
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Solid kit and exactly what you'd expect, but I particularly like the colour of the claret.
Same here, I also like that the back is a solid block of claret unlike the U-shaped two tones of red that the Yanited shirt has. The Swiss had something similar on their (Puma) shirt in the Euros and it looked terrible.
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Solid kit and exactly what you'd expect, but I particularly like the colour of the claret.
Same here, I also like that the back is a solid block of claret unlike the U-shaped two tones of red that the Yanited shirt has. The Swiss had something similar on their (Puma) shirt in the Euros and it looked terrible.
That's the bit I thought might end up being blue based on the designs Adidas have put out this year which I thought might annoy a few people.
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It's a proper Villa kit. That's all we needed.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GTGwTKQWIAEV4_z?format=jpg&name=medium)
Tough choice right?
(https://i.ibb.co/Mgw3cbz/Screenshot-20240723-002140-Chrome.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Mgw3cbz)
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I'll miss Castore and their quailty control
(https://oliksport.com/images/uploads/blog/aston-villa-upside-down-badge.png)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj37Ofo2w4lq26tJjIU3-1Sd4rHM3m1RnNjNzZLf1TtoNBu0gWF3-FlKGpDVflubPpgJZ7MYvc6VEoJVTTSgZZCFizvF2PwhEWGBoeSyFfa27pJcWi61McF7QytrGINogUsLBEFdQO9ac-w8pJb_POU03pu44pxptM2NbTMCALlR6IdHbqzehwYStLv/s1600/wolves-upside-down.jpg)
(https://talksport.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/07/jw-talksport-off-platform-everton-badge.jpg?w=620)
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Solid kit and exactly what you'd expect, but I particularly like the colour of the claret.
Same here, I also like that the back is a solid block of claret unlike the U-shaped two tones of red that the Yanited shirt has. The Swiss had something similar on their (Puma) shirt in the Euros and it looked terrible.
Yeah, definitely agree with that.
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Looks good to me - not that I will ever buy one
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I hope the shop staff have taken the lead of the Kumars at the Sty all those years ago, and are walking down the queue outside selling umbrellas to the punters waiting to buy a shirt.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GTGwTKQWIAEV4_z?format=jpg&name=medium)
Tough choice right?
(https://i.ibb.co/Mgw3cbz/Screenshot-20240723-002140-Chrome.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Mgw3cbz)
Last season was terrible, probably the worst in a very long time.
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I like its simplicity and it helps that the sponsor's logo is plain white text. A few minor quibbles but think it will look well on the telly.
Definitely. Imagine the orange version they have had on some of the other teams kits. Doesn't look like they have the "BumCheeks" B either which has been present before.
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Ozzy in the launch video :-)
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£80/£110 with free shipping.
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The launch video is brilliant
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The launch video is brilliant
agreed...Emi's face :))
UTV
The Doc
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Launch video:
https://x.com/avfcofficial/status/1815643196623360335?s=46
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Shirt printing
Shirt printing will be available at Villa Park, including Champions League sleeve patches! Fans can pay at the till in the Holte End Store for the items they wish to personalise their shirt with, and then make their way up on to the Holte End car park where there will be a shirt printing unit.
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That Martinez reaction will be used alot.
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Take my money.
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Fantastic video - Ozzy Osbourne's dog with the Villa shirt on is fantastic
Shirt does look really good, hopefully at the end of this season, we will see our Captain raising a trophy wearing that shirt.
UTV
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Love that a lot!
Up The Villa!
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Got something in my eye. it's about time Geezer got a look in.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GTGwTKQWIAEV4_z?format=jpg&name=medium)
October 2025 on Chico's Villa calendar.
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That Martinez reaction will be used alot.
I'm disappointed it's not a gif I can use already!
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Seen the kit in the flesh in JD sports in bull ring. Looks great
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That video I do like a lot. It gives a lot of good fellings in the right way I would say, will attract those who see it. If you are a fan of Ozzy humour/ self-irony - as I am, its even better.
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Launch video:
https://x.com/avfcofficial/status/1815643196623360335?s=46
;D
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Ordered mine from the online store. For some reason it has billed me in EUROS?
EUR 135 for the normal shirt, name on the back, and the CL logo, plus next day shipping cos I hate waiting for anything.
I am tempted to get the players version too, but gonna wait till we go and look at it in the shop tomorrow for that. I wonder if I can get a pro version large enough to go over a hoodie and not reveal my love of cheeseburgers too much. ;D ;D
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That Martinez reaction will be used alot.
I'm disappointed it's not a gif I can use already!
It's brilliant, the guy is an absolute legend in the making and clip is going to be all over the internet for a while.
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That video I do like a lot. It gives a lot of good fellings in the right way I would say, will attract those who see it. If you are a fan of Ozzy humour/ self-irony - as I am, its even better.
Yeah, it's a stonker.
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The kit looks superb in the video which itself is superbly done. Well done Villa on both fronts. Haven’t bought a kit in ages and I am very tempted indeed. Will hold until I see what the away and third kits are like before getting one.
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Haha love the cone fancy dress from Crystal Palace.
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Incredible kit. We are back baby
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Given that the women don't wear white shorts any more I wonder if they'll get a bespoke kit or if we will just have claret, blue or black shorts with the away/third kit and the women will wear them as the "home" shorts.
"Home change shorts" on the Villa shop
(https://images.footballfanatics.com/aston-villa/aston-villa-adidas-home-change-shorts-2024-25_ss5_p-201963999+pv-1+u-m4hjhivksrlxzkdpvwjb+v-npn0zmefhk8nic2rikr8.jpg)
EDIT: And "home change socks"
(https://images.footballfanatics.com/aston-villa/aston-villa-adidas-home-change-socks-2024-25_ss5_p-201970638+pv-1+u-cz3sq7huo3bfg8ygypqa+v-mvnd3ikghf9hpxzms68l.png)
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I like the ribbed texture you see in the close up pics. Anyone seen a close up of the fans shirt to see if it's the same?
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I like the ribbed texture you see in the close up pics. Anyone seen a close up of the fans shirt to see if it's the same?
It's a different material, so looks smoother.
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Im still wearing my 80-81 retro, but am very tempted to part cash for this top, loving it, my lad wants to see what the 3rd kits like. Loving the video, fair play Ozzy and the rest. As everyone has said, Emi, brilliant, will be used all season, excited now.
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That Martinez reaction will be used alot.
(https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExd2Qya3R4aXo3Z2owbmFrbDVseTZ3eXRjenRxMzJ0bDR4MXc4aGpmbyZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/SQs0iHprxk5qcjKWVM/giphy.gif)
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That Martinez reaction will be used alot.
(https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExd2Qya3R4aXo3Z2owbmFrbDVseTZ3eXRjenRxMzJ0bDR4MXc4aGpmbyZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/SQs0iHprxk5qcjKWVM/giphy.gif)
Ha! I just did the same!
(https://i.ibb.co/m8rmJ3B/Emi-surprise-gif-medium.gif) (https://ibb.co/dgsSBRc)
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Thanks for the GIF, saved for future use.
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Looks like they've done some sort of tunnel system into the shop;
https://x.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1815653856463757382 (https://x.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1815653856463757382)
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Looks like they've done some sort of tunnel system into the shop;
https://x.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1815653856463757382 (https://x.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1815653856463757382)
Love the Bull, we need to make more of the fact we are from Brum, with the added bonus that it'll wind the rags right up.
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Who's the bloke in the dressing room?
Don't recognise him - but I know I should.
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It's bloody expensive, but I suppose that's the going rate for quality kit manufacturers these days....
The kit (*minus that drop shadowed crest!) exudes quality, and the production values of the marketing behind the kit launch are unlike ANYTHING we've ever seen at Villa. Off to Crete in the morning, but will definitely be putting my money where my mouth is when I return.
Well done Villa. Improvements on and off the pitch are continuing to gather pace!
UTV
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Looks like they've done some sort of tunnel system into the shop;
https://x.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1815653856463757382 (https://x.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1815653856463757382)
Love the Bull, we need to make more of the fact we are from Brum, with the added bonus that it'll wind the rags right up.
Yep, agreed.
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Given that the women don't wear white shorts any more I wonder if they'll get a bespoke kit or if we will just have claret, blue or black shorts with the away/third kit and the women will wear them as the "home" shorts.
"Home change shorts" on the Villa shop
(https://images.footballfanatics.com/aston-villa/aston-villa-adidas-home-change-shorts-2024-25_ss5_p-201963999+pv-1+u-m4hjhivksrlxzkdpvwjb+v-npn0zmefhk8nic2rikr8.jpg)
EDIT: And "home change socks"
(https://images.footballfanatics.com/aston-villa/aston-villa-adidas-home-change-socks-2024-25_ss5_p-201970638+pv-1+u-cz3sq7huo3bfg8ygypqa+v-mvnd3ikghf9hpxzms68l.png)
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I wonder if this means no claret shorts or socks in the away or third kit?
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It’s the best thing ever
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Great launch video. I like the "if you know, you know" vibe running through it. Thank goodness we're not all about shifting kit in Indonesia. Yet.
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Apart from £30, the difference between the standard and pro ("authentic") version seems to be:
The pro version is slim fit, the standard version is regular fit.
The pro version is "HEATREADY", the standard version is "AEROREADY". Whatever that means.
The pro version gets a heat applied badge, the standard version gets a woven badge.
As ever though, they've cocked up the description on the website for the pro version, as it says at the bottom it's got a woven badge, when in the details it says "heat applied". You'd think they'd want to get stuff like that right from the off tbh.
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Nearly sold out of the pro version, only XS left.
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i wanted to buy a pro shirt today with champions league badges and rogers on the back but they’re all sold out apart from xs online…does anyone know if they’ll be restocking? i don’t live in birmingham so can’t go in store. if i pop to JD do we think it’d be possible to get the printing done later on??
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Nearly sold out of the pro version, only XS left.
Sold out in an HOUR? It's going to be the best-selling shirt we've had in forever, isn't it?
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Nearly sold out of the pro version, only XS left.
Sold out in an HOUR? It's going to be the best-selling shirt we've had in forever, isn't it?
Both JD Sports and Villa on-line store, apparently.
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Nearly sold out of the pro version, only XS left.
Sold out in an HOUR? It's going to be the best-selling shirt we've had in forever, isn't it?
Well you'd think it will sell very well, as it's adidas and the team's in the CL, but I suppose the sold out status largely depends on how many were initially available.
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Nearly sold out of the pro version, only XS left.
Sold out in an HOUR? It's going to be the best-selling shirt we've had in forever, isn't it?
Well you'd think it will sell very well, as it's adidas and the team's in the CL, but I suppose the sold out status largely depends on how many were initially available.
Yes, the old create demand by causing shortages ploy.
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The other potential possibility is that a lot of the stock is at Villa Park so that people who go don't go home empty handed.
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Seems like there is a big queue outside, people have been waiting 25 mins plus. Lucky the weather is nice today, hope they have sufficient stock in-store.
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Not rocket science that it's sold out though is it....
Villa fans have been crying out for a top tier kit manufacturer for years - Villa and Adidas are going to massively reap the rewards of this deal, and I think the scale of the support behind Villa will be a lot more 'visible' around the Midlands now. It's gonna sell like hotcakes.
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I read that we get a big bonus for selling 300k shirts...
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That video, brilliant.
Kit looks good to me.
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Nearly sold out of the pro version, only XS left.
Sold out in an HOUR? It's going to be the best-selling shirt we've had in forever, isn't it?
Both JD Sports and Villa on-line store, apparently.
It's not for sale online with JD yet.
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It looks like it's just the pro version out-of-stock, so perhaps they have under-predicted demand for the more expensive one.
They'll be kicking themselves if people are paying for the cheaper one because they ran out of stock of the premium.
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it’s what i’m considering doing…been excited for months to buy the pro version on release day and now it’s sold out. not sure what to do
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I am getting the old shirt for £15 XXXXL and the going camping !
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It's nice to see us being talked about in non-football places;
https://www.loudersound.com/news/ay-geezer-lets-play-villa-park-watch-black-sabbaths-ozzy-osbourne-and-geezer-butler-star-in-trailer-for-beloved-birmingham-club-aston-villa (https://www.loudersound.com/news/ay-geezer-lets-play-villa-park-watch-black-sabbaths-ozzy-osbourne-and-geezer-butler-star-in-trailer-for-beloved-birmingham-club-aston-villa)
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This is good info. The fan shirt looks great, with stiched 3 stripes and there's still some texture to the material
https://x.com/JUSTIN_AVFC_/status/1815669506875805872
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if the badge was the same on both i’d be all over the fan version, but can’t get over the cheap looking embroidered badge
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Nearly sold out of the pro version, only XS left.
Sold out in an HOUR? It's going to be the best-selling shirt we've had in forever, isn't it?
Both JD Sports and Villa on-line store, apparently.
It's not for sale online with JD yet.
Or at the Birmingham Airport shop at 4am this morning.
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I did not think it went on sale until 9am this morning?
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Nearly sold out of the pro version, only XS left.
Sold out in an HOUR? It's going to be the best-selling shirt we've had in forever, isn't it?
Both JD Sports and Villa on-line store, apparently.
It's not for sale online with JD yet.
https://www.jdsports.co.uk/search/aston+villa/ (https://www.jdsports.co.uk/search/aston+villa/)
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https://www.jdsports.co.uk/search/aston+villa/ (https://www.jdsports.co.uk/search/aston+villa/)
Weird they have the player in the "normal"* shirt and the general models in the players shirt.
Anyone know what the quality of the Umbro rip off shirts are? Always liked the 90's away shirt.
* it is the players shirt in the pic but prices are for the normal.
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I don’t know if this will work as I haven’t made a purchase but I had seen on Twitter if ordering online you can get 10% off by putting in AVFC-BIRTHDAY-10 in the coupon box.
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Is this pro-shirt thing a new thing where now they charge a fortune for a cheaper version and an astronomical price for the same as the players wear? In other words, when i used to buy them years ago for what seemed a relatively fair price did i get a hoi-polloi version or the same as the players wore?
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Online shop won't let you put the Champions League ball on the kids' shirts. JD don't do that online for either.
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Is this pro-shirt thing a new thing where now they charge a fortune for a cheaper version and an astronomical price for the same as the players wear? In other words, when i used to buy them years ago for what seemed a relatively fair price did i get a hoi-polloi version or the same as the players wore?
Basically. It's been happening for a few years now though.
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I expect it was the same because in the old days, there was no different materials for cooling etc. So the side panels are different and microholes and lots of other things not actually needed when using it to walk down to VP.
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Online shop won't let you put the Champions League ball on the kids' shirts. JD don't do that online for either.
Weird thing to draw the line at? Do they allow the League Cup patch?
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love the shirt . thumbs up. Lads dying to get over to the shop and he has got in Aston University so we can look at both.
So Moreno is staying and Lucas going then?
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Is this pro-shirt thing a new thing where now they charge a fortune for a cheaper version and an astronomical price for the same as the players wear? In other words, when i used to buy them years ago for what seemed a relatively fair price did i get a hoi-polloi version or the same as the players wore?
Basically. It's been happening for a few years now though.
Yeah, my son started talking about it a couple of years ago and i had no idea what he was on about to start with ! He'll probably want the pro one.
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I was disappointed that they haven't released Pro socks, with holes in the back.
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Just a small thing but all the Up the Villa’s at the end said in the proper Brummie way VillA as opposed to Viller
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I was disappointed that they haven't released Pro socks, with holes in the back.
Given how kids copy any trend set by the top players, I'm waiting for one of them to take a pair of scissors to the school kit and for me to lose my shit.
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I love it. The Noses have to cling to the Peaky Blinders imagery which is only really associated with them cos the fictionalised show is written by a fan. We have proper Brummie celebrity fans to show off in the video. Between this and the last video the club did it really does show the local roots.
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They've taken the pro kit off the website completely now, so I guess it's totally sold out. Why not just put a "SOLD OUT" banner up, and let people pre-order for when it's back in stock?
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They've taken the pro kit off the website completely now, so I guess it's totally sold out. Why not just put a "SOLD OUT" banner up, and let people pre-order for when it's back in stock?
I suppose they want to encourage them to switch to the standard kit and buy now rather than wait a few weeks for the alternative.
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Available in London now as well.
https://x.com/thevillahome/status/1815662863689687344?s=46&t=fPyiXcae7CCzHj_x8UdphA
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This is the first time I can remember having our new shirt deal Tweeted by Kerrang!
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When are the away and 3rds out?
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When are the away and 3rds out?
…Moon on a stick!
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If this is Geezer:
(https://i.ibb.co/3SSyX57/GTKr-Mx9-XYAApd-F.jpg) (https://ibb.co/3SSyX57)
Who is this:
(https://i.ibb.co/FYwJHbp/GTKDth-JWw-AA-Yn2.jpg) (https://ibb.co/FYwJHbp)
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Launching the day before we go Stateside to an audience who love Sabbath is genius. Will get us noticed more than anything else.
As another poster stated - the Dog.Shit have to use a set of fictional characters to promote the club (They should of tried Mickey Mouse as would be more apt).
A bit cringy / cheesy but i love it - watched about 20 times already
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If this is Geezer:
(https://i.ibb.co/3SSyX57/GTKr-Mx9-XYAApd-F.jpg) (https://ibb.co/3SSyX57)
Who is this:
(https://i.ibb.co/FYwJHbp/GTKDth-JWw-AA-Yn2.jpg) (https://ibb.co/FYwJHbp)
Looks like an unwell Eric Idle
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Is that Savo in the bandana?
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Looks like an unwell Eric Idle
My Dad thought it was Lawro.
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If you add a Champions League patch to the sleeve, do you get Champions League numbering?
It looks like it defaults to "Cup" which has the AV150 logo the bottom..
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If this is Geezer:
(https://i.ibb.co/3SSyX57/GTKr-Mx9-XYAApd-F.jpg) (https://ibb.co/3SSyX57)
Who is this:
(https://i.ibb.co/FYwJHbp/GTKDth-JWw-AA-Yn2.jpg) (https://ibb.co/FYwJHbp)
Looks like an unwell Eric Idle
He's a legend, whoever he is.
World stardom awaits.
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I first wondered when McCartney ditched his Liverpool accent.
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Has there been any indication of when the away and 3rd kits will be released?
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Has there been any indication of when the away and 3rd kits will be released?
I suspect one of them will be held back for the main store grand opening.
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I really like the kit.
It's a shame about the badge, but then again, I have a Nike acorns kit with Lerners crayon effort, so I might still buy one of these adidas ones when they come back into stock.
I love the video with Osbourne & Butler.
Its has lots of people talking about Villa, even non footballing outlets like NME.
Great stuff.
Another tick in the box for Heck & his team...
love the shirt . thumbs up. Lads dying to get over to the shop and he has got in Aston University so we can look at both.
So Moreno is staying and Lucas going then?
That was my thought when seeing Moreno in the new kit.
Its interesting that Jacob Ramsey is not in either the mural or any of the new kit images. Not that I could see anyway.
Seems a bit strange not to include the local lad...
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If this is Geezer:
(https://i.ibb.co/3SSyX57/GTKr-Mx9-XYAApd-F.jpg) (https://ibb.co/3SSyX57)
Who is this:
(https://i.ibb.co/FYwJHbp/GTKDth-JWw-AA-Yn2.jpg) (https://ibb.co/FYwJHbp)
Looks like an unwell Eric Idle
He's a legend, whoever he is.
World stardom awaits.
Some speculation that it’s Willie Anderson
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Ramsey features prominently in the JD Sports advert.
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If you add a Champions League patch to the sleeve, do you get Champions League numbering?
It looks like it defaults to "Cup" which has the AV150 logo the bottom..
I've not bothered. I'll just wait for a second star and then moan that it fucks up the badge design.
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If this is Geezer:
(https://i.ibb.co/3SSyX57/GTKr-Mx9-XYAApd-F.jpg) (https://ibb.co/3SSyX57)
Who is this:
(https://i.ibb.co/FYwJHbp/GTKDth-JWw-AA-Yn2.jpg) (https://ibb.co/FYwJHbp)
Looks like an unwell Eric Idle
He's a legend, whoever he is.
World stardom awaits.
Have to admit I thought it was Geezer minus the beard
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If you add a Champions League patch to the sleeve, do you get Champions League numbering?
It looks like it defaults to "Cup" which has the AV150 logo the bottom..
I've not bothered. I'll just wait for a second star and then moan that it fucks up the badge design.
..okay?
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Well Digne has posted a picture of him in the new kit on his social media "#12" ....
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Well Digne has posted a picture of him in the new kit on his social media "#12" ....
Is that his way of saying he's not leaving?
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Well Digne has posted a picture of him in the new kit on his social media "#12" ....
Is that his way of saying he's not leaving?
The club may have asked the players to post stuff on the launch day to help build up the 'buzz'.
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Pictures from the launch day here;
https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2024/july/23/Fans-clamour-for-new-adidas-home-kit-at-Villa-Park-launch/ (https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2024/july/23/Fans-clamour-for-new-adidas-home-kit-at-Villa-Park-launch/)
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Ramsey features prominently in the JD Sports advert.
Did he?
I missed that.
Excellent.
Cheers for the update... 👍
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Available in London now as well.
https://x.com/thevillahome/status/1815662863689687344?s=46&t=fPyiXcae7CCzHj_x8UdphA
Is that one with the adidas stripes sewn on the expensive one or the cheaper one?
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Well Digne has posted a picture of him in the new kit on his social media "#12" ....
Is that his way of saying he's not leaving?
Hopefully. I'd like to keep him, ideally on an slightly more modest extended contract.
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Available in London now as well.
https://x.com/thevillahome/status/1815662863689687344?s=46&t=fPyiXcae7CCzHj_x8UdphA
Is that one with the adidas stripes sewn on the expensive one or the cheaper one?
The cheaper one. The ironed-on plastic stripes are the pro one.
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Available in London now as well.
https://x.com/thevillahome/status/1815662863689687344?s=46&t=fPyiXcae7CCzHj_x8UdphA
Is that one with the adidas stripes sewn on the expensive one or the cheaper one?
The cheaper one. The ironed-on plastic stripes are the pro one.
Excellent. I think I prefer that one.
Again, cheers for the update.
Just ordered one...
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Has anyone been to the JD in Selly Oak? Might pop in after work.
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If you add a Champions League patch to the sleeve, do you get Champions League numbering?
It looks like it defaults to "Cup" which has the AV150 logo the bottom..
Premier League numbering yet a UCL patch - hmm..
(https://img.gc.avfcservices.co.uk/fit-in/1400x1400/bc9974f0-48ec-11ef-a85b-2340d8183e03.jpg)
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If you add a Champions League patch to the sleeve, do you get Champions League numbering?
It looks like it defaults to "Cup" which has the AV150 logo the bottom..
I've not bothered. I'll just wait for a second star and then moan that it fucks up the badge design.
..okay?
I'm fine mate. Looking forward to receiving my top soon. I didn't have the CL badge, or any personalisation just the bare, naked top. I also made a jokey comment about us winning the CL soon and getting a second star above the badge (and stars divide opinion, as we have seen).
UTV!
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Torres is getting in on the act now;
https://x.com/pauttorres/status/1815737462968217708 (https://x.com/pauttorres/status/1815737462968217708)
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If this is Geezer:
(https://i.ibb.co/3SSyX57/GTKr-Mx9-XYAApd-F.jpg) (https://ibb.co/3SSyX57)
Who is this:
(https://i.ibb.co/FYwJHbp/GTKDth-JWw-AA-Yn2.jpg) (https://ibb.co/FYwJHbp)
Looks like an unwell Eric Idle
He's a legend, whoever he is.
World stardom awaits.
Have to admit I thought it was Geezer minus the beard
No one seems to know.
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Okay, we're going to have to do this the hard way... who's got a pen?
It isn't me.
Who's next?
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Okay, we're going to have to do this the hard way... who's got a pen?
It isn't me.
Who's next?
I wish it was, but its not me either.
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Some speculation that it’s Willie Anderson
That would be a bit random. Given this is Willie in 2015, I have my doubts.
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Looks like the Champions League numbering is different.
I wonder what changes there might be to squad numbers, as in not the adding of new players (though that's one thing) but if any numbers of last season's squad will change.... As an example I have suspected that Watkins may get the Number 9.
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I ordered one this morning.
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Pictures from the launch day here;
https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2024/july/23/Fans-clamour-for-new-adidas-home-kit-at-Villa-Park-launch/ (https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2024/july/23/Fans-clamour-for-new-adidas-home-kit-at-Villa-Park-launch/)
The banner photo looks very much like a child with gambling advertised across his chest.
Age might be borderline, I guess, but if i were the club's web agency, not sure I'd have risked that
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If this is Geezer:
(https://i.ibb.co/3SSyX57/GTKr-Mx9-XYAApd-F.jpg) (https://ibb.co/3SSyX57)
I think that's part of the joke i.e. 'Who's that?!'
Who is this:
(https://i.ibb.co/FYwJHbp/GTKDth-JWw-AA-Yn2.jpg) (https://ibb.co/FYwJHbp)
I think that's part of the joke i.e. 'Who's that?!'
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Some speculation that it’s Willie Anderson
That would be a bit random. Given this is Willie in 2015, I have my doubts.
(https://advancelocal-adapter-image-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/image.oregonlive.com/home/olive-media/width2048/img/timbers_impact/photo/combine-imagesjpg-6d14f23af0757da8.jpg)
It’s not him is it
Would have been totally brilliant if it was though
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The players in the kit photos might have been down to availability at the time rather than an indication of who is staying or going.
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I really like the kit.
It's a shame about the badge, but then again, I have a Nike acorns kit with Lerners crayon effort, so I might still buy one of these adidas ones when they come back into stock.
I love the video with Osbourne & Butler.
Its has lots of people talking about Villa, even non footballing outlets like NME.
Great stuff.
Another tick in the box for Heck & his team...
love the shirt . thumbs up. Lads dying to get over to the shop and he has got in Aston University so we can look at both.
So Moreno is staying and Lucas going then?
That was my thought when seeing Moreno in the new kit.
Its interesting that Jacob Ramsey is not in either the mural or any of the new kit images. Not that I could see anyway.
Seems a bit strange not to include the local lad...
The Mural is the best player in the mens team who's just won a 3rd international title in a row, the best player in the womens team and the player of the season from last year, nothing odd about them not including a guy who's barely played from 12 months there.
The video/kit pictures is different but it really depends when it was filmed. It must've been before the players left for international duty so probably early June at the latest which means there's every chance JJ was still in a boot at the time (or at least still very early in recovery) and I can't imagine many clubs would make an injured player do a photo shoot.
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Looking at the collar detail, we're different than all the other Adidas kits as we have more, and narrower stripes.
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Pictures from the launch day here;
https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2024/july/23/Fans-clamour-for-new-adidas-home-kit-at-Villa-Park-launch/ (https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2024/july/23/Fans-clamour-for-new-adidas-home-kit-at-Villa-Park-launch/)
The banner photo looks very much like a child with gambling advertised across his chest.
Age might be borderline, I guess, but if i were the club's web agency, not sure I'd have risked that
Yes, agreed!
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Looking at the collar detail, we're different than all the other Adidas kits as we have more, and narrower stripes.
It says in the kit description that we've done that as a nod to our early kits.
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Looking at the collar detail, we're different than all the other Adidas kits as we have more, and narrower stripes.
It says in the kit description that we've done that as a nod to our early kits.
Yep, but also shows we're not just an identikit. The small details matter.
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Looking at the collar detail, we're different than all the other Adidas kits as we have more, and narrower stripes.
It says in the kit description that we've done that as a nod to our early kits.
Yep, but also shows we're not just an identikit. The small details matter.
Absolutely, it shows that, despite the late switch, we're seen as important enough to deserve some bespoke work rather than just a template kit as many worried we might get.
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Cracking video, well done Villa.
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The mystery man with Emi is just a fan apparently...
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The mystery man with Emi is just a fan apparently...
Could it be either Stephen ‘Tin-Tin’ Duffy or even less likely Spizz, in keeping with the musical celebrity theme?
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Pictures from the launch day here;
https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2024/july/23/Fans-clamour-for-new-adidas-home-kit-at-Villa-Park-launch/ (https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2024/july/23/Fans-clamour-for-new-adidas-home-kit-at-Villa-Park-launch/)
The banner photo looks very much like a child with gambling advertised across his chest.
Age might be borderline, I guess, but if i were the club's web agency, not sure I'd have risked that
If the lad is eighteen and they know it then they are not risking anything really. Apart from 'He looks young!"
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Got to VP around 3:00pm and still over 2 hours wait. I spoke to a guy who'd queued for 4 hours and got the shirt. He told me that only 4 staff were serving and they were running low on Champions League logos. I decided to leave and go back when they've restocked.
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The mystery man with Emi is just a fan apparently...
Could it be either Stephen ‘Tin-Tin’ Duffy or even less likely Spizz, in keeping with the musical celebrity theme?
that would be an icing on the cake .
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Got to VP around 3:00pm and still over 2 hours wait. I spoke to a guy who'd queued for 4 hours and got the shirt. He told me that only 4 staff were serving and they were running low on Champions League logos. I decided to leave and go back when they've restocked.
ony 4? you would think Hause and Dendonker could have helped as they aint done much for us lately.
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Went ahead and ordered my home shirt - Bailey with Cup printing and the UCL badges.
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The mystery man with Emi is just a fan apparently...
Could it be either Stephen ‘Tin-Tin’ Duffy or even less likely Spizz, in keeping with the musical celebrity theme?
Hope not, it might mean our away kit is similar to Belgium's.
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I bought the kit from JD Sports in Birmingham today - I got to VP about 11am and was told it could take 2 hours to get to the front and no guarantee that the sizes I need would be available. So hopped down to JD.
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There’s loads left in JD In the Bullring. Including the pro version. I’m a bit confused about the two kits looking up close. The pro one looks better in most ways but cheaper in others. Namely the stripes on the shoulders.
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Been in town today, popped into JD to have a look and have to say the quality is better than i thought and miles better than Castore. Colours not too bad in the flesh, a deep claret. The badge isn't the best with the yellow and drop shadow but overall it looks pretty decent .
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There’s loads left in JD In the Bullring. Including the pro version. I’m a bit confused about the two kits looking up close. The pro one looks better in most ways but cheaper in others. Namely the stripes on the shoulders.
I agree.. I would've thought that the stitched stripes on the shoulders and a embroidered badge would've been a premium. That said, I ordered the standard kit.. if the Pro is that much better, I'll get it in the away or third kit.
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The mystery man with Emi is just a fan apparently...
Could it be either Stephen ‘Tin-Tin’ Duffy or even less likely Spizz, in keeping with the musical celebrity theme?
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I’m guessing the ST discount is a reason people buy from the club shop ?
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FYI if you know any students with access to Unidays you can get 10%% discount code for full price items at JD Sports
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The mystery man with Emi is just a fan apparently...
Could it be either Stephen ‘Tin-Tin’ Duffy or even less likely Spizz, in keeping with the musical celebrity theme?
Looked like Paul Mcartney
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My son queued for over 4 hours. Villa staff were bringing out free water and ice creams for the queue. The shirt is great but he’s a bit disappointed he couldn’t get a CL sleeve patch!
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My son queued for over 4 hours. Villa staff were bringing out free water and ice creams for the queue. The shirt is great but he’s a bit disappointed he couldn’t get a CL sleeve patch!
Sold out or they dont do UCL badges on kids shirts?
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I’m guessing the ST discount is a reason people buy from the club shop ?
How do I prove I’m a season ticket holder. I’ve only got last years plastic card ?
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I’m guessing the ST discount is a reason people buy from the club shop ?
How do I prove I’m a season ticket holder. I’ve only got last years plastic card ?
You need the confirmation e-mail on your phone.
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My son queued for over 4 hours. Villa staff were bringing out free water and ice creams for the queue. The shirt is great but he’s a bit disappointed he couldn’t get a CL sleeve patch!
Sold out or they dont do UCL badges on kids shirts?
No stock apparently. Hence no option on the website either.
On that, does anyone know if I can order a shirt for my lad online, without printing, today and then take it into the shop when they have stock (and squad numbers are confirmed) to get it printed?
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There was an option on the website a few minutes ago. You've got to select the 'cup printing' option, then you can select 'UCL Starball And UEFA Foundation'
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It’s not made it to JD in Milton Keynes, so much for the world wide Villa takeover might be delayed
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There was a lad in BHX this morning at 8ish in it, wonder how he manager that?
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It’s not made it to JD in Milton Keynes, so much for the world wide Villa takeover might be delayed
Also not on the Adidas UK site
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There was a lad in BHX this morning at 8ish in it, wonder how he manager that?
Maatsen flying out to meet the US squad?
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It’s a hit!
https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2024/july/23/new-villa-home-kit-smashes-records/ (https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2024/july/23/new-villa-home-kit-smashes-records/)
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It’s not made it to JD in Milton Keynes, so much for the world wide Villa takeover might be delayed
It’s in the Arndale Centre in Manchester.
You could pop up there.
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There was an option on the website a few minutes ago. You've got to select the 'cup printing' option, then you can select 'UCL Starball And UEFA Foundation'
That's not on the kids kit though.
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I’m guessing the ST discount is a reason people buy from the club shop ?
How do I prove I’m a season ticket holder. I’ve only got last years plastic card ?
You need the confirmation e-mail on your phone.
Thanks
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Is that Tony Daley 55 seconds in?
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I love that video…so many moments in a short piece.
Ozzie’s dog.
Savo’s bandana
God
Well done to the team who put that together..
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Is that Tony Daley 55 seconds in?
Good call, it does look like him.
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It's nice to see us being talked about in non-football places;
Sabbath have also tweeted the launch video (with subtitles) on their X account, which'll do no harm in terms of exposure.
https://x.com/BlackSabbath/status/1815757240806310157
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When you click on the standard home shirt on JD Sports online, the picture it brings up is of Moreno wearing the pro version. I'm fairly certain that breaks the usual consumer laws.
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It's nice to see us being talked about in non-football places;
Sabbath have also tweeted the launch video (with subtitles) on their X account, which'll do no harm in terms of exposure.
https://x.com/BlackSabbath/status/1815757240806310157
So has Ozzy and a number of rock / metal sites.
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I don’t share the reverence for Ozzy, and I thought it was some mad old woman they found drinking at a bus stop at first. It’s good though, for that kind of thing.
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It's nice to see us being talked about in non-football places;
Sabbath have also tweeted the launch video (with subtitles) on their X account, which'll do no harm in terms of exposure.
https://x.com/BlackSabbath/status/1815757240806310157
So has Ozzy and a number of rock / metal sites.
The video's well and truly gone viral.
On Twitter I've just found a version that's got Spanish subtitles!!
It's been posted by a radio station in Cordoba Argentina specialising in metal Cuervo y Metal
Mad
But it shows that we're getting bigger.
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It's getting a lot of exposure in Argentina because of Emi. Also helps that metal is a big thing in a lot of South America. As a kit launch video it's got to up there with anyone else's when it comes to exposure.
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Fuck me, that release video with Ozzy and Geezer is absolutely top, top notch.
Absolutely superb.
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Wonder which big name Villa fans Mr Heck will persuade to be in our next promo?
Checks list of "celebrity supporters".
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I’ve watched it a number of times now and every single time I’ve chuckled out loud at Emi’s confused vacant stare
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Imagine last seasons crest on this shirt. Or that gold lion on its own.
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Wonder which big name Villa fans Mr Heck will persuade to be in our next promo?
Checks list of "celebrity supporters".
Good job Fred West is no longer with us
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I’ve watched it a number of times now and every single time I’ve chuckled out loud at Emi’s confused vacant stare
As someone on the Boro forum put it, "That Office style look at the camera from Martinez is amazing".
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Imagine last seasons crest on this shirt. Or that gold lion on its own.
I think we will see the standalone lion. But I think they are trying to establish ‘the brand’ first in front of a larger audience.
Once the core brand is strong enough, they’ll have the freedom to do more variations and departures while still being recognisably Villa to an audience that isn’t just us.
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Wonder which big name Villa fans Mr Heck will persuade to be in our next promo?
Checks list of "celebrity supporters".
Good job Fred West is no longer with us
Official partition wall partner.
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That kit launch video is next level . Superb .
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I agree with Tim
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Fair play to those at the ground giving out water and ice cream to those in the queue today.
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Is that Tony Daley 55 seconds in?
It is indeed
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Fair play to those at the ground giving out water and ice cream to those in the queue today.
Apparently the ice cream man round our way gives out more than just ice cream
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Fair play to those at the ground giving out water and ice cream to those in the queue today.
Apparently the ice cream man round our way gives out more than just ice cream
It can’t be Blue Videos and singular cigarettes anymore, surely?
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Fair play to those at the ground giving out water and ice cream to those in the queue today.
Apparently the ice cream man round our way gives out more than just ice cream
It can’t be Blue Videos and singular cigarettes anymore, surely?
Singular cigarettes, i remember when every corner shop sold them to school kids of which I was one back in the 70’s
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Just watch the kit launch vid , don't need any highs beyond that
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Is that Tony Daley 55 seconds in?
It is indeed
That is brilliant. Loved it.
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Brilliant launch video. Fair play to everyone involved in that
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Martinez facial expression 10/10
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The more I see the kit, the more I like it. Really glad we didn't get the slashes on the shirt and shorts that a lot of the Adidas Euro kits had. Wouldn't be surprised if they make an appearance on the away or third kits though.
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We'll all be doing the happy clam this season
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GTLFMlpXoAEPFhh?format=jpg&name=large)
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Shaaaarrrrronnnnn
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We'll all be doing the happy clam this season
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GTLFMlpXoAEPFhh?format=jpg&name=large)
I thought it was the facehugger.
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We'll all be doing the happy clam this season
FFS, we've only just got over the Mrs. Slocombe furore.
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I value my personal hygiene too much to be a metal fan but that’s fucking class.
Well done Villa
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Fair play to those at the ground giving out water and ice cream to those in the queue today.
Let’s hope they weren’t 9 quid, they’ll get nowhere with that, standing there with my cash, bloody ‘ell!!!
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We'll all be doing the happy clam this season
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GTLFMlpXoAEPFhh?format=jpg&name=large)
I thought it was the facehugger.
It'll be Goku's Kamehameha from Dragon Ball or Ryu's Hadoken from Street Fighter, more likely to be the former.
No, you're a nerd!
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The mystery man with Emi is just a fan apparently...
Could it be either Stephen ‘Tin-Tin’ Duffy or even less likely Spizz, in keeping with the musical celebrity theme?
It’s definitely not Spizzenergi. He’s still as punk as ever.
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We'll all be doing the happy clam this season
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GTLFMlpXoAEPFhh?format=jpg&name=large)
I thought it was the facehugger.
It'll be Goku's Kamehameha from Dragon Ball or Ryu's Hadoken from Street Fighter, more likely to be the former.
No, you're a nerd!
Ha, I was waiting for someone else to say it.
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We'll all be doing the happy clam this season
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GTLFMlpXoAEPFhh?format=jpg&name=large)
I thought it was the facehugger.
It'll be Goku's Kamehameha from Dragon Ball or Ryu's Hadoken from Street Fighter, more likely to be the former.
No, you're a nerd!
Ha, I was waiting for someone else to say it.
🤓
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It's the happy clam!!!!!
Bloody nerdlingers.
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Took me a couple of watches before I realised Ozzy said "have you seen my Preds" as in Predator boots. First time I was wondering what the smeg he was saying.
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Took me a couple of watches before I realised Ozzy said "have you seen my Preds" as in Predator boots. First time I was wondering what the smeg he was saying.
Thank you PWS. You cleared that up for me.
Were Predators a thing when Ozzy was young?
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Predators didn't come out until late 80s/early 90s from memory. Boots probably still had nails in them when Ozzy were a lad.
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Predators didn't come out until late 80s/early 90s from memory. Boots probably still had nails in them when Ozzy were a lad.
Thought so. When I was a kid, we were all amazed by 'blades'.
Then we hit 13-ish, were told we could actually tackle, and they became the boots for 'pussy' kids.
Those fancy Dans who thought they could waltz through with the ball, who had things easy; suddenly those of us who were on track or perhaps a little ahead of puberty were told to 'leave a mark'.
No more little twat called Harry or Toby who pissed about on the edge of the box with impunity. You could actually touch him.
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Took me a couple of watches before I realised Ozzy said "have you seen my Preds" as in Predator boots. First time I was wondering what the smeg he was saying.
Took me watching it in the queue with the sub titles on, the video on a regular repeat, at least 3 hours 🤣🤣
I was sure he was saying threads for the shirt he already had on.
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Watched the claret and blue podcast - talking to a guy who designs football shirts, I never realised how much work goes into the design and making of a shirt.
He reckoned that we would sell 200,000 Villa shirts world wide, also the care that you have to take in washing your Villa shirt is also very specific, No fabric softener, also do not put in the tumble dryer etc..
Excellent podcast to listen too.
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Watched the claret and blue podcast - talking to a guy who designs football shirts, I never realised how much work goes into the design and making of a shirt.
He reckoned that we would sell 200,000 Villa shirts world wide, also the care that you have to take in washing your Villa shirt is also very specific, No fabric softener, also do not put in the tumble dryer etc..
Excellent podcast to listen too.
Rob Warner. He’s always a good listen.
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We'll all be doing the happy clam this season
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GTLFMlpXoAEPFhh?format=jpg&name=large)
I thought it was the facehugger.
It'll be Goku's Kamehameha from Dragon Ball or Ryu's Hadoken from Street Fighter, more likely to be the former.
No, you're a nerd!
Ha, I was waiting for someone else to say it.
🤓
Never watched or read Dragon Ball, though I do love a good manga/anime.
Never really bothered with Street Fighter II as I was shit at it thought it was childish.
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Predators didn't come out until late 80s/early 90s from memory. Boots probably still had nails in them when Ozzy were a lad.
Thought so. When I was a kid, we were all amazed by 'blades'.
Then we hit 13-ish, were told we could actually tackle, and they became the boots for 'pussy' kids.
Those fancy Dans who thought they could waltz through with the ball, who had things easy; suddenly those of us who were on track or perhaps a little ahead of puberty were told to 'leave a mark'.
No more little twat called Harry or Toby who pissed about on the edge of the box with impunity. You could actually touch him.
You wasn’t allowed to tackle? Blimey, our manager at 11 years old would have been lost. The only things he could coach was marine style circuit training and the art of tackling.
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Spotted it front and centre at JD Sports, Birmingham Airport this morning (*next to a Wolves shirt for some reason!?).
Video screens playing loads of Villa marketing material stuff too 👍🏼
(https://i.ibb.co/ZhpCsDw/IMG-6424.jpg) (https://ibb.co/ZhpCsDw)
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I don’t share the reverence for Ozzy, and I thought it was some mad old woman they found drinking at a bus stop at first. It’s good though, for that kind of thing.
You should if only because they are the biggest exports from Aston behind the Mellotron, Norton motorcycles and Villa. Massive in the US and worldwide. Bigger reach than Aston Villa could have. Great to have some of Sabbath on board as iron maiden flog West Ham shirts due to the bassist being a massive fan of the hammers. Video is nuts, funny and genuine
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Both Rotters boys queued with Grandparents for 4 hours yesterday to buy the shirts; didn't complain once.
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Took me a couple of watches before I realised Ozzy said "have you seen my Preds" as in Predator boots. First time I was wondering what the smeg he was saying.
Took me watching it in the queue with the sub titles on, the video on a regular repeat, at least 3 hours 🤣🤣
I was sure he was saying threads for the shirt he already had on.
What is the specsaver equivalent for earing tests? You all should have gone there.
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Predators didn't come out until late 80s/early 90s from memory. Boots probably still had nails in them when Ozzy were a lad.
1994, Craig Johnston the ex-Aussie Liverpool player came up with the concept and sold it to Adidas. I remember watching a documentary about him years ago, quite an interesting bloke.
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I value my personal hygiene too much to be a metal fan but that’s fucking class.
Well done Villa
I'm not a Sabbath fan particularly either, but honestly, it's a bit bonkers just how big they are worldwide. Ozzy alone has literally TWICE as many followers on social media as Aston Villa.
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I value my personal hygiene too much to be a metal fan but that’s fucking class.
Well done Villa
I'm not a Sabbath fan particularly either, but honestly, it's a bit bonkers just how big they are worldwide. Ozzy alone has literally TWICE as many followers on social media as Aston Villa.
Well, he is the Prince of Darkness... if anyone can do well in the hell pit of social media, it would be Satan himself.
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Looks like it's going live on the Adidas store... except no adult shirts so far;
https://www.adidas.co.uk/search?q=aston%20villa (https://www.adidas.co.uk/search?q=aston%20villa)
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Looks like it's going live on the Adidas store... except no adult shirts so far;
https://www.adidas.co.uk/search?q=aston%20villa (https://www.adidas.co.uk/search?q=aston%20villa)
Just had a look at some of the other clubs great. Looks like ours is a bit generic compared to other teams (probably due to the lateness of the deal), but I do hope we get something interesting next season like the Arsenal and Newcastle pre game tops (the Newcastle one with the feathers is excellent).
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Predators didn't come out until late 80s/early 90s from memory. Boots probably still had nails in them when Ozzy were a lad.
1994, Craig Johnston the ex-Aussie Liverpool player came up with the concept and sold it to Adidas. I remember watching a documentary about him years ago, quite an interesting bloke.
I was at Aston Uni at the time, and played in the Uni side, and I distinctly remember one of the lads rocking up in a pair in my second year. It felt like they were a 'cheat code' at the time, and would allow average players to bend the ball like a pro (they didn't) or make them score worldie goals (they didn't).
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Grrrr... I have to stop looking at Adidas trainers. :o
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Predators didn't come out until late 80s/early 90s from memory. Boots probably still had nails in them when Ozzy were a lad.
Thought so. When I was a kid, we were all amazed by 'blades'.
Then we hit 13-ish, were told we could actually tackle, and they became the boots for 'pussy' kids.
Those fancy Dans who thought they could waltz through with the ball, who had things easy; suddenly those of us who were on track or perhaps a little ahead of puberty were told to 'leave a mark'.
No more little twat called Harry or Toby who pissed about on the edge of the box with impunity. You could actually touch him.
I thought the 'blades' actually caused more damage to the legs in 'studs up' challenges.
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Women's kits all sold out now as well.
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The mural working its magic.
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Maybe they've set the women up their own store, away from the men's, where they would be be happier?
It is mad that the site doesn't say Sold Out and instead just takes the item off. It makes it look like we don't offer a women's shirt.
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I value my personal hygiene too much to be a metal fan but that’s fucking class.
Well done Villa
I'm not a Sabbath fan particularly either, but honestly, it's a bit bonkers just how big they are worldwide. Ozzy alone has literally TWICE as many followers on social media as Aston Villa.
Well, he is the Prince of Darkness... if anyone can do well in the hell pit of social media, it would be Satan himself.
God and Satan both involved with the Villa.
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Mine arrived this morning, first Villa shirt I’ve bought in over 25 years and it’s really good. It’s claret and blue for a start.
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Maybe they've set the women up their own store, away from the men's, where they would be be happier?
It is mad that the site doesn't say Sold Out and instead just takes the item off. It makes it look like we don't offer a women's shirt.
Yep, taking pre-orders whilst making it clear they are currently out of stock would also make more sense.
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Mine arrived this morning, first Villa shirt I’ve bought in over 25 years and it’s really good. It’s claret and blue for a start.
Did you get the CL patch or just the basic shirt?
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Maybe they've set the women up their own store, away from the men's, where they would be be happier?
It is mad that the site doesn't say Sold Out and instead just takes the item off. It makes it look like we don't offer a women's shirt.
Yep, taking pre-orders whilst making it clear they are currently out of stock would also make more sense.
I run a T-shirt store that literally sells just a few thousand items a year, not big numbers at all - and it took me about 10 minutes to add 'pre-orders' when we ran out of a best-seller that went a bit viral last year. It's e-commerce 101. It feels like they're leaving a lot of money on the table, unless they literally don't know when they'll get more back in stock?
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Mine arrived this morning, first Villa shirt I’ve bought in over 25 years and it’s really good. It’s claret and blue for a start.
Did you get the CL patch or just the basic shirt?
Basic - we don’t need no stinkin’ patches.
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Mine arrived this morning, first Villa shirt I’ve bought in over 25 years and it’s really good. It’s claret and blue for a start.
I'm popping to the JD Sports nearest to me this weekend to buy my first shirt in over 20 years. (03/04 Diadora shirt that last one I bought). I think there will be quite a few like us investing for the first time in a long time.
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Mine arrived this morning, first Villa shirt I’ve bought in over 25 years and it’s really good. It’s claret and blue for a start.
Did you get the CL patch or just the basic shirt?
Basic - we don’t need no stinkin’ patches.
I've gone for the patch. Fuck it, if you've got it flaunt it I reckon and we are Champions League.
First top I've bought in years (other than the white Kappa Cazoo away which was on offer for about 15 quid), so the Adidas thing is clearly working it's magic.
As an aside, that Kappa shirt really is a thing of beauty. They may have had some early quality issues, but that season I think they got a lot right.
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Women's kits all sold out now as well.
Would you mind not shoehorning the wimmin in at every occasion? ;-)
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Mine arrived this morning, first Villa shirt I’ve bought in over 25 years and it’s really good. It’s claret and blue for a start.
Did you get the CL patch or just the basic shirt?
Basic - we don’t need no stinkin’ patches.
I've gone for the patch. Fuck it, if you've got it flaunt it I reckon and we are Champions League.
I saved the extra £5, or whatever it is and will use it to buy a pint at VP at the Arse game. If they manage to serve any.
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I am off on my holidays tomorrow - flying from East Mids airport, who have a JD Sports shop.
The holiday is for my 60th birthday on Sunday, I did not think i would say this but I am contemplating buying the shirt, but does it look okay to wear a football shirt if you are 60?
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Harry Kane wore a football shirt and moved like he was over 60.
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I am off on my holidays tomorrow - flying from East Mids airport, who have a JD Sports shop.
The holiday is for my 60th birthday on Sunday, I did not think i would say this but I am contemplating buying the shirt, but does it look okay to wear a football shirt if you are 60?
Go for it Sid, if not now then when?
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Took me a couple of watches before I realised Ozzy said "have you seen my Preds" as in Predator boots. First time I was wondering what the smeg he was saying.
Took me watching it in the queue with the sub titles on, the video on a regular repeat, at least 3 hours 🤣🤣
I was sure he was saying threads for the shirt he already had on.
While it's not a word that I've heard in years, as soon as Ozzy refers to his "preds", the next image is a zoom-in of an old lady at a bus stop wearing them so it seemed clear enough.
As for the other old geezer in the vid who isn't Geezer, at first I thought it was Dennis Mortimer.
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Mine arrived this morning, first Villa shirt I’ve bought in over 25 years and it’s really good. It’s claret and blue for a start.
I'm popping to the JD Sports nearest to me this weekend to buy my first shirt in over 20 years. (03/04 Diadora shirt that last one I bought). I think there will be quite a few like us investing for the first time in a long time.
I think it'll be my first since Acorns. But it'll be at the end of season sell-off. Let's not get too carried away here.
I like the deep clarety claret. The blue could be a shade or two deeper for me, and the badge is what it is, but it's a commendable 7/10 for me.
Edit: Sid should definitely get it though
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I am off on my holidays tomorrow - flying from East Mids airport, who have a JD Sports shop.
The holiday is for my 60th birthday on Sunday, I did not think i would say this but I am contemplating buying the shirt, but does it look okay to wear a football shirt if you are 60?
Doesn't matter what anyone else thinks, if you want to show your support and wear the shirt then go for it!
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One thing I did notice when I took the dog out in the new shirt this morning ( I was wearing the shirt, not the dog - he supports Steaua Bucharest) was that I was sweating like a Japanese prisoner of war when I got home. But a happy one.
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One thing I did notice when I took the dog out in the new shirt this morning ( I was wearing the shirt, not the dog - he supports Steaua Bucharest) was that I was sweating like a Japanese prisoner of war when I got home. But a happy one.
ha!!
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Love how deep that claret looks;
https://x.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1816009377217667573 (https://x.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1816009377217667573)
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I run a T-shirt store that literally sells just a few thousand items a year, not big numbers at all - and it took me about 10 minutes to add 'pre-orders' when we ran out of a best-seller that went a bit viral last year. It's e-commerce 101. It feels like they're leaving a lot of money on the table, unless they literally don't know when they'll get more back in stock?
It's possible it's deliberate, so they can push the idea that Villa are so big they sold out all their jerseys in x amount of hours/days. Also creates demand and a bit of excitement when it is back in.
Or, because of the short lead in, and the deal with JD Sports, and in order to have it available everywhere at the same time, they are literally out of kits and don't know when they'll be back in. I know they could set up an order thing but if they have no time frame it's probably not in their best interests to do that.
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Just had an email from the club seems as though the shirts are still available to order - sizes up to XL.
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Does anyone know when the training kit/stuff is out?
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I cant see the kit on the adidas website. I can see the socks though which is strange.
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One thing I did notice when I took the dog out in the new shirt this morning ( I was wearing the shirt, not the dog - he supports Steaua Bucharest)
Surprised he doesn't support Barking FC.
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One thing I did notice when I took the dog out in the new shirt this morning ( I was wearing the shirt, not the dog - he supports Steaua Bucharest)
Surprised he doesn't support Barking FC.
Or Leads United
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I cant see the kit on the adidas website. I can see the socks though which is strange.
Maybe they're trying to tell you to change your socks! ;D
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I cant see the kit on the adidas website. I can see the socks though which is strange.
They only seem to have shirts for kids and babies at the moment:
https://www.adidas.co.uk/aston-villa-fc-24-25-home-jersey-kids/JD1233.html
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They've still got th fan version online at JD in all sizes except for XL.
You can have it personalised and also a league patch, but no CL patch option.
https://www.jdsports.co.uk/product/red-adidas-aston-villa-202425-home-shirt/19650808/
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They've still got th fan version online at JD in all sizes except for XL.
You can have it personalised and also a league patch, but no CL patch option.
https://www.jdsports.co.uk/product/red-adidas-aston-villa-202425-home-shirt/19650808/
Dodgy that. The accompanying picture of Moreno is of the "Authentic" ie pro version, and it describes it as "slim fit" which the ordinary non-pro version isn't.
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One thing I did notice when I took the dog out in the new shirt this morning ( I was wearing the shirt, not the dog - he supports Steaua Bucharest)
Surprised he doesn't support Barking FC.
Or Leads United
I heard he hates Leads United as he has prefers The Terriers.
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I cant see the kit on the adidas website. I can see the socks though which is strange.
Maybe they're trying to tell you to change your socks! ;D
It's my pants that need changing. They're so old, it's only the stubborn understains thats holding them together.
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I cant see the kit on the adidas website. I can see the socks though which is strange.
Maybe they're trying to tell you to change your socks! ;D
It's my pants that need changing. They're so old, it's only the stubborn understains thats holding them together.
As long as we don't need to take a frying pan to your escaped socks, that's okay then.
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One thing I did notice when I took the dog out in the new shirt this morning ( I was wearing the shirt, not the dog - he supports Steaua Bucharest)
Surprised he doesn't support Barking FC.
Or Leads United
I heard he hates Leads United as he has prefers The Terriers.
His poo is blue too.
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Just with regards to patches etc. I have chased various people at the Villa this morning and asked about the patches etc.
The smaller Champs League patch for the kids' shirts is out of stock everywhere, however, if you purchase a shirt from either the Villa or JD you can take it to the club when they are back in stock and they will print them for you.
You will just need to :
a/ buy a genuine shirt,
b/ buy it from either the Villa or JD Sports
c/ provide the receipt when you go
d/ pay for the print at the Villa store.
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Cheers Drummond.
A mate of mine was asking that question as he didn't want to buy a shirt if he couldn't get it added on later.
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I've gone for the patch. Fuck it, if you've got it flaunt it I reckon and we are Champions League.
I also went for a Champs League patch but for reasons of visual balance.
Otherwise, there is a large empty spot below the adidas stripes on one arm, & the other arm has a sponsor under the adidas stripes...
Love how deep that claret looks;
https://x.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1816009377217667573 (https://x.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1816009377217667573)
That claret on the sleeves with a white or blue body would be a thing of beauty for the away shirt...
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JD sports in Siam Mall, Tenerife yet to receive stock.
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JD sports in Siam Mall, Tenerife yet to receive stock.
Haha, I do my big shop in the supermarket there straight from the airport.
They had the Ghostbusters car outside last time.
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Sorry if I missed this, but do we know when the leisure wear will be available?
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JD sports in Siam Mall, Tenerife yet to receive stock.
Haha, I do my big shop in the supermarket there straight from the airport.
They had the Ghostbusters car outside last time.
Ha, that was my first visit, though no sign of the Ecto-1. Nothing more of interest apart from my missus trying to get me sent to Spanish chokey, handing me a bag from Zara along with her stuff to wait outside with while she tried on a dress.
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JD sports in Siam Mall, Tenerife yet to receive stock.
Haha, I do my big shop in the supermarket there straight from the airport.
They had the Ghostbusters car outside last time.
Ha, that was my first visit, though no sign of the Ecto-1. Nothing more of interest apart from my missus trying to get me sent to Spanish chokey, handing me a bag from Zara along with her stuff to wait outside with while she tried on a dress.
Well, if it's any consolation, the justice centre is only 10 minutes walk from the beach!
Btw, if you like a nice steak, the Bank Steakhouse had just opened when we were last there and it was well nice.
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Nice one, I've got one more lavish meal in me before we head back on Saturday.
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The mystery man with Emi is just a fan apparently...
Is it Dan Bardell?
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The mystery man with Emi is just a fan apparently...
Is it Dan Bardell?
Who is he?
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Fuck knows!
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No
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That claret on the sleeves with a white or blue body would be a thing of beauty for the away shirt...
*cough* Man City's away kit last season *cough*
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Was it? Scrap that then, lol...
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That claret on the sleeves with a white or blue body would be a thing of beauty for the away shirt...
*cough* Man City's away kit last season *cough*
That was full white body and sleeves with claret collar and sleeve trim, and was made by Puma.
White body with deep claret sleeves and white stripes would look very smart. Alternatively full white shirt with deep claret stripes and detail would also be excellent.
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That claret on the sleeves with a white or blue body would be a thing of beauty for the away shirt...
*cough* Man City's away kit last season *cough*
That was full white body and sleeves with claret collar and sleeve trim, and was made by Puma.
White body with deep claret sleeves and white stripes would look very smart. Alternatively full white shirt with deep claret stripes and detail would also be excellent.
like what we had with Kappa?
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Was it? Scrap that then, lol...
I loved their away kit last season so wouldn't say no to an Adidas version for us.
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The mystery man with Emi is just a fan apparently...
Is it Dan Bardell?
Who is he?
Anchorman Sky Sports News 4
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Are there no kids socks on sale?
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Are there no kids socks on sale?
Check the size guide. It's looks like there is nibseoarstuiinnfrin adult to child kits. My lad is a 2 so fine for XS (I think) which is size 12-2.5.
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Just with regards to patches etc. I have chased various people at the Villa this morning and asked about the patches etc.
The smaller Champs League patch for the kids' shirts is out of stock everywhere, however, if you purchase a shirt from either the Villa or JD you can take it to the club when they are back in stock and they will print them for you.
You will just need to :
a/ buy a genuine shirt,
b/ buy it from either the Villa or JD Sports
c/ provide the receipt when you go
d/ pay for the print at the Villa store.
Sorry bought my lad a shirt yesterday from JS which he was proudly wearing it at Brum airport today and got a few encouraging comments from staff.
What is the patch? It had the AV150 on the back just below the neck
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Just watching the Villa on Tour video about the new kit and at the end he says he'll reveiw the away and 3rd jerseys when they come out too, and then says something like an inside tip about the 3rd is that John McGinn will love it.
Is it.......tartan?
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Maybe the shorts are massive?
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Maybe the shorts are massive?
We bought my lad (then 3.5 years old) a 4-5 year old kit for Christmas 2022. The shirt is now a perfect fit as he is slightly small for his age. The shorts will be probably fit him when he is finishing junior school. It's like Billy Garratty reincarnated.
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Just watching the Villa on Tour video about the new kit and at the end he says he'll reveiw the away and 3rd jerseys when they come out too, and then says something like an inside tip about the 3rd is that John McGinn will love it.
Is it.......tartan?
Dark Blue? Green and white stripes? A kilt instead of shorts?
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Just watching the Villa on Tour video about the new kit and at the end he says he'll reveiw the away and 3rd jerseys when they come out too, and then says something like an inside tip about the 3rd is that John McGinn will love it.
Is it.......tartan?
Dark Blue? Green and white stripes? A kilt instead of shorts?
Have any Scottish teams ever done that? Seems a great marketing opportunity, as long as they guard against Paul Scholes moments...
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On the socks, with so many footballers cutting holes in the back, surely it's only a matter of time before they start bringing some out with ready made holes in? Can market it with science-y shit about pressure on the calves and all that jazz. Bound to happen. 2 inch shin pads still baffle me.
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There is a brilliant interview on the Claret & Blue podcast with Mat Kendrick. He interviews Rob Warner who goes through in detail what it takes to launch a kit. A Villa fan who used to work at Adidas gives great perspective of the current deal and how it might evolve. Tells some really good stories too about his time in designing kits for other clubs/nations.
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There is a brilliant interview on the Claret & Blue podcast with Mat Kendrick. He interviews Rob Warner who goes through in detail what it takes to launch a kit. A Villa fan who used to work at Adidas gives great perspective of the current deal and how it might evolve. Tells some really good stories too about his time in designing kits for other clubs/nations.
I listened to this at work the other day. It was quite interesting.
In particular what he was saying about the fake tops. Apparently they use chemicals they’re not allowed to use in the real things (don’t know if that’s a safety or quality thing) and, at the end of the day, it’s organised crime and the proceeds of which will support all manner of nasty activities.
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When does the Fanatics deal end?
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West Ham are selling adults shirts without the main sponsor on. What’s stopping us from doing it?
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West Ham are selling adults shirts without the main sponsor on. What’s stopping us from doing it?
The sponsor probably
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West Ham are selling adults shirts without the main sponsor on. What’s stopping us from doing it?
Nothing really, but it does come with an oncost. Every top has to then have two versions to stock, display, and manage, etc. There may be kickback from the sponsor who may not feel the value is there unless a certain percentage sold have their branding on.
You'd have to weigh it up against how many extra you would have to sell to make it all worthwhile, which at this point would be entirely theoretical.
I mean, how many people don't buy, but would if it had no sponsor? And how many people just say that and won't really buy a shirt even if offered the option?
Commercially, I'd say it's probably more effective and less risky to wait and get a new sponsor without the negative connotations than it is to go to all that effort for an unknown additional number of sales.
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West Ham are selling adults shirts without the main sponsor on. What’s stopping us from doing it?
West Ham are selling adults shirts without the main sponsor on. What’s stopping us from doing it?
The sponsor probably
Probably, although West Ham and Celtic have both been doing it for years and have betting sponsors. Might be worth dropping a line to the new Commercial guy (came from Celtic a few months ago) to see if it's possible in the future.
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Just watching the Villa on Tour video about the new kit and at the end he says he'll reveiw the away and 3rd jerseys when they come out too, and then says something like an inside tip about the 3rd is that John McGinn will love it.
Is it.......tartan?
Dark Blue? Green and white stripes? A kilt instead of shorts?
Have any Scottish teams ever done that? Seems a great marketing opportunity, as long as they guard against Paul Scholes moments...
Nice.
(https://m.teamzo.com/images/1494424326-dundee-1953-south-africa-tour-retro-football-shirt.jpg)
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Extra revenue from offering sponsor-less shirts is going to be significantly less than the reduction in what the sponsor is going to pay you to have that as a possibility. I suppose there's the intangible of goodwill in offering supporters this option, but that's trifling.
No idea why West Ham do it
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Are there no kids socks on sale?
Check the size guide. It's looks like there is nibseoarstuiinnfrin adult to child kits. My lad is a 2 so fine for XS (I think) which is size 12-2.5.
Brilliant, thank-you. Not sure why they do it that way, but hey-ho…
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JD sports in Siam Mall, Tenerife yet to receive stock.
When it's summer in Siam
Then all I know is that I truly am
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My missus strictly forbids me from wearing a Villa shirt. Not even the white ‘82 one. But I am tempted. It’s a lovely thing.
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Are there no kids socks on sale?
Check the size guide. It's looks like there is nibseoarstuiinnfrin adult to child kits. My lad is a 2 so fine for XS (I think) which is size 12-2.5.
Brilliant, thank-you. Not sure why they do it that way, but hey-ho…
I really should check before I post...
Autocorrect clearly isn't working, and I'm not checking either!
So yes, no differential between adult and child socks... All in same sales spot with full range of sizes.
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Just watching the Villa on Tour video about the new kit and at the end he says he'll reveiw the away and 3rd jerseys when they come out too, and then says something like an inside tip about the 3rd is that John McGinn will love it.
Is it.......tartan?
Dark Blue? Green and white stripes? A kilt instead of shorts?
Have any Scottish teams ever done that? Seems a great marketing opportunity, as long as they guard against Paul Scholes moments...
There's probably a rule against it, but they could wear korts (I think I made that up) which is kilt over shorts in one thingy.
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Absolutely love the new home shirt but boy AVFC don't half make it difficult to spend money with them, I spent 4 hours queueing with my lad on Tuesday to buy a shirt from the club shop - we were going to customise with Champions League badges but another hour's queue for customisation with an already sun burnt bonce was the final straw. Yes, I know I should have gone to JD Sports at The Fort instead LOL!
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Just watching the Villa on Tour video about the new kit and at the end he says he'll reveiw the away and 3rd jerseys when they come out too, and then says something like an inside tip about the 3rd is that John McGinn will love it.
Is it.......tartan?
Dark Blue? Green and white stripes? A kilt instead of shorts?
Have any Scottish teams ever done that? Seems a great marketing opportunity, as long as they guard against Paul Scholes moments...
Nice.
(https://m.teamzo.com/images/1494424326-dundee-1953-south-africa-tour-retro-football-shirt.jpg)
Morton had tartan shirts in the mid 90’s. Can’t be arsed looking up pictures but seem to remember they were unusual
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Morton had tartan shirts in the mid 90’s. Can’t be arsed looking up pictures but seem to remember they were unusual
Here you go.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FOIq49jXEAU84ns?format=jpg&name=medium)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FOIq5AUXIBUHlt0?format=jpg&name=medium)
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Just watching the Villa on Tour video about the new kit and at the end he says he'll reveiw the away and 3rd jerseys when they come out too, and then says something like an inside tip about the 3rd is that John McGinn will love it.
Is it.......tartan?
I wonder if this is tied into the 150th anniversary and the prominent influence of Scots on our early history.
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Just watching the Villa on Tour video about the new kit and at the end he says he'll reveiw the away and 3rd jerseys when they come out too, and then says something like an inside tip about the 3rd is that John McGinn will love it.
Is it.......tartan?
I wonder if this is tied into the 150th anniversary and the prominent influence of Scots on our early history.
I heard it's bright orange with a blue chest.
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(https://i.ibb.co/K5sjVKs/IMG-0879.jpg) (https://ibb.co/K5sjVKs)
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(https://i.ibb.co/K5sjVKs/IMG-0879.jpg) (https://ibb.co/K5sjVKs)
I can just see him sitting on the ball like an egg.
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What was that bit in the reveal video about, where someone in orange fancy dress runs in front of a car?
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What was that bit in the reveal video about, where someone in orange fancy dress runs in front of a car?
A reference to Villa fans in fancy dress as traffic cones at Palace away last season.
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I wonder if this is tied into the 150th anniversary and the prominent influence of Scots on our early history.
I heard it's bright orange with a blue chest.
The Isles of Scilly aren't in Scotland.
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Just watching the Villa on Tour video about the new kit and at the end he says he'll reveiw the away and 3rd jerseys when they come out too, and then says something like an inside tip about the 3rd is that John McGinn will love it.
Is it.......tartan?
People are missing the obvious connection with his perchance for going to Dublin. Shirt has a black body with the top and shoulders being white.
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Maybe it's got a spaghetti pattern on it, so he can look like a proper meatball.
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Just watching the Villa on Tour video about the new kit and at the end he says he'll reveiw the away and 3rd jerseys when they come out too, and then says something like an inside tip about the 3rd is that John McGinn will love it.
Is it.......tartan?
Dark Blue? Green and white stripes? A kilt instead of shorts?
Have any Scottish teams ever done that? Seems a great marketing opportunity, as long as they guard against Paul Scholes moments...
Nice.
(https://m.teamzo.com/images/1494424326-dundee-1953-south-africa-tour-retro-football-shirt.jpg)
Slightly daft, but I reckon the 'Ramsay Blue Ancient' tartan would be a good shout both in terms of the George Ramsay connection but also it might not look awful as a shirt ..
(https://assets.scotlandshop.com/assets.scotlandshop.com/images/product/drape/80_Plain-Fabric.8oz.2_Ramsay-Blue.8oz.fabric.webp)
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I'd rather it be a side panel, a bit like the latest England kit, rather than the whole shirt.
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The MacGregor tartan is red and green, like the new training clobber for coaches and players.
Not just thrown together…
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Patchwork quilt effect to allow space for tartans of Lambert McLeish McNeill Gray Bannan Craig Cooper Docherty McNaught
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Half of that lot should have patchwork guilt for delivering sod-all at the Villa.
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Getting messages from non Villa fans who are loving the promo video.
Apologies if I've missed this or should know the answer....but who is the older guy in the changing room offering to play down the middle or on the left?
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Getting messages from non Villa fans who are loving the promo video.
Apologies if I've missed this or should know the answer....but who is the older guy in the changing room offering to play down the middle or on the left?
Apparently nobody famous, just a regular fan.
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Cheers for clearing that up.
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Getting messages from non Villa fans who are loving the promo video.
Apologies if I've missed this or should know the answer....but who is the older guy in the changing room offering to play down the middle or on the left?
Apparently nobody famous, just a regular fan.
My lad thought it was the umbrella man ( no need for explanation)
Which I thought was a good shout, it’s obviously not or it would have come out by now
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Getting messages from non Villa fans who are loving the promo video.
Apologies if I've missed this or should know the answer....but who is the older guy in the changing room offering to play down the middle or on the left?
Apparently nobody famous, just a regular fan.
My lad thought it was the umbrella man ( no need for explanation)
Which I thought was a good shout, it’s obviously not or it would have come out by now
That would have been brilliant.
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Someone called Jeni Burton said on Facebook "my husband" - i had to look at the profile, and her husband looked very much like the guy, so could be true
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Someone called Jeni Burton said on Facebook "my husband" - i had to look at the profile, and her husband looked very much like the guy, so could be true
(https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2020/04/06104455/dalian-atkinson-wimbledon-villa-umbrella-scaled.jpg)
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Brolly man is called Martin Pritchard.
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Love the fact Rogers is in the video . Some player in the making .
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Someone called Jeni Burton said on Facebook "my husband" - i had to look at the profile, and her husband looked very much like the guy, so could be true
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He's not even a Villa fan, lol...
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I thought it was a guy called Rioch who was from the Lye (brolly man that is). He was on our trip to Milan in '94.
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Martinez face is priceless
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Getting messages from non Villa fans who are loving the promo video.
Apologies if I've missed this or should know the answer....but who is the older guy in the changing room offering to play down the middle or on the left?
Apparently nobody famous, just a regular fan.
My lad thought it was the umbrella man ( no need for explanation)
Which I thought was a good shout, it’s obviously not or it would have come out by now
That would have been brilliant.
Martin Pritchard.
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I thought it was a guy called Rioch who was from the Lye (brolly man that is). He was on our trip to Milan in '94.
Wollescote, by the Queensway. Rioch is his nickname, mate of mine lives in the next door flat to him. That’s not him in the video though.
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My missus strictly forbids me from wearing a Villa shirt. Not even the white ‘82 one. But I am tempted. It’s a lovely thing.
Consider divorce?
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My missus strictly forbids me from wearing a Villa shirt. Not even the white ‘82 one. But I am tempted. It’s a lovely thing.
Why?
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Someone called Jeni Burton said on Facebook "my husband" - i had to look at the profile, and her husband looked very much like the guy, so could be true
Thanks - concluded - was her husband :)
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He's done a tell-all tabloid/youtube video now so we know the sordid truth.
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My missus strictly forbids me from wearing a Villa shirt. Not even the white ‘82 one. But I am tempted. It’s a lovely thing.
Why?
Reasons of taste, I'd imagine. There's something seriously dysfunctional about grown men in football shirts.
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My missus strictly forbids me from wearing a Villa shirt. Not even the white ‘82 one. But I am tempted. It’s a lovely thing.
Why?
Reasons of taste, I'd imagine. There's something seriously dysfunctional about grown men in football shirts.
Mine has a similar rule with me.
I only buy vintage shirts, which are more acceptable for those of us of a certain age, but she regards the wearing of football shirts by, err, slightly plus sized men in their 50s in particular to be totally unacceptable.
She'll even moan if I wear a t-shirt with some sort of football reference on it.
EDIT tbh she regards people in general wearing football shirts anywhere that isn't a football match to be distasteful.
We used to pass through Alicante airport a lot on the way to holiday - we were going to an upmarket resort with barely any football shirt wearing going on, but that airport mostly serves Benidorm and in the summer months, it's honestly like a moving branch of Sports Direct, there are so many people wandering around in football shirts. She'd be practically wretching, it disturbed her so much.
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Do you dress your partners?
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My Mrs comes from a football supporting family, so she's not bothered. However, I don't like to, unless I'm playing or going to the match...
Until now, now I think there will be something debonair about a 50+ overweight bloke wearing a bit of polyester for the summer.
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Do you dress your partners?
No. Surely you don't wear the shirt, Ads? Not a man in your profession. I'd be telling the beak all about it if I were opposing you.
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Do you dress your partners?
No.
Although, my Mrs really (inexplicably) likes tennis and F1. So I suppose if she wanted to go out in a Castrol GTX jacket, an Andy Murray / Castore collaboration polo shirt, or an imitation team Red Bull team shirt, I'd put my foot down.
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Talking of tennis, anyone else really hate that chant tennis fans do, "Let's go Andy, let's go!"? (Substitute first name of any player for Andy).
It so cringey. It's even worse when they do the mexican wave. Strawberries and cream wankers.
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Talking of tennis, anyone else really hate that chant tennis fans do, "Let's go Andy, let's go!"? (Substitute first name of any player for Andy).
It so cringey. It's even worse when they do the mexican wave. Strawberries and cream wankers.
Not totally sure of the Murray chant, but it sounds a lot of like an old US one that they use for everything. Which makes it much, much worse.
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Rather than opening a separate topic, I'd want to share some views on the video of the kit launch. Now for a couple things
I enjoy Adidas as a brand and after seeing the Adidas commercials, I find it missed opportunity that the creative and commercial teams did not collaborate with Aston Villa on this and it very much seems like some ideas on a story board from a few at the club.
First, I believe Prince William and Tom Hanks could have been involved. Tom Hanks is an actor, and Prince William is world-famous. In addition, the plot is not particularly obvious. An older lady sitting at the bus stop wearing Adidas boots made no sense. I would have preferred a narrative than a collection of different scenes. I appreciate the Club tried something though I don't think it was a Champions League level storyboard. I've had a couple of great ideas myself in how to improve the launch video.
There were certain elements that were unclear and the edit I think was only satisfactory. Clearly there are some budget constraints. The rock stars appear to have been the most expense. This had to be Champions League level locations and stars to be increasing global brand awareness. It also needs to give a strong appeal and look to reach all genders, all ethnicity, all ages.
If I may I indulge and give example to the unclear narrative Why weren't they all wearing the new Goal Keeper Villa shirts during the Emi Martinez Masterclass lessons? Who were they? Why dont they have maybe some ex pros, like Agbonlahor or McGrath in that scene or one of the aged Rockstars, the older lady from the bus stop or the young girl with the 'can I have new shirt' scene
I think Martinez could have played that part there as the instructor turning round to reveal the kit and then asking them to change into it
If not, Tom Hanks would have been an excellent choice for the instructor masterclass part.
I also would have directed Prince William to appear in the dressing room scene in full kit, after a video call with Unai Emery.
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Do you dress your partners?
No. Surely you don't wear the shirt, Ads? Not a man in your profession. I'd be telling the beak all about it if I were opposing you.
I haven't bought a Villa shirt since 2008. I think I'll get this one though for 5 a-side.
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Talking of tennis, anyone else really hate that chant tennis fans do, "Let's go Andy, let's go!"? (Substitute first name of any player for Andy).
It so cringey. It's even worse when they do the mexican wave. Strawberries and cream wankers.
Not totally sure of the Murray chant, but it sounds a lot of like an old US one that they use for everything. Which makes it much, much worse.
Yes, that is exactly what it is! Horrible!
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Rather than opening a separate topic, I'd want to share some views on the video of the kit launch. Now for a couple things
I enjoy Adidas as a brand and after seeing the Adidas commercials, I find it missed opportunity that the creative and commercial teams did not collaborate with Aston Villa on this and it very much seems like some ideas on a story board from a few at the club.
First, I believe Prince William and Tom Hanks could have been involved. Tom Hanks is an actor, and Prince William is world-famous. In addition, the plot is not particularly obvious. An older lady sitting at the bus stop wearing Adidas boots made no sense. I would have preferred a narrative than a collection of different scenes. I appreciate the Club tried something though I don't think it was a Champions League level storyboard. I've had a couple of great ideas myself in how to improve the launch video.
There were certain elements that were unclear and the edit I think was only satisfactory. Clearly there are some budget constraints. The rock stars appear to have been the most expense. This had to be Champions League level locations and stars to be increasing global brand awareness. It also needs to give a strong appeal and look to reach all genders, all ethnicity, all ages.
If I may I indulge and give example to the unclear narrative Why weren't they all wearing the new Goal Keeper Villa shirts during the Emi Martinez Masterclass lessons? Who were they? Why dont they have maybe some ex pros, like Agbonlahor or McGrath in that scene or one of the aged Rockstars, the older lady from the bus stop or the young girl with the 'can I have new shirt' scene
I think Martinez could have played that part there as the instructor turning round to reveal the kit and then asking them to change into it
If not, Tom Hanks would have been an excellent choice for the instructor masterclass part.
I also would have directed Prince William to appear in the dressing room scene in full kit, after a video call with Unai Emery.
You think Tom Hanks, one of the most expensive and lauded people in Hollywood, would have wanted anything to do with a kit launch video?
And the royals don't get involved in advertising anything.
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If not, Tom Hanks would have been an excellent choice for the instructor masterclass part.
I also would have directed Prince William to appear in the dressing room scene in full kit, after a video call with Unai Emery.
They're saving Tom and Wills for next year's launch. In the meantime, they've have to make do with 5.5m views on the AVFC and Sabbath accounts on X.
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If not, Tom Hanks would have been an excellent choice for the instructor masterclass part.
I also would have directed Prince William to appear in the dressing room scene in full kit, after a video call with Unai Emery.
They're saving Tom and Wills for next year's launch. In the meantime, they've have to make do with 5.5m views on the AVFC and Sabbath accounts on X.
Did you know on views they count every time some one views it but it may be the same person.
Basically I have analysed the video and watched it 8 times.
I think a lot of people have watched it more than once.
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I understand that in his time with the 76ers, Chris Heck often built up relations with the local artist and music communities and used these to gain awareness and cement the team as a key part of the city's culture.
So I think we will see more of this going forward, but mostly with people connected to the area, rather than people who have 'adopted' Villa.
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I understand that in his time with the 76ers, Chris Heck often built up relations with the local artist and music communities and used these to gain awareness and cement the team as a key part of the city's culture.
So I think we will see more of this going forward, but mostly with people connected to the area, rather than people who have 'adopted' Villa.
That is encouraging from traditional and local heritage side of things.
I guess felt underwhelmed having seen Adidas commercials and also Heck making noises about being a global brand.
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Isn't there some kind of US kit launch too? Maybe there'll be something more globally reaching done for that.
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You have to start somewhere!
You could spend £100m on adverting Villa shirts this summer, but you're not going to sell enough to cover it.
These things take time. We will sell more shirts this year than last, due to a number of things, and that will enable them to push on and do more next year and keep growing.
Football isn't like a new fizzy drink, a good ad campaign won't make people try being a Villa fan.
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They're saving Tom and Wills for next year's launch. In the meantime, they've have to make do with 5.5m views on the AVFC and Sabbath accounts on X.
Did you know on views they count every time some one views it but it may be the same person.
Basically I have analysed the video and watched it 8 times.
I think a lot of people have watched it more than once.
Well I never, relieved now that I put 5.5m views rather than 5.5m people.
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My shirt has arrived, including CL patch. The colour really is lovely, although it is a very dark claret. I seem to recall under Lerner that we went through an exercise of establishing the 'correct' colour pallet, but this is darker than any I can recall. It's fine by me, I prefer it.
I got the fan shirt, and it seems good quality, with a bit of texture in the material and not too shiny. But the badge looks very cheap, not the design which is what it is, but the quality. I was expecting it to be embroidered, but it's just it's more like a printed cheap material. There's no detail on the lion.
The sizing is good, if anything a touch generous.
Overall, my favourite shirt for some time.
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Nice one! Mine has shipped, but apparently now Monday delivery. >:(
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My shirt has arrived, including CL patch. The colour really is lovely, although it is a very dark claret. I seem to recall under Lerner that we went through an exercise of establishing the 'correct' colour pallet, but this is darker than any I can recall. It's fine by me, I prefer it.
I got the fan shirt, and it seems good quality, with a bit of texture in the material and not too shiny. But the badge looks very cheap, not the design which is what it is, but the quality. I was expecting it to be embroidered, but it's just it's more like a printed cheap material. There's no detail on the lion.
The sizing is good, if anything a touch generous.
Overall, my favourite shirt for some time.
Excellent to hear the review !
Enjoy it!
Nice one! Mine has shipped, but apparently now Monday delivery. >:(
Enjoy it as well! when it does arrive !
Can you give a review here too?
I looking to see what Adidas and Villa do in training and sports casual range.
Up the Villa!
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Mine arrived this morning. I got the cheaper version.
It's quite thin overall but the Champs League logo (which I only got to balance out the advertising on the other sleeve), the adidas logo & the crest are all reasonable quality. The 150 thing on the back, the Betano logo & the Trade Logo on the sleeve feel a bit cheap.
But overall, it looks lovely though.
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I don't like the advert on the other sleeve .
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My missus strictly forbids me from wearing a Villa shirt. Not even the white ‘82 one. But I am tempted. It’s a lovely thing.
Why?
Reasons of taste, I'd imagine. There's something seriously dysfunctional about grown men in football shirts.
Just a shirt. Couldn’t give a flying fuck what people say about or think about what I wear.
Only t-shirt my missus hated was my man on toilet downloading shit joke t-shirt.
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Rather than opening a separate topic, I'd want to share some views on the video of the kit launch. Now for a couple things
I enjoy Adidas as a brand and after seeing the Adidas commercials, I find it missed opportunity that the creative and commercial teams did not collaborate with Aston Villa on this and it very much seems like some ideas on a story board from a few at the club.
First, I believe Prince William and Tom Hanks could have been involved. Tom Hanks is an actor, and Prince William is world-famous. In addition, the plot is not particularly obvious. An older lady sitting at the bus stop wearing Adidas boots made no sense. I would have preferred a narrative than a collection of different scenes. I appreciate the Club tried something though I don't think it was a Champions League level storyboard. I've had a couple of great ideas myself in how to improve the launch video.
There were certain elements that were unclear and the edit I think was only satisfactory. Clearly there are some budget constraints. The rock stars appear to have been the most expense. This had to be Champions League level locations and stars to be increasing global brand awareness. It also needs to give a strong appeal and look to reach all genders, all ethnicity, all ages.
If I may I indulge and give example to the unclear narrative Why weren't they all wearing the new Goal Keeper Villa shirts during the Emi Martinez Masterclass lessons? Who were they? Why dont they have maybe some ex pros, like Agbonlahor or McGrath in that scene or one of the aged Rockstars, the older lady from the bus stop or the young girl with the 'can I have new shirt' scene
I think Martinez could have played that part there as the instructor turning round to reveal the kit and then asking them to change into it
If not, Tom Hanks would have been an excellent choice for the instructor masterclass part.
I also would have directed Prince William to appear in the dressing room scene in full kit, after a video call with Unai Emery.
Ah fuck, who said his name three times?
Mate the future King ain’t gonna appear in an addidas advert. It was a fun launch video, not Citizen Kane.
Welcome back our Cyberdyne systems 101
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Got mine today, the cheaper one because I'm a fat bloke. It has a proper shade of claret and not the almost purple shite we've put up with for years. Looks smart too, not garish. Edit - wish they did a long-sleeve version.
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Nice one, Stu. I'm sure you look very dapper in it too. The long sleeve is a must. Never really thought about it but have shirt manufacturers phased them out?
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The long sleeve is a must. Never really thought about it but have shirt manufacturers phased them out?
No, Adidas do them for Celtic, Germany etc. I'd be much more likely to buy a long sleeved version of our shirts.
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Nice one, Stu. I'm sure you look very dapper in it too. The long sleeve is a must. Never really thought about it but have shirt manufacturers phased them out?
I think they went years ago, yeah. I can't remember the last time Villa offered a long sleeve jersey although I'm of an age where I haven't bothered looking for a long time but felt I really wanted this one, 150th year etc. This kit with the Adidas stripes down a long sleeve would look on point.
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The long sleeve is a must. Never really thought about it but have shirt manufacturers phased them out?
No, Adidas do them for Celtic, Germany etc. I'd be much more likely to buy a long sleeved version of our shirts.
Also an option to get the sponsor of the shirt, yeah. I think plenty of third party places can do this for you though.
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Didn’t take long for this clown to come back and start ruining threads. Can’t you just fuck off forever?
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Didn’t take long for this clown to come back and start ruining threads. Can’t you just fuck off forever?
Bit of an over reaction.
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Didn’t take long for this clown to come back and start ruining threads. Can’t you just fuck off forever?
Sorry mate, I try to be nice
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Didn’t take long for this clown to come back and start ruining threads. Can’t you just fuck off forever?
deep breath. Inhale. Exhale.
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Didn’t take long for this clown to come back and start ruining threads. Can’t you just fuck off forever?
Sorry mate, I try to be nice
Haha.
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Someone called Jeni Burton said on Facebook "my husband" - i had to look at the profile, and her husband looked very much like the guy, so could be true
It was Mr Burton all along
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I think they went years ago, yeah. I can't remember the last time Villa offered a long sleeve jersey although I'm of an age where I haven't bothered looking for a long time but felt I really wanted this one, 150th year etc. This kit with the Adidas stripes down a long sleeve would look on point.
The last home shirt I bought was the long sleeved Rover one in 2002/03. Think they did another the following season (I seem to recall getting a free one from Villa for some reason).
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Villa have done well with the new kit, it looks the part
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Villa have done well with the new kit, it looks the part
I was unsure at first but i think its an excellent kit. Looking forwards to seeing the away and 3rd now .
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Didn’t take long for this clown to come back and start ruining threads. Can’t you just fuck off forever?
Seconded.
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North stand looks cheap and nasty. Crap
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North stand looks cheap and nasty. Crap
Welcome back Wilma.
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North stand looks cheap and nasty. Crap
Welcome back Wilma.
;D
I thought that, too.
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Especially seemingly posting opinions on wrong threads. Moaning about the North Stand in the kits thread and letting an average player go in the VP development thread.
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Do you dress your partners?
No.
Although, my Mrs really (inexplicably) likes tennis and F1. So I suppose if she wanted to go out in a Castrol GTX jacket, an Andy Murray / Castore collaboration polo shirt, or an imitation team Red Bull team shirt, I'd put my foot down.
Lots of people go out wearing football jerseys, but only Alan Partridge goes out wearing a Castrol GTX jacket.
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North stand looks cheap and nasty. Crap
Welcome back Wilma.
;D
I thought that, too.
Probably the most obvious returning banned poster in a long, long time.
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I think they went years ago, yeah. I can't remember the last time Villa offered a long sleeve jersey although I'm of an age where I haven't bothered looking for a long time but felt I really wanted this one, 150th year etc. This kit with the Adidas stripes down a long sleeve would look on point.
The last home shirt I bought was the long sleeved Rover one in 2002/03. Think they did another the following season (I seem to recall getting a free one from Villa for some reason).
Me too. Someone nicked it off me mam's washing-line in kilkenny.
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And the royals don't get involved in advertising anything.
Those Royal Warrant things are as good as advertising
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Purchased the new kit for the granddaughter who one in August, guess which twat spelt her name wrong 😡
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Rather than opening a separate topic, I'd want to share some views on the video of the kit launch. Now for a couple things
I enjoy Adidas as a brand and after seeing the Adidas commercials, I find it missed opportunity that the creative and commercial teams did not collaborate with Aston Villa on this and it very much seems like some ideas on a story board from a few at the club.
First, I believe Prince William and Tom Hanks could have been involved. Tom Hanks is an actor, and Prince William is world-famous. In addition, the plot is not particularly obvious. An older lady sitting at the bus stop wearing Adidas boots made no sense. I would have preferred a narrative than a collection of different scenes. I appreciate the Club tried something though I don't think it was a Champions League level storyboard. I've had a couple of great ideas myself in how to improve the launch video.
There were certain elements that were unclear and the edit I think was only satisfactory. Clearly there are some budget constraints. The rock stars appear to have been the most expense. This had to be Champions League level locations and stars to be increasing global brand awareness. It also needs to give a strong appeal and look to reach all genders, all ethnicity, all ages.
If I may I indulge and give example to the unclear narrative Why weren't they all wearing the new Goal Keeper Villa shirts during the Emi Martinez Masterclass lessons? Who were they? Why dont they have maybe some ex pros, like Agbonlahor or McGrath in that scene or one of the aged Rockstars, the older lady from the bus stop or the young girl with the 'can I have new shirt' scene
I think Martinez could have played that part there as the instructor turning round to reveal the kit and then asking them to change into it
If not, Tom Hanks would have been an excellent choice for the instructor masterclass part.
I also would have directed Prince William to appear in the dressing room scene in full kit, after a video call with Unai Emery.
You obviously know what you're talking about, FV.
Do you have a showreel of some of the work you've done for big brands before?
I for one would be happy to see it. If I haven't already, of course.
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Oh it was just a few ideas really. I can't say it's my main forte but I think it's all about connecting and engaging the viewer.
I thought the Olympic Ceremony last night was fantastic.
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My shirt is arriving today.
Eat your livers! 8)
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I thought the Olympic Ceremony last night was fantastic.
Yes
(https://i.ibb.co/WcrXjkd/20240727-155730.jpg)
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Oh it was just a few ideas really. I can't say it's my main forte but I think it's all about connecting and engaging the viewer.
I wouldn't say connecting and engaging with viewers is your main forte either.
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It is so nice. :P
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I didn’t realise on the cup numbers, each digit has the AV150 logo on the bottom in blue.
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I thought the Olympic Ceremony last night was fantastic.
Yes
(https://i.ibb.co/WcrXjkd/20240727-155730.jpg)
I wouldn’t have thought Footy would have enjoyed the last supper parody?
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My lads kit arrived, with a DIY champions league badge. I assumed it would anrrive attached to the shirt. 😆
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Believe they made 500 thousand pounds profit just in 4 days on shirt sales alone
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£500,000 profit for the club? Or £500,000 profit for Adidas, of which we'll see a tiny amount?
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£500,000 profit for the club? Or £500,000 profit for Adidas, of which we'll see a tiny amount?
Club more likely
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Adidas. Apart from rare instances clubs make a pittance on actual shirt sales.
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I think I read that the average is between 5 and 7% for a club, except Liverpool who have some mad deal where they get 20%, I think.
500,000 for Adidas would mean 35,000ish for us?
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I think I read that the average is between 5 and 7% for a club, except Liverpool who have some mad deal where they get 20%, I think.
500,000 for Adidas would mean 35,000ish for us?
Seems more realesi
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I thought the Olympic Ceremony last night was fantastic.
Yes
(https://i.ibb.co/WcrXjkd/20240727-155730.jpg)
I wouldn’t have thought Footy would have enjoyed the last supper parody?
Why wouldn't you? They wrote that it was "fantastic".
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whats with the guys bollock hanging out ?
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The last home shirt I bought was the long sleeved Rover one in 2002/03. Think they did another the following season (I seem to recall getting a free one from Villa for some reason).
Me too. Someone nicked it off me mam's washing-line in kilkenny.
Very poor form, probably a Cork langer.
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Mine arrived today I'm so happy with it.
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Mine arrived today I'm so happy with it.
Me too, it’s well nice!
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The last home shirt I bought was the long sleeved Rover one in 2002/03. Think they did another the following season (I seem to recall getting a free one from Villa for some reason).
Me too. Someone nicked it off me mam's washing-line in kilkenny.
Very poor form, probably a Cork langer.
Oi!
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Mine arrived today I'm so happy with it.
Me too, it’s well nice!
Mine didn't. Should have been delivered on Friday. Got the socks but no shirts. (ordered son's shorts from JD as they were out of stock on Villa Store.
Spoke to someone last week, who said when I'd ordered to ring back and as a member i could claim 10% back. So I rang today to chase the order and claim my 10%. Anyway, shirts are being sent to arrive in 1-3 business days and they have processed 10% discount. Given I'd already claimed my 10% birthday discount, I'm quite chuffed (and pissed off I haven't got my shirt yet).
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I'm starting over near Great Barr tomorrow night. Where would be the best place to go and pick up a top?
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I'm starting over near Great Barr tomorrow night. Where would be the best place to go and pick up a top?
JD SPORTS in the one stop shopping centre Perry Barr?
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Nice piece in The Athletic about the making of the kit video by Jacob Tanswell
https://archive.ph/mSAu0
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Nice piece in The Athletic about the making of the kit video by Jacob Tanswell
https://archive.ph/mSAu0
That was great, exciting and warming to read. Thank you so much for making it accessible :)
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Nice piece in The Athletic about the making of the kit video by Jacob Tanswell
https://archive.ph/mSAu0
Makes me want to see what they cut out of the 3 minute long version.
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Probably too much Djemba Djemba if they had to cut it out for 'energy and spirit', as mentioned.
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I'm starting over near Great Barr tomorrow night. Where would be the best place to go and pick up a top?
JD SPORTS in the one stop shopping centre Perry Barr?
Thanks, I'll head there later.
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Anyone have an idea when the 2nd and 3rd kits will be released/for sale ?
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Anyone have an idea when the 2nd and 3rd kits will be released/for sale ?
You could put money on the away being released before we take a trip to WHAM! for the opening game...
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I'm looking forward to seeing our away and third strip.
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I ordered my top on launch day and it arrived today so that's 5 working days. I really like it but I might need to eat a salad or two before the XXL size will be, erm, fully adjusted to my morphology.
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I quite like the red stuff some of the support staff are wearing.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GTzL2FMXMAAarEQ?format=jpg&name=medium)
Looking at the Newcastle third kit (they haven't announced their away kit yet which is a bit odd), gives me hope that we won't use the current main badge on everything. This Newcastle badge is from the mid 80 to late 80's.
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That would be smart if it didn't look like they are wearing those inflatable armbands kids wear when learning to swim.
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That would be smart if it didn't look like they are wearing those inflatable armbands kids wear when learning to swim.
yeh. I don't get the thinking behind that either. Looks daft.
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Looking at the Newcastle third kit (they haven't announced their away kit yet which is a bit odd), gives me hope that we won't use the current main badge on everything. This Newcastle badge is from the mid 80 to late 80's.
Adidas also used Leeds Utd's 70s crest on their away kit. Maybe we're getting the 70s round badge on our away or third kit.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GTzL2FMXMAAarEQ?format=jpg&name=medium)
Looking at the Newcastle third kit (they haven't announced their away kit yet which is a bit odd), gives me hope that we won't use the current main badge on everything. This Newcastle badge is from the mid 80 to late 80's.
What an horrific kit design .
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Or a plain lion. That would be smart and reflect our very early kits. Or the shield that was on the Trinity?
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I'd be really surprised if for this season at least we have anything other than the new badge, as Heck is trying to establish the brand so I can't see him diluting it this season.
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Went in today, it was very busy with little stock of M and L in mens, plenty of larger sizes. Only L & XL in ladies so my daughter missed out.
A word to the wise for those ordering online for kids for your hols, the shirts come up very small, my lad is only 7 and not big for his age, but the 7-8 I bought him had to back for a 9-10.
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He already quoted that the 76'ers used New and old badges on tier marketing items.
I think there will be a black kit as 3rd and a similar set up as home with white and claret replacing the claret and blue mix.
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What an horrific kit design .
Spot on, Tim. It's dreadful, the collar, the wrong shade of green, the arm 'band', the different coloured 'wacky' 70s crest.
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But in the main, it’s white, your average Geordie will be able to wear it for weddings and ‘best’.
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Despite previous reports, the club shop will happily do any printing to the shirt despite where it was brought
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He already quoted that the 76'ers used New and old badges on tier marketing items.
I think there will be a black kit as 3rd and a similar set up as home with white and claret replacing the claret and blue mix.
If I was Chrissy Chrissy Heck, I'd be all over having a standard home and away kit, then have 'special edition' 3rd kits for the league (1880 black with a big red lion), European Cup (1982 away), FA Cup (1957 away), and league cup (1994 away). Absolutely milk the 150th anniversary for everything it's worth.
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Despite previous reports, the club shop will happily do any printing to the shirt despite where it was brought
Makes sense, they can make money on it.
They did tell me JD or the Villa only, as long as a receipt was produced.
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Despite previous reports, the club shop will happily do any printing to the shirt despite where it was brought
Makes sense, they can make money on it.
They did tell me JD or the Villa only, as long as a receipt was produced.
I took my JD bought shirt there earlier and they didn’t even ask to see the receipt. Happily took my money for printing and away I went.
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Great, makes loads of sense and makes you wonder why they wouldn't do it before.
They get revenue, people go in to the store and therefore more likely to buy more stuff, and there's just more exposure to merchandise.
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Yet more evidence that this kit is cursed.
My mate ordered one for him and his boy. It took a while, but this is what arrived;
(https://i.ibb.co/khMQsKY/3cc88911-953e-4234-9a5b-5399dad4d3c4.jpg)
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WHAT THE FUCK? I'd be demanding a new kit and compensation to pay for counselling.
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They have been given a 30% off voucher, which I think is nice of Fanatics.
But yeah, the trauma of it. :o
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When the Villa shirt arrives, they'll have a new shirt, 30% off their next order, AND emergency bog roll, so all good.
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It would have to be a serious emergency...
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Yet more evidence that this kit is cursed.
My mate ordered one for him and his boy. It took a while, but this is what arrived;
(https://i.ibb.co/khMQsKY/3cc88911-953e-4234-9a5b-5399dad4d3c4.jpg)
The new badge looks better on the shirt. Less liony.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GTzL2FMXMAAarEQ?format=jpg&name=medium)
Looking at the Newcastle third kit (they haven't announced their away kit yet which is a bit odd), gives me hope that we won't use the current main badge on everything. This Newcastle badge is from the mid 80 to late 80's.
Have they changed theie badge ? That monstrosity looks horrific. Makes ours look like a masterpiece 🤢
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Leeds and Newcastle both allowed to go back to their old badge on Adidas kits, I see. Hopefully Villa see sense next season and we have the round, correct, badge back.
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Leeds and Newcastle both allowed to go back to their old badge on Adidas kits, I see. Hopefully Villa see sense next season and we have the round, correct, badge back.
There is no way after the amount of money spent on branding this new badge. Tbh the design isnt bad its the colouring thats shit. It actually looks nice in mono
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Whilst i dont mind the new badge that much, the round badge would look fantastic on the new shirt.
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Leeds and Newcastle both allowed to go back to their old badge on Adidas kits, I see. Hopefully Villa see sense next season and we have the round, correct, badge back.
There is no way after the amount of money spent on branding this new badge. Tbh the design isnt bad its the colouring thats shit. It actually looks nice in mono
I imagine we spent good money changing it last year, too. I've come to accept we change badge as often as we change kits, it's nice to have something extra to argue about each year.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GTzL2FMXMAAarEQ?format=jpg&name=medium)
Looking at the Newcastle third kit (they haven't announced their away kit yet which is a bit odd), gives me hope that we won't use the current main badge on everything. This Newcastle badge is from the mid 80 to late 80's.
Have they changed theie badge ? That monstrosity looks horrific. Makes ours look like a masterpiece 🤢
That’s an old badge from when Kevin Keegan played for them.
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Looks like a bad Indian Super League Cricket top
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Their old badge looks like something they'd have on the shirts if they'd ever made Carry On Scoring. NUFC would stand for Nookie Until Five?! Cor!!!! Something like that, anyway. I don't write bawdy 70s sex comedies. Not anymore.
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Their old badge looks like something they'd have on the shirts if they'd ever made Carry On Scoring. NUFC would stand for Nookie Until Five?! Cor!!!! Something like that, anyway. I don't write bawdy 70s sex comedies. Not anymore.
Jack Douglas
Jim Dale - Peter Butterworth - Sid James - Terry Scott
Frankie Howerd - Kenneth Williams - Charles Hawtrey
Harry Corbett - Bernard Bresslaw - Kenneth Connor
That's your Carry On Scoring team there, with Barbara Windsor playing a tea lady who comes on as an 80th minute sub and scoring the winning goal ("Some people think I can't play football, but I'm a great striker even though I've got my knockers." "I'm best when there's two up front", etc etc)
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Fenella Fielding > Barbara Windsor.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GTzL2FMXMAAarEQ?format=jpg&name=medium)
Looking at the Newcastle third kit (they haven't announced their away kit yet which is a bit odd), gives me hope that we won't use the current main badge on everything. This Newcastle badge is from the mid 80 to late 80's.
Have they changed theie badge ? That monstrosity looks horrific. Makes ours look like a masterpiece 🤢
That’s an old badge from when Kevin Keegan played for them.
Thanks. That is one awful badge.
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Have they changed their badge ? That monstrosity looks horrific. Makes ours look like a masterpiece 🤢
That’s an old badge from when Kevin Keegan played for them.
Thanks. That is one awful badge.
Looks like it was 'inspired' by the 70s Leeds badge, but it's much worse.
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Leeds and Newcastle both allowed to go back to their old badge on Adidas kits, I see. Hopefully Villa see sense next season and we have the round, correct, badge back.
Can't see us stirring that hornets nest again after the last three years.
For the main badge anyway.
But an all white 1982-style third away kit with the old badge would be a nice option for Euro games.
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Looks like it was 'inspired' by the 70s Leeds badge, but it's much worse.
I would have stated the current Bolton badge on first glance. The BWEC instead of NUFSadface.
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National Union of Fucking Crybabies
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Fenella Fielding > Barbara Windsor.
Liz Fraser > Fenella Fielding
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National Union of Fucking Crybabies
Nay wUn Fookall Club
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Luton wearing the same home kit this season as last.
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Mad to see this.
https://x.com/JackGrimse/status/1819815059314692577 (https://x.com/JackGrimse/status/1819815059314692577)
Looks like it’s sold out over there, too.
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The American commentator during the Columbus Crew game was talking about how we played a pre season game in Texas, I think, a while back, and how he had some friends and family there. They were just starting to get into football at the time and were following the Premier League but didn't have a team, and ended up adopting Villa purely because they got the opportunity to go see them play. There's definitely a huge opportunity with these preseason tours to build a following, and whether we agree with their methods or not, we have people in charge of that kind of thing who know what they're doing.
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Mad to see this.
https://x.com/JackGrimse/status/1819815059314692577 (https://x.com/JackGrimse/status/1819815059314692577)
Have to say, Josh wears it well. The shirt looks great in the Chicago sun.
As an aside, how empty must Karlitto's life be. https://x.com/KARLFZONE/status/1819839877841899712
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This shirt is the scourge of our football club.
Mine’s now packed away with my old ones I don’t wear anymore and the ones that are just crimes of design.
If this shit streak continues it may very well have to be destroyed.
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Mad to see this.
https://x.com/JackGrimse/status/1819815059314692577 (https://x.com/JackGrimse/status/1819815059314692577)
Have to say, Josh wears it well. The shirt looks great in the Chicago sun.
As an aside, how empty must Karlitto's life be. https://x.com/KARLFZONE/status/1819839877841899712
I did laugh at that, what glory?! I haven't seen us win shit.
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Have to say, Josh wears it well. The shirt looks great in the Chicago sun.
As an aside, how empty must Karlitto's life be. https://x.com/KARLFZONE/status/1819839877841899712
Re : https://x.com/JackGrimse/status/1819815059314692577
I think that was in front of RB Arena in NJ (could be wrong though), but I will add that I spoke with Jack Grimse in Columbus and NJ and he was sound. Very knowledgeable about the Villa and engaging/filming with a lot of the Villa fans present. He's an independent youtuber and says he's a big Villa fan too.
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Any news on the away kit release?
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It has to be out in the next two weeks.
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Got mine. Love it, except for Trade Nation (notice it wasn't on the kits in the USA?) and Betano (as I don't like betting sponsorship) though it wasn't too bad.
And, the badge. I've not thought it looked too bad until I realised the drop shadow shit is on there and it's poor. Roll on a block colour on a kit.
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Just popped in to JD Tamworth expecting to see the kit for the first time, but they don’t have any kits out on display at all.
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No kits in JD Kingston
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There are none in Wickes.
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There are none in Wickes.
That would be funnier if you'd chosen a shop you'd ever actually been in ;)
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I assumed it was selling scented candles.
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They have some in JD Sports in Oxford Street London.
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Surely, the home of all evil.
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Do we know when the away and 3rd kits might get revealed?
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Do we know when the away and 3rd kits might get revealed?
You ask for too much
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Do we know when the away and 3rd kits might get revealed?
You'd imagine at least one of them will need to be revealed by the time we kick off against WHam on 17th August.
Aside from that, though ...
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Do we know when the away and 3rd kits might get revealed?
see the FAQ thread
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Do we know when the away and 3rd kits might get revealed?
You'd imagine at least one of them will need to be revealed by the time we kick off against WHam on 17th August.
Aside from that, though ...
That could be the reveal though. First glimpse we'll get is when they walk out.
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Id have hope that some of the training kit would be onsale now as well.
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Id have hope that some of the training kit would be onsale now as well.
Is the green stuff the actual training kit? Or is it pre-season wear? They've done that before now.
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Whatever it is, you cant buy it. Which seems like a missed opportunity. Again.
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Do we know when the away and 3rd kits might get revealed?
You'd imagine at least one of them will need to be revealed by the time we kick off against WHam on 17th August.
Aside from that, though ...
That could be the reveal though. First glimpse we'll get is when they walk out.
Yeah, that was what I've been thinking/wondering ...
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Whatever it is, you cant buy it. Which seems like a missed opportunity. Again.
Yep, though for once I actually have faith for the future. It's a multi year deal with adidas, who know what to do. This year was a very late change so planning etc delayed. The players had to wear that white thing for a couple of games, such is the delay.
Next year will be totally different, I'm sure.
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It’s only a missed opportunity if it’s an opportunity that’s actually been missed. I don’t think Heck or anyone in his commercial team are happy the list aren’t launched or are actively delaying the announcement. I posted an excellent podcast a couple of weeks back with a guy that worked at Adidas who gave a great explanation as to just what it takes to launch a kit. The design and agreement timeframe, pecking order, materials, other competitions, number of factories, supply chain and logistics all impact how fast they are made and delivered across the world.
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It’s only a missed opportunity if it’s an opportunity that’s actually been missed. I don’t think Heck or anyone in his commercial team are happy the list aren’t launched or are actively delaying the announcement. I posted an excellent podcast a couple of weeks back with a guy that worked at Adidas who gave a great explanation as to just what it takes to launch a kit. The design and agreement timeframe, pecking order, materials, other competitions, number of factories, supply chain and logistics all impact how fast they are made and delivered across the world.
Care to share?
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They are probably making an away kit launch video featuring Prince William, Tom Hanks, and Mrs Doyle.
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I think with Adidas and Heck, we will see an earlier launch next season, and certainly something in the shops for June.
They'll already be working on it.
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They are probably making an away kit launch video featuring Prince William, Tom Hanks, and Mrs Doyle.
Fair enough if so. Getting their schedules to align must be murder.
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I'd assume, given the time squeeze, there was an option to go with very generic templates and maybe get stuff out a bit quicker. I'd like to think they made the decision to have the delay in order to get some really good kit out that will reflect the levels of ambition and what not that we now have.
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They are probably making an away kit launch video featuring Prince William, Tom Hanks, and Mrs Doyle.
That'd be amazing. Green, white and orange 1994-inspired away kit, with the launch video with God, Mrs Doyle, and Brendan Gleeson in :)
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That'd be amazing. Green, white and orange 1994-inspired away kit, with the launch video with God, Mrs Doyle, and Brendan Gleeson in :)
Nice.
(https://www.oneills.com/media/catalog/product/cache/7c0093f75f453d86e7d165133c528de2/o/f/offaly-retro-jersey-cf-emer-wht-amb-20-1.jpg)
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Speaking of Mrs Doyle, Michael Redmond (Father Stone, the boring priest) has just started following me on Twitter. I was very excited.
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That'd be amazing. Green, white and orange 1994-inspired away kit, with the launch video with God, Mrs Doyle, and Brendan Gleeson in :)
Nice.
(https://www.oneills.com/media/catalog/product/cache/7c0093f75f453d86e7d165133c528de2/o/f/offaly-retro-jersey-cf-emer-wht-amb-20-1.jpg)
Nah, this is Nice.
(https://i.ibb.co/B6SJ5XL/nice-24-25-away-kit-16.jpg) (https://ibb.co/B6SJ5XL)
(https://i.ibb.co/2KCPrhv/nice-24-25-away-kit-4.jpg) (https://ibb.co/2KCPrhv)
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It’s only a missed opportunity if it’s an opportunity that’s actually been missed. I don’t think Heck or anyone in his commercial team are happy the list aren’t launched or are actively delaying the announcement. I posted an excellent podcast a couple of weeks back with a guy that worked at Adidas who gave a great explanation as to just what it takes to launch a kit. The design and agreement timeframe, pecking order, materials, other competitions, number of factories, supply chain and logistics all impact how fast they are made and delivered across the world.
Care to share?
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Rob's never worked for Adidas.
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Speaking of Mrs Doyle, Michael Redmond (Father Stone, the boring priest) has just started following me on Twitter. I was very excited.
He looks like a trophy
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Speaking of Mrs Doyle, Michael Redmond (Father Stone, the boring priest) has just started following me on Twitter. I was very excited.
He looks like a trophy
Entertaining Father Stone - The first episode of Father Ted I ever watched, on a black and white portable telly, in my girlfriends gaff in the middle of Salford University Halls at Castle Irwell. Think it was 1994? Absolutely pissed myself laughing, the hospital scene with his mum and dad was comedy gold. Ah, happy days....
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God forgive me for saying this but wouldn't it have been better if he'd been killed!
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God forgive me for saying this but wouldn't it have been better if he'd been killed!
God is an imaginary concept that helps one try to understand one's existence. But more importantly, that should have been a question mark after 'killed'.
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God forgive me for saying this but wouldn't it have been better if he'd been killed!
God is an imaginary concept that helps one try to understand one's existence. But more importantly, that should have been a question mark after 'killed'.
I copied and pasted from a Father Ted quotes page, sir 🙂
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That'd be amazing. Green, white and orange 1994-inspired away kit, with the launch video with God, Mrs Doyle, and Brendan Gleeson in :)
Nice.
(https://www.oneills.com/media/catalog/product/cache/7c0093f75f453d86e7d165133c528de2/o/f/offaly-retro-jersey-cf-emer-wht-amb-20-1.jpg)
Awfully Offaly.
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God forgive me for saying this but wouldn't it have been better if he'd been killed!
God is an imaginary concept that helps one try to understand one's existence. But more importantly, that should have been a question mark after 'killed'.
Doesn't that depend if it's a rhetorical question? It's been a long time but of the very few rules I remember I'm sure that was one of the times you don't need a question mark (because you don't want or expect an answer).
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At the start of the 24-25 season, Adidas will release retro jerseys for its "big" clubs as part of a 24-25 third retro collection. The kits that have been leaked so far.
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Retro Jackets 24/25
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Why da fuq aren't we a big club?
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Why da fuq aren't we a big club?
I wonder if they are doing retro gear for clubs from their past catalogue only.
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I've seen it reported in a few places that Newcastle were effectively in a higher tier in the Adidas pecking order than us.
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Forgive my ignorance, but whose is the grey shirt with the logo that looks like an aerial shot of a balding Pac-Man?
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I'm really hoping one of the kits will be a smasher for the 150th. I doubt it will be though.
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Forgive my ignorance, but whose is the grey shirt with the logo that looks like an aerial shot of a balding Pac-Man?
Real Madrid?
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Forgive my ignorance, but whose is the grey shirt with the logo that looks like an aerial shot of a balding Pac-Man?
Real Madrid?
😁 the one above.
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Dirty Leeds. Apologies, I see the Pac-Man now. That was the badge they had when they were mostly good. And especially dirty.
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Dirty Leeds. Apologies, I see the Pac-Man now. That was the badge they had when they were mostly good. And especially dirty.
Really? Wow, that's a shit fucking badge.
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Dirty Leeds. Apologies, I see the Pac-Man now. That was the badge they had when they were mostly good. And especially dirty.
Really? Wow, that's a shit fucking badge.
Wait till you hear about their sock tags.
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Went to East Mids airport on 25th July - No Villa shirt in JD Sports, but they did have Wolves, Arsenal and both City and United - shame the shirt was not on sale as I probably would have brought it.
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Went to East Mids airport on 25th July - No Villa shirt in JD Sports, but they did have Wolves, Arsenal and both City and United - shame the shirt was not on sale as I probably would have brought it.
York City and Colchester United shirts at East Midlands airport, whatever next!
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Went to East Mids airport on 25th July - No Villa shirt in JD Sports, but they did have Wolves, Arsenal and both City and United - shame the shirt was not on sale as I probably would have brought it.
I hope you invested your money in a huge Toblerone, 200 Superkings and a £9 pint instead?
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No, I did not buy any of the above, i only brought a bottle of water for the trip!!
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No, I did not buy any of the above, i only brought a bottle of water for the trip!!
Ah, just the £15 then.
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Went to East Mids airport on 25th July - No Villa shirt in JD Sports, but they did have Wolves, Arsenal and both City and United - shame the shirt was not on sale as I probably would have brought it.
York City and Colchester United shirts at East Midlands airport, whatever next!
That's obviously not the city & united Sid meant. Got to be Lincoln City and Peterborough United, ain't it? Guessing East Midlands is more vaguely-local to them.
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East Mids Lesta City and Long Eaton United
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So, my new shirt arrived the day we played Columbus Crew. I wore it watching all three US games and we lost them all.
This immediately led to world-wide talk of the shirt being cursed.
I retired it. It’s now in a storage box above a wardrobe in a spare room (the laundry-gym), along with other Villa shirts I no longer wear.
…and we start winning!
That is undeniable, fact upon fact, scientifically proven evidence that the curse is real and only mitigated by entombing in plastic Ikea storage.
And now I have to get a new shirt. >:(
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Totally reasonable Dogtanian. You’ve done the right thing by all of us and your sacrifice is much appreciated.
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And you can still wear your shirt when there are no Villa games. Mostly June really.
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Thankyou for your kind words of solace in these dark times!
I'm hoping the away kit will be out soon so I can start rebuilding my life before WHAM! away.
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So it's specifically your shirt that's cursed and not the kit in general? A much easier problem to solve, thankfully.
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So when, between now and 1730 next Saturday are we going to launch our away strip?
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So when, between now and 1730 next Saturday are we going to launch our away strip?
Maybe we’re not going to have an away kit, and everyone else will have to change shirts in deference to us.
To be frank, it’s the very least they ought to do.
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So when, between now and 1730 next Saturday are we going to launch our away strip?
Fucking hell, I hadn't realised how close we are to the start of the season until I read this.
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West Ham are probably the only team we really really need an away kit to play against. We'd get away with the home one against most others.
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because the home kit was launched late i can understand why they are delaying the away launch , to avoid cannibilisation of home shirt sales
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we're pretty crap at the logistics of new kits.
Videos, good. the rest, meh.
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Maybe we're playing in skins
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West Ham are probably the only team we really really need an away kit to play against. We'd get away with the home one against most others.
Not really, pretty much all teams who play in red are a clash too.
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West Ham are probably the only team we really really need an away kit to play against. We'd get away with the home one against most others.
Not really, pretty much all teams who play in red are a clash too.
For TV maybe, but I reckon we'd get away with it as far as the players are concerned.
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West Ham are probably the only team we really really need an away kit to play against. We'd get away with the home one against most others.
Not really, pretty much all teams who play in red are a clash too.
For TV maybe, but I reckon we'd get away with it as far as the players are concerned.
I remember Arsenal wore their home kit at Villa Park in the 90s at least once
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It’s down to the ref, isn’t it? If the ref thinks there is a clash on a piece of kit, you have to change it.
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Some of this season's shirt numbers look very silly e.g. the 4s and 7s.
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West Ham are probably the only team we really really need an away kit to play against. We'd get away with the home one against most others.
Not really, pretty much all teams who play in red are a clash too.
For TV maybe, but I reckon we'd get away with it as far as the players are concerned.
I remember Arsenal wore their home kit at Villa Park in the 90s at least once
Did they ?
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West Ham are probably the only team we really really need an away kit to play against. We'd get away with the home one against most others.
Not really, pretty much all teams who play in red are a clash too.
For TV maybe, but I reckon we'd get away with it as far as the players are concerned.
Yeah but which of those views do you think carries the most weight?
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Sneak peak at the new club shop under construction. Looks quite spacious.
https://x.com/avfcry/status/1821623387388834190?s=46
Edit: I see this is also in the Villa Park Redevelopment thread
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Sneak peak at the new club shop under construction. Looks quite spacious.
https://x.com/avfcry/status/1821623387388834190?s=46
Edit: I see this is also in the Villa Park Redevelopment thread
Looks like a 1980s Moscow department store, is there a queue outside?
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West Ham are probably the only team we really really need an away kit to play against. We'd get away with the home one against most others.
Not really, pretty much all teams who play in red are a clash too.
For TV maybe, but I reckon we'd get away with it as far as the players are concerned.
I remember Arsenal wore their home kit at Villa Park in the 90s at least once
I think you are right about that. I seem to remember them in red at VP. Maybe the game when Wright scored a hat-trick before he missed the CWC final?
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Maybe west ham can reciprocate the time when they only brought a home kit to VP and we agreed to play in our away kit
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Not sure of the location of this one....
(https://c8.alamy.com/comp/HNMGEX/ian-wright-gareth-southgate-aston-villa-v-arsenal-aston-villa-v-arsenal-HNMGEX.jpg)
Not even a change of shorts!
Edit - another one, although the white on their sleeves makes it less clashy
(https://prints.colorsport.co.uk/p/210/arsenal-v-aston-villa-28370476.jpg.webp)
Edit - and again...
(https://c8.alamy.com/comp/G6Y3YM/soccer-carling-premier-league-aston-villa-vs-arsenal-steve-morrow-G6Y3YM.jpg)
I'd imagine commercialism has a lot to do with how often teams wear away kits, but to be fair, I'd be annoyed if I bought one and we only wore it once a season.
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Well the first pic is 95/96 Season at Villa. Could be League or League Cup Semi.
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Not sure of the location of this one....
(https://c8.alamy.com/comp/HNMGEX/ian-wright-gareth-southgate-aston-villa-v-arsenal-aston-villa-v-arsenal-HNMGEX.jpg)
Not even a change of shorts!
Edit - another one, although the white on their sleeves makes it less clashy
(https://prints.colorsport.co.uk/p/210/arsenal-v-aston-villa-28370476.jpg.webp)
Edit - and again...
(https://c8.alamy.com/comp/G6Y3YM/soccer-carling-premier-league-aston-villa-vs-arsenal-steve-morrow-G6Y3YM.jpg)
I'd imagine commercialism has a lot to do with how often teams wear away kits, but to be fair, I'd be annoyed if I bought one and we only wore it once a season.
It used to drive my grandad round the bend, his eyes were starting to go at that point (well, eye - one of them was glass) and he couldn’t make out who anyone played for if they were further away than the edge of the penalty area (sat North Stand upper).
He also drove like an absolute lunatic in the roads around the Cotswolds, where he lived. Was absolutely terrifying belting up country lanes, paying no attention to the speed limit at all, only one working eye which he could barely see out of, knowing that he was old enough that he’d not needed to take a driving test. I swear he was just working off muscle memory.
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It used to drive my grandad round the bend, his eyes were starting to go at that point (well, eye - one of them was glass) and he couldn’t make out who anyone played for if they were further away than the edge of the penalty area (sat North Stand upper).
He also drove like an absolute lunatic in the roads around the Cotswolds, where he lived. Was absolutely terrifying belting up country lanes, paying no attention to the speed limit at all, only one working eye which he could barely see out of, knowing that he was old enough that he’d not needed to take a driving test. I swear he was just working off muscle memory.
Did he ever consider becoming a Premier League referee?
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Not sure of the location of this one....
(https://c8.alamy.com/comp/HNMGEX/ian-wright-gareth-southgate-aston-villa-v-arsenal-aston-villa-v-arsenal-HNMGEX.jpg)
Not even a change of shorts!
Edit - another one, although the white on their sleeves makes it less clashy
(https://prints.colorsport.co.uk/p/210/arsenal-v-aston-villa-28370476.jpg.webp)
Edit - and again...
(https://c8.alamy.com/comp/G6Y3YM/soccer-carling-premier-league-aston-villa-vs-arsenal-steve-morrow-G6Y3YM.jpg)
I'd imagine commercialism has a lot to do with how often teams wear away kits, but to be fair, I'd be annoyed if I bought one and we only wore it once a season.
Being colourblind, I wouldn't have been able to tell the difference at all.
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We wore home kit at Highbury in the Chrissy Price game in 1990. Arsenal wore red in three successive visits to VP starting in 1995. I'm pretty sure we wore home kit at Old Trafford and Anfield in 89-90 as well.
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Didn't the tradition of one team wearing brighter shirts, and the opposition wearing dark, continue long after black and white television sets were superceded?
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New store opening next week so imagine that will be the marketing vehicle for the away kit launch.
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The new and improved Villa Store will open its doors to supporters next week! 👀
See you all there next Friday!
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Kids shirts definitely come up small. My 9yo needed an 11-12 and he's regular size for his age.
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The special shirts worn during the first two friendlies are up for Auction.
https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2024/august/09/Charity-auction-for-matchworn-kits-set-to-launch/
I suspect some players names might not go for as much as others.....
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Interesting black shirt in the background of the new store pic. Can’t tell if it says Betano or Adidas on the chest.
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The special shirts worn during the first two friendlies are up for Auction.
https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2024/august/09/Charity-auction-for-matchworn-kits-set-to-launch/
I suspect some players names might not go for as much as others.....
TBF they weren’t special in any way. But it’s for Charity!
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Interesting black shirt in the background of the new store pic. Can’t tell if it says Betano or Adidas on the chest.
Just spotted that…unless it’s a red herring then it looks like black shirt with sky blue highlights and sky blue shirt with black highlights. Both have Betano on the chest, however I reckon they’ll just be stock images rather than a sneak peak of the away and third kits.
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Interesting black shirt in the background of the new store pic. Can’t tell if it says Betano or Adidas on the chest.
Just spotted that…unless it’s a red herring then it looks like black shirt with sky blue highlights and sky blue shirt with black highlights. Both have Betano on the chest, however I reckon they’ll just be stock images rather than a sneak peak of the away and third kits.
I don't think they are stock images, I did a proper zoom in and you can see slight differences between the shirts on each level, particularly the badges, they're not as prominent further down. Maybe they have edited it for that effect but it seems odd. I'd say that's probably the kit although it would be an odd thing to do.
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If they’re opening on the 16th and we have to play WHAM! in our away kit on the 17th, then it’s a good possibility they’re going to launch the away that day, whatever it is.
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Interesting black shirt in the background of the new store pic. Can’t tell if it says Betano or Adidas on the chest.
Just spotted that…unless it’s a red herring then it looks like black shirt with sky blue highlights and sky blue shirt with black highlights. Both have Betano on the chest, however I reckon they’ll just be stock images rather than a sneak peak of the away and third kits.
I don't think they are stock images, I did a proper zoom in and you can see slight differences between the shirts on each level, particularly the badges, they're not as prominent further down. Maybe they have edited it for that effect but it seems odd. I'd say that's probably the kit although it would be an odd thing to do.
They're the same images from the CGI footage months ago.
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Interesting black shirt in the background of the new store pic. Can’t tell if it says Betano or Adidas on the chest.
Just spotted that…unless it’s a red herring then it looks like black shirt with sky blue highlights and sky blue shirt with black highlights. Both have Betano on the chest, however I reckon they’ll just be stock images rather than a sneak peak of the away and third kits.
I don't think they are stock images, I did a proper zoom in and you can see slight differences between the shirts on each level, particularly the badges, they're not as prominent further down. Maybe they have edited it for that effect but it seems odd. I'd say that's probably the kit although it would be an odd thing to do.
They're the same images from the CGI footage months ago.
That would make more sense.
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I’ve bought one off the internet from Thailand for £15, I’ll let you know how I get on when it’s delivered.
And for anyone thinking of asking ‘and what about a Villa kit’, don’t, these are dangerous times.
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I’ve bought one off the internet from Thailand for £15, I’ll let you know how I get on when it’s delivered.
And for anyone thinking of asking ‘and what about a Villa kit’, don’t, these are dangerous times.
They're $5-ish on Aliexpress including shipping to US ! Don't know what the quality is like though.
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Sheffield Wednesday have warned that home fans wearing counterfeit shirts at Hillsborough could be ejected from the stadium.
The South Yorkshire club issued a statement on their website, external to "respectfully request" that supporters refrain from wearing fake shirts at home games.
Wednesday stated: “Anyone found to be wearing a fake shirt inside Hillsborough could be asked to leave, with information passed on to the relevant parties.”
They have also made it clear that staff at the official club shop will refuse requests to add numbers or letters to counterfeit shirts.
In a statement titled 'brand protection', the club said sales of fake shirts can "impact directly on club revenues" and official club merchandise could be bought from the Owls Megastore or online store.
"Although we cannot prevent supporters from wearing counterfeit shirts away from Hillsborough, we do respectfully request that such products are not displayed inside the stadium," the statement added.
The Owls begin their Championship campaign on Sunday at home to Plymouth (16:00 BST).
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No mention of the organised crime or human rights issues, I see!
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I’ve bought one off the internet from Thailand for £15, I’ll let you know how I get on when it’s delivered.
And for anyone thinking of asking ‘and what about a Villa kit’, don’t, these are dangerous times.
They're $5-ish on Aliexpress including shipping to US ! Don't know what the quality is like though.
Ive ordered a england shirt and a retro villa one from a site i know. Honestly the quality is fantastic. Not from ali express but another site i know. Its like £15 with postage and comes within 7-10 days. I bought the recent england away one and you couldnt tell it was a replica if you saw me walking down the street.
Sadly i think alot more people will eventually turn to this as the kits are so expensive
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No mention of the organised crime or human rights issues, I see!
‘Don Pablo, there is too much heat in the cocaine industry at present, I think we should focus our efforts on fake Sheffield Wednesday shirts’
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No mention of the organised crime or human rights issues, I see!
‘Don Pablo, there is too much heat in the cocaine industry at present, I think we should focus our efforts on fake Sheffield Wednesday shirts’
Of course, there is no money in it and the counterfeiters are doing it out of love for the poor! ::)
https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2024/july/eight-arrested-and-100000-of-fake-football-shirts-seized-as-police-tackle-counterfeiting-during-euro-2024/ (https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2024/july/eight-arrested-and-100000-of-fake-football-shirts-seized-as-police-tackle-counterfeiting-during-euro-2024/)
“While a fake football shirt may seem like a harmless bargain, the proceeds from counterfeit goods can often fund other criminal activity such as money laundering, forced labour and drug operations, with counterfeiting now thought to be the second largest source of criminal income worldwide after illegal drugs.”
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Sheffield Wednesday have warned that home fans wearing counterfeit shirts at Hillsborough could be ejected from the stadium.
The South Yorkshire club issued a statement on their website, external to "respectfully request" that supporters refrain from wearing fake shirts at home games.
Wednesday stated: “Anyone found to be wearing a fake shirt inside Hillsborough could be asked to leave, with information passed on to the relevant parties.”
They have also made it clear that staff at the official club shop will refuse requests to add numbers or letters to counterfeit shirts.
In a statement titled 'brand protection', the club said sales of fake shirts can "impact directly on club revenues" and official club merchandise could be bought from the Owls Megastore or online store.
"Although we cannot prevent supporters from wearing counterfeit shirts away from Hillsborough, we do respectfully request that such products are not displayed inside the stadium," the statement added.
The Owls begin their Championship campaign on Sunday at home to Plymouth (16:00 BST).
They as a club, need to focus more on crimes committed on the pitch rather than off it . Pricks.
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And the kids making the ‘authentic’ ones in Bangladesh have all got gold plated pensions and arrive at work on Sedan chairs.
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If adidas, who have some real ethical questions to answer themselves when it comes to their activities down the years, want to charge £80 for 10 quid’s worth of nylon shirt then it’s a no brainer that someone will step in and knock out the same stuff for much less.
My son bought a fake adidas Belgium shirt the other day for £15 - the Tin Tin light blue shirt ( with Tielemans on the back) and I’d struggle to spot it’s a fake. Might be easier to spot fake Villa shirts though I suppose.
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The reality is you can perfectly afford to buy the real thing, but you’re a tight arse who would rather give money to criminals to do criminal things than go without something yourself.
That’s without even touching on the robbing the club, the economy, the NHS, and everyone else that’s no longer seeing a penny of what you’ve spent.
Be as sarcastic as you like, you know it’s wrong.
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The Comorra used to have a racket with all the fake handbags. What a jolly bunch they are.
I dont see why you'd buy a fugazi shirt.
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The reality is you can perfectly afford to buy the real thing
Tell my 18 year old, minimum wage - earning lad, who paid £55 quid last week for a ticket on the Holte for Arsenal, that he can perfectly afford to spunk £80 for a shirt that will be replaced in 10 months
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I dunno. I don't want to be po faced about things as it's not really a big deal, but there's plenty I can't afford so don't buy it. If you want a Villa shirt, buy one, save if you cannot or annoy a parent into buying one for you. If you've bought a fake then you've not bought a Villa shirt, so you're £15 further off affording it.
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The reality is you can perfectly afford to buy the real thing
Tell my 18 year old, minimum wage - earning lad, who paid £55 quid for a ticket on the Holte for Arsenal last week, that he can perfectly afford to spunk £80 for a shirt that will be replaced in 10 months
Think the point was that people are quite happy to support things they know are awful rather than go without something that they deem too expensive. I'd say your 18 year old probably doesn't need a new jersey this season, but he wants one.
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‘Robbing the club’
I paid £135 for two authentic shirts last week that have a value close to a tenner, only one direction any robbery is happening.
As for the rest, good on you, I’m sure you will get your reward in heaven for the virtuous life you are leading.
‘We are all part of the same hypocrisy’
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The reality is you can perfectly afford to buy the real thing
Tell my 18 year old, minimum wage - earning lad, who paid £55 quid last week for a ticket on the Holte for Arsenal, that he can perfectly afford to spunk £80 for a shirt that will be replaced in 10 months
The shirts we all know will sell for £20-30 in 10 months time?
Or maybe tell your lad if he only has enough money to buy one thing or another, maybe he should choose which one he wants more?
Pretty sure if I’d only had enough money for a Twix as a kid, my parents wouldn’t think it was okay for me to rob a Mars bar if I wanted that too.
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I get the criminal element, they're a bunch of wrong uns. But the reason I buy something, is specifically for a want/need for that product.
I'm no Scouser, stuff splashed with brand names isn't for me. But if I wanted say a pair of jeans, then why would I buy something that isn't that brand of jeans? The £100 you might save doesn't make up for the fact you haven't bought what you want.
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Some great parental advice going on here, cheers. When he gets down from the chimney I’ll tell him he must save harder.
And if anyone is genuinely interested in adidas’ murky business and sports politics history, Barbara Smit’s Pitch Invasion is a fantastic read. A few Villa refs in there as well.
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Some great parental advice going on here, cheers. When he gets down from the chimney I’ll tell him he must save harder.
And if anyone is genuinely interested in adidas’ murky business and sports politics history, Barbara Smit’s Pitch Battle is a fantastic read. A few Villa refs in there as well.
Go on, buy it for him. Have a heart for the poor lad!
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Some great parental advice going on here, cheers. When he gets down from the chimney I’ll tell him he must save harder.
And if anyone is genuinely interested in adidas’ murky business and sports politics history, Barbara Smit’s Pitch Battle is a fantastic read. A few Villa refs in there as well.
Go on, buy it for him. Have a heart for the poor lad!
Last night he was in the pub with his mates in my 1987 Hummel away kit. Original, not the fake version that Villa sell in their club shop these days.
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Some of the fakes are better quality than the real stuff .
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I get the criminal element, they're a bunch of wrong uns. But the reason I buy something, is specifically for a want/need for that product.
There's a difference between a want and a need though. You might need a new pair of jeans, but you don't need a pair of InsertBrandName £150 jeans.
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I get the criminal element, they're a bunch of wrong uns. But the reason I buy something, is specifically for a want/need for that product.
There's a difference between a want and a need though. You might need a new pair of jeans, but you don't need a pair of InsertBrandName £150 jeans.
Yes I do.
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Some great parental advice going on here, cheers. When he gets down from the chimney I’ll tell him he must save harder.
And if anyone is genuinely interested in adidas’ murky business and sports politics history, Barbara Smit’s Pitch Battle is a fantastic read. A few Villa refs in there as well.
Go on, buy it for him. Have a heart for the poor lad!
Last night he was in the pub with his mates in my 1987 Hummel away kit. Original, not the fake version that Villa sell in their club shop these days.
Mines coming up to the age he'd fit in the old Muller ones. They'll be at my parents but I reckon I wore mine to death with the 1000s of goals I scored for us in my back garden.
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Some great parental advice going on here, cheers. When he gets down from the chimney I’ll tell him he must save harder.
And if anyone is genuinely interested in adidas’ murky business and sports politics history, Barbara Smit’s Pitch Battle is a fantastic read. A few Villa refs in there as well.
Go on, buy it for him. Have a heart for the poor lad!
Last night he was in the pub with his mates in my 1987 Hummel away kit. Original, not the fake version that Villa sell in their club shop these days.
So now he’s wearing stolen goods? Robbed off his own dad? :P
I’m not trying to be an arsehole, I’d be a shit parent.
I just think a lot of kids are bloody brainwashed these days. Everything has to be a label, and you have to have a phone that costs the best part of a grand, and you need Netflix and Spotify and Xbox Ultimate and god knows what else on subscription.
And then they wonder why they don’t have any money left. It’s the modern culture to want everything I guess.
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Would we all have the same moral objections to watching ‘unofficial’ streams of Villa matches?
Feel free to ‘plead the 5th’ but surely the same arguments against apply?
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Not a concern for me.
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It's odd to see the younger teen-ish generation turning so hard back to "fast fashion". It doesn't feel that long ago that the younger generation had been putting pressure on Primark and sweatshops and the likes, but now Sheen, Temu, AliExpress etc are all doing massive business and none of the people using them seem to have a single qualm about it. Capitalism at work, I guess.
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The reality is you can perfectly afford to buy the real thing, but you’re a tight arse who would rather give money to criminals to do criminal things than go without something yourself.
That’s without even touching on the robbing the club, the economy, the NHS, and everyone else that’s no longer seeing a penny of what you’ve spent.
Be as sarcastic as you like, you know it’s wrong.
Just because you can afford it doesn't mean everyone can. Take it you missed the cost of living crisis ? 😁
Make kits more affordable for fans
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Not sure they include the cost of a new football top when calculating the cost of living?
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Buy whatever you like brother.
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I get the criminal element, they're a bunch of wrong uns. But the reason I buy something, is specifically for a want/need for that product.
I'm no Scouser, stuff splashed with brand names isn't for me. But if I wanted say a pair of jeans, then why would I buy something that isn't that brand of jeans? The £100 you might save doesn't make up for the fact you haven't bought what you want.
Agree totally.
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People would feel less inclined to buy dodgy rip off kits if the actual things weren’t insanely overpriced.
To bring morals into it, how moral is it to be buying the official kit when it is in all likelihood made by little slave kids in factories in Bangladesh or some such place?
It is pretty much impossible to be buying anything these days which does not have exploitation in the supply chain. Whether that be cheap tat at Primark or £80 replica football shirts (which aren’t even fucking ‘replica’ any more because they found another way to squeeze even more money out of fans).
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Talking of criminality, I lay that squarely at the kit manufacturer and football clubs. Minimum wage workers in Cambodia producing shirts for less than a tenner which then retail at £80. Greed, pure and simple.
I guess you have to factor in shipping, freight and customs duties, but still a rip off.
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It's a genius bit of business though, what other manufacturer would have people queuing up to part with £100 for a really badly made 100% polyester T-shirt?
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It's a genius bit of business though, what other manufacturer would have people queuing up to part with £100 for a really badly made 100% polyester T-shirt?
Versace.
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It's a genius bit of business though, what other manufacturer would have people queuing up to part with £100 for a really badly made 100% polyester T-shirt?
Versace.
Hmmm, do they have many for under £100, or 100% polyester? I don't like the brand, but they also don't look that badly made to me.
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‘We are all part of the same hypocrisy’
'But never think that it applies to Unai Emery.'
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It's a genius bit of business though, what other manufacturer would have people queuing up to part with £100 for a really badly made 100% polyester T-shirt?
Versace.
Hmmm, do they have many for under £100, or 100% polyester? I don't like the brand, but they also don't look that badly made to me.
https://www.vestiairecollective.com/men-clothing/t-shirts/versace/multicolour-polyester-versace-t-shirt-44683199.shtml
As you say, probably costs way more than £100, it was just the 'luxury' brand that came to mind when discussing overpriced polyester tat.
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Football kits are pure tat anyway . If there's one thing buying a fake copy of makes sense it's insanely overpriced football tops as they are all made of cheap materials in third world sweat shops anyway. Fake makes total sense here.
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Well, of course if they don't sell loads of expensive tops then the next kit deal will be for £150 a season with Aldi Avenue or Tu at Sainsbury.
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It's a genius bit of business though, what other manufacturer would have people queuing up to part with £100 for a really badly made 100% polyester T-shirt?
Versace.
Hmmm, do they have many for under £100, or 100% polyester? I don't like the brand, but they also don't look that badly made to me.
I wouldn’t count on it. These designer brands RRP have absolutely no link to quality (when it comes to t shirts and jeans specifically). It’s all about buying the brand and protecting its image.
As far as kits are concerned, we’ve been marketed to accept the costs and the fact it’s every season too.
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I wouldn’t count on it. These designer brands RRP have absolutely no link to quality (when it comes to t shirts and jeans specifically). It’s all about buying the brand and protecting its image.
They wouldn't have an image to protect if they turned out stuff that was similar in quality to football shirts.
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I wouldn’t count on it. These designer brands RRP have absolutely no link to quality (when it comes to t shirts and jeans specifically). It’s all about buying the brand and protecting its image.
They wouldn't have an image to protect if they turned out stuff that was similar in quality to football shirts.
Sadly rarely the case for their retail stuff. The quality is often no better
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Quality designer clothing lasts.
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About 30 odd years ago when i was a care-free young ****** about town in that London, I used to buy Armani jeans. They were about £110 at the time, wihch was obscene in 1992.
However, they absolutely were higher quality.
I have a couple of pairs of Gant jeans atm, which are not really exorbitantly priced, but are a bit spendy, and they've both been washed 100 times and the colour hasn't changed a bit.
I agree with Ads. Sometimes more expensive clothing really is of higher quality.
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It is. I think frank probably buys Tommy Hilfinger clobber.
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It is. I think frank probably buys Tommy Hilfinger clobber.
Never heard of him. Show me a “designer” t shirt that’s actually worth £200/£300 and better quality than your bog standard fruit of the loom.
Anyway the knockoff football kits won’t last many washes before the badges peel off. But for a few quid it’s arguably better value
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About 30 odd years ago when i was a care-free young ****** about town in that London, I used to buy Armani jeans. They were about £110 at the time, wihch was obscene in 1992.
However, they absolutely were higher quality.
I have a couple of pairs of Gant jeans atm, which are not really exorbitantly priced, but are a bit spendy, and they've both been washed 100 times and the colour hasn't changed a bit.
I agree with Ads. Sometimes more expensive clothing really is of higher quality.
I always craved a pair of Armani jeans back in the day. I’d recommend Huit (UK based and made) and also Nudie jeans.
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Designer gear eg. Versace , Givenchy, Saint Lauren etc is generally well made and quality materials and stitching etc, totally overpriced but unlike football tat, the quality is there .
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Designer gear eg. Versace , Gucci, Saint Lauren etc is generally well made and quality materials and stitching etc, totally overpriced but unlike football tat, the quality is there .
My lads had Off White , Kith and others… they’ve all faired poorly. His Kith cargos have practically fallen apart and the T shirts are out of shape after a couple of washes. Best to buy stuff from companies that specialise IMO
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I prefer to get the $100+ clothes on clearance at TJ Maxx for $20, eg. Calvin Klein, Adidas, Helly Hansen, etc. I don't ever buy the super luxury designer brands.
Soccer boots are the perfect example, I used to buy $150 preds, but I would blow the sides out after a year on the astroturf fields over here, so now I buy $20 Chinese no-name boots with an AG plate and they last longer too.
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Footwear is definitely worth the extra if you are buying from the quality brands eg Bally , Grenson etc. Cheap shoes (Dune etc) are a false economy
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Footwear is definitely worth the extra if you are buying from the quality brands eg Bally , Grenson etc. Cheap shoes (Dune etc) are a false economy
I’m a big fan of Grenson shoes.
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Footwear is definitely worth the extra if you are buying from the quality brands eg Bally , Grenson etc. Cheap shoes (Dune etc) are a false economy
I’m a big fan of Grenson shoes.
Worth paying for the name as they are also quality and built to last so end up being good value .
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I got my new kit with the CL patch, I thought that our patches would show the trophy with a "1" inside for our win in 82?
Do they only come along when we get to the knock outs.
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May have missed it on previous pages, but any sign of the away kits yet? Guessing we will be playing in it on the weekend.
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I reckon we will hear something in the next couple of days and it will be in the new shop on Friday.
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I can't wait to see the away kit.
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I got my new kit with the CL patch, I thought that our patches would show the trophy with a "1" inside for our win in 82?
Do they only come along when we get to the knock outs.
I read somewhere that you you need a minimum number of wins t ohave this accolade. It might be 3 or 5, cant remember.
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Juventus third kit by Adidas. Simple, old Adidas logo and would be lovely with the Villa lion.
https://x.com/hltco/status/1822948714031312911?s=46
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According to The Athletic, we have the third best looking kit in the Premier League this year;
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5684513/2024/08/12/premier-league-home-kits-rankings/ (https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5684513/2024/08/12/premier-league-home-kits-rankings/)
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Juventus third kit by Adidas. Simple, old Adidas logo and would be lovely with the Villa lion.
https://x.com/hltco/status/1822948714031312911?s=46
That looks nice.
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they always look nicer without the sponsor name plastered all over it
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Juventus third kit by Adidas. Simple, old Adidas logo and would be lovely with the Villa lion.
https://x.com/hltco/status/1822948714031312911?s=46
I think they have to consider you one of their "premium" clients to be able to use the old logo on the kit?
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Juventus third kit by Adidas. Simple, old Adidas logo and would be lovely with the Villa lion.
https://x.com/hltco/status/1822948714031312911?s=46
I think they have to consider you one of their "premium" clients to be able to use the old logo on the kit?
I think you're right.
I'd like it if they brought out a claret and blue pair of classic specials for footwear.
Got the Handball ones at the moment that have seen better days and a limited run of Gazelles in navy, where unfortunately excessive turns on the Popeye ride at Universal has seen them fade a bit. Holding out just in case.
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I’d be all over any adidas originals stuff they produce for us.
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Juventus third kit by Adidas. Simple, old Adidas logo and would be lovely with the Villa lion.
https://x.com/hltco/status/1822948714031312911?s=46
I think they have to consider you one of their "premium" clients to be able to use the old logo on the kit?
Man United are selling long sleeved away kits with the trefoil logo on. And I noticed that Leeds’ adidas kit is £15 cheaper in JD than ours and Celtic’s is a tenner cheaper from JD.
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Juventus third kit by Adidas. Simple, old Adidas logo and would be lovely with the Villa lion.
https://x.com/hltco/status/1822948714031312911?s=46
I think they have to consider you one of their "premium" clients to be able to use the old logo on the kit?
Man United are selling long sleeved away kits with the trefoil logo on. And I noticed that Leeds’ adidas kit is £15 cheaper in JD than ours and Celtic’s is a tenner cheaper from JD.
Yeah, but Leeds and Celtic aren't worth more.
I'd love a long sleeve again.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GUyhcfJXkAAsO06?format=jpg&name=small)
Going for the lavender/ lilac ;)/ pink'ish ;) look.
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Away kit to be launched on Friday
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Away kit to be launched on Friday
Was it the post above yours with the date on that gave it away?! ;)
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Going for the lavender look.
It's a tribute to Private Pike. A nice touch by Villa.
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There is no way its those colours. Too similar to our home
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We're getting Real Madrid's 22/23 away kit recycled
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(https://i.ibb.co/vxjSsB3/20240812-181843.jpg) (https://ibb.co/vxjSsB3)
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They look quite nice.
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(https://i.ibb.co/vxjSsB3/20240812-181843.jpg) (https://ibb.co/vxjSsB3)
Ah Lavender stripes! Looks bog standard really dun it.
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Looks like the white ones we wore for the first preseason games, just with purple stripes.
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Isn’t that pretty much what we wore at Walsall?
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I quite like white away strips, but honestly that's incredibly boring.
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Looks a bit plain which can be good or bad depending on the little details. Will need to see it up close, but a white away makes sense in an anniversary season.
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I’m going to struggle to justify paying £15 for that on a Jekyll site
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This is was always going to be how late a deal between the club and Adidas was.
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Hope it's not plain white shorts and socks too.
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Nowt wrong with that. I like it
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Lavender stripes with grey collar? 😵💫
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Even a side panel colour like their templates would have helped
I'm sure it will look nice up close, but even so...
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I like it. Nice and simple...
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It would look so much better with the correct badge.
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Looks a bit plain which can be good or bad depending on the little details. Will need to see it up close, but a white away makes sense in an anniversary season.
I guess the shorts will be the same colour as the adidas stripes maybe?
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Aston Villa and adidas will proudly unveil our new away kit for the 2024/25 season on Friday, August 16!
All supporters are invited to the club's launch event at Villa Park starting from this Friday.
Villa's new away kit will be sold from our newly-refurbished Villa Store, which opens its doors for the first time on Friday.
And you can be among the first to get your hands on the jersey and see all the stunning new features in-store.
Attending fans will be privy to a host of exciting activities across both Friday and Saturday, truly making it a moment to remember.
An official store opening with club officials will also take place shortly before the doors open at 9am.
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I’m going to struggle to justify paying £15 for that on a Jekyll site
Any more than an Ayrton and they're mugging you off. You slag.
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(https://i.ibb.co/vxjSsB3/20240812-181843.jpg) (https://ibb.co/vxjSsB3)
Hmmm. That feels like one I might have to see in person.
I saw the home on same in the arndale centre in Manchester yesterday, the claret is very dark but I do like it. More than I expected to, it’s genuinely a dead nice home shirt.
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Villa have never made a white shirt I can’t get ketchup down.
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I saw the home on same in the arndale centre in Manchester yesterday, the claret is very dark but I do like it. More than I expected to, it’s genuinely a dead nice home shirt.
The Villa shirt on sale in the heart of Red Manc/Citeh land. World domination awaits.
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How creative
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Our away kit should always be white and our third kit should always be mental.
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(https://i.ibb.co/vxjSsB3/20240812-181843.jpg) (https://ibb.co/vxjSsB3)
Ah Lavender stripes! Looks bog standard really dun it.
Hang on, that's Lilac not Lavender .
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If its white i'd prefer deep claret trim, deep claret shorts and socks to match . Lilac / Pastel colours feels a bit Monet .
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GUzxIUDXEAAvSst?format=jpg&name=900x900)
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Not on sale in Preston JD, only the usual Liverpool and Man Utd kits.
Any idea when the GK kit will be available? My 10 year old is desperate for one but can't find it anywhere yet.
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Not on sale in Preston JD, only the usual Liverpool and Man Utd kits.
Any idea when the GK kit will be available? My 10 year old is desperate for one but can't find it anywhere yet.
There were plenty in the club shop last week although I dont suppose that helps if you are in Preston
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Our away kit should always be white and our third kit should always be mental.
From the comments that McGinn would like it AND the Scottish history from the birth of the club, I reckon it will be a Ramsey Blue or even full tartan.
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Bit underwealmed if honest.
Might be ok with lilac shorts and white socks. Hope the 3rd is a bit more innovative
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Not on sale in Preston JD, only the usual Liverpool and Man Utd kits.
Any idea when the GK kit will be available? My 10 year old is desperate for one but can't find it anywhere yet.
There were plenty in the club shop last week although I dont suppose that helps if you are in Preston
Moving to Holland later this week - so need to buy online! None in the online store a couple of days ago but will check again.
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The Adidas and sponsor logos appear to be black. Might be a very dark claret (like the home shirt) which would be better.
I'd prefer it if the claret and blue collar extended all the way round to the front, rather than being a plain white V.
Overall, looks simple and fine but could have been better, and isn't as nice as the home shirt.
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If its white i'd prefer deep claret trim, deep claret shorts and socks to match . Lilac / Pastel colours feels a bit Monet .
There were some claret shorts and socks released with the home kit weren't there? Presume then that the shorts will be light blue and the socks white?
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It looks pretty generic, take the badge and sponsor off and it's what you'd see on the sale rack for a fiver. Instead it will be £80.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GUzxIUDXEAAvSst?format=jpg&name=900x900)
That looks more sky blue than any shade of lilac, which makes sense. If the logo and stripes on the collar are claret, which they kind of look like, then it makes more sense as a kit than lilac, but it's still quite simple.
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That's a shame, I liked the Real Madrid style shirt.
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The badge is a total train crash .
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The first home and away kits were always going to be safe. Once we have Adidas for a few years they will start to get bolder. Fully expect the third kit will have more artistic licence.
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Lovely away shirt.
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I saw the home on same in the arndale centre in Manchester yesterday, the claret is very dark but I do like it. More than I expected to, it’s genuinely a dead nice home shirt.
The Villa shirt on sale in the heart of Red Manc/Citeh land. World domination awaits.
Haha, that’s exactly why I went in. My daughter wanted to go round shopping for whatever crap 10yo girls want to buy, so thought I’d check in to see how the world domination plans were going!
Now buoyed with confidence, I’m very tempted to go in to JD Sports in Wrexham and buy a Villa shirt, purely for the novelty of being able to get one in a normal shop in Wrexham. But will wait to see how nice the rest of the gear is first.
Tuscans - that away shirt looks lovely on that photo :)
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Looks like the white ones we wore for the first preseason games, just with purple stripes.
The pre season one was so much better than this in my opinion. Have stripes in black and the badge and logo in black and that would have been a lovely kit.
This one i dont like.
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Looks like the white ones we wore for the first preseason games, just with purple stripes.
The pre season one was so much better than this in my opinion. Have stripes in black and the badge and logo in black and that would have been a lovely kit.
This one i dont like.
Well the second picture makes it look like it's blue and claret on the stripes/logo/collar, which I like better than just black.
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Lilac / Pastel colours feels a bit Monet .
It does give you that impression.
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I like it.
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Lilac / Pastel colours feels a bit Monet .
It does give you that impression.
;D
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The shoulders remind me slightly of the Argentina kit. A little nod to our Argentinan superstar Emi perhaps?
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Lilac / Pastel colours feels a bit Monet .
It does give you that impression.
Oh Man, Et tu?
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I wonder what Leeds or Liverpool new kit threads are like. Now there must be a level of tedium we rarely plumb.
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Looks like the white ones we wore for the first preseason games, just with purple stripes.
The pre season one was so much better than this in my opinion. Have stripes in black and the badge and logo in black and that would have been a lovely kit.
This one i dont like.
Well the second picture makes it look like it's blue and claret on the stripes/logo/collar, which I like better than just black.
Yeah i dont like that. Prefer one colour for all if that makes sense. Quite liked that color scheme of the temporary kit
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I wonder what Leeds or Liverpool new kit threads are like. Now there must be a level of tedium we rarely plumb.
I bet the Liverpool one is fun, a sanctimonious, pious kit thread, what joy!
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Thank god we dont have the same designers as Southampton. Their away kit is dreadful
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Lilac / Pastel colours feels a bit Monet .
It does give you that impression.
<applause>
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Our away kit should always be white and our third kit should always be mental.
This, 100%.
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In fairness this wasn't a bad plain away kit with shoulder and collar detail
(https://i.ibb.co/wQGXxX6/aston-villa-home-1980-to-81-action11-1024x889.jpg) (https://ibb.co/wQGXxX6)
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In fairness this wasn't a bad plain away kit with shoulder and collar detail
(https://i.ibb.co/wQGXxX6/aston-villa-home-1980-to-81-action11-1024x889.jpg) (https://ibb.co/wQGXxX6)
A beauty.
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Looks like the white ones we wore for the first preseason games, just with purple stripes.
The pre season one was so much better than this in my opinion. Have stripes in black and the badge and logo in black and that would have been a lovely kit.
This one i dont like.
Well the second picture makes it look like it's blue and claret on the stripes/logo/collar, which I like better than just black.
Yeah i dont like that. Prefer one colour for all if that makes sense. Quite liked that color scheme of the temporary kit
Yep, down to personal preference, bit I think the white with hints of claret and blue works really well if they get the shorts right. 1 main colour and 2 trim colours used well is the sweet spot, I think.
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Looks like the white ones we wore for the first preseason games, just with purple stripes.
The pre season one was so much better than this in my opinion. Have stripes in black and the badge and logo in black and that would have been a lovely kit.
This one i dont like.
Well the second picture makes it look like it's blue and claret on the stripes/logo/collar, which I like better than just black.
Yeah i dont like that. Prefer one colour for all if that makes sense. Quite liked that color scheme of the temporary kit
Yep, down to personal preference, bit I think the white with hints of claret and blue works really well if they get the shorts right. 1 main colour and 2 trim colours used well is the sweet spot, I think.
Yeah definitely. I think the home kit is nice this away one isnt for me. Hope this 3rd one is a nice one
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Obviously not the kit but a mock up of what it's possibly going to look like.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GU2ty3WWIAALdmo?format=jpg&name=small)
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Obviously not the kit but a mock up of what it's possibly going to look like.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GU2ty3WWIAALdmo?format=jpg&name=small)
Nice but a bit lame and dare i say boring
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Perfect then.
Save the elaborate stuff for a 3rd kit.
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Not my favourite. The colours are a bit wishy washy together. Not enough contrast.
Its not the worst we have ever had though.
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We're a right vision in white. I like it.
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Needs a little hint of claret on the shorts to pull it together. Maybe something like what's on the collar but at the bottom of the shorts.
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Needs a little hint of claret on the shorts to pull it together. Maybe something like what's on the collar but at the bottom of the shorts.
...you mean trouser cuffs?
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^ Knickerbockers!
Not the same material as the collar, just the same colour combination.
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The official Twitter announcement suggests a pinkish hue to the away kit. Or maybe it’s the stripes.
https://x.com/avfcofficial/status/1823026951155495167?s=46
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The pics of it in the shop look purplish too, but the one pic of it in a bag looks blue, to me anyway.
You would wonder at the colour scheme on the official release though, if its not a purple colour.
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Not my favourite. The colours are a bit wishy washy together. Not enough contrast.
Its not the worst we have ever had though.
Yeah thats where im at
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Was hoping for claret stripes on the arms but knew they would go blue which makes it a bit dull , claret would have looked so much better for me .
Like others said lets see the 3rd one and hope it more adventurous .
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Yeah I may have considered buying it if it was a white shirt with claret adidas stripes and detail, and the stand-alone lion, and matched up with claret shorts. This one is looking a bit “meh” and definitely won’t be buying.
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More cgi images of the top.
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLJSc3fMOFglFnAzAfgKOk9fJfHSTR94CLcfwrQTR4v1mW4-I0nEWx7XbN305PV3rESRn2QxJ5jjHtcmPsg9aWYILO7L_nrfq4yIo9nKaiNGFs0ZB5-H6ATw-DyNMfinsaCe45YUM9LGagShmDPEKUlxlScQZpP_pfxJ2MJKQgUxKhmHpdV1_3QX2oox8/s1600/aston-villa-24-25-away-kit-1.jpg)
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw4I4yEBgDnqTEShLOQCCAVG8lpOI-u6jh2h8vVcKRjsExEIIALKTKcKHbpga_mzS5CmrKVATXnq4cvM0wrYeao6Uso7KKXwRgj94AwTP1A0qaygJpMMwSMi9t75TVhJqlz8yGgculp1JOtnsTihx-HwdvTonJ4nGV-XDXRo1-POxTUQ2NDxJgknhxGIg/s1600/aston-villa-24-25-away-kit-2.jpg)
Expect Toronto to post a link to this same time tomorrow. ;)
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Yeah I may have considered buying it if it was a white shirt with claret adidas stripes and detail, and the stand-alone lion, and matched up with claret shorts. This one is looking a bit “meh” and definitely won’t be buying.
Best tell them your requirement for next time. I think they may oblige.
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It’s a good looking shirt. I look forward to the onions sliding off my hot dog down it, smearing condiments all over its pristine white front.
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It's alright, but I've always preferred claret as the accent colour on our white kits rather than light blue. That badge abomination should have been monochrome too, which would instantly make it look much better!
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I love the badge and I intend to marry it.
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It’s a good looking shirt. I look forward to the onions sliding off my hot dog down it, smearing condiments all over its pristine white front.
Think you need to wear it to a Villa friendly. Test the waters as to whether it is safe for you to wear to a proper Villa game.
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It’s a good looking shirt. I look forward to the onions sliding off my hot dog down it, smearing condiments all over its pristine white front.
Think you need to wear it to a Villa friendly. Test the waters as to whether it is safe for you to wear to a proper Villa game.
Hmm I may wear it to WHAM! on Saturday... :(
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Disappointed in Barry Keoghan, and not as good as our launch. https://x.com/ManUtd/status/1823630646113095835
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Disappointed in Barry Keoghan, and not as good as our launch. https://x.com/ManUtd/status/1823630646113095835
That was one of the corniest things I've ever seen - disappointed in myself for watching more than 10 seconds.
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Disappointed in Barry Keoghan, and not as good as our launch. https://x.com/ManUtd/status/1823630646113095835
There were probably notes in their aimed at their fans like we had for ours. But the with plenty of bands hailing from Manchester or at least with known supporters, I don't think Born Slippy went with it. I associate that more with Edinburgh obviously.
As for Keoghan*, unfortunately I would have thought statistically he would be a fan of either Man Utd or Liverpool wouldn't he? But I did feel the voice over was very bland and quiet, especially with the music being there.
(*Is it pronounced like the bad guy in Highlander?)
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Keoghan should be pronounced Kyo-an (kind of rhymes with Bowen) but seemingly Barry pronounces it Kyo-gan. No idea if he's just accepting that because it's what he gets called everywhere outside of Ireland, but that's how I've heard him say it.
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Just at Villa Park to get an uncursed shirt.
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Seen on social media some people have seen the kit at JD in brum airport to buy before its even been revealed today. God villa 😂
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Any pics of it?
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Been queueing now since about 0820. Haven’t budged an inch. But it’s still faster than queueing for a pie in the Holte End.
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Any pics of it?
Here you go pal.
(https://i.ibb.co/wSwVdpv/KIT-2.jpg) (https://ibb.co/wSwVdpv)
(https://i.ibb.co/DWq65dy/kit.jpg) (https://ibb.co/DWq65dy)
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Black shorts?
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I think its not the worst ive seen but very plain. The colouring for me is all wrong. I think the stripes on shoulder should have been claret like the sponser and so should the badge. Would be a lot nicer.
I wont buy it as i dont like it enough to soend £80 on it
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If the shorts were a darker shade of light blue then it would be similar to my favourite Villa away kit, the Umbro one with the diamonds down the sleeves.
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Worst white away kit we have had in years imo. I like white kits usually but this is boring as hell and not a patch on the fantastic home kit.
Do we not have a 3rd kit btw?
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The launch on Pravda (https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2024/august/16/Aston-Villa-and-adidas-unveil-2024-25-away-kit-/) is worthy of of Kays catalogue, without any danger of sticky pages.
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Is it actually black shorts or had they just not got the right shorts? Black is a bit weird if there's none anywhere else on the kit. I like the top though. Think the blue stripes with the little bit of claret looks good.
Makes you wonder what the lavender colour scheme was about on the announcement.
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Is it actually black shorts or had they just not got the right shorts? Black is a bit weird if there's none anywhere else on the kit. I like the top though. Think the blue stripes with the little bit of claret looks good.
Makes you wonder what the lavender colour scheme was about on the announcement.
The online store has light blue shorts
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I like it.
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It's light blue shorts in the online shop.
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Is it actually black shorts or had they just not got the right shorts? Black is a bit weird if there's none anywhere else on the kit. I like the top though. Think the blue stripes with the little bit of claret looks good.
Makes you wonder what the lavender colour scheme was about on the announcement.
The online store has light blue shorts
Just saw that, much nicer. I like it!
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Sharon Osbourne was the person who was the special guest to open the new club shop
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There’s now some Adidas training gear available too:
https://shop.avfc.co.uk/en/aston-villa-men-training/t-31546471+ga-45+d-8950546205+z-9-3591479490?_ref=m-TOPNAV
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Away kit looks nice enough to me.
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I like it but the light blue on both kits is too light; insipid compared to our more traditional blue (c.f. the blue on my all-time favourite kit, the Acorns kit - not counting the league / European Champs shirts).
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Away kit looks nice enough to me.
Me too, and I think the collar with the nod to the 70's kit is ace.
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I like that it's white and I like the detailing on the collar. Good kit.
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That’s really smart that away kit. The home is nice, but that is fantastic.
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(https://i.ibb.co/DWVYDT1/IMG-6148.jpg) (https://ibb.co/DWVYDT1)
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Simple but smart, I like it.
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Thumbs up from me and my lad.
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The new badge looks good on it.
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Sharon Osbourne was the person who was the special guest to open the new club shop
I think we can safely put our money on next summer Villa Park hosting Ozzy’s farewell gigs…if he is still fit enough to perform then
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Sharon Osbourne was the person who was the special guest to open the new club shop
I think we can safely put our money on next summer Villa Park hosting Ozzy’s farewell gigs…if he is still fit enough to perform then
He's finished.
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I like it.
It does look like there's a difference between the collar of the "authentic" shirt and the, cheaper, fan shirt though.
Edit: same thing on the home.
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The new badge looks good on it.
Wipe the butter off it and look again, you heathen.
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I really like it, braver than going with claret/dark trim. I'd have liked the side swoops to be the same colour as the stripes but that's the only change I'd have liked.
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I really like it.
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I like the away. Cant say I'm overly in love with the home, I didn't buy last years and I only got first Castore one - which I did like- in the end of season sale. They're so damn pricey and I like wearing the retro or original ones of old.
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Hope we get something different from white next season tbh
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If the shorts were a darker shade of light blue then it would be similar to my favourite Villa away kit, the Umbro one with the diamonds down the sleeves.
which is the Rolls Royce of away Villa tops for me.
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very safe
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Some of the training gear is much better than the away kit in my opinion
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It’s nice. At least before I get mustard down it.
Introduced myself to Chris Heck. He was eager for us to buy more than we already had in our hands!
He’s definitely going to get us to £400m. ;D
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This is all reassuringly/disturbingly* professional.
* Delete as appropriate
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Without getting to Chris Heck about the kits, it makes total sense to have a very traditional home and away kit for our first season in the Champions League, with the increased visibility it will bring.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GVGBiADXcAAvUxT?format=jpg&name=large)
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I like the away, although it is a bit like the home in that it's very predictable. But if that's the only "complaint" we have about the kits this season then it feels like a big step up from last year. And given it's a massive year in more ways than one, I think looking smart and professional is important.
Hopefully, if there's a 3rd kit, it goes a bit crazy, or, if it's just H/A, then having the full year to work on next season, we'll really see the rewards of having a big brand.
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Pretty solid 6 or 7 out of 10. Goes up to an 8 if we beat WHAM tomorrow though
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I like it a lot. Shame it's way overpriced.
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Sharrrrron! Where's the Botox?
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I like it.
Simple, looks more than decent.
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We just need an Adidas originals Trifoil T-shirt now in Claret & Blue.
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I like it a lot. Shame it's way overpriced.
That genie's out of the bottle though, and like everything else that rips off the fans in football, it's not going back in any time soon. The fact that the £110 'pro' home kit sold out first day speaks volumes.
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L, XL and 2XL Authentic shirt is already sold out on the website.
Pretty astonishing considering a name on the back and a badge on the sleeve will rocket the price to £137 before shipping.
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There were a lot of big lads in the store earlier. Not that I was checking or anything.
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There were a lot of big lads in the store earlier. Not that I was checking or anything.
I personally wouldn't try the shorts on in store but each to their own.
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Not a big fan of half zips tbh. I hope the vests are out i wanna grab one of those green ones
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I think it looks excellent. The badge doesn’t put me off either.
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Sorry if this has been answered already but to save me trawling through 112 pages of this thread, does anyone know when the goalkeeper kit is going on sale?
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The Black one already is .
(in the club shop)
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We have the fifth best away kit according to the Athletic;
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5684536/2024/08/17/premier-league-away-kits-rankings/ (https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5684536/2024/08/17/premier-league-away-kits-rankings/)
But some of the kits they rank ahead of ours are awful.
It also suggests that Wolves new kit people are linked with Macron? Not seen that mentioned anywhere else.
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The Grauniad have excelled themselves in their kit coverage, noting how we have gone with a “striped colour”, a blue that is “almost white”, and ditched the latin phrases on our badge…
Christ.
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We have the fifth best away kit according to the Athletic;
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5684536/2024/08/17/premier-league-away-kits-rankings/ (https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5684536/2024/08/17/premier-league-away-kits-rankings/)
But some of the kits they rank ahead of ours are awful.
It also suggests that Wolves new kit people are linked with Macron? Not seen that mentioned anywhere else.
There are some shocking away kits this season, the Fulham kit looks like Bournemouth’s home kit and the Leicester kit looks like something out of an illegal rave in 1989.
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Yeah, the Leicester one isn’t good. I don’t like the Brentford one either.
I think we’re the best attired team this season, overall.
Although I was worried by something I saw in the store, a cheap-nasty-Crystal-Palace-swirly type top that I think might be a pre-match one. :(
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I’m trying to understand the description half way down the page - “ A tribute to Aston Villa FC's cup winners of 1975”
The way I read it, they either meant 1957 - when we didn’t wear white - or they’re claiming to base this year’s away shirt on our 1975 League Cup final shirt which also wasn’t white. Who writes this shite and do they get paid?
https://shop.avfc.co.uk/en/aston-villa-adidas-away-authentic-shirt-2024-25/p-135513003071855556+z-95-2298870375
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I’m trying to understand the description half way down the page - “ A tribute to Aston Villa FC's cup winners of 1975”
The way I read it, they either meant 1957 - when we didn’t wear white - or they’re claiming to base this year’s away shirt on our 1975 League Cup final shirt which also wasn’t white. Who writes this shite and do they get paid?
https://shop.avfc.co.uk/en/aston-villa-adidas-away-authentic-shirt-2024-25/p-135513003071855556+z-95-2298870375
Ha ha, yeah that’s terrible. Though I think they mean the stripes on the collar are a link to the 57 final kit.
Still appalling to get your own product descriptions wrong. Maybe it was written by David Cameron’s old speechwriter.
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It also says "on the way to their Wembley triumph", we wore it in earlier rounds. It would have been better to just say it's a nod to the mid 70s away shirt, which it is.
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQJzbXEtXu_IeTmHSFYhD087AF3zdkiEuMHVsT2CbWCv1it7izd_76w9b2RzlMrpmyFxXY&usqp=CAU)
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It also says "on the way to their Wembley triumph", we wore it in earlier rounds. It would have been better to just say it's a nod to the mid 70s away shirt, which it is.
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQJzbXEtXu_IeTmHSFYhD087AF3zdkiEuMHVsT2CbWCv1it7izd_76w9b2RzlMrpmyFxXY&usqp=CAU)
Yeah, that would have been a lot better to say.
It’s doing well, I think. The authentic one only available in S now.
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Christ, both the home and away pro kits sold out in a day. That's some good going.
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Purchased mine from East Midlands Airport just now, £72. Wasn’t going to but it looks very smart up close.
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We have the fifth best away kit according to the Athletic;
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5684536/2024/08/17/premier-league-away-kits-rankings/ (https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5684536/2024/08/17/premier-league-away-kits-rankings/)
But some of the kits they rank ahead of ours are awful.
It also suggests that Wolves new kit people are linked with Macron? Not seen that mentioned anywhere else.
Don't mind the Arsenal and Liverfool ones.
On that list, there's none I'd be jealous of. And I'd say a fair few will be jealous of ours.
Those Citeh, Brighton and Bournemouth ones are rancid.
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Not a kit, but a pre-match jersey. https://www.adidas.ie/arsenal-pre-match-jersey/IS9996.html
Sometimes 'safe' is the wisest option.
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Have we got a prematch shirt this season?
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Newcastle's isn't much better. https://www.adidas.ie/newcastle-united-fc-pre-match-jersey/IZ3157.html
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Have we got a prematch shirt this season?
I presume so, I just hope our one is less adventurous.
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I'm going to buy the away shirt too. Take my money!
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The away kit looked wonderful.
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I was in brum today went to lower grounds. New store looks great. Saw the away kit in person still didnt like it. Wont be buying that one.
Grabbed the black and grey training top thats lovely. Managed tk grab the last medium. All there was was smalls and xls
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Have we got a prematch shirt this season?
I presume so, I just hope our one is less adventurous.
Is that it that Onana is wearing in the post match interview? Looks like a load of pacmen (pacmans?)
https://youtu.be/dUT8JHOs2pE?feature=shared
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Have we got a prematch shirt this season?
I presume so, I just hope our one is less adventurous.
Is that it that Onana is wearing in the post match interview? Looks like a load of pacmen (pacmans?)
https://youtu.be/dUT8JHOs2pE?feature=shared
It was in the club shop today. Have to say i thought it was hideous. I certainly wont be buying that
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It's not the worst of the Adidas match day tops, as seen on Arsenal and Newcastle, but it's not exactly screaming "Buy me!!!" either.
Have to say, as bad as Castore were on many levels, I really liked their training and match day stuff from last season.
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Quotes brought across from last years thread…
never pay full price for shirts - get them from http://www.messi100.com/
Shame they don't do kids shirts
I just ordered from the JJ sport (thanks edgysats) With intro discount (you don’t have to actually post the Twitter links btw to get the codes to show) I got 2 personalised with names and ages on shirts (comes with shorts, doesn’t look like socks) for £24 something it’s showing on my cc, I thought it was £23something so watch out for discrepancies; Dh gate I’d looked at before was a bit more I think, but confusing number of shops within.
Club shop £55, customised £70 each
So £24 Vs £140 for two customised infant kits (though I think no socks, and quality to be discovered)
Of course it’s business and we have to compete etc but at those prices there’s no way I could even think about doing it, if this works out I could probably do it every year…
Just to say apparently these have been delivered, one day short of 8 weeks which had been disappointing but at least they have, will be intrigued to see the quality tomorrow…
(https://i.ibb.co/d5TGTk5/IMG-3505.jpg) (https://ibb.co/d5TGTk5)
(https://i.ibb.co/hW1vdPk/IMG-3504.jpg) (https://ibb.co/hW1vdPk)
My first instinct is are they the right claret, but then I watch MOTD2 and think the same as they come out. No idea how they’ll wash, and there were clearly supply issues tbf they did flag at point of ordering, though I wouldn’t have pressed buy if I’d known it’d be a day shy of 8 weeks wait, but presuming that was unusual, i would buy again, I can’t really argue with £24 for two personalised kids shirts (and shorts) compared to the £140 club shop option. Might be a seasonal purchase at these prices. (Feel sad not to support the club, but..)
The few times my brother has used them they haven't taken that long so I think you just got unlucky there.
So I placed an order with this lot again www.jjsport44.com , hopefully will be a lot quicker than last year, when the quality seemed fine on the kids shirts. Given that, I’ve even stuck an order in for one for myself, getting their ages on, getting one to mark my 50th seemed fair enough!
Again, if it was the club shop prices I just couldn’t contemplate it:
Names and ages on would be £65 each for the kids, (shirt, shorts, socks)
And shirt with age, name and chumps patch for me £103,
So £233 all in, presumably 10% off all if it as STH, so £210.
The same from this place (kids is champs league lettering but no option of the patch shown, same as villa site, presumably just shirts are too small) except no socks just shirt & shorts for the kids:
£13.42 kids and £14.70 mine showed as £47.81 inc 6.29 shipping, came through (they do warn to be fair of discrepancies but seems a way to rake in more) on credit card as
£52.66, so still 1/4 of the cost. (I should have got £3 off for ordering 3, but couldn’t deal with extra discounts with no signal in a caravan in Pembrokeshire…) so should have been sub £50 for all three personalised.
If there were sensible prices I’d of course prefer to support the club, but probably wouldn’t even be doing it at half club shop prices, wouldn’t have gone for one for myself unless it was this kind of price.
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Mate in the pub told me there’s a 3rd kit navy blue. Anyone else heard this?
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I saw a video on YouTube that had a navy blue shirt and the title was something about Villa's 3rd kit. Didn't look like a real jersey though, just a mock up, and the whole thing felt like click bait, so I didn't watch it.
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It probably will be as someone "in the know" stated John McGinn would love it. So I'm guessing something close to Scottish National Team blue or even Ramsay blue as a 150 years nod to when we dominated.
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I was hoping it was gonna be that black kit from the 1880sish that had a massive fuck off lion on it. Would look shit if they draped a sponsor across it, though.
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It probably will be as someone "in the know" stated John McGinn would love it. So I'm guessing something close to Scottish National Team blue or even Ramsay blue as a 150 years nod to when we dominated.
I thought that was about the away kit, which
confused me greatly when it was revealed. I must go back and look again. It was just that bloke off YouTube that vlogs Villa game, Max? Not sure he counts as "in the know" but he implied he knew something.
Edit - It was the 3rd he was on about. So maybe it is navy blue. I'll see if I can find the video with the navy shirt now.....
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There you go, some random bloke with what could just be a fan made mock up that he found on twitter ....
https://youtu.be/it-SKKt_RcM?si=Gg3QLvhYkdzYxmos
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There you go, some random bloke with what could just be a fan made mock up that he found on twitter ....
https://youtu.be/it-SKKt_RcM?si=Gg3QLvhYkdzYxmos
I love that. I hope thats really. Much better than the away kit
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I was hoping it was gonna be that black kit from the 1880sish that had a massive fuck off lion on it. Would look shit if they draped a sponsor across it, though.
Me too, I’d be all over the massive fuck off lion kit
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I’m not a fan of these dark blue shirts.
I didn’t buy the third last season and I’m not sure I’d buy that.
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The quality of the Adidas kits is like night and day compared to the Castore shit from last season. One slightly weird thing though, the standard kits have got nice embroidered stripes on the sleeves, whereas the ones on the pro shirt are iron on plastic efforts.
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Listening to an expert kit designer on the claret and blue podcast. The embroidered stripes/badge/logo etc makes the shirt look better quality to the average fan so they're more likely to spend the money. The pampered footballer though doesn't want the embroidery rubbing on their bodies and causing nipple rub, hence the plastic iron on stickers all over it. Guess it does make sense. Also did anybody else notice on the TV coverage yesterday, how much the lion stood out on the badge, almost like it was made up of some kind of reflective colour.
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. Also did anybody else notice on the TV coverage yesterday, how much the lion stood out on the badge, almost like it was made up of some kind of reflective colour.
It's the drop shadow working it's magic!
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I saw before that someone was claming the kit was black and gold. So who knows what to believe ?
I got to admit i love a navy kit
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There you go, some random bloke with what could just be a fan made mock up that he found on twitter ....
https://youtu.be/it-SKKt_RcM?si=Gg3QLvhYkdzYxmos
I love that. I hope thats really. Much better than the away kit
This is pretty accurate to what it will be. Rather disappointed it's not the trefoil.
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There you go, some random bloke with what could just be a fan made mock up that he found on twitter ....
https://youtu.be/it-SKKt_RcM?si=Gg3QLvhYkdzYxmos
I love that. I hope thats really. Much better than the away kit
This is pretty accurate to what it will be. Rather disappointed it's not the trefoil.
Brilliant! Ill be 100% getting that then 😁
Hoping next season we get a black and gold away kit then
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Proper look at the match day/ warm up top. I kind of like it, not sure I'd wear it though.
(https://img.gc.avfcservices.co.uk/fit-in/800x800/b3344690-5e10-11ef-990c-0106620afb20.jpg)
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Proper look at the match day/ warm up top. I kind of like it, not sure I'd wear it though.
(https://img.gc.avfcservices.co.uk/fit-in/800x800/b3344690-5e10-11ef-990c-0106620afb20.jpg)
I had a look at it in the shop and it's nasty. Not a pleasant feel to it at all, aside from looking like a hellbeast ate a Palace top and then regurgitated it back up.
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Proper look at the match day/ warm up top. I kind of like it, not sure I'd wear it though.
(https://img.gc.avfcservices.co.uk/fit-in/800x800/b3344690-5e10-11ef-990c-0106620afb20.jpg)
Like dogtanian i saw it in ths club shop too. Its horrible. Id never wear that.
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It looks like how I imagine the carpet in the club shop.
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Proper look at the match day/ warm up top. I kind of like it, not sure I'd wear it though.
(https://img.gc.avfcservices.co.uk/fit-in/800x800/b3344690-5e10-11ef-990c-0106620afb20.jpg)
I like it.
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I like it.
I don't mind it either, it looked fine in the post-match interviews. It could have been a lot worse if you look at what Adidas came up with for Arsenal.
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According to the maily dail about kit launch videos:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-13755461/Inside-booming-kit-launch-business-single-photo-Ozzy-Osbourne-Zidane-Vieira.html
"...The rewards are clear. Just look at the numbers:
Villa's video has had a staggering 4.4million views on X and 175,000 on YouTube, and more than 17,900 likes on TikTok and 66,000 on Instagram.
That brings its own money in. "
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According to the maily dail about kit launch videos:
https://www.dailyheil.co.uk/sport/football/article-13755461/Inside-booming-kit-launch-business-single-photo-Ozzy-Osbourne-Zidane-Vieira.html
"...The rewards are clear. Just look at the numbers:
Villa's video has had a staggering 4.4million views on X and 175,000 on YouTube, and more than 17,900 likes on TikTok and 66,000 on Instagram.
That brings its own money in. "
Quoting to remove the link to the Heil. ;-)
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Also, how much does one trouser for 4.4 million views on Twitter?
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Also, how much does one trouser for 4.4 million views on Twitter?
About $40.
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Let's get the North Stand done!
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$18 per 1000 views on YouTube, according to a very quick Google.
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I looked into the club shop today, not many size options at all in most adult sizes of anything, unless you are small or x-small
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I looked into the club shop today, not many size options at all in most adult sizes of anything, unless you are small or x-small
When i was there saturday it was either small or XL+
.virtually no mediums or large in site
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That must be due to large sales volumes (fingers crossed) rather than supply issues
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I think we need to start plumping up our fan base so they can use up the XL and XXL shirts. Maybe a free pie initiative at home games for starters. 8)
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I think we need to start plumping up our fan base so they can use up the XL and XXL shirts. Maybe a free pie initiative at home games for starters. 8)
Other way around, yesterday there was practically nothing but S and XS.
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I think we need to start plumping up our fan base so they can use up the XL and XXL shirts. Maybe a free pie initiative at home games for starters. 8)
Maybe it's down to a lack of beer bellies, so they just need to speed up the service on match days.
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I think we need to start plumping up our fan base so they can use up the XL and XXL shirts. Maybe a free pie initiative at home games for starters. 8)
Maybe it's down to a lack of beer bellies, so they just need to speed up the service on match days.
Yes, this also is acceptable.
It's also good for the environment. Fat lads are basically mobile carbon sinks, so the more we have of them the less greenhouse gas menaces the world.
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I think we need to start plumping up our fan base so they can use up the XL and XXL shirts. Maybe a free pie initiative at home games for starters. 8)
Maybe it's down to a lack of beer bellies, so they just need to speed up the service on match days.
Yes, this also is acceptable.
It's also good for the environment. Fat lads are basically mobile carbon sinks, so the more we have of them the less greenhouse gas menaces the world.
Isn't that counterbalanced by the additional methane created by all the chunky blokes?
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Assume we are planning to bring our 3rd kits sometime soon?
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I think we need to start plumping up our fan base so they can use up the XL and XXL shirts. Maybe a free pie initiative at home games for starters. 8)
Maybe it's down to a lack of beer bellies, so they just need to speed up the service on match days.
Yes, this also is acceptable.
It's also good for the environment. Fat lads are basically mobile carbon sinks, so the more we have of them the less greenhouse gas menaces the world.
Isn't that counterbalanced by the additional methane created by all the chunky blokes?
Hmm surely it can’t do? If they’re expelling more carbon than they put in then they wouldn’t stay big.
I tried googling it but all the fart articles (now known as farticles) kept referring to ‘your farts’ etc. etc. and I started to get self conscious. :-\
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All fart and no shirt.
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All fart and no shirt.
Bravo
I remember teams like the redfilth had just a Champions league shirt - but i might be wrong as my memory is not what it was.......
Shit i may of gave them an idea
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All fart and no shirt.
Bravo
I remember teams like the redfilth had just a Champions league shirt
No socks or shorts is a bold move.
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No wonder they got called Filth.
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I’ve bought one off the internet from Thailand for £15, I’ll let you know how I get on when it’s delivered.
And for anyone thinking of asking ‘and what about a Villa kit’, don’t, these are dangerous times.
It arrived yesterday, 11 days after order.
The colours compared to a kosher one are miles out, claret is lighter and the blue is darker, stripes on the arm aren't stitched and the badge and logo aren't embroidered but heat patched on. Quality of the material itself is comparable if not a bit better. All in all, well worth the £65 saving.
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Supposedly leaked version of the third kit
https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fq9v0s2a248kd1.jpeg
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Supposedly leaked version of the third kit
https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fq9v0s2a248kd1.jpeg
Thats the one doing the rounds. I love it and will definitely buy it if thats the one. Definitely my favourite of the three
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It comes with a ginger wig and a copy of Naked Video on VHS.
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I would love a navy kit.
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It comes with a ginger wig and a copy of Naked Video on VHS.
My hair back?! Yes please.
What's Naked Video?
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What's Naked Video?
Late 80s Scottish sketch show, used to have Helen Lederer in it.
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What's Naked Video?
Late 80s Scottish sketch show, used to have Helen Lederer in it.
And Gregor Fisher.
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I don't mind a navy kit, but that's horrible.
Love the home and away, but crikey, here's hoping that third kit doesn't get much air time.
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I would love a navy kit.
Same. That navy tiger one a few years ago was one of my favourite ever away kits.
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I would love a navy kit.
we had that one with AST sponsor . Navy and Villa doesn't / shouldn't really mix .
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That was doing the rounds a few weeks back. There was some commentary a while ago that it would have a Scottish element to it or SJM would like it. So that could be it or something similar.
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I would love a navy kit.
we had that one with AST sponsor . Navy and Villa doesn't / shouldn't really mix .
I didn't like that AST one either. However, my uncle loved it and bought one.
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The navy one was nice enough IIRC.
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I would love a navy kit.
we had that one with AST sponsor . Navy and Villa doesn't / shouldn't really mix .
If the leaked kit is true, aside from the color they aren't even comparable. It's a third kit, there's no limitations - that's silly.
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What's Naked Video?
Late 80s Scottish sketch show, used to have Helen Lederer in it.
And Gregor Fisher.
Any good?
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What's Naked Video?
Late 80s Scottish sketch show, used to have Helen Lederer in it.
And Gregor Fisher.
Any good?
Haven't watched any in years. I'd sooner watch Rab C. Nesbitt, though!
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That third kit, if true, is dreadful. Which is nice, as I love the home and away kit, and miss having a kit to moan about!
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That third kit, if true, is dreadful. Which is nice, as I love the home and away kit, and miss having a kit to moan about!
yeh we cant have 3 nice kits
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What's Naked Video?
Late 80s Scottish sketch show, used to have Helen Lederer in it.
And Gregor Fisher.
Any good?
Haven't watched any in years. I'd sooner watch Rab C. Nesbitt, though!
Didn't Rab C Nesbitt start as a sketch in that show?
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What's Naked Video?
Late 80s Scottish sketch show, used to have Helen Lederer in it.
And Gregor Fisher.
Any good?
Haven't watched any in years. I'd sooner watch Rab C. Nesbitt, though!
Didn't Rab C Nesbitt start as a sketch in that show?
Yeah, I think it was a prototype Rab. I think his wife Mary was in it then too.
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JD BHX
(https://i.ibb.co/FVtJ3LM/PXL-20240825-101440490.jpg)
Adult away top £72
Next to the Dogheads.
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BBC News - Sharon Osbourne hunts mystery fan who found ring
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y5pzdv465o
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East Mids Airport had plenty of stock of kit as well
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JD BHX
(https://i.ibb.co/FVtJ3LM/PXL-20240825-101440490.jpg)
Adult away top £72
Next to the Dogheads.
How much are the grey training tops there? Did you have a look?
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Every time we tried to buy the home shirt online and have it sent to Mexico, the payment page failed. We tried more than 30 times over several days.
What I'm worried about is that there will be no women's tops in the store when we arrive in Birmingham and afaik it's only the Villa store that sells the women's version.
We have been trying to buy the top for weeks.
They really don't like us do they. :-\
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Every time we tried to buy the home shirt online and have it sent to Mexico, the payment page failed. We tried more than 30 times over several days.
What I'm worried about is that there will be no women's tops in the store when we arrive in Birmingham and afaik it's only the Villa store that sells the women's version.
We have been trying to buy the top for weeks.
They really don't like us do they. :-\
wasnt this gear supposed to be available in 185 countries according to Heck
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wasnt this gear supposed to be available in 185 countries according to Heck
He didn't say Mexico would be one of them.
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Got the home kit now and have to says it my second favourite after the luke one
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What made you switch from supporting Hearts to following Villa?
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I’m ashamed to say I wore the cursed home shirt on Saturday.
Four times I’ve worn it, four losses.
It’s going in the bin.
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wasnt this gear supposed to be available in 185 countries according to Heck
He didn't say Mexico would be one of them.
It's definitely not in the Adidas store here in Mexico City.
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I’m ashamed to say I wore the cursed home shirt on Saturday.
Four times I’ve worn it, four losses.
It’s going in the bin.
Which ones that ?
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I’m ashamed to say I wore the cursed home shirt on Saturday.
Four times I’ve worn it, four losses.
It’s going in the bin.
Which ones that ?
I'd say the bin outside.
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I hope it's the "lucky" bin.
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Just go dump ut at sty andrews. No bigger waste bin then there
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The home Adidas shirt.
The away one is fine, worn once and won (plus many an admiring stare from the poor people of West Ham).
I had retired it, but the fella got it back out of storage and gave it one more chance... :(
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I'm blaming you if we get relegated.
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It looks like the authentic shirts are back in stock on the website.
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I'm blaming you if we get relegated.
I'm blaming him if we don't win the league.
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Yeovil Town FC has made spelling mistakes on the packaging of some of its merchandise.
The packaging of the football club's scarves reads "Yeovl" without the i, and has misspelt the word merchandise without an "r".
The scarves cost £16 and some fans of the recently promoted National League team said it was "a scam". However, the scarves themselves had no spelling errors.
(https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/b4df/live/a59addb0-65e9-11ef-a50e-3f5a775d430f.jpg.webp)
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Do season ticket holders get a discount now?
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10% at the store.
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Cheers! Surprised by that but very welcome. Shop has run out of number 1s!
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Cheers! Surprised by that but very welcome. Shop has run out of number 1s!
Which is more than can be said of the Holte End toilet floor!
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Anyone see the new training zip the white one? Looks very nice
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(https://img.gc.avfcservices.co.uk/fit-in/800x800/1fcb69d0-67b9-11ef-995f-1b393013acfa.jpg)
Torres and Rogers both quite tall, I didn't realise.
Edit - just looking at the highlights video and it looks like Leicester had the exact same tops on.
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That does look nice.
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Arsenal wore their version yesterday too.
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They look like they’re going into the final attack on the vault in Inception.
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(https://img.gc.avfcservices.co.uk/fit-in/800x800/1fcb69d0-67b9-11ef-995f-1b393013acfa.jpg)
Torres and Rogers both quite tall, I didn't realise.
Edit - just looking at the highlights video and it looks like Leicester had the exact same tops on.
Nice kits but impossible to keep clean!
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My home shirt was cast into the rear footwell of the car after the Arsenal game. I had to take it out yesterday and saw again how beautiful it is. But it’s poison.
Maybe now the team has won in it, the curse will be lifted?
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My home shirt was cast into the rear footwell of the car after the Arsenal game. I had to take it out yesterday and saw again how beautiful it is. But it’s poison.
Maybe now the team has won in it, the curse will be lifted?
Just don't put your theory to the test on Oct. 6th.
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Nah, I can’t wear it again. I’ll have to buy a new one.
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Home shirt at home, bad. Home shirt away, good?
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Pre-season too, remember. Four times I’ve worn it, four losses.
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Yeah, I don’t think it’s safe to wear that again tbh
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Yeah, I don’t think it’s safe to wear that again tbh
I'd offer to buy it off him but a XXXL wouldn't fit me.
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It also has DOGTANIAN on the back. :-[
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Went into the club shop again today, again not too much choices in sizes.
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No villa merch at Manchester airport JD.
Fucking shithole
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None in JD sports York either, a long shot I know
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Supply issues again with certain sizes it seems
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I had a scout around the one in Leicester on Saturday, and nothing to be seen there. Despite that whole area crying out for a decent team to support.
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Just seen Chelsea are going to be using the standalone lion for their crest on the shirts next season.
MU, Arsenal, Tottenham and Liverpool all doing this, it's clearly the way kit design is going. That's what we should have done. When we inevitably do end up doing it we'll get accused of copying Chelsea again.
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Not sure a stand alone Lion would be instantly recognisable, if Chelsea, Millwall, Middlesbrough, Lyon, Scotland, Brescia, 1860 Munich, Sporting CP, all did it, ours wouldn't stand out much at all.
Leave it alone, and let's enjoy the football.
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Not sure a stand alone Lion would be instantly recognisable, if Chelsea, Millwall, Middlesbrough, Lyon, Scotland, Brescia, 1860 Munich, Sporting CP, all did it, ours wouldn't stand out much at all.
Leave it alone, and let's enjoy the football.
Post of the century.
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"Enjoy the football"? Fuck that, I'm only on here for the arguing.
Any crest twats lurking in this thread?
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Did someone say 'crest twat'? 👋
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Ahem.
Anyway, here's a look at this year's kits - Man U have just the red devil on their (Addidas) 3rd kit,
so you never know.
https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/2024-25-football-kits/blta3fe80847c2944e3#cs0be5fe23ac69503e
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Did we actually get third kit in the end?
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Did we actually get third kit in the end?
No, Heck kiboshed the idea as he didn't want to fleece the fans.
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Not sure a stand alone Lion would be instantly recognisable, if Chelsea, Millwall, Middlesbrough, Lyon, Scotland, Brescia, 1860 Munich, Sporting CP, all did it, ours wouldn't stand out much at all.
Leave it alone, and let's enjoy the football.
I agree. The badge is fine its just the colouring thats shit. I got one of those black and white training tops and as its in mono it looks lovely. Much better than last seasons rubbish one.
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If there's a 3rd kit I'm guessing it'll be launched in the run up to the first CL game. People will get over excited and go mad buying it even if they've already got the home and/or away.
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Seen this online not sure how legit it is
(https://i.ibb.co/8YwyXZK/kit.jpg) (https://ibb.co/8YwyXZK)
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Seen this online not sure how legit it is
(https://i.ibb.co/8YwyXZK/kit.jpg) (https://ibb.co/8YwyXZK)
not sure , looks a bit Manure
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Hopefully it's legit, that looks pretty smart.
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Well that is pretty boring and underwhelming - i thought we could be a bit experimental with 3rd kits.
I read somewhere that McGinn would be happy - i assume it is the same shade of Blue that the Scotland team use
In other news Arsenal have to play in that "lynx" away monstrosity vs Spurs on Sunday at the Emirates as the PGMOL said there was too much white in the home shirt and it clashed with Spurs.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c24pe9zmpero
Surely Spurs would wear away shirt which is Blue - makes no sense at all
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I like it but with the old adidas badge and a standalone lion it could've been a classic.
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Well that is pretty boring and underwhelming - i thought we could be a bit experimental with 3rd kits.
I read somewhere that McGinn would be happy - i assume it is the same shade of Blue that the Scotland team use
In other news Arsenal have to play in that "lynx" away monstrosity vs Spurs on Sunday at the Emirates as the PGMOL said there was too much white in the home shirt and it clashed with Spurs.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c24pe9zmpero
Surely Spurs would wear away shirt which is Blue - makes no sense at all
It's not at Emirates, it's at Spurs. So there's no reason why Arsenal shouldn't change their shirt.
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And why the fuck that's even a 'story' beggars belief.
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If that navy kit is legit, that’s an instant purchase for me. I think it looks great!
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Seen this online not sure how legit it is
(https://i.ibb.co/8YwyXZK/kit.jpg) (https://ibb.co/8YwyXZK)
wow, that's shocking
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Why?
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If that navy kit is legit, that’s an instant purchase for me. I think it looks great!
I love it personally. My favourite of the three. Ill be buying that 100% i hope its legit and not a AI image
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Why?
poor design, poor colour choice, lack of creativity and imagination. This year was a perfect chance to do something unique and imaginative around the 150th and really put a stamp on kit 3 instead they have come out with a boring boil in the bag template. (in my opinion) .
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Seen this online not sure how legit it is
wow, that's shocking
Your immediate negativity.. is not. You're too predictable and becoming quite boring.
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Why?
poor design, poor colour choice, lack of creativity and imagination. This year was a perfect chance to do something unique and imaginative around the 150th and really put a stamp on kit 3 instead they have come out with a boring boil in the bag template. (in my opinion) .
Teams are well known for ignoring tradition and going for something experimental during major milestones so I completely understand why you'd be offended by a shirt that is a clear reference to our early scottish links.
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Seen this online not sure how legit it is
(https://i.ibb.co/8YwyXZK/kit.jpg) (https://ibb.co/8YwyXZK)
not sure , looks a bit Manure
Come on now, Cash isn't that bad.
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Well I really like it. I think I'm always going to prefer the badge when they change the colours to fit the shirt.
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I like it.
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Well that is pretty boring and underwhelming - i thought we could be a bit experimental with 3rd kits.
I read somewhere that McGinn would be happy - i assume it is the same shade of Blue that the Scotland team use
In other news Arsenal have to play in that "lynx" away monstrosity vs Spurs on Sunday at the Emirates as the PGMOL said there was too much white in the home shirt and it clashed with Spurs.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c24pe9zmpero
Surely Spurs would wear away shirt which is Blue - makes no sense at all
Yeah makes no sense if Spurs are the away team why aren't they changing kit !?
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Looks a bit Scottishy so makes sense as to why someone said earlier that "McGinn would like it", or something like that.
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Why?
poor design, poor colour choice, lack of creativity and imagination. This year was a perfect chance to do something unique and imaginative around the 150th and really put a stamp on kit 3 instead they have come out with a boring boil in the bag template. (in my opinion) .
I'm with you on that one. It's very boring, and looks like some generic non league kit made by Matchwinner or some other back street manufacturer. The badge being wider than the stripes and going over the lines looks really shit and amateurish. I do like both the home and away kits though, this one just isn't for me.
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Why?
poor design, poor colour choice, lack of creativity and imagination. This year was a perfect chance to do something unique and imaginative around the 150th and really put a stamp on kit 3 instead they have come out with a boring boil in the bag template. (in my opinion) .
I'm with you on that one. It's very boring, and looks like some generic non league kit made by Matchwinner or some other back street manufacturer. The badge being wider than the stripes and going over the lines looks really shit and amateurish. I do like both the home and away kits though, this one just isn't for me.
Its personal preference with the kits so no one shoudl be criticised if they do or dont like something. So i wont criticise you or anyone that doesnt like it. but much prefer this one to the away one. For some reason the last few seasons ive preferred the 3rd kit to the actual away one!
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As a third kit, it's fine. It will be on sale in 7 months time and consigned to history. It's never worth getting too worked up about a third-choice shirt, that we might wear 3 or 4 times at the most.
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What if people like Queen? What then, we just say nothing?
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As someone on here posted previously, we should go “classic” with our home and away kit designs and full on yampy with the third kit. That’s just too dull for me.
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Just fuck off with blue Villa kits ffs.
There's loads of other colours, use them.
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Just fuck off with blue Villa kits ffs.
There's loads of other colours, use them.
Thats how i feel about the white ones tbh
Im really hoping we get a black and gold one next season
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Just fuck off with blue Villa kits ffs.
There's loads of other colours, use them.
Thats how i feel about the white ones tbh
Im really hoping we get a black and gold one next season
With a dog’s head for a crest?
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Seen this online not sure how legit it is
(https://i.ibb.co/8YwyXZK/kit.jpg) (https://ibb.co/8YwyXZK)
not sure , looks a bit Manure
I think it looks like maternity wear.
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/62/a3/61/62a3615fc56eae8cff24eef1d6057b9d.jpg)
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If we are going to pay homage to the international team of a favourite player, can we pick a team that's better than Scotland, it shouldn't be too taxing to find one.
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A slimming kit is probably beneficial for most of the supporters.
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Not sure I will get it. I've had such trouble with the shirts this season that I've no idea what a navy third will do to the space-time continuum.
I suspect I'll be dragged into an alternative reality and have to do battle with Venger to find my way home.
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As someone on here posted previously, we should go “classic” with our home and away kit designs and full on yampy with the third kit. That’s just too dull for me.
Agreed mate. This one also isn't that much different from the navy blue Kappa/Cazoo one from 21/22.
I think the best third kit was the white/gray one with all the outlines of the areas of Brum on it in 20/21. Completely original to us and looked quite smart and original I thought.
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As someone on here posted previously, we should go “classic” with our home and away kit designs and full on yampy with the third kit. That’s just too dull for me.
Agreed mate. This one also isn't that much different from the navy blue Kappa/Cazoo one from 21/22.
I think the best third kit was the white/gray one with all the outlines of the areas of Brum on it in 20/21. Completely original to us and looked quite smart and original I thought.
That kit really spooks me, brings it all back, Brentford when Trezeguet went full on Platoon
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Just fuck off with blue Villa kits ffs.
There's loads of other colours, use them.
I liked the '95/96 one. I don't like stripes. As someone said above, we'll only wear it a couple of times.
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If we are going to pay homage to the international team of a favourite player, can we pick a team that's better than Scotland, it shouldn't be too taxing to find one.
Yes, what has Scotland ever done for Villa? Apart from basically taking the club from parks football to being the best on the planet, inventing a league for us to play in along the way.
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It's crap, looks like something Man U or West Ham would wear. Or that you'd buy for a fiver from Pepco.
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Just fuck off with blue Villa kits ffs.
There's loads of other colours, use them.
I liked the '95/96 one. I don't like stripes. As someone said above, we'll only wear it a couple of times.
I never liked that on either.
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Just fuck off with blue Villa kits ffs.
There's loads of other colours, use them.
Thats how i feel about the white ones tbh
Im really hoping we get a black and gold one next season
With a dog’s head for a crest?
Na thats black and custard
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As someone on here posted previously, we should go “classic” with our home and away kit designs and full on yampy with the third kit. That’s just too dull for me.
Agreed mate. This one also isn't that much different from the navy blue Kappa/Cazoo one from 21/22.
I think the best third kit was the white/gray one with all the outlines of the areas of Brum on it in 20/21. Completely original to us and looked quite smart and original I thought.
The Kappa snow camo kit?! You can't be serious.
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I think it looks like maternity wear.
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/62/a3/61/62a3615fc56eae8cff24eef1d6057b9d.jpg)
We now know which part of the Freemans catalogue danno likes to "peruse".
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I think it looks like maternity wear.
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/62/a3/61/62a3615fc56eae8cff24eef1d6057b9d.jpg)
We now know which part of the Freemans catalogue danno likes to "peruse".
It was never any secret, you just never listened to me. sobs!
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We now know which part of the Freemans catalogue danno likes to "peruse".
It was never any secret, you just never listened to me. sobs!
So sorry we didn't pay more attention. We don't judge on H&V* so we're here for you if you need to talk.
*maybe a little bit.
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If we are going to pay homage to the international team of a favourite player, can we pick a team that's better than Scotland, it shouldn't be too taxing to find one.
Yes, what has Scotland ever done for Villa? Apart from basically taking the club from parks football to being the best on the planet, inventing a league for us to play in along the way.
And that was Scotland was it? What, all of it?
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Pretty much.
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The holy trinity were 2 Scots and a scouser. Plus there's scot Archie Hunter.
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Its not confirmed yet anyway . It might be a photoshop.
Personally i'd have gone black with a shieldless Red Lion (as per the original) 1874 underneath it . Job Done
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Seen this online not sure how legit it is
(https://i.ibb.co/8YwyXZK/kit.jpg) (https://ibb.co/8YwyXZK)
Shite
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The amount of green in the training stuff , they might as well gone dark green. Blue? not for me.
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Very lame . Where has the creativity gone .
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I’ve just seen the blue kit, looks very smart. That’s now three very good looking kits for the season.
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I quite like that.
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Just needs a pair of bollocks badge.
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Ive seen it being advertised on some of these sites that does fakes which is wierd. So i have a feeling its legit
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I'm refusing to buy any more dark blue kits from the club.
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I'm refusing to buy any more dark blue kits from the club.
I like a navy kit myself 😶
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I'm refusing to buy any more dark blue kits from the club.
Last one i bought was the old AST one
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just reminds me of a chelsea kit for some reason too.
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just reminds me of a chelsea kit for some reason too.
Chelsea one is a different type of blue
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just reminds me of a chelsea kit for some reason too.
Chelsea one is a different type of blue
And has a round badge with a lion in it.
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I can't see what link it has to the Villa, either in colour or design. May as well be tartan with a tie-dyed outline of South Uist. But Christ it looks like a Betano shirt with a couple of additional logos.
Mind you, some people liked the green, black and red thing we had in the 90s. If it sells a few to keep Heck on target, we should all be grateful. And, of course, they can play in orange mankinis and Disney crocs for all I care. Just win.
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just reminds me of a chelsea kit for some reason too.
Chelsea one is a different type of blue
And has a round badge with a lion in it.
Looks more like a weasel/lizard
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The blue bastard announced.
Pfft.
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I think it looks pretty sharp - don't understand what all the complaining is about.
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Just seen it.
No. Horizontal stripes will accentuate my impressive girth. Schoolboy error.
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I’m not too fussed about the shirt but the goalkeeper’s top is a thing of rare beauty
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Just seen it.
No. Horizontal stripes will accentuate my impressive girth. Schoolboy error.
They clearly haven't considered the feelings of our captain. Dreadfully insensitive!
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Just seen it.
No. Horizontal stripes will accentuate my impressive girth. Schoolboy error.
They clearly haven't considered the feelings of our captain. Dreadfully insensitive!
He'll love it, very Scotland
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I’m not too fussed about the shirt but the goalkeeper’s top is a thing of rare beauty
I would like one in short sleeve.
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I think it looks nice. The first set of kits from Adidas was always going to be safe. For the future, don’t fuck around with the home kit too much. This seasons design is very good. A bit of creative freedom with the away, and have fun with the third.
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Uh oh, variation of 'Proud History, Bright Future' alert! :)
Chris Heck, President of Business at Aston Villa, said: “This new third kit represents the best of Aston Villa’s history and future. The design speaks to our club’s proud heritage while embracing the vibrant energy of our supporters.
Sam Handy, SVP of Product and Design at adidas, added: “The 2024/25 third kit is a perfect fusion of Aston Villa’s rich heritage and our shared ambition to create something new and innovative that represents the club’s exciting future.
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I don't mind a blue top.
But how tf does it 'speak to our proud heritage?'
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I don't mind a blue top.
But how tf does it 'speak to our proud heritage?'
The Scottish thing maybe. We had kit that blue and white stripes back in the 1880’s apparently.
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We don’t need a third kit!
Nobody needs a third kit!
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We don’t need a third kit!
Nobody needs a third kit!
Yes, when no 1 and 2 are in the wash!
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I fucking love it. Im definitely buying it. Best of the three for me
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Even the badge looks ace, love it!
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Have to say I like it.
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I think it's nice.
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My 9 year old says it looks like a Leicester training top. So it doesn't appear to appeal to anyone.
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Uh oh, variation of 'Proud History, Bright Future' alert! :)
Chris Heck, President of Business at Aston Villa, said: “This new third kit represents the best of Aston Villa’s history and future. The design speaks to our club’s proud heritage while embracing the vibrant energy of our supporters.
Sam Handy, SVP of Product and Design at adidas, added: “The 2024/25 third kit is a perfect fusion of Aston Villa’s rich heritage and our shared ambition to create something new and innovative that represents the club’s exciting future.
It's as if they are explaining the pizza of the week on the menu at Zizzi. Tsk!
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The badge in those colours looks fantastic
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Just seen this new third kit. I think it's a great addition.
Now I know the choices I would buy the away one and that's the one I will but without a player name
I had Luiz the last two kits.
If I did get a player name I either get Watkins, Tielemans, Konsa or Torres.
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I think the kits are all good but not outstanding, and as I refuse to be an advert for the gambling industry there was no way I’d be shelling out for any of them anyway. But, none of them shout “milestone season” at me, which is a shame. Or possibly, a fourth Uber-retro kit is to be worn sometime around the ‘official’ anniversary date?
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I think the foundation 'sponsor' has been best in recent times.
Cazoo and BK8 not so much yet I still bought the shirts and wore with pride despite the sponsors!
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That badge looks nice on it. Almost like a "foily" panini badge sticker.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GXSCG6QbgAQYCvp?format=jpg&name=4096x4096)
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Blue? Huh!
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That is one awful kit. Really disappointing .
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That is one awful kit. Really disappointing .
Yeah, you told us on Page 121, 122 and 124.. we get it. Find a new hobby.
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Out monday. Ill be ordering at 9pm on the dot
Fantastic work adidas! Ill be taking this abroad with me
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Man City have a 4th kit, designed by Noel Gallagher, inspired by DefinitelyMaybe#30
I love the look of the goalie third kit. Emi gets to be in his Argentina colours with blotches of Ribena stains.
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Yeah, its ok. Quite like the black stripes in between the white ones.
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It is shite. I would not buy it in an end of season sale at 90% off.
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It's a no from me too I'm afraid.
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That is one awful kit. Really disappointing .
Agree. Absolutely wretched
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I think it's quite nice and will look good on telly, but won't be buying one.
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I dont mind people not liking it but seeing on social media alot of people saying its not a villa kit. Hello its a 3rd kit! Our 3rd kit hardly ever is a villa kit. We had a green one years ago. I like different kits tbh. Navys great one of my favs.
Would be great if we got a khaki one eventually
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I dont mind people not liking it but seeing on social media alot of people saying its not a villa kit. Hello its a 3rd kit! Our 3rd kit hardly ever is a villa kit. We had a green one years ago. I like different kits tbh. Navys great one of my favs.
Would be great if we got a khaki one eventually
I'd rather have the green one.
We're Aston Villa, we glow in the dark....
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That is one awful kit. Really disappointing .
Well, this has come out of nowhere. 😧
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Black with alternative claret and blue stripes . Id have liked .
oh well Ill get it for the lad in the summer 2025 in the sale .
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I dont mind people not liking it but seeing on social media alot of people saying its not a villa kit. Hello its a 3rd kit! Our 3rd kit hardly ever is a villa kit. We had a green one years ago. I like different kits tbh. Navys great one of my favs.
Would be great if we got a khaki one eventually
I'd rather have the green one.
We're Aston Villa, we glow in the dark....
Id say that bogey green kit under lerner was one of the vilest kits ive seen. Yuck. Horrific
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Waited over 50 years for Adidas to rock up at Villa Park. Three shockers.
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Waited over 50 years for Adidas to rock up at Villa Park. Three shockers.
I think the home kit is the best we have had in over a decade. Maybe 2010 Acorns top.
Absolutely love it. Like the 3rd kit too.
The away not so much.
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I'd have liked a spin one of the very first kits , 1878 plain black with a red lion, that would have been a nice nod to the past
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I'd have liked a spin one of the very first kits , 1878 plain black with a red lion, that would have been a nice nod to the past
You should have mentioned it earlier.
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Yeah, its ok. Quite like the black stripes in between the white ones.
I thought pale grey, but could be white.
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I'd imagine there'll be a 4th, one off, anniversary kit at some point too. Can't see the current lot missing an opportunity to get more money out of supporters. A lot of other clubs have marked occasions this way recently.
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C115y just launched a 4th kit designed by Noel Gallagher , cleverly tapping into the current Oasis hysteria.
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I'd imagine there'll be a 4th, one off, anniversary kit at some point too. Can't see the current lot missing an opportunity to get more money out of supporters. A lot of other clubs have marked occasions this way recently.
The thing they put out tonight, that's in the heck thread, says there will be an specific game set as the AV150 match. I suspect they'll have a load of clothing available before that which will include a match shirt and we'll play in it as well.
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Wasn't our first top purple?
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No, it was "scarlet and royal blue".
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That Oasis kit is possibly the biggest PR pisstake ever. It looks like any number of white Man City change tops. It's got absolutely sod all to do with the album cover. If it had, there'd be a flamingo, Joe lying down and an image of the Fab Four on the sleeves. The guff people come out with to sell tat is astonishing.
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That Oasis kit is possibly the biggest PR pisstake ever. It looks like any number of white Man City change tops. It's got absolutely sod all to do with the album cover. If it had, there'd be a flamingo, Joe lying down and an image of the Fab Four on the sleeves. The guff people come out with to sell tat is astonishing.
I had to look at the cover online to see if it had anything to do with the new kit at all, and no couldn't see anything obvious. Apparently the colours are supposed to be similar, but it's tenuous beyond belief. Still, better than our third kit, which is shit.
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That Oasis kit is possibly the biggest PR pisstake ever. It looks like any number of white Man City change tops. It's got absolutely sod all to do with the album cover. If it had, there'd be a flamingo, Joe lying down and an image of the Fab Four on the sleeves. The guff people come out with to sell tat is astonishing.
I too read the promotional piece disguised as a BBC article and thought much the same.
It did make me think though that Bonehead had remarkably good taste for a Manc builder at the time, and that picture would have been well before the money started rolling in.
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That Oasis kit is possibly the biggest PR pisstake ever. It looks like any number of white Man City change tops. It's got absolutely sod all to do with the album cover. If it had, there'd be a flamingo, Joe lying down and an image of the Fab Four on the sleeves. The guff people come out with to sell tat is astonishing.
I too read the promotional piece disguised as a BBC article and thought much the same.
It did make me think though that Bonehead had remarkably good taste for a Manc builder at the time, and that picture would have been well before the money started rolling in.
I was living and working around Wigan/Manchester at the time, and my friend was mates with the photographer, Michael Spencer Jones. He did the cover of Urban Hymns as well.
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That Oasis kit is possibly the biggest PR pisstake ever. It looks like any number of white Man City change tops. It's got absolutely sod all to do with the album cover. If it had, there'd be a flamingo, Joe lying down and an image of the Fab Four on the sleeves. The guff people come out with to sell tat is astonishing.
I too read the promotional piece disguised as a BBC article and thought much the same.
It did make me think though that Bonehead had remarkably good taste for a Manc builder at the time, and that picture would have been well before the money started rolling in.
I remember thinking that. Bay windows and polished floorboards in 1994 - doesn't really fit with their image. Then again, Bonehead was always the talented one.
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I think it was his sister's house and he was just living there.
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So new training gear on the online store white beige ans black.
Not sure why the badge is so dark though
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I'm hopeful we have a knockout 4th kit as a one off for this game (yet tbd) to mark the 150th . Reckon it will be the Palace game which is the closest date to 21 Nov.
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So new training gear on the online store white beige ans black.
Not sure why the badge is so dark though
What in the actual fuck is this monstrosity?
https://shop.avfc.co.uk/en/aston-villa-adidas-travel-zne-hoodie-beige/p-240079114171187988+z-94-1802834971?_ref=p-DLP:m-GRID:i-r1c1:po-4
I'm almost certainly not the target market, but a blacked out badge that looks like it's been randomly thrown on from across the room? What a piece of tat.
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The Adidas peak being off centre really does make the badge above it look randomly stuck on. I'm pretty forgiving but I'm not a fan.
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Don’t mind it, wouldn’t buy it, especially as £85 is a bit heavy but it’s not hideous
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For me this is a perfect example of "if you don't like it don't buy it" I doubt there are many people on this forum that are in the target market for that specific hoodie but both of my kids love it and it could be the first time since they were toddlers that I might actually be able to get them to wear some Villa gear (although my daughter actually likes the black version not the Biege one).
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I could imagine plenty would like a Villa hoodie but can't understand why they've blacked out the badge in its entirety. It looks like it's just won a super-injunction to avoid being outed for historical sex crimes.
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So new training gear on the online store white beige ans black.
Not sure why the badge is so dark though
What in the actual fuck is this monstrosity?
https://shop.avfc.co.uk/en/aston-villa-adidas-travel-zne-hoodie-beige/p-240079114171187988+z-94-1802834971?_ref=p-DLP:m-GRID:i-r1c1:po-4
I'm almost certainly not the target market, but a blacked out badge that looks like it's been randomly thrown on from across the room? What a piece of tat.
The black badge looks fucking awful. Why they did it like this ill never know. Im not of fan of these ones personally
Im ordering the 3rd kit monday thats where my moneys going only
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So new training gear on the online store white beige ans black.
Not sure why the badge is so dark though
What in the actual fuck is this monstrosity?
https://shop.avfc.co.uk/en/aston-villa-adidas-travel-zne-hoodie-beige/p-240079114171187988+z-94-1802834971?_ref=p-DLP:m-GRID:i-r1c1:po-4
I'm almost certainly not the target market, but a blacked out badge that looks like it's been randomly thrown on from across the room? What a piece of tat.
The black badge looks fucking awful. Why they did it like this I'll never know. Im not of fan of these ones personally
Haven't Adidas been doing something similar with a lot of their teams, both international and club? The black badge looks alright to the side on a white hoodie, not so much when the hoodie is Austin Allegro beige.
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Generic gear , that beige number is particularly awful though .
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The Fulham version is white and looks much smarter.
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That hoodie is awful.
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Looking at Liverpool warming up on Final Score, their pre-match shirt looks much smarter than their home kit.
https://www.elverys.ie/products/nike-lfc-24-pre-match-jersey-red/
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So new training gear on the online store white beige ans black.
Not sure why the badge is so dark though
What in the actual fuck is this monstrosity?
https://shop.avfc.co.uk/en/aston-villa-adidas-travel-zne-hoodie-beige/p-240079114171187988+z-94-1802834971?_ref=p-DLP:m-GRID:i-r1c1:po-4
I'm almost certainly not the target market, but a blacked out badge that looks like it's been randomly thrown on from across the room? What a piece of tat.
The black badge looks fucking awful. Why they did it like this I'll never know. Im not of fan of these ones personally
Haven't Adidas been doing something similar with a lot of their teams, both international and club? The black badge looks alright to the side on a white hoodie, not so much when the hoodie is Austin Allegro beige.
Beige is in fashion these days, mate.
Why? God only knows, but the under 30’s seem to love it
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So new training gear on the online store white beige ans black.
Not sure why the badge is so dark though
What in the actual fuck is this monstrosity?
https://shop.avfc.co.uk/en/aston-villa-adidas-travel-zne-hoodie-beige/p-240079114171187988+z-94-1802834971?_ref=p-DLP:m-GRID:i-r1c1:po-4
I'm almost certainly not the target market, but a blacked out badge that looks like it's been randomly thrown on from across the room? What a piece of tat.
The black badge looks fucking awful. Why they did it like this I'll never know. Im not of fan of these ones personally
Haven't Adidas been doing something similar with a lot of their teams, both international and club? The black badge looks alright to the side on a white hoodie, not so much when the hoodie is Austin Allegro beige.
Beige is in fashion these days, mate.
Why? God only knows, but the under 30’s seem to love it
Beige isnt that bad but these designs are really ugly looking
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This home kit is so nice. When was the last time the colour was this good? The shade of claret is just perfect.
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This home kit is so nice. When was the last time the colour was this good? The shade of claret is just perfect.
It’s gorgeous. Just behind the Nike Acorns kit for me, but really excellent on its own merit.
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I like all three.
The third has split opinions. Some honing in on ‘blue and white’ for certain reason, but it’s like comparing Coventry and Chelsea.
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This home kit is so nice. When was the last time the colour was this good? The shade of claret is just perfect.
Claret looks more like the Maroon Arsenal kit from a few years ago. Best was the Nike kit. Same colour as a glass of red wine.
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This home kit is so nice. When was the last time the colour was this good? The shade of claret is just perfect.
For me its the 2nd best behind the luke one. Its superb
That and 3rd kit awesome.
Dont like the away at all. But 2/3 is great
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The Luke one was a fucking Hearts shirt not a Villa shirt. If we hadn't got promoted in it no one would mention it.
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The Luke one was a fucking Hearts shirt not a Villa shirt. If we hadn't got promoted in it no one would mention it.
You must not have been around then because everyone was raving as soon as it came out how much it was universally loved.
Its aston villa shirt not hearts
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The Luke one was a fucking Hearts shirt not a Villa shirt. If we hadn't got promoted in it no one would mention it.
You must not have been around then because everyone was raving as soon as it came out how much it was universally loved.
Its aston villa shirt not hearts
No blue sleeves = not a Villa shirt.
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The Luke one was a fucking Hearts shirt not a Villa shirt. If we hadn't got promoted in it no one would mention it.
You must not have been around then because everyone was raving as soon as it came out how much it was universally loved.
Its aston villa shirt not hearts
No blue sleeves = not a Villa shirt.
I know what your saying but its sometimes good to have something abit different. I mean having kits that all look all the same doesnt make it veey appealing to biy wveey year.
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The Luke one was a fucking Hearts shirt not a Villa shirt. If we hadn't got promoted in it no one would mention it.
You must not have been around then because everyone was raving as soon as it came out how much it was universally loved.
Its aston villa shirt not hearts
No blue sleeves = not a Villa shirt.
Quite correct.
I'm not sure I've ever mentioned my views on that Luke travesty before, but happy to do so here.
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This home kit is so nice. When was the last time the colour was this good? The shade of claret is just perfect.
Claret looks more like the Maroon Arsenal kit from a few years ago. Best was the Nike kit. Same colour as a glass of red wine.
It’s proper claret, like a decent full bodied wine.
It’s up there with the Acorns shirt, but maybe pips it due to the colour.
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*yes I know ethically dodgy, but £184 less than the price I’d have paid at the club shop should I have been able to afford it :/
(https://i.ibb.co/smGYDMy/IMG-3198.jpg) (https://ibb.co/smGYDMy)
Mmmmm. I wonder why ticket prices have to go up to support a business trying to comply with rules that are revenue based ?
You really think the Sky6 don't sell way more fakes than we do?
I'm sure they do. Especially in Asia etc. The general point remains. The ciub needs revenue. It can come from any and every source. Anything that denies club income via fakes has an adverse impact. IMO it's the rules that needs challenging. But until that happens we have to increase revenue - simple as. Maybe when Citeh115 win their case because they've got better lawyers then that will open the gates and good owners like ours can start to compete with the likes of Chelsea and ManU who can run up crazy debts but keep on spending.
Maybe the £184 saved goes towards match tickets, which the club make way more on per £1 spent. Not everyone can afford both.
I’ll respond here, apologies for the stimulus on the Gary Shaw thread.
(I think my intention was acknowledging how Villa runs through many generations of my family. Starting to take my eldest and now both has been a blessed relief and a bit of a refuge to be honest through some very challenging times.
Thanks to all of you who’ve been of support).
So I agree it’s unethical, an area I’ll be a bit too ready to jump in on, and I’m being a clear hypocrite on this.
It’s ‘taking the not given’ on copyright/whatever on an industrial scale, and it only happens as folk like me decide to pay it.
I’m happy to be a case in point. The bottom line is no replica shirts would have been bought last year or this at club prices. Nowhere near affordable.
I didn’t regret it last year I got the kids nane/age personalised shirts, it’s all in this thread:
https://www.heroesandvillains.info/forumv3/index.php?topic=64981.msg4664235#msg4664235
Last year
Club shop £55, customised £70 each
So £24 Vs £140 for two customised infant kits (though I think no socks, and quality to be discovered)
Of course it’s business and we have to compete etc but at those prices there’s no way I could even think about doing it, if this works out I could probably do it every year…
And in fact I’ve already said it on this thread, re not paying an extra £184 for better quality product
If there were sensible prices I’d of course prefer to support the club, but probably wouldn’t even be doing it at half club shop prices, wouldn’t have gone for one for myself unless it was this kind of price.
So there you go. Have two season tickets, two additional claret memberships, despite my moans forked out for CL tickets I can’t afford and haven’t had the courage to tell me folks about yet. So it’s not stoppping me putting/more money into the club by buying these, I just can’t do club shop prices, did buy myself I think only a wooly hat with the ‘new’ badge last season in the shop.
Oh no I did do a fair purchase of a lot of sale items online, (book for my dad, Joy Division Emi Martinez oven gloves etc etc but anyway, I’m not feeling bad about it.
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The white hoodies with black badge detail are £100. Adidas are selling the exact same, without badge, for £85.
Clearly want it to be a ubiquitous item as all the teams seem to have them.
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This home kit is so nice. When was the last time the colour was this good? The shade of claret is just perfect.
Claret looks more like the Maroon Arsenal kit from a few years ago. Best was the Nike kit. Same colour as a glass of red wine.
It’s proper claret, like a decent full bodied wine.
It’s up there with the Acorns shirt, but maybe pips it due to the colour.
I agree 100% with Ian, and Ian.
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Was not sure with the promo's of the 3rd kit but it looked gorgeous last night - especially the silver crest which stood out magnificently.
Really am struggling which one to buy for my November hol
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Really am struggling which one to buy for my November hol
Where are you off to?
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Was not sure with the promo's of the 3rd kit but it looked gorgeous last night - especially the silver crest which stood out magnificently.
Really am struggling which one to buy for my November hol
I loved it. Mines coming tomorrow. Can't wait to put it on. It looks gorgeous
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Was not sure with the promo's of the 3rd kit but it looked gorgeous last night - especially the silver crest which stood out magnificently.
Really am struggling which one to buy for my November hol
I didn't realise it was silver until last night. All the pictures I thought it was white. Looked really well last night.
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This home kit is so nice. When was the last time the colour was this good? The shade of claret is just perfect.
Claret looks more like the Maroon Arsenal kit from a few years ago. Best was the Nike kit. Same colour as a glass of red wine.
It’s proper claret, like a decent full bodied wine.
It’s up there with the Acorns shirt, but maybe pips it due to the colour.
I agree 100% with Ian, and Ian.
My name is also Ian...
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This home kit is so nice. When was the last time the colour was this good? The shade of claret is just perfect.
Claret looks more like the Maroon Arsenal kit from a few years ago. Best was the Nike kit. Same colour as a glass of red wine.
It’s proper claret, like a decent full bodied wine.
It’s up there with the Acorns shirt, but maybe pips it due to the colour.
I agree 100% with Ian, and Ian.
My name is also Ian...
Works better with Spartacus.
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Was not sure with the promo's of the 3rd kit but it looked gorgeous last night - especially the silver crest which stood out magnificently.
Really am struggling which one to buy for my November hol
I didn't realise it was silver until last night. All the pictures I thought it was white. Looked really well last night.
It's quite nice that the Trade Nation sponsor is silver as well.
My McGinn 3rd shirt should be arriving in the next few days. Didn't have a SJM yet, figured this was the kit to do it. I think it looks class coming over the tele.
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The Acorns logo looked great too. How have we managed to get a different front of shirt sponsor on last night’s kit?
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The Acorns logo looked great too. How have we managed to get a different front of shirt sponsor on last night’s kit?
Betting sponsors are banned for UEFA competitions aren’t they?
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The Acorns logo looked great too. How have we managed to get a different front of shirt sponsor on last night’s kit?
Betting sponsors are banned for UEFA competitions aren’t they?
Oh, right. Surely Villa are losing out financially not having a paying shirt sponsor on their Champions League shirts then
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The Acorns logo looked great too. How have we managed to get a different front of shirt sponsor on last night’s kit?
Betting sponsors are banned for UEFA competitions aren’t they?
Oh, right. Surely Villa are losing out financially not having a paying shirt sponsor on their Champions League shirts then
Im ok with that. let acorns get the exposure
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I’m personally happy to have Acorns too, but in these PSR dominated days I would have thought a lot of extra income could be generated from a shirt sponsor getting Champions League coverage.
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I’m personally happy to have Acorns too, but in these PSR dominated days I would have thought a lot of extra income could be generated from a shirt sponsor getting Champions League coverage.
Betano have obviously gone into the deal knowing that they can't be used in Europe. I'm only guessing, but I bet the agreement says that we can use the space for a charity instead, but not another commercial venture.
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I also expect that as it is the last year or two for Prem betting, the deals are also quite high anyway as they wring out the final ones. I'm surprised they didn't get around it like 'Benson and Hedges' used to do at certain Grand Prix with 'Bitten and Hisses'.
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Gambling companies have been dealing with advertising bans for years, it won't have been any surprise to them.
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This home kit is so nice. When was the last time the colour was this good? The shade of claret is just perfect.
The Luke Roper kit , the claret was perfect
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The Acorns logo looked great too. How have we managed to get a different front of shirt sponsor on last night’s kit?
Betting sponsors are banned for UEFA competitions aren’t they?
Yes, they are banned.
We made the same change at least once last season in the Europa Conf. League (LOSC) as there is a ban on gambling and, I think, booze brands in France.
I believe the club raffled the shirts used and donated the money to Acorns, proving they can get things right off the pitch, sometimes. ;)
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The Acorns logo looked great too. How have we managed to get a different front of shirt sponsor on last night’s kit?
Betting sponsors are banned for UEFA competitions aren’t they?
Yes, they are banned.
We made the same change at least once last season in the Europa Conf. League (LOSC) as there is a ban on gambling and, I think, booze brands in France.
It depends on the country the game's being played in, Celtic are wearing shirts with 'Dafabet' on them tonight.
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The Acorns logo looked great too. How have we managed to get a different front of shirt sponsor on last night’s kit?
Betting sponsors are banned for UEFA competitions aren’t they?
Yes, they are banned.
We made the same change at least once last season in the Europa Conf. League (LOSC) as there is a ban on gambling and, I think, booze brands in France.
It depends on the country the game's being played in, Celtic are wearing shirts with 'Dafabet' on them tonight.
Yep, fair point.
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Will it be possible to buy the Acorns one ?
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I’m personally happy to have Acorns too, but in these PSR dominated days I would have thought a lot of extra income could be generated from a shirt sponsor getting Champions League coverage.
Betano donated that space to us and we donated it to Acorns
https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2024/september/17/acorns-to-adorn-villa-shirts-against-young-boys/
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Really am struggling which one to buy for my November hol
Where are you off to?
Egypt...sharm
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Will it be possible to buy the Acorns one ?
Pretty sure the ones worn last season in the ECL (Ajax as well as LOSC?) were raffled with the money going to Acorns - something like £20 a ticket. Hopefully, they will do the same again - better than an auction, IMO.
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Just had the third kit come through its absolutely beautiful 😍
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THE CURSE IS LIFTED! Wore the home shirt, one last chance, and I thought it was happening again.
I saw only one of the blue third shirts the whole game.
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THE CURSE IS LIFTED! Wore the home shirt, one last chance, and I thought it was happening again.
AND if the curse hadn't been lifted, you'd have just sat back and let LeeB take the blame for the defeat. >:(
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Yep. 8)
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THE CURSE IS LIFTED! Wore the home shirt, one last chance, and I thought it was happening again.
I saw only one of the blue third shirts the whole game.
You know you ripped it off at half time really hence the change of fortunes 😉
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THE CURSE IS LIFTED! Wore the home shirt, one last chance, and I thought it was happening again.
I saw only one of the blue third shirts the whole game.
You know you ripped it off at half time really hence the change of fortunes 😉
Nah, didn’t wanna show the players up with my Adonis physique.
;D
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Probably a bit late to the party on this, but I find those red tracksuit tops a bit odd and they don't really look Villa related in anyway. Just seems a strange choice, as they would look great in claret and blue as well.
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Probably a bit late to the party on this, but I find those red tracksuit tops a bit odd and they don't really look Villa related in anyway. Just seems a strange choice, as they would look great in claret and blue as well.
I think they’re just standard Adidas templates with a Villa badge on. I saw them in the store on Saturday and thought……meh.
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Probably a bit late to the party on this, but I find those red tracksuit tops a bit odd and they don't really look Villa related in anyway. Just seems a strange choice, as they would look great in claret and blue as well.
I think they’re just standard Adidas templates with a Villa badge on. I saw them in the store on Saturday and thought……meh.
You haven't heard about Heck's plans to change our home kit to a more marketable colour?
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Probably a bit late to the party on this, but I find those red tracksuit tops a bit odd and they don't really look Villa related in anyway. Just seems a strange choice, as they would look great in claret and blue as well.
Also seemed a strange choice for Arsenal's backroom staff to be decked out today in the Citeh colours.
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Probably a bit late to the party on this, but I find those red tracksuit tops a bit odd and they don't really look Villa related in anyway. Just seems a strange choice, as they would look great in claret and blue as well.
I think they’re just standard Adidas templates with a Villa badge on. I saw them in the store on Saturday and thought……meh.
You haven't heard about Heck's plans to change our home kit to a more marketable colour?
The Cardiff fan who posts on here will be having terrible flashbacks.
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Some of the more recent training stuffs been horrible. That beige stuff is awful
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Those ZNE items are awful, come up really baggy even on the players. it looks really bad.
must say, all three match shirts are lovely though.
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Those ZNE items are awful, come up really baggy even on the players. it looks really bad.
must say, all three match shirts are lovely though.
I agree. The 'summer' training gear really nice. The recent winter stuffs been dreadful. I really hate baggy stuff
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Those ZNE items are awful, come up really baggy even on the players. it looks really bad.
must say, all three match shirts are lovely though.
I agree. The 'summer' training gear really nice. The recent winter stuffs been dreadful. I really hate baggy stuff
Baggy? I thought it was err, regular (yeah ok, slim) fit... 😉
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Probably a bit late to the party on this, but I find those red tracksuit tops a bit odd and they don't really look Villa related in anyway. Just seems a strange choice, as they would look great in claret and blue as well.
I think they’re just standard Adidas templates with a Villa badge on. I saw them in the store on Saturday and thought……meh.
You haven't heard about Heck's plans to change our home kit to a more marketable colour?
You just know that a 'news' outlet somewhere will run with that as a story...
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(https://i.ibb.co/wS8cFxN/20241016-105651.jpg) (https://ibb.co/n74PN5s)
My mate did a bit of rearranging to the kit display at Barcelona airport
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My mate did a bit of rearranging to the kit display at Barcelona airport
It's probably the only time we'll see Yanited above Arsenal this season.
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Something special going to happen at the league cup game - mate does some work with Adidas and there's a sabbath thing in the works
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If anyone is after a bargain, Sofab Sports have this seasons Villa kit in their Bristol store as cheap as chips. My lad picked up last seasons home with Ramsey printing, and 2x this seasons home with Pau/Rogers printing with CL patches. All genuine. This seasons shirts were £49:99 each less his student discount.
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Anyone with any info on when the club shop (online) will have the authentic home shirt in stock?
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Pride of place at JD Gatwick. Unfortunately JD in Bangkok let the side down. Only Liverpool, the good Mancs, the shit mancs and Arsenal
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https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2024/october/30/aston-villa-and-adidas-celebrate-legacy-of-ozzy-osbourne-and-black-sabbath/
Cant see any info about actually buying one of the shirts.
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Have you tried reading the article?
Only 250 adult men’s shirts will be available to buy with a Black Sabbath patch (200 home shirts, 50 black goalkeeper). They will cost £120, not eligible for any discounts and limited to one per customer.
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Have you tried reading the article?
Only 250 adult men’s shirts will be available to buy with a Black Sabbath patch (200 home shirts, 50 black goalkeeper). They will cost £120, not eligible for any discounts and limited to one per customer.
Have you tried reading his post? No info regarding on sale dates or if there's any criteria for buying one.
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Have you tried reading the article?
Only 250 adult men’s shirts will be available to buy with a Black Sabbath patch (200 home shirts, 50 black goalkeeper). They will cost £120, not eligible for any discounts and limited to one per customer.
You're a happy soul.
(https://i.ibb.co/zVsZG4d/vic-and-bob.jpg) (https://ibb.co/zVsZG4d)
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Next seasons third/ away shirt....purple and black, shoo-in.
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I saw the Black Sabbath shirts in club shop.
Fucking hell......what an absolute rip off.
Its a standard shirt, with a small black Black Sabbath transfer on the bottom at the back.
Thats it......no number, no name.
essentially it £40 for a Black Sabbath transfer !!!!!!!
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You'd think for £120 they'd at least have used the pro shirts but no.
Nice idea, awful execution.
I could do better than that.
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https://www.footyheadlines.com/2023/12/manchester-united-2024-retro-collection.html
Look at this, when are we going to get stuff like this from Adidas?
Sort it out Villa!
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https://www.footyheadlines.com/2023/12/manchester-united-2024-retro-collection.html
Look at this, when are we going to get stuff like this from Adidas?
Sort it out Villa!
Getting the trefoil retro apparel next season. Because of time restraints this season Adidas couldn't launch anything due to how late the Villa/ Adidas deal was struck up.
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A Claret & Blue Trefoil TShirt would go down a storm I recon.
Certainly with us elder lot .
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A Claret & Blue Trefoil TShirt would go down a storm I recon.
Certainly with us elder lot .
A guy on Insta doing them
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https://www.footyheadlines.com/2024/10/aston-villa-adidas-elite-team.html?u=241104&7uBXF=PuVjT
Aston Villa to become an Adidas elite team from next season which would mean a Trefoil third shirt amongst other things.
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Let's hope we can match this on the pitch - I do have a slight reservation that we'll look like a Billy Bonds/Trevor Brooking tribute act though.
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Let's hope we can match this on the pitch - I do have a slight reservation that we'll look like a Billy Bonds/Trevor Brooking tribute act though.
I'd settle for beating Arsenal 1-0 in the FA Cup final.
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Not looked at any other part of this thread so apologies if it has been mention previously
My lad got an away shirt back in August, size 9-10 with no name or number on the back, he's just got a 3rd shirt with a name and number on the back and despite it being the same size, it is a bit smaller and don't think it will last him long
My question is does the printing on it shrink the shirt a bit or is it just that all of them vary in size slightly?
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My authentic home shirt arrived today. Lovely feel to it, definitely something you could get away with wearing in the summer without going full Castore in it. Got it in large and fits really nice with UCL badge on the sleeve and Rogers 27 on the back.
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https://www.footyheadlines.com/2024/10/aston-villa-adidas-elite-team.html?u=241104&7uBXF=PuVjT
Aston Villa to become an Adidas elite team from next season which would mean a Trefoil third shirt amongst other things.
Not the most reliable source are they?
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https://www.footyheadlines.com/2024/10/aston-villa-adidas-elite-team.html?u=241104&7uBXF=PuVjT
Aston Villa to become an Adidas elite team from next season which would mean a Trefoil third shirt amongst other things.
Not the most reliable source are they?
Here's some more for you... https://www.footyheadlines.com/2024/11/aston-villa-25-26-home-kit.html?G5BpD=rIPOx
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https://www.footyheadlines.com/2024/10/aston-villa-adidas-elite-team.html?u=241104&7uBXF=PuVjT
Aston Villa to become an Adidas elite team from next season which would mean a Trefoil third shirt amongst other things.
Not the most reliable source are they?
I'm waiting on Football Insider to confirm it.
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It seems the main colour for our home shirt 205/26 is 'burgundy'.
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It seems the main colour for our home shirt 205/26 is 'burgundy'.
That's not a year it's a tyre size.
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It seems the main colour for our home shirt 205/26 is 'burgundy'.
That's not a year it's a tyre size.
You're such an old romantic.
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"Trefoil third shirt.. you'll never sing that!"
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It seems the main colour for our home shirt 205/26 is 'burgundy'.
That's not a year it's a tyre size.
We've gone full Ron.
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It seems the main colour for our home shirt 205/26 is 'burgundy'.
It’s not a shirt it’s a uniform
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It seems the main colour for our home shirt 205/26 is 'burgundy'.
It’s not a shirt it’s a uniform
It'll look good on our roster.
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It seems the main colour for our home shirt 205/26 is 'burgundy'.
It’s not a shirt it’s a uniform
It'll look good on our roster.
Prefer to see it on a chicken first.
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Aston Villa’s 25/26 Away Kit will be ‘All Black With Light Blue Logos’.
@Footy_Headlines
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I like the look of that combo so hope it's true. It's nice to have a black away kit from time to time.
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Aston Villa’s 25/26 Away Kit will be ‘All Black With Light Blue Logos’.
@Footy_Headlines
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gb8QuziX0AAtDV_?format=jpg&name=medium)
Man what do we have to do to get a black and gold kit!
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Man what do we have to do to get a black and gold kit!
Become Wolves fans.
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Man what do we have to do to get a black and gold kit!
Become Wolves fans.
Or arsenal, real madrid 😁
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In that case, win something.
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In that case, win something.
Im on board!
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A special 150th anniversary kit which we’ll wear in this season’s FA Cup - so it’ll only be worn once then! Badoom tish.
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What's the point in waiting until our 151st anniversary to wear our 150th anniversary kit?
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What's the point in waiting until our 151st anniversary to wear our 150th anniversary kit?
It'll be like Heck spinning that our new round badge (confirmed two years ago this btw) was actually not a new round badge but a 41st anniversary celebration in 23-24 season of 1982.
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Aston Villa’s 25/26 Third Shirt will be ‘predominantly white with claret & blue accents’ & will feature the Adidas Trefoil logo.
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Aston Villa’s 25/26 Third Shirt will be ‘predominantly white with claret & blue accents’ & will feature the Adidas Trefoil logo.
It's going to be a beaut, isn't it?
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Not if it has the new crest on it.
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Not if it has the new crest on it.
If you look at Yanited's trefoil third kit it just has a devil on it rather than their crest. Similarly, Celtic's away kit just has a (very large) shamrock on it. Maybe our trefoil kit will have a standalone lion on it (similar to the '69-73 crest) rather than the new crest.
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Who or what is trefoil?
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Who or what is trefoil?
(https://www.tailorbrands.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Adidas-trefoil-logo.jpg)
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A corporate logo? How does it differ from any other and is it 'good' news?
Sorry, these are genuine questions. I looked it up only to discover it is, among other things no doubt, a pea, a bit of Gothic architecture and a "space for you to be you".
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A corporate logo? How does it differ from any other and is it 'good' news?
Sorry, these are genuine questions. I looked it up only to discover it is, among other things no doubt, a pea, a bit of Gothic architecture and a "space for you to be you".
I think it's seen as some sort of 80s/90s chic. Think the lads in the Blur 'Girls and Boys' video, that twat from Jamiroquai in every video he ever did. If that doesn't get you excited, are you even alive?
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This is what I dream of when I'm breathlessly fantasising about corporate logos for our shirts.
(https://i.ibb.co/LvDv40b/download.png) (https://ibb.co/LvDv40b)
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Ha, excellent. Thank you both.
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That 4th kits been leaked its green! Its bloody horrible. Yuck
Who designed that shite
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Fourth kit? Their commitment to avoiding clashes is commendable. Worried we play a team in claret, blue, white and green stripes though so we will probably need a fifth kit to be on the safe side.
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Sorry i tried to upload it but my phones not allowing it for some reason. Its green with somw wierd stripes. The badge and sponsor are white. Its not villa at all
Its definitely the worst out of the four for me.
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This it?
https://thenewkits.com/product/aston-villa-24-25-special-kit-fan-version/
I don't think there's such a thing as "not Villa" when it comes to change strips, tbh. We have had just about every colour. It might be okay depending on what colour the shorts and socks are. All green would be minging.
NOTE: I wouldn't be buying off that site anyone, no idea if it's legit. Just linked as it shows the shirt.
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That 4th kits been leaked its green! Its bloody horrible. Yuck
Who designed that shite
It's a fan version, a knock off basically.
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You know what I think? I reckon that it represents a bold collaboration with Adidas, fusing classic elegance with a fresh, modern style. This kit’s distinctive green colourway, accented by minimalist white detailing, makes it instantly recognizable and offers a unique departure from traditional Aston Villa colours. Perfect for both loyal fans and collectors, the kit exemplifies sophistication while staying true to Aston Villa’s rich heritage.
Just my opinion.
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I bloody love that green shirt
I think the website is legit, if you don’t mind buying ‘quality’ fakes
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You know what I think? I reckon that it represents a bold collaboration with Adidas, fusing classic elegance with a fresh, modern style. This kit’s distinctive green colourway, accented by minimalist white detailing, makes it instantly recognizable and offers a unique departure from traditional Aston Villa colours. Perfect for both loyal fans and collectors, the kit exemplifies sophistication while staying true to Aston Villa’s rich heritage.
Just my opinion.
You know your stuff. Could you tell me more like the key features of the kit please?
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I'd be delighted to!
Deep Green Base with Vertical Stripes -
The Aston Villa 24/25 kit stands out with a deep green base colour, broken up by subtle vertical striping that adds texture without overpowering the design. These tonal stripes give the shirt a refined, layered look, highlighting Adidas’s commitment to stylish sportswear. This sleek green palette provides a sophisticated twist, appealing to those who appreciate a contemporary yet timeless design.
Just off the top of my head.
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I'd be delighted to!
Deep Green Base with Vertical Stripes -
The Aston Villa 24/25 kit stands out with a deep green base colour, broken up by subtle vertical striping that adds texture without overpowering the design. These tonal stripes give the shirt a refined, layered look, highlighting Adidas’s commitment to stylish sportswear. This sleek green palette provides a sophisticated twist, appealing to those who appreciate a contemporary yet timeless design.
Just off the top of my head.
I'm sold. The only thing is one of the shirts I bought used to give me terrible nipple rash....if only I knew what the comfort and material was like.
Long shot but you wouldn't happen to know about that would you?
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It's only a first impression, but I have this funny feeling that, constructed with high-performance materials, the Aston Villa football kit is crafted for comfort, breathability, and durability. Adidas’s innovative fabric ensures that fans can wear it comfortably, whether on match day, at training, or in casual settings. The lightweight poly blend fabric is ideal for keeping you cool and comfortable, reflecting Adidas’s commitment to quality and performance.
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What do you think of the sponsor's logo, Gok?
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I think I've probably milked this as far as it will go already.
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I think you probably have.
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That 4th kits been leaked its green! Its bloody horrible. Yuck
Who designed that shite
It's a fan version, a knock off basically.
Ah ok thanks wasnt sure if that was legit or not.
Its a obviously a matter of opinion some will like some will hate but i wouldnt spend my money on it if it was real
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https://shop.avfc.co.uk/?query=Love%20Unites%20Jersey&_ref=p-SRP:m-SEARCH&_s=bm-FI-PSOC-AVFC-TWITTER-LOVE-UNITES
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Argentina released their 50th anniversary kit.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gcbi3gXWQAAxErj?format=jpg&name=large)
Because the GK shirt is identical for club and country a mock up was made...
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Apparently at some point this season Big Emi and Ollie Watkins will become the 149th and 150th Villa players to have made 150 appearances for the club. In our 150th year. So expect something to mark that.
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I think I've probably milked this as far as it will go already.
ChatGPT telling you to upgrade to premium?
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https://shop.avfc.co.uk/?query=Love%20Unites%20Jersey&_ref=p-SRP:m-SEARCH&_s=bm-FI-PSOC-AVFC-TWITTER-LOVE-UNITES
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God thats shite.
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Just seen on the adidas website that it seems to be having a price wobble, just bought a kids 3rd top for £15
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Just seen on the adidas website that it seems to be having a price wobble, just bought a kids 3rd top for £15
All adult shirts £38.
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Just had my order on the Adidas website cancelled, i'm guessing they realised it was going rogue and putting wrong prices on the items
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Just had my order on the Adidas website cancelled, i'm guessing they realised it was going rogue and putting wrong prices on the items
Yes, i have seen a lot of people who purchased Villa shirts on the Adidas Black Friday event through the website yesterday have all had their orders cancelled and refunded.
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Let's hope Heck doesn't get any ideas from this. :o https://x.com/DroghedaUnited/status/1867660866268934498
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I see Leinster rugby had to apologise to a load of fans who bought their Castore European jersey for this season. It arrived without the club crest on it. They're going from strength to strength there.
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Spotted a few home XL shirts without sponsor logo in East Mids airport…
(https://i.ibb.co/XfBVszL/IMG-7595.jpg) (https://ibb.co/XfBVszL)
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Hope there still there on January 5th, may have to treat myself to a belated Christmas present
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Aston Villa’s 25/26 Third Kit will pay tribute to the ‘stained glass’ around Villa Park.
@Footy_Headlines
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That’s an attractive Villa shirt. Always been a fan of the white with claret and blue trim.
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That’s a winner winner chicken dinner (if it actually ends up looking like that).
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Give me that trefoil man.
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If its a tribute to the stained glass then it should be multicoloured, not white.
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Vey nice shirt, shame about the grey mould on it.
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If its a tribute to the stained glass then it should be multicoloured, not white.
Yeah im abit bored of all the white ones tbh. Would rather something else.
Next season i bet the away kit will be black. Ive be dying for ablack and gold away kit 🤩
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Should name it the Delph shirt as the pattern looks like snake-skin.
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More black shirts on order by the club shop .
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More black shirts on order by the club shop .
I am going to get one. I haven't bought a non-vintage football shirt for about 25 years but I want one of those.
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More black shirts on order by the club shop .
I am going to get one. I haven't bought a non-vintage football shirt for about 25 years but I want one of those.
I've just had a look on the official site as I want one too. They have moved them out fast! Will have to wait for the restock.
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The kit is excellent. I’ll definitely be getting one.
In US sports teams have a primary home and away kit for each season. But then every so often they play special kits for certain occasions or retro kits. I’d love that in football. Fans don’t HAVE to buy them. But it would be great to see Villa coming out in kit from our past for a game or two. It’s most prevalent in basketball, but it’s not uncommon in the NFL, NHL and baseball.
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We had the "Black Sabbath" kit the other week , that was a bit steep at £100 though
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Arsenal will play in all white today at home vs Man U. It’s the continuation of their “No More Red” campaign drawing awareness to the knife crime epidemic in London.
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The new olive training gear is beautiful. The badge looks so good in these colours
Might have to buy this shit 😍
But man £95 for a t shirt and bottoms fucking hell man.
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With Emi leaving assume Rashford will take number 10. And Asensio wore 11 at PSG, but that’s Ollie’s number. He wore 20 and 11 at Real Madrid so maybe it’s 20 with us.
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What about 9?
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What about 9?
There was such a big deal made of giving Duran the 9 shirt, it would be amusing to see it just handed out to the next guy through the door.
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Rashford and Asensio will be 9 & 10.
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What about 9?
I don’t see Asensio as 9. But maybe. Rashford will wear is favoured number now it’s available I think.
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Asensio #21 apparently
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Rashford took number 9. We’ve had worse.
Cough…Stephen Ireland…cough
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Rashford took number 9. We’ve had worse.
Cough…Stephen Ireland…cough
(https://i.ibb.co/WpqG0KS2/75a596ad-96cf-419a-9cdf-d15e637379a7.jpg) (https://ibb.co/WpqG0KS2)
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At least Hogan was, notionally at least, a centre-forward. Giving Stephen fucking Ireland the number 9 shirt was a war crime.
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The white away shirt is £36 at JD In Heathrow's terminal 2 if anyone is interested. They also have the home shirt without a sponsor for 56 quid, great to see them available for the tourists.
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The white away shirt is £36 at JD In Heathrow's terminal 2 if anyone is interested. They also have the home shirt without a sponsor for 56 quid, great to see them available for the tourists.
Home shirt without sponsor in an adult size?
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Correct
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I got that olive training gear. Its lovely 😍
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So
3 Disasi
9 Rashford
16 Garcia
17 Malen
21 Asensio
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Couldn't think where else to post this.
https://x.com/KeslersznV2/status/1887652191655100919?s=08
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I put it on "Other Games" but here works better, I think.
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Couldn't think where else to post this.
https://x.com/KeslersznV2/status/1887652191655100919?s=08
Nice story
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I hope they didn't just wash the shirts.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cevep790e3vo
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The new Bohs away shirt is pretty nice.
https://www.shop-bohemianfc.com/collections/new-products/products/adult-2025-away-jersey-guinness-regular-fit
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Is she old enough to drink Guinness.
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Is she old enough to drink Guinness.
Judging by the tiles, the photos were taken in 'The Hut' in Phibsboro. I'm sure they wouldn't have let her in if she was underage.
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Is she old enough to drink Guinness.
In Ireland probably yes.
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O'Neill shirts are lovely. Do they do any Anglo teams?
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O'Neill shirts are lovely. Do they do any Anglo teams?
They do the Irish Villa supporters kit. Not mad about it, to be honest.
https://www.oneills.com/shop-by-team/soccer/soccer-clubs/aston-villa-irish-lions-supporters-club.html
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Villa to open a new store in the Bullring. https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2025/february/13/aston-villa-bullring-store/
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Villa to open a new store in the Bullring. https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2025/february/13/aston-villa-bullring-store/
Blues are building another Bullring. In the sky.
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Villa to open a new store in the Bullring. https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2025/february/13/aston-villa-bullring-store/
It'll kill the Noses.
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I know we don't drink in town,can we shop?
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Villa to open a new store in the Bullring. https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2025/february/13/aston-villa-bullring-store/
It'll kill the Noses.
They'll be in a tunnel beneath it, so won't notice.
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Villa to open a new store in the Bullring. https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2025/february/13/aston-villa-bullring-store/
It'll kill the Noses.
They'll be in a tunnel beneath it, so won't notice.
It's called a sewer.
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Villa to open a new store in the Bullring. https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2025/february/13/aston-villa-bullring-store/
It'll kill the Noses.
Only until their new super superdupper mega store replaces the Bullring
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Happy with this. Gives us more exposure outside villa park
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I'm thinking back to the "original" Villa shop in the Pavilions. Can anyone tell me the years it was in operation?
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I barely remember the Pavillions shop (was it next to the exit onto Moor Street?) But we had one on New Street under the Lerner years. I just can't picture if we moved to there or from there to the Pavillions.
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I barely remember the Pavillions shop (was it next to the exit onto Moor Street?) But we had one on New Street under the Lerner years. I just can't picture if we moved to there or from there to the Pavillions.
The New St one was the last one.
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There used to be a Villa shop in Asda, then Carrefoure, Minworth, in the 80s. Although I'm the only one that seems to remember it.
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I barely remember the Pavillions shop (was it next to the exit onto Moor Street?) But we had one on New Street under the Lerner years. I just can't picture if we moved to there or from there to the Pavillions.
The New St one was the last one.
Explains the memory loss on the Pavillions one. Come to think of it, was the WM Travel shop opposite it as that is a vague recall of being on that lower level.
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The location of the one in Pavillions was pretty bleak. Like descending into Hades.
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"Its prime location strengthens Aston Villa’s presence in Birmingham city centre". Interesting sentence there?
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Wasn’t there one in Lewis’s too, back in the early 80s.
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Wasn’t there one in Lewis’s too, back in the early 80s.
There was a football section of Lewis’s where at least small heath had a presence as well as us. Could have included other local clubs too I seem to remember.
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I barely remember the Pavillions shop (was it next to the exit onto Moor Street?) But we had one on New Street under the Lerner years. I just can't picture if we moved to there or from there to the Pavillions.
The New St one was the last one.
Explains the memory loss on the Pavillions one. Come to think of it, was the WM Travel shop opposite it as that is a vague recall of being on that lower level.
Yep, exactly there.
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It will be interesting to see how the new shop does, the last one closed due to lack of Villa fans going through the doors to buy the Villa stuff!
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It will be interesting to see how the new shop does, the last one closed due to lack of Villa fans going through the doors to buy the Villa stuff!
Partly, but also because of rising rent and rates in an expensive part of town. Retail has changed dramatically, I'd guess the rental price per sq ft is now more realistic.
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I also think since 2018 the club is now doing things on and off the pitch on a scale that i certainly can't ever remember before, even when we've had decent teams. Commercially and on the football side of things I don't ever remember it being like this ever before.
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Ah, that's good news. I've missed being able to buy Villa tat in town since the New St shop closed. Not a regular visitor, but it's easier to get to than the club shop (for me at least)
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As the store is due to open in May 2025 - maybe the club will unveil next seasons shirt with the opening of the new club shop?
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As the store is due to open in May 2025 - maybe the club will unveil next seasons shirt with the opening of the new club shop?
You would think so but wouldn't suprise me if they push it back to july when you new kit is available to make a bog thing of it as cant see new kit being unveiled in may.
You imagine some villa players would be there to open it up
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As the store is due to open in May 2025 - maybe the club will unveil next seasons shirt with the opening of the new club shop?
Too early I reckon.
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Have we ever released a new kit on time, let alone early?
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The location of the one in Pavillions was pretty bleak. Like descending into Hades.
Blues shop in Dale End enters the conversation
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The location of the one in Pavillions was pretty bleak. Like descending into Hades.
Blues shop in Dale End enters the conversation
Well of course. Anything to do with them is beyond the wildest imaginings of Hieronymus Bosch.
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If there is a ticket office facility there too, then that would be amazing.
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If there is a ticket office facility there too, then that would be amazing.
My dad used to have a shop in Lichfield back in the very early 00s, selling football tat. Idea was to sell stuff for all the local teams, although it turned out that Wolves (uncooperative) and Small Heath (a shambles) were impossible to deal with so didn't bother with those. Walsall were surprisingly good, especially cos they'd never sold anything outside the club shop before at that point. Albion were alright, bit small-time but nice enough to deal with.
Anyway, we got on well with the Villa rep. He was saying that Villa back then had a system they were trialling to allow shops like my dad's to sell Villa tickets, with my dad's shop being one that was high up on the list to trial (as we sold a decent amount of stuff and paid the bills on time). Unfortunately my dad's business went to the wall around 2001-ish so nothing came of it. But I've often wondered what happened with that trial, cos it seemed a really good idea to me.
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If there is a ticket office facility there too, then that would be amazing.
You could buy tickets in the New Street one.
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The location of the one in Pavillions was pretty bleak. Like descending into Hades.
Blues shop in Dale End enters the conversation
Blues are now part of the Worldwide Football Conversation, even club shops.
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The location of the one in Pavillions was pretty bleak. Like descending into Hades.
Blues shop in Dale End enters the conversation
Blues are now part of the Worldwide Football Conversation, even club shops.
You can't move in China for club shops selling Blues merchandise.
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The location of the one in Pavillions was pretty bleak. Like descending into Hades.
Blues shop in Dale End enters the conversation
Blues are now part of the Worldwide Football Conversation, even club shops.
You can't move in China for club shops selling Blues merchandise.
I didn't realise the word filter worked in reverse.
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The location of the one in Pavillions was pretty bleak. Like descending into Hades.
Blues shop in Dale End enters the conversation
Blues are now part of the Worldwide Football Conversation, even club shops.
You can't move in China for club shops selling Blues merchandise.
I didn't realise the word filter worked in reverse.
Ha, I thought the same!
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Releasing an Ozzy shirt for £120
https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2025/february/14/limited-edition-ozzy-osbourne-shirts-available/
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For the love of suffering Jaysus, more shilling the rubes.
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If people want to buy it, they will, if they don't they won't.
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Wonder if that's on the Chinese websites yet :|
The anniversary shirt my pal got from China for £16 was superb
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Wonder if that's on the Chinese websites yet :|
The anniversary shirt my pal got from China for £16 was superb
I would be interested in hearing more…
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Wonder if that's on the Chinese websites yet :|
The anniversary shirt my pal got from China for £16 was superb
I would be interested in hearing more…
I've got both(official & knockoff). The badge is a bit smaller on the fake , but it does look very good. Being all black is easier to copy I suppose.
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The revamped.Villa Store will be open ahead of the Newcastle game.
https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2025/april/18/revamped-villa-store-to-open-this-weekend/
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Are the anniversary shirts definitely gone for good then?
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Seem to be on there but only available in XS.
https://shop.avfc.co.uk/en/aston-villa-adidas-150th-anniversary-shirt-24-25/p-241102890889528550+z-8-543814794?_ref=p-HP:m-UT5OSK:pi-Aston_Villa_Product_Carousel_1:i-r0c9:po-9&sku=207404245
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One large here for £31.92 +pp if you're quick...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/127062004116?_skw=aston+villa+anniversary&itmmeta=01JS5C8GDAXX6HD9ZQHJA58FF7&hash=item1d957c5194:g:JXoAAeSwAE9n4st-&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA8FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1c1pgEvat%2Fs%2BFk59kl%2B%2FzzdA2q5TLTwX6GWg2pM%2BYiy1Czn0kQQFPcj%2F47hU9siUcRM4%2FdS7jnPnvyqPLLZ1pvYLlhROJ8Zpwjl4jOURnenZBsqwDQ3%2BZ2Cfgr8y40VIgYGOShE5OMvZdP82Cc6gZnz3qx8aGeM1XvoR%2BOQqsOmKCQnJFb%2By1kPGbugnI3JsSycziOESgMuB1d7A6PfdIsunUjX2J4t0L%2B1wGtDdDtAac1BiYRHIiiPEW6RKpdAroieui37pjPiSmeXh1urEifzZm9oBZIbvEN5z%2FqZqO9UfA%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABFBM5IairMll
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If you scroll down to the bottom of that item page to the 'You may also like' section there are loads of them for sale including a large at a cheaper price (though it may not have the Premier League arm patch).
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Are the anniversary shirts definitely gone for good then?
No, plenty in the Club Shop at VP.
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Glory hunting twat that I am, I'm only getting one if we win the FA Cup.
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Thanks lads. Unfortunately I am not XS or L. I might try and get one from the club shop then. Thanks.
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Are the anniversary shirts definitely gone for good then?
No, plenty in the Club Shop at VP.
I’ll have to get my brother to pick one up for me in a Medium. I wish they had them online
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Video popped up on YouTube of the new shop, and it looks like they've got the anniversary kits there too
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Hopefully they have more from somewhere because the biggest available on Tuesday was a medium.
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They only had xs and maybe a couple of s last thing last night in the shop.
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And when I asked a few weeks ago they weren't getting any more.
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Adidas did a really cool black and gold kit for Mexico this year. Looks amazing, would love something like that as a 3rd kit. The Mexican one has cool Aztec inspired trim on it. Not sure what the Birmingham version of that would look like, but it looks very classy.
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Whaaaaaat?!
(https://i.ibb.co/KptmXJ0W/PXL-20250419-191704981.jpg) (https://ibb.co/KptmXJ0W)
Took this photo in the club shop last night...
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I didn't realise old Trinity lower was terrace and not seating. Also never realised the "community singing" was setup by the Daily Express at Wembley.
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I didn't realise old Trinity lower was terrace and not seating. Also never realised the "community singing" was setup by the Daily Express at Wembley.
Can’t remember when the seats went in, I’d guess around ’72/73 after we got promoted to Div 2
It was definitely terrace when we were in Div 3
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And when I asked a few weeks ago they weren't getting any more.
Fair enough. Ah well.
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Anyone know if the club shop is open today? Looked everywhere online, can't see.
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I want to keep the same kit for next year or at the very least not change the claret. It looks fantastic, stylish and befitting of a club going places.
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I agree the claret seems just fabulous this year
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My 150 anniversary top arrived today.
EBay £23
Hasn’t got the premiere league patch on the sleeve, but that suits me.
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Skysportsclothing.com have thus years shirts at just £15 plus p&p. I've had 2. 1 to wash and 1 to wear.
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Skysportsclothing.com have thus years shirts at just £15 plus p&p. I've had 2. 1 to wash and 1 to wear.
Just been on there to have a look, and we are listed in the drop down menu as Aston Vera!
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Skysportsclothing.com have thus years shirts at just £15 plus p&p. I've had 2. 1 to wash and 1 to wear.
The colours look wildly out on the mannequin photos. Be interested to see what you end up with.
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Skysportsclothing.com have thus years shirts at just £15 plus p&p. I've had 2. 1 to wash and 1 to wear.
Just been on there to have a look, and we are listed in the drop down menu as Aston Vera!
His shirt will soon be coming over the white cliffs of Dover (from a Chinese sweatshop).
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My 150 anniversary top arrived today.
EBay £23
Hasn’t got the premiere league patch on the sleeve, but that suits me.
Is it from a dodgy chinese seller? Just looked on there, i can only see 100 quid plus ones.
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Ive already got the shirts. They look great and feel great. Identical to my sisters which she paid full whack at the villa store.
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My 150 anniversary top arrived today.
EBay £23
Hasn’t got the premiere league patch on the sleeve, but that suits me.
Is it from a dodgy chinese seller? Just looked on there, i can only see 100 quid plus ones.
To be honest, I’m under no illusion it probably is, but it does feel a decent quality. Without seeing an original it’s hard to say.
It came fairly quickly, so I’d guess a UK seller, but I went to message them and they’re no longer on eBay.
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Skysportsclothing.com have thus years shirts at just £15 plus p&p. I've had 2. 1 to wash and 1 to wear.
Just been on there to have a look, and we are listed in the drop down menu as Aston Vera!
Luuuuuvly.
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I kid you not. The shirts are perfect. However, im not on commision so if you dont want to get one thats fine. Just wanted people to know what a great deal is available.
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Shirts are good, shirts are good, all the bloody shirts are good....
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Whaaaaaat?!
(https://i.ibb.co/KptmXJ0W/PXL-20250419-191704981.jpg) (https://ibb.co/KptmXJ0W)
Took this photo in the club shop last night...
Sorry, I didn't suggest to look at the kit detail.... which has our shirts as Blue and Maroon!!!
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I was wondering what you were getting at!
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Have read West Ham have ditched their current deal with Umbro as they were - like most others - being forced down the Castore route next season & they didn’t want to downgrade. Instead they’ve signed up with New Balance.
Whilst they stole our colours & I hate them passionately for many personal reasons, they could end up coming out quite nice.
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Whilst they stole our colours & I hate them passionately for many personal reasons, they could end up coming out quite nice.
Don't mind West Ham, but I'm not generally a fan of NB kits so I'm sure it'll look suitably second-rate.
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It's a West Ham kit, so it'll look 'not quite right' at best, and 'shit' at worst, no matter who makes it.
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"And the 2016 crest was brought back, and made much worse". So true.
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"And the 2016 crest was brought back, and made much worse". So true.
Yep. I even said that out loud when I just watched it.
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Aston Villa are pleased to launch an all-new Pride pre-match jersey, available online and from the Villa Store now!
A unique collaboration with adidas and American fashion designer Jeremy Scott, the shirt will be worn by Villa's women's side during their warm-up this Saturday.
https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2025/may/07/villa-launch-pride-pre-match-jersey/
https://shop.avfc.co.uk/?query=pride&_ref=p-HP:m-SEARCH
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GqWkSj2WQAEOMtu?format=jpg&name=small)
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I think that might be the worst I've ever seen. And that's quite something.
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Bit of an over-reaction, but if so, I suggest you don't google search Adidas x Jeremy Scott and look at the images of the trainers.....
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It reminds me of that Mexican goalie who designed his own kits.
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It reminds me of that Mexican goalie who designed his own kits.
Campos.
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Nothing against the meaning behind the shirt, but that looks like a kid has blown up a paint box inside a kaleidoscope. :o
fecking awful
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Have to concur - dreadful.
The Drugs Don't Work
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I quite like it. But each to their own I guess.
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I quite like it. But each to their own I guess.
We have to be able to moan about something/everything, remember
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Normal typical pretentious clothes designer thing. If it was an actual top the teams would be wearing for matches I might actually get upset about it. As it is, it is a rainbow coloured top which is more there to promote Pride and our LGBTQ community. And it seems to be working being as people who wouldn't comment on it if it was white with a rainbow band are making comments about it, even if it is down to it being ugly.
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I don't mind it. I wouldn't wear it, but I haven't worn any new Villa shirt for at least fifteen years so I doubt they'll care about that.
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*Don't take this post the wrong way - I know people can get a little bit hot under the collar on this subject, but this post is just meant to come across as questioning whether we're going the right way about promoting inclusion of these communites. Sparking debate on a forum, so to speak*
Part of me wonders if 'promoting' every living breath out of the LGBTQ+ community is actually alienating people who were otherwise impartial?
Surely inclusion means we all live together in harmony, not highlighting certain groups as 'different' or requiring special events or garish football strips? Wouldn't the most inclusive solution be for EVERYONE to support the club on an equal footing - ie. In claret and blue? Or am I just being naive?
I long for the day where people can just be who the fuck they want to be, where nobody bats an eyelid, without the need for virtue signalling and box ticking from these big corporations. Fancy rainbow t-shirts or laces aren't going to change the minds of those who think people on boats crossing the channel are the reason there are no jobs or hospital beds. All it does is add more fuel to the fire imo.
*and on the subject of the shirt itself, it looks like a cat has sicked all over it. It take's Bozzie's Asics goalie top and says 'Hold my pint'! 🤮
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<reaches for popcorn>
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If it makes LGBT+ people feel more included, I'm all for it. If it alienates the sort of people who would be offended by a pro-LGBT+ message then, again, I'm all for it.
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That is entirely the point though - you cannot get to a position of universal respect until marginalised groups are respected. To do that they need visible and vocal support.
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If it makes LGBT+ people feel more included, I'm all for it. If it alienates the sort of people who would be offended by a pro-LGBT+ message then, again, I'm all for it.
This.
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It reminds me of the shirt Bosnich wore for the Villa in the cup final.
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Absolutely agree on these comments. I just question whether a fancy shirt would make the community feel any more included than not, unless they’re specifically seeking the added attention?
Maybe I’m in the minority, but I just feel that if I was gay or bi or wanted to live as a woman, I’d just want to be treated like any other human being. By that, I mean not given a second glance when walking down the road with my partner, or being harassed on a train by some pissed up lout because I dress slightly differently.
I can’t see what difference a shirt is going to make? There are 2 distinct camps - those that are supportive and are happy for people to live their lives how they see fit, and on the flip side, those that get a nose bleed at the mere mention of rainbows and pride events.
Supportive people will support regardless, so all these events do is put a bigger target on the back of this community imo. Pride gestures are not going to change the other group of people’s minds, which I’m assuming is the main aim otherwise what do we stand to gain from it?
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It's the fact that these groups have been marginalised and excluded for so long that means there does need to be visible support now. Sport, men's in particular, is one of the areas where that old bigoted mindset still exists. There's still homophobic chants from fans, there's still no, or very few, openly gay active players. These two things are linked. By putting the spotlight on this group, or any other, it's sending the message that they are as much a part of the club as anyone else, that they're welcome, and the ones who would object to that are the minority.
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The drive for inclusivity reminds me of the time some twenty years ago when clubs were desperate to attract Asian supporters. And as an Asian football player said to ne, "What makes everyone think we want to watch football?"
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I suppose that could well be true, but I prefer to think of it as something that says - if you’re part of this group and you support Villa you’re welcome here - rather than an active grab for a particular group.
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I think consistent small acts are more important than one off grand things. Just generally. So whilst wearing rainbow laces or an armband or a pre match shirt isn’t much in itself, doing it consistently and regularly is important in helping to break down barriers and prejudices.
All that said, I’m not sure why anyone would that shirt. But I guess I’m not the target market for it anyway :)
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All that said, I’m not sure why anyone would that shirt. But I guess I’m not the target market for it anyway :)
Who is?
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The drive for inclusivity reminds me of the time some twenty years ago when clubs were desperate to attract Asian supporters. And as an Asian football player said to ne, "What makes everyone think we want to watch football?"
True. But also as an Asian football supporter who followed the club at a less inclusive time I’m glad there was some effort on the part of the club and the sport to create an environment that I could attend and not feel threatened or intimated. Watching Villa in the 80’s as a young Indian kid, already having to deal with going to school in Aston wasn’t much fun at times. I’m glad things are better today.
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I guess it's what clubs do now , be it diversity , or knife crime or whatever , good for PR and good for squeezing a few more quid out of the fans .
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The shirt seems incredibly flamboyant, I'm suspicious that when doing the research into 'what do gays wear' it was limited to watching a few episodes of Are You Being Served.
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Are they actually designed specifically for gay fans to wear? That does seem odd, to be fair. Like when they make women's shirts and they're pink instead of club colours. Although I think we've gotten away from that a bit since women's football has gained more popularity.
Maybe having a design that speaks to the wider fan base while making the same statement would be a better idea, for fans and for making money off it.
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It's designed by jeremy scott, take a few minutes to look into what he does and it's clear this is bang in line with what everyone will have expected as soon as they got him involved.
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Yeah.... it could have been worse.
(https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/03/23/multimedia/20jeremy-moschinio-01-mgfk/20jeremy-moschinio-01-mgfk-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale&width=600)
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Which team is that?
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It's designed by jeremy scott, take a few minutes to look into what he does and it's clear this is bang in line with what everyone will have expected as soon as they got him involved.
He's no Yohji Yamamoto, he's not even a Wales Bonner.
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Never heard of him but looks like he's done a few things with adidas so probably part of the wider deal .
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Just type in adidas x jeremy scott (https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=bf58db3f14c3f703&q=adidas+x+jeremy+scott&udm=2&fbs=ABzOT_CWdhQLP1FcmU5B0fn3xuWp5u5rQsC2YJafWTbyNSy6G3Vsi155b_IyTtSTnvQaXi_dyan_Dv63xTqbEuRTX69nb5DsUacr6ImNtA3U7TTdrUKbr1pnAWcYtCHTJQzN9mUF8wCdiNU0eVQkkkRa6GxF4kbopLHhtn9O9CiodDP_BqVDOXbT-8qRD3UD2gMwGr1pAQW5JqCTzMtZ1ZOYJHVPKh7Bmw&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiv7-TU5ZSNAxVvRPEDHU4gAqoQtKgLegQIEhAB&biw=1528&bih=714&dpr=1.25) and look at the image search for all his previous Adidas show designs. Most are like the international fashion shows, stuff that people will go "who will wear that" but are mostly there to for people to share and promote adidas symbol and whatever else, in this case Aston Villa and our Pride support.
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If it's a very limited edition it might work in my opinion. Otherwise (depending on price) can't see many buying it from an aesthetic view , but I'm probably well out of touch now on this stuff .
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Should have just said "The Scottish Club" and left it at that.
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If it makes LGBT+ people feel more included, I'm all for it. If it alienates the sort of people who would be offended by a pro-LGBT+ message then, again, I'm all for it.
This.
My gay younger brother once phoned me, about 5 or so years ago, whispering, hiding in a hedge. He had been punched and managed to get away, and I could hear the group looking for him in the background, slurs in tow. He was petrified. He's very different to me and my older brother, we're burly-don't look like you want to trifle with us-types. My younger brother isn't.
We jumped in the car, armed with dumbell bars, ready to take on however many we needed to. The line went dead as he didn't want to make a noise and be seen with the light. That 20 minutes getting to him was absolutely fucking horrible not knowing if they had found him or not. I felt sick the whole journey not knowing what I was about to do. Thankfully they hadn't found him. My older brother, the hothead, drove around looking for them. Thankfully we didn't find them because I wouldn't have been able to stop him and I'd likely have served prison time. I'm a massive wimp by the way, I just don't look it, but I'd protect my brother at all costs.
Anyway, all this because he's gay. Yeah, we all want to live in a world where no-one bats an eye lid, but it isn't fucking happening, is it? I have no idea if any of this pride stuff moves the dial or not, but I appreciate the effort. Not having an openly gay Premier League footballer says a lot, and it's sad.
Police didn't catch them.
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If it makes LGBT+ people feel more included, I'm all for it. If it alienates the sort of people who would be offended by a pro-LGBT+ message then, again, I'm all for it.
This.
And again.
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If it makes LGBT+ people feel more included, I'm all for it. If it alienates the sort of people who would be offended by a pro-LGBT+ message then, again, I'm all for it.
This.
And again.
Me too.
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If it makes LGBT+ people feel more included, I'm all for it. If it alienates the sort of people who would be offended by a pro-LGBT+ message then, again, I'm all for it.
This.
My gay younger brother once phoned me, about 5 or so years ago, whispering, hiding in a hedge. He had been punched and managed to get away, and I could hear the group looking for him in the background, slurs in tow. He was petrified. He's very different to me and my older brother, we're burly-don't look like you want to trifle with us-types. My younger brother isn't.
We jumped in the car, armed with dumbell bars, ready to take on however many we needed to. The line went dead as he didn't want to make a noise and be seen with the light. That 20 minutes getting to him was absolutely fucking horrible not knowing if they had found him or not. I felt sick the whole journey not knowing what I was about to do. Thankfully they hadn't found him. My older brother, the hothead, drove around looking for them. Thankfully we didn't find them because I wouldn't have been able to stop him and I'd likely have served prison time. I'm a massive wimp by the way, I just don't look it, but I'd protect my brother at all costs.
Anyway, all this because he's gay. Yeah, we all want to live in a world where no-one bats an eye lid, but it isn't fucking happening, is it? I have no idea if any of this pride stuff moves the dial or not, but I appreciate the effort. Not having an openly gay Premier League footballer says a lot, and it's sad.
Police didn't catch them.
That’s shocking and very sad.
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Football still has fans calling players 'poofs' when they don't jump up after a challenge. People still use homophobic slurs in general usage.
Why shouldn't a positive example be set? Why shouldn't the club be demonstrably inclusive?
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I like that it annoys people that we have that shirt, open up VP to the local community for fasting etc. It helps weed out the scum in our support.
I made the mistake of reading the comments under the social media posts the club did for both and we have some massive wrong 'uns following us.
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As I made my way out of the stand after the Fulham game, and shuffled towards the stairs, I noticed 2 young ladies still in their seats, laughing and singing along to hi-ho Aston Villa.
They were both having great fun.
Both were wearing hijabs.
I thought how absolutely brilliant it was that they were there, enjoying themselves.
Then I thought to myself, it shouldn’t even have registered with me. Why should it have ?
I’m not sure whether I am in the wrong for even noticing.
But whatever, it was lovely to see them enjoying the moment.
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As I made my way out of the stand after the Fulham game, and shuffled towards the stairs, I noticed 2 young ladies still in their seats, laughing and singing along to hi-ho Aston Villa.
They were both having great fun.
Both were wearing hijabs.
I thought how absolutely brilliant it was that they were there, enjoying themselves.
Then I thought to myself, it shouldn’t even have registered with me. Why should it have ?
I’m not sure whether I am in the wrong for even noticing.
But whatever, it was lovely to see them enjoying the moment.
The issue isn’t with you andy, it’s a football issue that many parts of the community in which we exist don’t feel welcomed or included so someone wearing a hijab isn’t the norm like it should be but hopefully That’s gradually breaking down. There are still nasty pricks in our support who would not look on having a multicultural support in anyway positively but fuck them tbh.
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As I made my way out of the stand after the Fulham game, and shuffled towards the stairs, I noticed 2 young ladies still in their seats, laughing and singing along to hi-ho Aston Villa.
They were both having great fun.
Both were wearing hijabs.
I thought how absolutely brilliant it was that they were there, enjoying themselves.
Then I thought to myself, it shouldn’t even have registered with me. Why should it have ?
I’m not sure whether I am in the wrong for even noticing.
But whatever, it was lovely to see them enjoying the moment.
Nowt wrong, you noticed because its a sign of quite rapid progress, as was the make up of the Kids game on Monday.
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Football still has fans calling players 'poofs' when they don't jump up after a challenge. People still use homophobic slurs in general usage.
Why shouldn't a positive example be set? Why shouldn't the club be demonstrably inclusive?
The bloke a couple of rows behind us at the Brighton game was particularly offended by the sexuality of all their fans.
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Anecdotes like these are why rainbow laces, pride kits, etc are still needed. Personally I'd love for anyone who's interested to feel welcomed and safe in a football stadium but we're nowhere near that yet.
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Awarded best brand activation in football with Adidas
https://x.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1920856546273030613
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You'll never sing that etc.
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Ha, fuck off Palace. That's the real cup.
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There are some right categories and "winners". Chelsea won the Sustainability Award. I'm assuming they plant a tree for every player they sign.
We were also Silver behind Spurs for best Football Stadium Experience. Take that Arne.
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Awarded best brand activation in football with Adidas
https://x.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1920856546273030613
Congratulations, Chris Heck and Nas.
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Awarded best brand activation in football with Adidas
https://x.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1920856546273030613
Congratulations, Chris Heck and Nas.
I was going to say someone's CV is going have another bullet point added.
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Awarded best brand activation in football with Adidas
https://x.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1920856546273030613
I wouldn't go so far as to say I was non-plussed, but I'm not entirely plussed either.
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What the fuck does it even mean ?
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I could explain but you'd wish I hadn't.
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What the fuck does it even mean ?
It means we are the fucking BEST.
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Brighton are charging £25 for tours of their refurbished training centre in Lancing. There's a lot of bad feeling down here like with Heck and Villans.
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Presumably the only people paying for tours of training grounds are people who want a tour of the training ground? It's completely optional and unnecessary. Did they used to let people in for free or something?
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I dont think they used to do it at all. Seems to be the latest in a line of revenue-grabs that the cuddly club wasn't previously engaged in.
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I don't see the problem with that though. Sure it seems like a way of making money, but they're not forcing people to do it. If you're a Brighton fan who doesn't want to pay £25 for a tour of the training ground, don't. Problem solved.
Presumably there's other price hikes and things that does directly impact the average fan, but creating a new source of revenue like that doesn't seem like something to be mad at in itself.
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(https://i.ibb.co/Ts6Prjr/IMG-2742.jpg)
This doing the rounds on Reddit …
Fuck only knows what the dragon has to do with us, but there you go.
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Why would we have achinese dragon on it?
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COYD!
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I don't see the problem with that though. Sure it seems like a way of making money, but they're not forcing people to do it. If you're a Brighton fan who doesn't want to pay £25 for a tour of the training ground, don't. Problem solved.
Presumably there's other price hikes and things that does directly impact the average fan, but creating a new source of revenue like that doesn't seem like something to be mad at in itself.
I broadly agree with you, however, to play devil's advocate, "You don't want to pay the price, then don't" could be used as an excuse for £100 CL ticket prices, too. Then on top of that, surely some things might create a bit of revenue in the sense that someone will pay it, but how many people are realistically going to want to pay the fee to see the training ground? It's not like it's going to bring any real revenue.
I guess they could say they're just covering their costs as it's not a particularly popular tour, but then again, they'd probably be better off not offering the tours at all. Is it worth the grief?
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(https://i.ibb.co/Ts6Prjr/IMG-2742.jpg)
This doing the rounds on Reddit …
Fuck only knows what the dragon has to do with us, but there you go.
Sweet baby Jesus and the orphans, that is hideous.
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I usually like a black kit
That's awful
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I quite like it. Dragons are fun. Hippo for the third strip?
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I quite like it. Dragons are fun.
Apparently Dinas already has it on pre-order.
I wouldn't mind it as a third kit. I also suspect it's one of those that will look much better on TV than up close.
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IF the shirt is true, Adidas probably had a job lot of Chinese New Year shirts that didn't sell. Or Heck, just before he left decided to really aim for the Chinese market for extra revenue.
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It makes sense. Dragons live in a den. So do lions. What's Den like? Dirty. Who's dirty? Matty Cash (according to Tottenham fans). What will you have to spend lots and lots of to be able to afford this shirt? Cash. Join the dots.
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I quite like it. Dragons are fun.
Apparently Dinas already has it on pre-order.
I wouldn't mind it as a third kit. I also suspect it's one of those that will look much better on TV than up close.
I don't mind it. I don't understand why we would have a dragon, but anything should be fair game with the third kit.
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I quite like it. Dragons are fun.
Apparently Dinas already has it on pre-order.
I wouldn't mind it as a third kit. I also suspect it's one of those that will look much better on TV than up close.
I don't mind it. I don't understand why we would have a dragon, but anything should be fair game with the third kit.
It isn't the 3rd kit but the away one. As we are supposedly "favoured" club (not that the shirt shows that), our 3rd kit has the MJ leaf instead of the stripes.
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Looks fake to me based on the low resolution crest. Thankfully.
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It looks completely fake
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It looks completely fake
I saw something the other day (can't remember if it was a post or an email) saying the new away kit is going to be black and light blue.
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It looks completely fake
I work on the basis that all leaked kits are fake.
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Yeh. I’ve pretty much arrived there too. That until a day or two before everything is photoshop to get clicks and likes. And even then until it’s announced officially it’s fake. Transfers at least can be suggested by more reputable sources ahead of it being official. Most of these kits are made by kids or dopes with a lot of time on their hands.
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Hold tight, Marshall will pop-up soon for his three posts per annum with snazzy mock-ups.
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Haha his mock ups are better than most final designs!
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It makes sense. Dragons live in a den. So do lions. What's Den like? Dirty. Who's dirty? Matty Cash (according to Tottenham fans). What will you have to spend lots and lots of to be able to afford this shirt? Cash. Join the dots.
You are Ted Rogers and I claim my Dusty Bin
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(https://i.ibb.co/Ts6Prjr/IMG-2742.jpg)
This doing the rounds on Reddit …
Fuck only knows what the dragon has to do with us, but there you go.
Vomit.
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IF the shirt is true, Adidas probably had a job lot of Chinese New Year shirts that didn't sell. Or Heck, just before he left decided to really aim for the Chinese market for extra revenue.
They're moving us to Cardiff, as we'll never be able to compete with the inevitable rise of Small Heath.
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Maybe Scruff Shoes Tony’s coming back into our boardroom? Head of Social Media 👍👏🦁 🐉🙏👊👞
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I quite like it. Dragons are fun. Hippo for the third strip?
Hippos kill more people every year than lions do. We should have them on our crest, never mind on the shirt.
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It makes sense. Dragons live in a den. So do lions. What's Den like? Dirty. Who's dirty? Matty Cash (according to Tottenham fans). What will you have to spend lots and lots of to be able to afford this shirt? Cash. Join the dots.
Excellent - have you ever been on 3-2-1 and met dusty-bin?
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Its a bit bleak, when oh when will the designers think about the needs of all the gay dragons?
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IF the shirt is true, Adidas probably had a job lot of Chinese New Year shirts that didn't sell. Or Heck, just before he left decided to really aim for the Chinese market for extra revenue.
They're moving us to Cardiff, as we'll never be able to compete with the inevitable rise of Small Heath.
Finally a move I can get on board with. I'm just reconciling myself to the sad fact that my first-born is likely to become a Cardiff City fan otherwise.
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The dragon is facing the wrong way
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I'm really worried about next season's shirt.
I love this season's home and away, and they have ruined every other shirt I own for me. I like them so much, I've bought two of each, one medium and one large for wearing over hoodies / being being a fat git in.
When I go in the shop and see them on sale, they look so good, and so cheap, I really get tempted to buy more just so I have backups and ones for later years. I can't remember a year before where I have solely worn the current shirts to games.
I really worry what my other half is going to say when I buy more, while also worrying that time is running out... :-[
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Dog's back! 🥳
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;D
It is true, I cannot lie.
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;D
It is true, I cannot lie.
I don't know what your mortal enemies think but I'm glad!
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It looks completely fake
I saw something the other day (can't remember if it was a post or an email) saying the new away kit is going to be black and light blue.
I saw that on Tiktok.
It had a "Selfridges" style pattern. It looked good to me, if that's the real one.
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;D
It is true, I cannot lie.
I don't know what your mortal enemies think but I'm glad!
Thanks! My enemies suck. ;D
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Typical Dogtanian, you disappear without a word, then just as we are about ready to move on to pasture's new, you show up again like you were never gone in the first place...a bit like herpes.
Welcome back :)
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Home shirt is £30 in JD now.
I got one and got the training top and joggers.
Just a level up from the crap we've had in the past.
Adidas 8)
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Apparently new away kit launched when the Bullring shop opens and worn on Sunday?
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1. Where's that come from, can't see anything online?
2. Should you not be starting the "Kits 2025/26" thread for this news? 🙂
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1. Where's that come from, can't see anything online?
2. Should you not be starting the "Kits 2025/26" thread for this news? 🙂
The spirit of footy lives on.
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Someone has to keep his legacy alive.
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Apparently new away kit launched when the Bullring shop opens and worn on Sunday?
What's this sorcery you're speaking of, don't you know it's still May?
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1. Where's that come from, can't see anything online?
2. Should you not be starting the "Kits 2025/26" thread for this news? 🙂
The spirit of footy lives on.
I still haven't managed to find the PSR thread :(
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Surely Ozzy and Sharon deserve a 12 month window of exclusivity.
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Arsenal were on their new one on Sunday weren't they?
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Arsenal were on their new one on Sunday weren't they?
Yes they'd lost the white "bottle shape" down the sides.
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1. Where's that come from, can't see anything online?
2. Should you not be starting the "Kits 2025/26" thread for this news? 🙂
The spirit of footy lives on.
Has he gone? I'll miss him. He was a character.
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https://x.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1924759504547414099
Sleeve and collar teased for Thursday.
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1. Where's that come from, can't see anything online?
2. Should you not be starting the "Kits 2025/26" thread for this news? 🙂
The spirit of footy lives on.
Has he gone? I'll miss him. He was a character.
I wasn't even sure if Footy was a 'he' or a 'she' tbh 🤷🏼♂️
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1. Where's that come from, can't see anything online?
2. Should you not be starting the "Kits 2025/26" thread for this news? 🙂
The spirit of footy lives on.
Has he gone? I'll miss him. He was a character.
I wasn't even sure if Footy was a 'he' or a 'she' tbh 🤷🏼♂️
Binary, I belive.
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A few pics from the new Bullring store. https://x.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1924878838342791551
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Brilliant having a shop in the centre again.
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Interesting coming soon pic……I’m having a pair of them
(https://i.ibb.co/BV1vwJHB/IMG-0042.jpg) (https://ibb.co/BV1vwJHB)
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Not my thing, but my mate would eat them up like a golden retriever.
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Interesting coming soon pic……I’m having a pair of them
Not keen on those, although I've already got a couple of pairs of claret and blue trainers.
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I'm also not keen, but my niece will love them.
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Interesting coming soon pic……I’m having a pair of them
(https://i.ibb.co/BV1vwJHB/IMG-0042.jpg) (https://ibb.co/BV1vwJHB)
Was just going to post exactly the same !!
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I saw Adidas had done ones for Forest and thought surely if they get them we'll get them. And I was right.
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Those Sambas look like something that Charlie Cairoli would wear.
Ask your Dad, kids.
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Those Sambas look like something that Charlie Cairoli would wear.
Ask your Dad, kids.
They’re not Sambas they’re Gazelles Grandad.<winky thing>
I like them and Villa can debit my bank account immediately.
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Those Sambas look like something that Charlie Cairoli would wear.
Ask your Dad, kids.
They’re not Sambas they’re Gazelles Grandad.<winky thing>
I like them and Villa can debit my bank account immediately.
They look more 'Samba Super' with the claret but that wraps around the front.
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Interesting coming soon pic……I’m having a pair of them
(https://i.ibb.co/BV1vwJHB/IMG-0042.jpg) (https://ibb.co/BV1vwJHB)
I really want a pair.
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Interesting coming soon pic……I’m having a pair of them
(https://i.ibb.co/BV1vwJHB/IMG-0042.jpg) (https://ibb.co/BV1vwJHB)
Not sure about the predominant colour being white. Makes em look like the shoes you get when you go tenpin bowling! 😄
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I thinkk they are Spezials, not Gazelles. I was in their flagship store in Paris last weekend and they had claret with white stripes and pale blue with white stripes - I said to my wife "So close!" and the she said buy them both and wear one of each ;D
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Villa Spezials? Take my money!
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Those Sambas look like something that Charlie Cairoli would wear.
Ask your Dad, kids.
They’re not Sambas they’re Gazelles Grandad.<winky thing>
I like them and Villa can debit my bank account immediately.
They're not Gazelles, they're Sepezials, jeez Dad!
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These were the Spezials in Paris.....
(https://i.ibb.co/5xgdPgCz/20250510-183026.jpg) (https://ibb.co/5xgdPgCz)
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These were the Spezials in Paris.....
(https://i.ibb.co/5xgdPgCz/20250510-183026.jpg) (https://ibb.co/5xgdPgCz)
I think you'd have looked just the thing in one of each.
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What's the RRP? A rip-off no doubt.
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Spezials are about £90.
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Those Sambas look like something that Charlie Cairoli would wear.
Ask your Dad, kids.
They’re not Sambas they’re Gazelles Grandad.<winky thing>
I like them and Villa can debit my bank account immediately.
They're not Gazelles, they're Sepezials, jeez Dad!
You sure? I can’t make my mind up….
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With that sole (which i think lets them down) i am leaning towards spezials
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They're not Gazelles, they're Sepezials, jeez Dad!
You sure? I can’t make my mind up….
Much more likely to be Spezials, the claret suede goes too far back towards the stripes for them to be Gazelles. If you're looking for claret & blue Spezials, these may be of interest (even if the colours are a little too dark).
https://www.lifestylesports.com/ie/mens-handball-spezial-10026841090.html
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They're not Gazelles, they're Sepezials, jeez Dad!
You sure? I can’t make my mind up….
Much more likely to be Spezials, the claret suede goes too far back towards the stripes for them to be Gazelles. If you're looking for claret & blue Spezials, these may be of interest (even if the colours are a little too dark).
https://www.lifestylesports.com/ie/mens-handball-spezial-10026841090.html
I’d seen those but like you say, colours are a touch dark.
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Spezials are about £90.
Not as bad as I thought.
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Just seen the new shirt in Belfast international airport, not bad really
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New away kit either becomes an instant classic or hated, depending on today's result.