collapse collapse

Please donate to help towards the costs of keeping this site going. Thank You.

Recent Topics

Liverpool vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread by john2710
[Today at 04:06:07 PM]


Ollie Watkins by Percy McCarthy
[Today at 03:38:39 PM]


Emi Buendia by London Villan
[Today at 03:29:52 PM]


Andrés García by ADVILLAFAN
[Today at 03:11:55 PM]


New songs needed by The Edge
[Today at 03:10:59 PM]


The combined Maccabi thread - now with are you going? poll by Percy McCarthy
[Today at 03:07:06 PM]


Unai Emery by Louzie0
[Today at 03:03:51 PM]


Youri Tielemans by Brazilian Villain
[Today at 02:25:57 PM]

Recent Posts

Follow us on...

Author Topic: New technical kit partnership announced - LUKE 1977 & Fanatics  (Read 249616 times)

Offline passport1

  • Member
  • Posts: 2163
  • "I'm a believer mate" but only just.
Re: New technical kit partnership announced - LUKE 1977 & Fanatics
« Reply #15 on: April 23, 2018, 11:21:17 AM »
Great. Zzzzzzzz

Offline Axl Rose

  • Member
  • Posts: 14213
  • GM : 02.04.2022
Re: New technical kit partnership announced - LUKE 1977 & Fanatics
« Reply #16 on: April 23, 2018, 11:22:49 AM »
http://fanaticsinc.com/

Some information about Fanatics.

https://www.fanatics.com/international-clubs/aston-villa/o-20988088+t-31874259+z-953-1810724294

Still selling last season's away shirt. For $70!

Offline kippaxvilla2

  • Member
  • Posts: 28699
  • Location: Hatfield - the nice part of Donny.
Re: New technical kit partnership announced - LUKE 1977 & Fanatics
« Reply #17 on: April 23, 2018, 11:31:32 AM »
What's that in English?

Luke has announced that Luke is designing the kit and a company called Fanatics will produce and merchandise it?

Is that what "tripartite technical kit partnership" means?

I believe so.  In ludicrously hyperbolic corporate speak.

Offline Chico Hamilton III

  • Member
  • Posts: 19658
  • Location: South London

Offline wozwebs

  • Member
  • Posts: 2623
  • GM : 20.04.2019
Re: New technical kit partnership announced - LUKE 1977 & Fanatics
« Reply #19 on: April 23, 2018, 11:44:49 AM »
Luke logo will be on shirt, press release says so. Fanatics are the ones manufacturing it.

Online Drummond

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 33995
  • Location: Everywhere, and nowhere.
  • GM : 17.10.2026
Re: New technical kit partnership announced - LUKE 1977 & Fanatics
« Reply #20 on: April 23, 2018, 11:58:43 AM »
Who have they made kits for before? They've partnered with loads of clubs to manage the retail side but I don't think I've ever seen anything they've manufactured.

Have a read of this article...

https://www.sportbusiness.com/sportbusiness-international/kit-parts-fanatics-shakes-sports-merchandising-market

Offline QuintonVilla

  • Member
  • Posts: 2493
Re: New technical kit partnership announced - LUKE 1977 & Fanatics
« Reply #21 on: April 23, 2018, 11:59:24 AM »
Who?

Online paul_e

  • Member
  • Posts: 37867
  • Age: 45
  • GM : July, 2013
Re: New technical kit partnership announced - LUKE 1977 & Fanatics
« Reply #22 on: April 23, 2018, 12:12:25 PM »
Who have they made kits for before? They've partnered with loads of clubs to manage the retail side but I don't think I've ever seen anything they've manufactured.

Have a read of this article...

https://www.sportbusiness.com/sportbusiness-international/kit-parts-fanatics-shakes-sports-merchandising-market

Interesting, thanks.


I can't imagine the quality won't be good though because Luke 1977 wouldn't want to put their name to something shoddy, especially given the owner/designer is a villa fan.

Online darren woolley

  • Member
  • Posts: 36715
  • Location: London
  • GM : 12.12.2024
Re: New technical kit partnership announced - LUKE 1977 & Fanatics
« Reply #23 on: April 23, 2018, 12:14:12 PM »
I must admit I have never heard of him hope he makes good kits.

Offline cdbearsfan

  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 74664
  • Location: Yardley Massive
  • I still hate Bono.
  • GM : 03.02.2026
Re: New technical kit partnership announced - LUKE 1977 & Fanatics
« Reply #24 on: April 23, 2018, 12:25:01 PM »
I must admit I have never heard of him hope he makes good kits.

+1.

Offline Legion

  • Moderator
  • Member
  • *
  • Posts: 59705
  • Age: 54
  • Location: With my son
  • Oh, it must be! And it is! Villa in the lead!
    • Personal Education Services
  • GM : 05.04.2019
Re: New technical kit partnership announced - LUKE 1977 & Fanatics
« Reply #25 on: April 23, 2018, 12:25:20 PM »
Campaign for Plain English to translate the pretentious marketing spiel please.

Offline AsTallAsLions

  • Member
  • Posts: 8521
  • Location: Everywhere
Re: New technical kit partnership announced - LUKE 1977 & Fanatics
« Reply #26 on: April 23, 2018, 12:27:10 PM »
Will reserve all judgement until I see a finished kit (or preferably all of them).

I've no great allegiance to any particular sports manufacturer but at least you know what you're getting with the tried and tested lot (generally something that's not quite Claret, with varying quality of material). That's no reason not to experiment, but I'd worry we'll end up with some sort of ultra chic abomination and be a bit of a laughing stock in whatever league we end up in.

EDIT: That said, so long as the football's good, who gives a toss? Kits come and go almost as fast as managers these days!
« Last Edit: April 23, 2018, 12:29:11 PM by AsTallAsLions »

Offline villalion

  • Member
  • Posts: 384
  • Age: 50
  • Location: burntwood
Re: New technical kit partnership announced - LUKE 1977 & Fanatics
« Reply #27 on: April 23, 2018, 12:36:34 PM »
I know him. His  name is Luke Roper and he is from Walsall Wood.
He certainly wouldn't turn out any old crap and he is villa through and through.

Offline Chris Jameson

  • Member
  • Posts: 21621
  • DIY guru
  • GM : May, 2014
Re: New technical kit partnership announced - LUKE 1977 & Fanatics
« Reply #28 on: April 23, 2018, 12:43:22 PM »
Quote
Aston Villa’s Chief Commercial Officer, Luke Organ said, “Aston Villa Football Club is proud to pioneer an exciting new tripartite technical kit partnership.

Clearly a spoof.

Offline Richard E

  • Member
  • Posts: 14346
  • Age: 55
  • Location: Tipton
  • This also will pass.
  • GM : 28.02.2019
Re: New technical kit partnership announced - LUKE 1977 & Fanatics
« Reply #29 on: April 23, 2018, 12:44:07 PM »
Campaign for Plain English to translate the pretentious marketing spiel please.

We've signed Messi on a pre-contract for next season and Champion's League football is guaranteed for the year after. I think that is what it says, anyway.

 


SimplePortal 2.3.6 © 2008-2014, SimplePortal