Kits 23/24

[Risso]

It was mentionbed on here that we wouldn't get Adidas because of a potential conflict of interest given Sawiris' shareholding. Not sure if that's the case.

I think it's utter nonsense, personally. He's only got just over 3% pf the shareholding of Adidas and he's not a director. A deal with Villa would be absolutely piddling in their overall business interests (this is a company worth $30bn) and in any case, as long as any deal was done at an arm's length, commercial basis, there wouldn't be a problem.

[Brazilian Villain]

It was mentionbed on here that we wouldn't get Adidas because of a potential conflict of interest given Sawiris' shareholding. Not sure if that's the case.

I think it's utter nonsense, personally. He's only got just over 3% pf the shareholding of Adidas and he's not a director. A deal with Villa would be absolutely piddling in their overall business interests (this is a company worth $30bn) and in any case, as long as any deal was done at an arm's length, commercial basis, there wouldn't be a problem.

That's what I thought. Hopefully that's the case as I'm generally a big fan of Adidas kits and we've never had one.

[Des Little]

There can't be another club who have had as many different kit manufacturers as us over the years, and hardly any of them have got the kit out before the summer holiday season. 

[Risso]

Seems odd that we've never had Adidas when we've had just about everybody else.

[Hookeysmith]

I overheard a conversation on the train to Wolves on Saturday, with two blokes pretty convinced that we are having an adidas kit next season. I would have thought that was pretty unlikely, considering we’ve only had Castore for one year.

Sawiris is the single largest shareholder in Adidas so I imagine that's the thinking. You would think it would be likely to happen at some point but maybe not yet.

Never knew that!

wouldn't this be illegal due to conflicts of interest?

Has not hindered the cheaters in Manchester

[Smirker]

Seems odd that we've never had Adidas when we've had just about everybody else.

We've not had Puma, they'd be great too.

Nike, Puma, Adidas, Umbro.

If we want to be a serious club again we need a serious kit manufacturer.

No more League Two brands like Castore, Kappa and fucking Macron.

[PeterWithe]

Whilst I had never heard of Castore before we signed on with them, and I thought they were a bit 'Mark-One', I bought a few things for football and knocking about the house in and its decent quality, better than the UnderArmour stuff I last bought. But not quite as good as the Nike stuff which I must have had over 10 years now.

And having a UK owned supplier is a positive as well.

[aldridgeboy]

Bring back Henson !

[Brazilian Villain]

Seems odd that we've never had Adidas when we've had just about everybody else.

We've not had Puma, they'd be great too.

Nike, Puma, Adidas, Umbro.

If we want to be a serious club again we need a serious kit manufacturer.

I'd be happy any of the Big 4, hopefully it's on the cards when we're back in Europe. Puma seem to veer between gorgeous and awful but I wouldn't mind a version of this season's Borussia Mönchengladbach effort with claret and blue stripes as our away kit.
https://eu.puma.com/ie/en/pd/borussia-monchengladbach-home-22%2F23-replica-jersey-men/765977.html?

[Exeter 77]

Bring back Henson !

Wasn't any complaints about the badge on their shirts.

[Edvard Remberg]

I bought this time around Castore and was afraid they were Kappa sized, but they were too big - so this Castore seem like "normal sized" shirts. xxl Kappa too small, xxl Castore too big.

[Hookeysmith]

Seems odd that we've never had Adidas when we've had just about everybody else.

We've not had Puma, they'd be great too.

Nike, Puma, Adidas, Umbro.

If we want to be a serious club again we need a serious kit manufacturer.

I'd be happy any of the Big 4, hopefully it's on the cards when we're back in Europe. Puma seem to veer between gorgeous and awful but I wouldn't mind a version of this season's Borussia Mönchengladbach effort with claret and blue stripes as our away kit.
https://eu.puma.com/ie/en/pd/borussia-monchengladbach-home-22%2F23-replica-jersey-men/765977.html?

I feel anything with a dominant strip down the centre is all very Palacey

[Smirker]

Seems odd that we've never had Adidas when we've had just about everybody else.

We've not had Puma, they'd be great too.

Nike, Puma, Adidas, Umbro.

If we want to be a serious club again we need a serious kit manufacturer.

I'd be happy any of the Big 4, hopefully it's on the cards when we're back in Europe. Puma seem to veer between gorgeous and awful but I wouldn't mind a version of this season's Borussia Mönchengladbach effort with claret and blue stripes as our away kit.
https://eu.puma.com/ie/en/pd/borussia-monchengladbach-home-22%2F23-replica-jersey-men/765977.html?

That's decent, would be fine as an away kit if you Villafied it.

Its also about the training wear for me. I have got some Dortmund stuff and the quality is spot on and it's really nice.

Any one of these four would be fine by me.

I know the sponsorship is better with shit brands but that must be offset a bit with the amount of people who don't buy the stuff. Decent shit would fly off the shelves.

[bob]

I am bang up for some stripes (or polka dots) for a change

Or just random noise

[VinnieChase84]

Seems odd that we've never had Adidas when we've had just about everybody else.

Dont think were allowed to have them now Nas is the sole biggest shareholder (sure its something like that)