Kits 23/24

[Risso]

It could just be a colour thing. I used to watch a lot of tennis and wherever a player wore grey shorts it would look like they'd had an accident after about 20 minutes. Same player in another colour you'd never notice they were sweating.

It's never been that bad before with claret home shirts.

[AV84]

It could just be a colour thing. I used to watch a lot of tennis and wherever a player wore grey shorts it would look like they'd had an accident after about 20 minutes. Same player in another colour you'd never notice they were sweating.

It's never been that bad before with claret home shirts.

I've seen lots of people saying it's the wrong claret so I just assumed it's different colour from normal.

[Bobby Boy]

Something not right with the material, whatever the opposite to breathability is, these shirts have it.

They're horrible to play in. Wore mine for Tuesday night football and it was like wearing a wet piece of clingfilm after about 10 minutes.

I did pretty much the same thing. Soaking wet and clinging to my torso after a few minutes. Such an uncomfortable feeling I had to change the bloody thing.

How have we managed to have such a wretched material for an elite sports team?

[KevinGage]

The whole thing seems a bit of an afterthought.

Even the early Macron ones had some redeeming features.

[chrisw1]

They look terrible - look at this picture of Torres yesterday.  That can't be right.  I wonder if we'll be getting new payer kits made?

[VillaTim]

They look terrible - look at this picture of Torres yesterday.  That can't be right.  I wonder if we'll be getting new payer kits made?

that looks incredibly uncomfortable.

[Risso]

I wore last season's light blue Castore away kit to running club last night. The difference in the material compared to this year is like night and day, I reckon the fabric last year is at least twice as thick. It was a warm evening and I'm dead unfit, but at the end of the session the shirt wasn't clinging to me like a wet cheesecloth. Seriously if you've got both kits, put them side by side and feel the difference. I'd say it's just a cost cutting measure and they've bought yards and yards of the cheapest, shittest fabric they could find.

[OCD]

The Athletic have rated Premier League away kits - https://theathletic.com/4743733/2023/08/18/premier-league-away-kits-rated/?source=dailyemail&campaign=601983

Bournemouth got 9/10 but I think it's over-rated. Palace, Everton and Liverpool got 8/10. Quite like Palace's away kit.

We got 5/10.

Man Utd and West Ham 4/10.

Newcastle 1/10 because their away kit is a nod to their Saudi Arabia owners.

[edgysatsuma89]

Has anyone brought any of the training gear yet to assess the quality of those?

[Scott Nielsen]

I'd say it's just a cost cutting measure and they've bought yards and yards of the cheapest, shittest fabric they could find.

I wonder if it could be the exact opposite. Given where I live, I am always on the lookout for the most breathable, lightweight running/cycling singlets. I'm basically the Imelda of running singlets. The last couple of years though the most expensive, hi-tech singlets are invariably very thin, feel pretty good initially but once they're soaked through they cling like fucking bubble wrap to the body. Hate them.

[Gareth]

Newcastle will be binning Castore for Adidas next season…the club documentary was accidentally put on Netflix(?) that showed episodes where negotiated deal with Adidas.

Let’s hope we are having similar conversations

[Brazilian Villain]

Newcastle will be binning Castore for Adidas next season…the club documentary was accidentally put on Netflix(?) that showed episodes where negotiated deal with Adidas.

Let’s hope we are having similar conversations

It would be nice, the Bayern away kit that Kane was wearing last night is a thing of beauty.

[Smirker]

Newcastle will be binning Castore for Adidas next season…the club documentary was accidentally put on Netflix(?) that showed episodes where negotiated deal with Adidas.

Let’s hope we are having similar conversations

Big clubs have big brands making their kits.

That's why Newcastle are upgrading and many of the Saudi clubs are too.

Its time we did.

[ozzjim]

More to the point Newcastle will have found a way for Adidas to be paying them in line with the top 6-8 clubs for the privilege, something we should be finding a way to do considering NS owns part of Adidas. Other clubs seem to play the corporate and sponsorship game way better than we do.

[VillaTim]

Given Naseef Sawaris is one of the main shareholders in Adidas and on the board of Directors you'd hope he'd move us to Adidas