Football Kits 2023/24

Todd

Full Member
Joined
Mar 7, 2011
Messages
3,364
Location
Indiana, USA
It's official. Our new kit to celebrate our title win this season invincible season 20 years ago.

This is honestly a fantastic kit. And it's a great, and rare, example of Adidas finding a way to make the tired old 3 stripes look unique and not like a template.
 

Mr Pigeon

Illiterate Flying Rat
Scout
Joined
Mar 27, 2014
Messages
26,107
Location
bin
It's official. Our new kit to celebrate our title win this season invincible season 20 years ago.

Tbh if it actually is for the Invincibles season then I'm all for it. We did similar with the badges for the anniversary of the treble winning season.
 

tinfish

Full Member
Joined
Oct 19, 2013
Messages
673
Location
Shanghai
Supports
Arsenal
It's official. Our new kit to celebrate our title win this season invincible season 20 years ago.

Looks nice, but I get Xmas/harry Potter vibes for some reason.

I still need to get this seasons away kit, hard to find.
 

Solius

¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Staff
Joined
Dec 31, 2007
Messages
86,294
Is it just me that absolutely despises clubs wearing their next season kit in the final game of the current season? Horrific stuff.
 

Big Ben Foster

Correctly predicted Portugal to win Euro 2016
Joined
Mar 19, 2008
Messages
12,455
Location
BR -> MI -> TX
Supports
Also support Vasco da Gama
Is it just me that absolutely despises clubs wearing their next season kit in the final game of the current season? Horrific stuff.
Imagine wearing it for the first time in a cup final and losing (like Chelsea in the 2008 CL final). Not the best first impression.
 

V.O.

Last Man Standing finalist 2019/20
Joined
Jan 12, 2019
Messages
7,847
This has got to be one of worst kits I've seen in ages.







Somebody took our tennis ball kit from last year and wondered how they could just make it a little bit more shit. Top effort.
 

AjaxCunian

vexingwijsneus
Joined
Mar 10, 2021
Messages
4,230
Supports
Ajax & United
Everyone seems to love Chelsea's home kit, I think it's awful. Makes their players look fat as well.
 

top1whoisman

Meet the press(conference)
Scout
Joined
May 18, 2016
Messages
18,516
Location
Helsinki
Nice that Utrecht included a small club logo in this beautiful sponsor shirt.

 

Champ

Refuses to acknowledge existence of Ukraine
Joined
Jun 17, 2017
Messages
9,888
Celtic have just released a 120 year anniversary kit,

It is incredible. :drool:
 

Sly

Hang Ten
Scout
Joined
Mar 5, 2013
Messages
12,255
Location
Lisbon
Supports
Sporting Clube Portugal
Celtic have just released a 120 year anniversary kit,

It is incredible. :drool:
It really is. Best hoop kit I've seen. Meanwhile we have to put up with the dross nike hoop kits. Sad.
 

Champ

Refuses to acknowledge existence of Ukraine
Joined
Jun 17, 2017
Messages
9,888
It really is. Best hoop kit I've seen. Meanwhile we have to put up with the dross nike hoop kits. Sad.
It shouldn't be difficult to come up with a classic stipe/hoop kit really, just keep it simplistic with a few minor embellishments here and there!
Don't over complicate things!!
 

top1whoisman

Meet the press(conference)
Scout
Joined
May 18, 2016
Messages
18,516
Location
Helsinki
The German FA will end their collaboration with adidas that goes back to 1950 and have agreed a kit deal with Nike that starts in 2027.

There’s been somewhat of an uproar in Germany with politicians calling the decision unpatriotic etc.



The FA:
We understand every emotion. It is also a dramatic event for us as an association when it is clear that a partnership that was and is characterized by many special moments is coming to an end after more than 70 years. That does not leave us cold.

However, the German Football Association is first and foremost committed to German football and its development. For us, that is above all else – in the interests of more than 24,000 football clubs, 2.2 million active players, the numerous volunteers and almost 55,000 referees.

The DFB has a unique selling point: it is a sports association that finances its member associations and the grassroots amateur sector and is not financed by them. It puts the money into football so that football remains a popular sport.

Against this background, the DFB must make economic decisions. Nike submitted by far the best financial offer in the transparent and non-discriminatory process.

The future partnership with Nike ensures that we can continue to fulfil our key tasks for football in the coming decade. We are looking forward to it.

At the same time, one thing is clear: we will continue to live and appreciate the collaboration with our long-standing partner adidas with full commitment until the very end.
 

diarm

Full Member
Joined
Jul 13, 2014
Messages
16,681
The pricing of the Nike kits for the Euro's is a disgrace.

If you want the French or Dutch shirt it's €150. Otherwise you can buy a t-shirt with the crest that looks nothing like the real one for €100.
 

horsechoker

The Caf's Roy Keane.
Joined
Apr 16, 2015
Messages
51,381
Location
The stable
The pricing of the Nike kits for the Euro's is a disgrace.

If you want the French or Dutch shirt it's €150. Otherwise you can buy a t-shirt with the crest that looks nothing like the real one for €100.
Football shirt prices have inflated for what is essentially a print t-shirt. I don't think t-shirts cost that much more now than 20 years yet football t-shirt are about 2 times more expensive.
 

Wilt

Full Member
Joined
May 22, 2017
Messages
6,550
The pricing of the Nike kits for the Euro's is a disgrace.

If you want the French or Dutch shirt it's €150. Otherwise you can buy a t-shirt with the crest that looks nothing like the real one for €100.
Complete rip off.

If everyone stopped buying them the sale price would soon nosedive.
 

Chipper

Adulterer.
Joined
Oct 25, 2017
Messages
5,467
Complete rip off.

If everyone stopped buying them the sale price would soon nosedive.
That's it ultimately, keep paying it and they'll keep the prices up.

I'm not a parent and don't buy kits, but can understand the pressure parents in particular must face when a new kit comes out. They could still say no of course, but I'd imagine it's much easier to say no to buying one for yourself than it would be for your children. Parents wanting to put a smile on their kid's faces of course when it comes down to it.

Football shirts, or sports team shirts are a bit of a unique product. Allows them to charge a lot with people still willing to pay it.

The wearer is obviously passionate about the sport, finds it extremely exciting, and the exhilaration felt when your team scores a goal is often unmatched. We all saw that young kid in the crowd overcome with emotion when we scored the winner against Liverpool last weekend. Must be easy to charge a lot for something associated with that feeling.

At it's best the sport showcases amazing skill, the benefits of hard work, teamwork and camaraderie, being healthy and fit etc. It's glamorous as hell with all the wealth in the game. It makes wearing the same thing as the players aspirational.

On top that there's the whole identity thing. There's the desire to want to show which "tribe" you belong to whether that's your club or your country. For countries it also also comes with feelings of patriotism/ love of their country that someone may hold.

The kit manufacturers can tap into all that and more, such an easy sell for cynical marketing people as they're a very desirable product. I'm sure they've looked into these sorts of things. They can keep pushing the prices accordingly.

While I don't buy them I still like looking at new kits and seeing which ones I like or don't when they come out. Kit porn!
 
Last edited:

Todd

Full Member
Joined
Mar 7, 2011
Messages
3,364
Location
Indiana, USA
England's away kit is absolute class. The home shirt is great as well, just wish the collar was a bit different.

France home looks fantastic as always.

Brazil's kits look terrible with the centered badge. Worst thing you can do to a kit is center the badge.

US home kit is fantastic too, so glad to have it after the awful one we had for the World Cup.
 

DJ_21

Evens winner of 'Odds or Evens 2022/2023'
Joined
Aug 31, 2015
Messages
11,273
Location
Manchester
Bayern kits are always nice. I always buy our new training gear that comes out. Like the hoodies, jackets.
 

UnrelatedPsuedo

I pity the poor fool who stinks like I do!
Joined
Apr 15, 2015
Messages
10,047
Location
Blitztown
That's it ultimately, keep paying it and they'll keep the prices up.

I'm not a parent and don't buy kits, but can understand the pressure parents in particular must face when a new kit comes out. They could still say no of course, but I'd imagine it's much easier to say no to buying one for yourself than it would be for your children. Parents wanting to put a smile on their kid's faces of course when it comes down to it.

Football shirts, or sports team shirts are a bit of a unique product. Allows them to charge a lot with people still willing to pay it.

The wearer is obviously passionate about the sport, finds it extremely exciting, and the exhilaration felt when your team scores a goal is often unmatched. We all saw that young kid in the crowd overcome with emotion when we scored the winner against Liverpool last weekend. Must be easy to charge a lot for something associated with that feeling.

At it's best the sport showcases amazing skill, the benefits of hard work, teamwork and camaraderie, being healthy and fit etc. It's glamorous as hell with all the wealth in the game. It makes wearing the same thing as the players aspirational.

On top that there's the whole identity thing. There's the desire to want to show which "tribe" you belong to whether that's your club or your country. For countries it also also comes with feelings of patriotism/ love of their country that someone may hold.

The kit manufacturers can tap into all that and more, such an easy sell for cynical marketing people as they're a very desirable product. I'm sure they've looked into these sorts of things. They can keep pushing the prices accordingly.

While I don't buy them I still like looking at new kits and seeing which ones I like or don't when they come out. Kit porn!
Nah. They’re raising prices on a demographic of people that buy no matter the cost. They’d rather 9 people buy for £120 than 10 people buy at £100.

Scale that up to whatever the real numbers are, and it’s happening.

Anyone buying the new England kit (as fecking great as they are) for £125 instead of this for a tenner or this for £15 are mad.

Plenty of People are buying the new shirts, but far fewer are buying new kits nowadays. No football shirt should cost more than £40. They’re jacking the price on those that still buy them. It’s mad.