Kanj Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 On 08/01/2025 at 22:29, Yorkie said: Of course, people can do whatever they like, especially if they can afford to. But we can't expect the quality (ultimately the value) of these things to improve at all as long as people keep stumping up. I obviously appreciate the uptick in our commercial performance but at the same time I lament the piss-take prices, particularly given the shoddy quality in Adidas' case. It's a contradiction tbh. Expand need to find a grumpy old man meme and insert it here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 It actually looks like a knockoff The stripes are wrong, for starters. The OG kit had five white stripes on the front - the sleeves met with a white stripe at the shoulder. £90 is a joke. All we need is Shepherd and Hall in a Spanish brothel laughing at the support for buying this shite. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karjala Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 I genuinely don't see what's the difference between these for £90 and the DhGate ones for £15. If you've got an original 90's one, fair enough it's priceless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 On 08/01/2025 at 22:00, Kanj said: People should be able to do whatever they want with their money, buy the kit, don't buy the kit, etc. the base line thought here is the club are doing better in merchandising, there are a ton more B&W kitted up, Toon badged up people out there now than before and for that, we should just enjoy that. Expand I can remember when what would be discussed is the fact that football is a working class game, that Newcastle is in the poorest region of the UK, and many families would struggle to afford to buy their kits this stuff even though of course they’d want it like their mates. And the fact that most of this stuff is manufactured for buttons in a sweatshop in countries with lax labour laws, so they don’t need to be charging anything like this kind of coin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Have they changed the proportions - made it less wide and boxy- and consequently lost the white stripes at the edges Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 On 09/01/2025 at 00:41, Superior Acuña said: Have they changed the proportions - made it less wide and boxy- and consequently lost the white stripes at the edges Expand Looks like it, more than likely using a standard adidas kit shape. Which is less of an issue were they not selling these things at such a premium. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Tbf it was almost 30 years ago. They are never going to be able to replicate it. It’ll only be ‘premium product’ if the quality is good and it’s at least close to the original Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSG Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 They’d have been better off releasing this version as the actual kit for next season tbh. People would lap it up without the inevitable criticism of it being slightly different from the original. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 On 09/01/2025 at 08:56, NSG said: They’d have been better off releasing this version as the actual kit for next season tbh. People would lap it up without the inevitable criticism of it being slightly different from the original. Expand Small brown ale issue there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tross Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Next season i'd prefer if they actually did their fucking job and design a kit we haven't seen before. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSG Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 On 09/01/2025 at 08:57, gdm said: Small brown ale issue there Expand With a different sponsor, obviously. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 On 09/01/2025 at 08:59, NSG said: With a different sponsor, obviously. Expand Yeah I know but obv the brown ale sponsor is big part of why that shirt is so popular. It’s an iconic sponsor of the premier league…the blue star Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sushimonster85 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 On 09/01/2025 at 08:57, Tross said: Next season i'd prefer if they actually did their fucking job and design a kit we haven't seen before. Expand Pretty sure there will be two kits you haven't seen before, and one throwback. Same as this sesaon... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 (edited) On 09/01/2025 at 09:02, sushimonster85 said: Pretty sure there will be two kits you haven't seen before, and one throwback. Same as this sesaon... Expand They were all pretty much throw backs this season home one is very similar to the 2001-03. Away obviously 95/96 and the 3rd 99-2000 Edited January 9 by gdm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 On 09/01/2025 at 09:01, gdm said: Yeah I know but obv the brown ale sponsor is big part of why that shirt is so popular. It’s an iconic sponsor of the premier league…the blue star Expand Seems like the blue star still can be used, like Newcastle Blue Star FC do. Was it the brewery that introduced it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 On 09/01/2025 at 09:11, Collage said: Seems like the blue star still can be used, like Newcastle Blue Star FC do. Was it the brewery that introduced it? Expand That’s a good question. Personally I preferred the blue star of the 80s and early 90s on the asics kit a lot more than the brown ale bottle label Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR15 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Shearer name set already sold out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE27 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 I like how they've changed the box fit to a more modern style fit, probably not a widely shared view. But I'm big and tall and the old sizes were atrocious in length for bigger bois, they just got wider Still feel like the material looks exactly like them score draw remakes which I always thought were too lightweight in comparison to my old one, although I may be misremembering. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 On 09/01/2025 at 09:16, NE27 said: I like how they've changed the box fit to a more modern style fit, probably not a widely shared view. But I'm big and tall and the old sizes were atrocious in length for bigger bois, they just got wider Still feel like the material looks exactly like them score draw remakes which I always thought were too lightweight in comparison to my old one, although I may be misremembering. Expand Yeah I really disliked the score draw remake of it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tross Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 On 09/01/2025 at 09:02, sushimonster85 said: Pretty sure there will be two kits you haven't seen before, and one throwback. Same as this sesaon... Expand Eh? All three were throwbacks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theregulars Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 On 09/01/2025 at 08:54, gdm said: Tbf it was almost 30 years ago. They are never going to be able to replicate it. It’ll only be ‘premium product’ if the quality is good and it’s at least close to the original Expand Of course they would, they literally own the design specification. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 On 09/01/2025 at 09:47, Theregulars said: Of course they would, they literally own the design specification. Expand Things are just made differently 30 years on. Different materials. I’m no expert but imagine it would be very difficult Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie_b Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 On 09/01/2025 at 09:56, gdm said: Things are just made differently 30 years on. Different materials. I’m no expert but imagine it would be very difficult Expand If they wanted they could but just like every release by adidas so far it’s been incredibly lazy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 On 09/01/2025 at 10:03, geordie_b said: If they wanted they could but just like every release by adidas so far it’s been incredibly lazy Expand Fair enough I was trying to be fair to adidas but if they are selling a score draw standard retro with the adidas logo added for £90 that’s ridiculous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fak Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 On 09/01/2025 at 09:44, Tross said: Eh? All three were throwbacks. Expand Loved that NTL one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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