NUFC kits & merchandise

[Harry 209]

Regarding the 'cup font' for names and numbers on the shirts - I notice that the club shop no longer displays the sign stating "still awaiting UEFA approval". But they are still printing Premier League names and numbers on shirts with Champions League patches. 

Given the amount of shirts sold over the last couple of months with the CL/PL combination I think it would be unwise for the club to introduce a cup font at this stage, rendering many peoples existing shirt configuration as inaccurate.

Wouldn't be the best look on the pitch if we are the only team not to have a bespoke font for CL games though. Not sure why it's been a problem given it's been four months since we confirmed our place in Europe.

 

 

Edited August 22, 2023 by Harry 209

[nufcjb]

Have to slightly disagree regarding the last few years of adidas. Yes, the home kits were probably nothing too spectacular but some of the away and European kits are fondly remebered for me. We had a yellow/golden European kit that brings memories of Shearer and Kluivert, an Argentian-style kit, a green/dark green away, there was one grey/silver one we played in the UEFA Cup in Mallorca I think. I even have some of the training gear from the relegation season and Championship season that were decent.

 

Glancing through this, away kits were ok for adidas in my mind towards the end. Think I actually own and love most of them.

 

http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Newcastle_United/Newcastle_United-change-kits.html

 

 

Edited August 22, 2023 by nufcjb

[TheBrownBottle]

11 hours ago, Kid Icarus said:

It's all about the 95/96 stuff like. Adidas were class at first, but there were only a handful of good kits imo and the last 4 seasons or so were mainly crap.

Yep.  Don't understand the misty-eyed stuff - they were shite for the vast majority of the time.  The away kits were almost all hideous, and some of the home kits weren't far behind.

 

The money the club gets is the main thing, of course.

[Nucasol]

4 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said:

Yep.  Don't understand the misty-eyed stuff - they were shite for the vast majority of the time.  The away kits were almost all hideous, and some of the home kits weren't far behind.

 

The money the club gets is the main thing, of course.

The 97/98 away kit (4-1 loss at Sheff Wed) was a Stevie Wonder special.

[TheBrownBottle]

11 hours ago, bobbydazzla said:

I feel the same about my Dogtanian & The Muskehounds jarmies 

Dogtanian was a right dirty bastard I seem to remember ... loved sticky fingers

 

[nufcjb]

3 minutes ago, Nucasol said:

The 97/98 away kit (4-1 loss at Sheff Wed) was a Stevie Wonder special.

I remember the humping at Leeds for that kit.

[TheBrownBottle]

4 minutes ago, Nucasol said:

The 97/98 away kit (4-1 loss at Sheff Wed) was a Stevie Wonder special.

 yep, that was the nadir - up there with Coventry's brown away kit for me.  As I was a teenager, I was also stupid enough to buy that monstrosity, despite thinking it was fucking horrible.  That green / orange stripe's stitching was excellent for nipple rash

[alexf]

Hope we don't get anything like the Arsenal away kit last night.

[James]

12 hours ago, RodneyCisse said:

Imagine they drop gear like this man

 

the 20 year old student placement at work actually dresses like this on teams calls, minus the NUFC badge.

[Dr Jinx]

The jersey we used for 95/96 and 96/97 more than makes up for any missteps after. Besides we were totally declining on the pitch for years after so it didn’t really matter.

[GavMcEl]

44 minutes ago, nufcjb said:

Have to slightly disagree regarding the last few years of adidas. Yes, the home kits were probably nothing too spectacular but some of the away and European kits are fondly remebered for me. We had a yellow/golden European kit that brings memories of Shearer and Kluivert, an Argentian-style kit, a green/dark green away, there was one grey/silver one we played in the UEFA Cup in Mallorca I think. I even have some of the training gear from the relegation season and Championship season that were decent.

 

Glancing through this, away kits were ok for adidas in my mind towards the end. Think I actually own and love most of them.

 

http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Newcastle_United/Newcastle_United-change-kits.html

 

 

 

Have to agree tbh.... the away and 3rd kits for 06/07 season were a thing  of beauty, loved the 07/08 3rd kit, the white one with the blue stripes... think it was only worn once away to arsenal in the league cup, the 3rd the Year after, the grey/silver one wasn't worn in a competitive match at all  but that was class to imo

[sushimonster85]

I feel like by the end of the Adidas deal it was pretty clear that, whatever their tier system is (or was back then), we had fallen pretty far down it. 

[Stifler]

2 minutes ago, sushimonster85 said:

I feel like by the end of the Adidas deal it was pretty clear that, whatever their tier system is (or was back then), we had fallen pretty far down it. 

Aye.

I think at one point our away shirt was the same as Bugges’.

[TheBrownBottle]

20 minutes ago, sushimonster85 said:

I feel like by the end of the Adidas deal it was pretty clear that, whatever their tier system is (or was back then), we had fallen pretty far down it. 

Yep - the last couple of years were literally the same designs with the colours changed.  Standardised template kits.

[Stifler]

For what it’s worth if you get the Adidas app, and get the Adidas running app, you can earn points, which you can redeem for money off vouchers. Even going for a walk is enough to earn points.

It might be worth it for some people to spend they year collecting the points, and possibly getting money off the new shirts.

[MrRaspberryJam]

Just now, Stifler said:

For what it’s worth if you get the Adidas app, and get the Adidas running app, you can earn points, which you can redeem for money off vouchers. Even going for a walk is enough to earn points.

It might be worth it for some people to spend they year collecting the points, and possibly getting money off the new shirts.

 

I don't think you can use the vouchers/reward points on all products though, just a select few. No harm in trying like.

[Stifler]

2 minutes ago, MrRaspberryJam said:

 

I don't think you can use the vouchers/reward points on all products though, just a select few. No harm in trying like.

I’ve just had a look at the T&C’s and it doesn’t say anything really. It just says not in conjunction with other vouchers & offers, 15% off full price items, and 5% off sale items.

 

It will be interesting to see if Arsenal or Man Utd fans have had success doing this.

[MrRaspberryJam]

Just now, Stifler said:

I’ve just had a look at the T&C’s and it doesn’t say anything really. It just says not in conjunction with other vouchers & offers, 15% off full price items, and 5% off sale items.

 

It will be interesting to see if Arsenal or Man Utd fans have had success doing this.

 

There's a couple of products I was going to use my points on and when I click on the product it says underneath the photos of said item that it's not available for discount/loyalty points etc.

[Stifler]

13 minutes ago, MrRaspberryJam said:

 

There's a couple of products I was going to use my points on and when I click on the product it says underneath the photos of said item that it's not available for discount/loyalty points etc.

Aye, I’ve just checked the Arsenal shirt, and it’s excluded from the offers.

[huss9]

[80]

1 hour ago, sushimonster85 said:

I feel like by the end of the Adidas deal it was pretty clear that, whatever their tier system is (or was back then), we had fallen pretty far down it. 

Apart from our decline on the pitch, I also wonder how much we drifted apart due to Shepherd and co. not engaging as partners off the pitch. We looked a lot less serious as a business in 2006 than we did in 1996. I can easily see part of the blame being on us.

 

 

Edited August 22, 2023 by 80

[Kanj]

41 minutes ago, 80 said:

Apart from our decline on the pitch, I also wonder how much we drifted apart due to Shepherd and co. not engaging as partners off the pitch. We looked a lot less serious as a business in 2006 than we did in 1996. I can easily see part of the blame being on us.

 

 

 

Sir John was a dreamer and big thinker though in comparison to Shep, right? Also wasn’t Freddie Fletcher leaving also a big miss for us? I recall him actually being the driving force on the business end

 

 

Edited August 22, 2023 by Kanji

[Harry 209]

Adidas were much too keen on the centrally placed badge for my liking. Hope we dodge that bullet in future.

[TK-421]

4 hours ago, nufcjb said:

Have to slightly disagree regarding the last few years of adidas. Yes, the home kits were probably nothing too spectacular but some of the away and European kits are fondly remebered for me. We had a yellow/golden European kit that brings memories of Shearer and Kluivert, an Argentian-style kit, a green/dark green away, there was one grey/silver one we played in the UEFA Cup in Mallorca I think. I even have some of the training gear from the relegation season and Championship season that were decent.

 

Glancing through this, away kits were ok for adidas in my mind towards the end. Think I actually own and love most of them.

 

http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Newcastle_United/Newcastle_United-change-kits.html

 

Still got these two later adidas aways...

[Thomson Mouse]

57 minutes ago, Kanji said:

Sir John was a dreamer and big thinker though in comparison to Shep, right? Also wasn’t Freddie Fletcher leaving also a big miss for us? I recall him actually being the driving force on the business end

 

 

 

Hall was a dreamer and like Keegan interacted with the fans at a great level, it was his son and Shepherd who fucked it up. That said, football moved quickly past his level just like Walker at Blackburn.

 

Fletcher was good at business but a cunt as well, he tried banning fanzines from around the ground as he saw them as threat to programme sales.