Bohs away jersey seems to have been leaked on sportsfile. Its actually pretty nice, I’d say their fans will be happy with it anyways
https://www.sportsfile.com/id/2129442/
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Bohs away jersey seems to have been leaked on sportsfile. Its actually pretty nice, I’d say their fans will be happy with it anyways
https://www.sportsfile.com/id/2129442/
Smashing kit from Waterford
https://mobile.twitter.com/Waterford...85956424949767
I think that's pretty ugly personally.Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
I don't think I've seen one really nice kit in this thread yet to be honest. Looking like a fairly uninspiring catalogue season ahead of us!
I personally think thats the best Waterford jersey that I have seen from them in years. I love the design of it.
Designs seem to me to be following a 1990's trend. I like retro shirts (do we call the '90s retro...ugh getting old!), but of the simpler pre mid 80's(?) designs that didnt mess with the basics too much. Dundalk FC - White jersey, crest and sponsor, with a black sleeve and collar trim, black shorts and black or white socks. 2nd kit a reversal of home colours, play around a bit with a third kit. We've done the Dundalk GNR kit, maybe a version of our early Dundalk FC kit of white top and blue shorts could crop up.
Fashion does tend to repeat itself every 20yrs or so.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
The Waterford kit seems to have gone down well with the locals down there which is the main thing I suppose….
Really like that Waterford jersey, best new jersey I’ve seen for next season. All the new Umbro jerseys are excellent actually
Having seen the green Harps one in the flesh I think it's a lovely shirt and a nice alternative to Ireland shirts for us as Umbro seem to consistently make a balls of those. I do like the Waterford one as well.
I like the Waterford geansaí a lot, hope to see it a few times next year/season with them in same division as Galway.
The new Pats training range is a mixed bag. I reckon some of its top notch but other training shirts go over the top on the retro Umbro logo everywhere.
I must be the only Waterford supporter to dislike the new kit, perhaps it'll look better on than off.. maybe.
I dont have access to twitter but I have seen our new home and away jerseys. Think home effort is rather poor. Away jersey is one of our best in years reminds me of the away jersey we had in 06/07 seasons.
From the picture I think it’s awful , too much going on. Hoping it’s better when I see it in the club shop.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack B
Really like the new pats home jersey. As I mentioned regarding the Waterford jersey, Umbro have majorly upped their game the last few years. Each Umbro club’s jersey has a different design which is great to see compared to the old ways of pushing 2/3 different templates out resulting in the exact same jersey for multiple clubs just in different colours
Not bad. I like the recycled bottle angle that Umbro are doing these days. ONeills need to get onto that, or else the vegan woke warriors at Bohs will be choking on their frothamockachinosQuote:
Originally Posted by Jack B
I wonder are the tops waterproof?Quote:
Originally Posted by EatYerGreens
Wouldn't be good for sweating/body heat management if so (?)Quote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
Should have put a smiley face after my "i wonder are they waterproof" :rolleyes:
Or maybe just opted for something funny instead :pQuote:
Originally Posted by sbgawa
Ouch;)Quote:
Originally Posted by EatYerGreens
Pleasantly surprised by our new home shirt when I picked it up this morning. It’s a nice kit , the only slight issue I’d have with would be the amount of dark lines on it.
"Gaillimh Aontaithe on Twitter: "𝗢𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 ⚡️ We have a limited stock of the massively popular black and gold training tops. From age 7 to XXXL 🇱🇻 Check out our full range of gear : https://t.co/dGzg1uU6XL 🛍️ #ItsATribalThing https://t.co/fPwBa3MrYH" / Twitter" https://mobile.twitter.com/GalwayUni...61320969789443
Really like this.
Ya it's nice, that's a map of town on the chest. It was released last year
Dundalk away kit: https://www.dundalkfc.com/new-third-kit/
Wait until Pineapple Stu reads the below line that Umbro ask the clubs to promote even through the HYPOCRISY of Dundalk playing on a plastic pitch which they’re replaced multiple times rather than a grass one ;)
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The kit is one of Umbro’s most sustainable to date. Constructed using recycled polyester fabric, which is made from recycled plastic bottles, the advanced fabrics also include moisture-wicking and anti-microbial treatment.
Are you actually trying to compare the impact of an admittedly plastic pitch but which gets regular use across the entire local community and has a life-span of what - 3-5 years? - with multiple flights half-way around the world to scout Pakistani players for the once-in-a-lifetime offer of a place in the St Pat's academy team, with each return trip generating more than 25% of the average EU citizen's annual carbon emissions from all sources, which we're already being told is way too much?
It's almost like you don't actually know what you're talking about. Which is rather worrying given that, like it or not, climate change is going to be the single most important political topic of the coming decades. (And one which is being abused as just a marketing tool at the moment)
If there had been a pic of just Tom McNulty you would just assume it was him holding up one of his old shirts. In 20 years time we will be looking back at the early efforts of this decade in 'worst of' lists. As for the old pitch, we have offset the carbon footprint of our plastic pitches (and Brian Kerr's airmiles 'cause he loves them so much) by never needing to maintain them obviously!!!
No it was quite clearly a joke based on your massive overreaction to a single pats tweet pushing the recycled jerseys line that Umbro have asked the clubs to promote.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
I’ve no doubt it’ll become the most important political debate in the future and on that day I’ll join a politics forum to talk about it. For now I’m happy enough to talk/read about football on this football forum
Is this a standard policy in such circumstances (tbh I cant recall if Harp was on youths jerseys back in the day), it does imply a quiet recognition of there being an issue? 'Infant and youth sizes come without the BetRegal logo'.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
Yeah as far as I know betting/alcohol sponsors can’t be on kids jerseys in recent years. Celtic jerseys in shops for example don’t have Dafabet on them in kids sizesQuote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
Ah, the old "It was clearly a joke" line. No massive over-reaction either btw - it was a throwaway comment which, unfortunately, offended the "My club couldn't possibly be bad" brigade (yourself included) and then a debate arose. (I say "debate" but really, as I've noted, the lack of any sort of knowledge of/concern about/ability to discuss the topic is worrying)Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
Also, I think the "future" you talk about is already here btw.
If you genuinely believe that I wasn’t joking (winking emoji and all) and that I actually think an astroturf pitch is worse for the environment than flights are then be my guest I’m not really bothered. As I mentioned, you’ll find plenty that want to debate the topic on a related forum, but you’ll find that people on a league of Ireland forum generally want to talk about league of Ireland funnily enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Yes obviously being ‘green’ etc is a marketing tool used by companies. My point was that Umbro are the ones that have asked clubs to market the recycled kits, which each club have briefly done. I don’t know how much you know about marketing but a singular tweet from a club is far from marketing campaign. I’d agree with your point somewhat if pats had announced a climate change officer and shouted from the rooftops about it in the national media as Bohs did and then later announced the Pakistan thing but you really are overreacting over one tweet at the request of a kit supplier
On a related note to all of this - at some point football is going to have to address its hugely wasteful commercial strategy of changing shirts so frequently. It's obviously done to cash in on extra sales, and clearly it works. But as the tide turns slowly against the concept of 'fast fashion', then football will eventually end up in the spotlight itself for the impact that changing shirts regularly has upon raw materials, water, energy, shipping etc etc. Making them out of recycled bottles doesn't erase their carbon footprint, and is just an attempt at green-washing.
The football industry won't like it, as shirts are an importat revenue stream. Some fans will doubtless also complain as they like new shirts etc. But it will clearly become an issue at some point. And some club will doubtless aim to be the hero/martyr by being the first to take a stand on this with longer shirt designs.
Not bad that one.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
Is it really to often though?Quote:
Originally Posted by EatYerGreens
I mean particularly for kids that grow so quickly 1 shirt change a year is needed anyway.
For Adults again is buying a new shirt every year a big deal , most people buy plenty of new shirts/tee shirts every year anyway and nobody thinks about criticising Clothing brands for their "winter" "Summer" "new season collections.
It's a valid point I think. Fast fashion does get criticism. Microfibres and chemicals in modern clothing are a big issue; there's a growing concern that they enter the food chain and that the food we eat (fish in particular I think) could effectively be contaminated. Umbro's kits may be made "with" recycled polyester fabrics, but given the propensity for companies to exaggerate what they're doing with regards sustainability, what does that really mean? 10% recycled materials, 90% the same as before? And as EYG notes, three new kits a year is done to increase sales and everything that brings. Back in the day kits used to change every 2/3 years (and way less frequent than that once you hit the 70s) and we all lived to tell the tale.
I think there's very much room for a proper debate here (and not one where "bantz" counts as some sort of argument). The idea that politics and football should be separate is at best quaint these days given the focus on migrant treatment in Qatar for example, and before that the issues around the Brazil World Cup and whether funds could have been better spent. And sustainability isn't a political issue anyway; it's a social one.
Fair points Stu but are football jerseys fast fashion at €70 - €110 , i think that is more your "Pennys" where the kids buy gear for a few quid and toss it after a couple of uses.
You'd buy a Hugo Boss Tee-shirt for €100 and that's not fast fashion...........speaking with the expertise of someone who hasnt worn a football jersey for 30 years or a Hugo Boss tee shirt ever :)
Well I don't think it's being implied that football jerseys are fast fashion as such. It's more that football kits as a logical follow-on target after fast fashion. Fast fashion gets criticism, so why shouldn't the clear waste of three new football kits each year get criticised?