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New home shirt (confirmed)
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SebastianBlue
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Completely false conspiracy theory but still going to share it as I have nothing better to do today alert:
Could it be possible, given the absolute ridiculousness of all three shirts this season (which all seem to be reflecting a "how can me make the next one look even worse" design aesthetic), that Nike have intentionally given us the worst possible designs within the bounds of our contract and the template being used? Perhaps based on over some as yet mentioned deal restructuring negotiations that went wrong?
This is mostly a joke, of course, but I am still at a loss as to how you can make such jumbled, horrific looking kits and think they are "attractive" to anyone, much less City supporters. I mean, none of the kit design is cohesive, they look like a random colour assigner was used (look at the away shirt—the maroon used on the sleeves is different to the RED used for the stripe on the side of the shirt), and they completely ignored traditional kits of the past.
Or are they just given carte blanche with us based on our current, massively undervalued contract and they are running out of ideas?
Could it be possible, given the absolute ridiculousness of all three shirts this season (which all seem to be reflecting a "how can me make the next one look even worse" design aesthetic), that Nike have intentionally given us the worst possible designs within the bounds of our contract and the template being used? Perhaps based on over some as yet mentioned deal restructuring negotiations that went wrong?
This is mostly a joke, of course, but I am still at a loss as to how you can make such jumbled, horrific looking kits and think they are "attractive" to anyone, much less City supporters. I mean, none of the kit design is cohesive, they look like a random colour assigner was used (look at the away shirt—the maroon used on the sleeves is different to the RED used for the stripe on the side of the shirt), and they completely ignored traditional kits of the past.
Or are they just given carte blanche with us based on our current, massively undervalued contract and they are running out of ideas?
lee_wsm
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the template can look good just we seem to have been bent over a barrel and had the poor leftovers of creativity
It is the worst home kit I can remember and I have been following us over 47 years. Absolutely awful and whoever designed it needs drug testing because they must have been taking illegal substances to think that was a good look!
warpig
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Are next seasons kits already in existence??
I was told that a friend of a friend had seen the actual shirts we are wear and that they are a heritage range: white shorts on the home kit/navy blue collarlike the 1990 home kit and purple and white striped on the away top like the 93 away kit .
Don't know if this is true or not? Anyone else know or heard anything?
I was told that a friend of a friend had seen the actual shirts we are wear and that they are a heritage range: white shorts on the home kit/navy blue collarlike the 1990 home kit and purple and white striped on the away top like the 93 away kit .
Don't know if this is true or not? Anyone else know or heard anything?
urban genie
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Are next seasons kits already in existence??
I was told that a friend of a friend had seen the actual shirts we are wear and that they are a heritage range: white shorts on the home kit/navy blue collarlike the 1990 home kit and purple and white striped on the away top like the 93 away kit .
Don't know if this is true or not? Anyone else know or heard anything?
If that's true then, nike are taking the piss,and makes this season shite even more of a joke. Shirley they could have done them this year and why keep swapping between blue/white/blue and all blue?
citytill1die84
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Ordered 3 kits from store on Wed paid £6.99 next day delivery and still waiting haha.
My lads loves it seen all his mates in it and asked me every 5 mins for it.
My lads loves it seen all his mates in it and asked me every 5 mins for it.
I urge fans not to buy this truly awful kit.
So how will that get us a better deal out of a kit manufacturer in the future ?
malg
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I'm in a very select group who actually think the top looks good. However, I don't buy them so maybe I'm not as invested in the design as others are?Ordered 3 kits from store on Wed paid £6.99 next day delivery and still waiting haha.
My lads loves it seen all his mates in it and asked me every 5 mins for it.
Blue Mooner
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So how will that get us a better deal out of a kit manufacturer in the future ?
I'm in a very select group who actually think the top looks good. However, I don't buy them so maybe I'm not as invested in the design as others are?
Many of these fans seem intent on undermining the goals of the club. If bluemoon was reflective of our fanbase you can imagine the commercial sponsorship discussions.
Tom Glick to Nike exec 'look we're a top 5 club in the World we need at least 50m a season...
Nike exec 'True Tom but looking at your fanbase all they've done is slag Nike off, it's not been a great partnership for our brand, plus, they boycott buying the kits so we've lost money the last couple of seasons
Tom Glick 'But, but they're not a true reflection of our fanbase...'
Nike exec 'Not what our analysis tells us, apparently according to posts on bluemoon none of the fans like the kits we have produced and any that seem to announce they like the kits get accused of working for us, not great for us Tom to be honest'
Tom Glick 'but you have to say the shirts haven't sold because you haven't got the designs right, the fans don't like the template'
Nike exec 'Tom, we did the same for Inter, Barca and the shirts have sold like hot cakes. All bluemoon seem to want, and that forum does speak for all fans, right? Is sky blue with white roundneck, pretty much like Franny Lee et al wore in the late 60's and 70's - we can't sell the volume we need as each shirt will look the same from one year to the next, there's no reason to change and invest in the new seasons kit.. we don't have any room for manoeuvre
Tom Glick 'but we have Sergio, KDB some of the best players in the world wearing the shirt that's fantastic for your brand
Nike Executive Doesn't mean sh*t if the fans slag it off and dont buy it. Truth is Tom, the partnership hasn't been good value at 15m a season. I hate the rags too Tom but even when we produced a pyjama top for that lot the shirts still sold like hot cakes, that's what we're looking for
Tom Glick look, look our fans are unique they know what they like, produce it and they'll buy the kit.
Nike Executive Tom, 50 something, fat blokes based in and around greater Manchester ain't going to give us a return on 50m season, let's just go our separate ways and perhaps Macron will be interested in that demographic. I believe they gave Bolton 2m a season....
Tom Glick but but you're not understanding, we did City voice surveys and it told us something completely different let me show you...... bluemoon isnt representative of our fanbase
Nike executive Sorry Tom, but the bluemoon great and the good have spoken, if they say the kits shite, that's what City fans think. I know the CEO at Sondico if you want to speak with him, I'll give you his number.
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