new kit '14-'15
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Sheikh Rattle n Roll said:
No. Adidas supplies kits to all MLS teams. contract with the league (not the clubs) iirc
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dario2739 said:mrtwiceaseason said:
It will probably be when we go to the USA again.
As for our kit - keep getting a lot of comments on here "don't care... it's not a fashion show... as long as it's a sky blue shirt!"
Thing is, while some people think it's a trivial matter – it really isn't!
Like it or not, a football club's kit is part of it's brand – arguably it's most important as it's how they are recognised the world over.
Take the illustration below – a simplistic image of a handful of the world's biggest teams. You know who they are without having to be told...
It seems that (for English teams especially) the early sixties was a time when a club defined it's kit – since then have you ever seen Liverpool wear white shorts or socks? Have United ever wore red shirts? Barca have dabbled with differing short/sock colours but their kit is unique enough to never appear different.
Then you come to us... which one are we..?
I think the club needs to define a strip and stick with it... so that when you show a picture like this to anybody around the world they would say with certainty "that's Man City", not "well it could be Lazio or Napoli, or maybe even Coventry!"
We were the original Sky Blue club (as far as I can see) so let's make that proud tradition a strong statement and strong identifiable brand!
Brilliant post, this completely sums up my view. I've not worn a football shirt since I was 7, I don't really care about how it looks on me. The reason I'm arsed, is because a teams kit is it's identity. Probably even more so than it's badge. When you flick over the channel, you can tell instantly if it's Barca, Arsenal, The Shite, Liverpool, Milan etc instantly because of their kit.
I was flicking though the channels the other day and I thought I can't remember Coventry ever playing at the new Wembley. The game was City vs United in the Charity Shield from a couple of years ago when we had the blue shorts. I'm a City fan, always have been, and I didn't recognise my own team because some nob head with a beard at Umbro decided to mess with our identity.
City should have blue shirts, white shorts, navy socks for me. It's our traditional colours for the vast majority of our history for one, and for two no other team in the world plays in those colours, it is completely unique to Manchester City.
As I have stated before, I've got a friend who worked at Umbro at the time they did our kit. I stressed to him how great it would be to bring back white shorts and navy socks. He put it to the head designer who then spoke with the club about it, and the club were not in favour of navy blue socks.
No idea who Umbro would have spoken to, maybe someone in marketing, maybe Garry Cook, possibly even Bernard Halford, I'm not sure. But whoever has an influence on these decisions, I hope they read the post above with the image of the iconic club kits, and they recognise that City should stick to colours that are both part of our history, and completely unique to the club.
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dekabreak said:
Ah, ta very much
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Dunne's own goal said:
Something I'm sure the new owners of NYCFC will be taking a very close look at in the future if they can. I'd imagine that NYCFC could probably demand more from a kit manufacturer, based on market coverage, than, say, Real Salt Lake, or Sporting Kansas City.
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Sheikh Rattle n Roll said:
No.
Adidas has a long-term contract to provide kit, apparel, and equipment to all MLS teams.
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dario2739 said:mrtwiceaseason said:
It will probably be when we go to the USA again.
As for our kit - keep getting a lot of comments on here "don't care... it's not a fashion show... as long as it's a sky blue shirt!"
Thing is, while some people think it's a trivial matter – it really isn't!
Like it or not, a football club's kit is part of it's brand – arguably it's most important as it's how they are recognised the world over.
Take the illustration below – a simplistic image of a handful of the world's biggest teams. You know who they are without having to be told...
It seems that (for English teams especially) the early sixties was a time when a club defined it's kit – since then have you ever seen Liverpool wear white shorts or socks? Have United ever wore red shirts? Barca have dabbled with differing short/sock colours but their kit is unique enough to never appear different.
Then you come to us... which one are we..?
I think the club needs to define a strip and stick with it... so that when you show a picture like this to anybody around the world they would say with certainty "that's Man City", not "well it could be Lazio or Napoli, or maybe even Coventry!"
We were the original Sky Blue club (as far as I can see) so let's make that proud tradition a strong statement and strong identifiable brand!
I for one have not really cared whether we have white shorts or sky blue, nor black trim v. white on the shirts. I prefer white shorts/white trim aesthetically, but I'm not arsed if it changes year-to-year. I've always liked the hooped socks as well.
Having said that, I very much like your point about branding, and find myself agreeing that consistency in the strip makes sense from a long-term perspective. Good post.
dario2739 said:mrtwiceaseason said:
It will probably be when we go to the USA again.
As for our kit - keep getting a lot of comments on here "don't care... it's not a fashion show... as long as it's a sky blue shirt!"
Thing is, while some people think it's a trivial matter – it really isn't!
Like it or not, a football club's kit is part of it's brand – arguably it's most important as it's how they are recognised the world over.
Take the illustration below – a simplistic image of a handful of the world's biggest teams. You know who they are without having to be told...
Good post, but why is there a Wimbledon kit in there?
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