by SenorDingDong » 09 Jun 2017, 12:34
Yeah Nike's templated designs are usually crap, actually there's a thread on the Reddit soccer subreddit right now discussing it. So I wouldn't expect anything good looking and it definitely won't be customised (although I doubt anyone seriously expected it would), especially given the fact that we're getting the kit from Pro Direct and not directly from Nike. Still it'll be a nice and slightly surreal situation to see the club lining up in a smart well known brand rather than Vandanel, TSG or all the other random companies we've dealt with. Will be very interesting to see whether shirt sales spike - although the club probably won't release that information.
I've been a vocal critic of GI over the past year and I'm still infinitely suspicious of what they're up to but this is another decent move from them in the pre-season, the club should have been working with Pro Direct long before now given their geographic links. It needs to have a strong and deep link with the few successful local companies if it is to be a success, if this is followed up with something like a shirt sponsorship deal with Bays Brewery then I'd be very happy.
Yeah Nike's templated designs are usually crap, actually there's a thread on the Reddit soccer subreddit right now discussing it. So I wouldn't expect anything good looking and it definitely won't be customised (although I doubt anyone seriously expected it would), especially given the fact that we're getting the kit from Pro Direct and not directly from Nike. Still it'll be a nice and slightly surreal situation to see the club lining up in a smart well known brand rather than Vandanel, TSG or all the other random companies we've dealt with. Will be very interesting to see whether shirt sales spike - although the club probably won't release that information.
I've been a vocal critic of GI over the past year and I'm still infinitely suspicious of what they're up to but this is another decent move from them in the pre-season, the club should have been working with Pro Direct long before now given their geographic links. It needs to have a strong and deep link with the few successful local companies if it is to be a success, if this is followed up with something like a shirt sponsorship deal with Bays Brewery then I'd be very happy.
