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my main concern here is that the lines stop and then start again after the sponsor. i hate that about it.

the other concern is the printing being straight. if you look at the gallery pics online and then look across the top of the CAZOO, it is not straight.
i mean we made it easy to do by having stitched guide lines on the shirt, but even the modelled pictures show that even the shirts they are wearing are not straight. every single image i have seen so far has the CAZOO and the stiched lines at odds with each other.
is it my eyes or can anyone else find an image where the two things are horizontal to each other?

i sent numerous purchases back due to this, adds a concern to me when buying online

although i ferociously advocated for an 82 celebration shirt, i think they have managed to make it much less beautiful than it could have been. its ok, but not the quality affair i imagined - but the white training top with the pattern realeased today... that is a thing of beauty. surely no one can disagree that is one amazing top!

Maybe i shouldnt say this out loud @NurembergVillan, but as the resident kit expert and designer - why have we not seen all your efforts in recent years on a perfect villa kit? Would be good for us to see what you genuinely think would work and which brands you would work with if you could pick any two. Perhaps i am alone when i sit and wonder why i dont get to drool over images of villa kits, made by a villa fa,n in a villa forum, who has real kit designing experience (no offence anyone else who has, cuz some have been georgeous).

I designed them like we all did as a kid and still have all my hand drawn coloured in efforts within books in the loft that i reminisce about occasionally, so love this aspect of the game. And you have put some serious thought into it above so why not showcase them to us? I always liked the idea of being the englands rose club, with continued postioning as an england feeder club who promote youth and community spirit.

I will go on hunger strike until you do!

Im wearing the navy luke third kit today. navy is a great colour for usfor an away or third kit given it goes extremely well with claret and light blue. what a great top it is! one of my favourites.

Does the green coloured range give us a clue to the third kit? 

I know someone pointed out they thought that the away was going to be white, but do we know that for sure - or is it just wishful thinking?

13 minutes ago, Teale's 'tache said:

You mean this one?

Thanks. Yes. Hmmmmmm

Have you looked at the match day training top? I can't post any pics still but would be good if someone else could.

Now that's a nice top...

I like it. But I like doing something different every year. Like a Dortmund philosophy. Get the colours right and then go mad. You must have a regular one to please the traditionalists out there every so often though. Not for everyone I know, but my preference.

I also liked it when the away kit became the third kit allowing for a new away each year. Means we get more for our money seeing as they are not worn that often and is better for the environment having less kits manufactured.

Any ideas what colour the away is this year?

Can someone mock up an Argentina style third kit?  Light Blue and white stripes in homage to our growing Argentinian contingent. Suits our colours too and would do something similar to the marketing ploy wolves had with their Mexican and Portuguese third kits.  Would help us become big in South America with this idea. 

I like the kit to be honest. We would all be complaining if it was the same as other years, so to add some funky design elements to it to make it different to others is fine by me. Not too simliar to last years to make me not want to buy it.
Looking forward to the away and 3rd too this year, as these kits for other clubs with Kappa look nice. Hope we have a third kit with a colour nothing to do with the club too to shake things up. Barca do this well each year with their random coloured 3rd kit colours.
I have to be honest but I mocked us signing with Kappa when it was announced, but I have spent more money on kappa training and kits than i have any other brand we have had during my 43 years on this planet - although i am not proud of this

Not sure i understand everyones affinity with the Luke kits either. Didnt buy any of the ranges, and as most on VT are purists wanting the simple claret body and blue sleeves year after year, i can never understand why these were so popular given they dont conform and where abit - bland imo. If i was to get a kit from a bygone era it woul dhave to be the original hummel or umbro kits with the string. Quite simply classics.

Lastly, after looking at the home kit now it has been leaked, i wonder if this give Kappa the ability to launch a 4th kit during the season that celebrates the 40th anniverasy as a special kit that may get worn for one game at the launch. Lots of teams around Europe now do this and they go down well it seems with the fans of those clubs. Just a thought i had that might explain why the home was a not a direct reference to the kit we all wanted reimagined for the anniversary.

What do people think? Is this in Kappa's locker, or the AV decision makers to create 'extra' income from a special kit mid season?

1 hour ago, Cizzler said:

He was definitely one of England's better players. He's a joy to watch on the ball. Not sure he touched the ball second half and the game died after he did go off.

I do wonder if he's good enough off-the-ball to play CAM. He seemed lacklustre in his pressing yesterday, and rarely tried to get into the box/ run in behind. Possibly the injury/ possibly conserving energy?

Saying that, he's clearly class and should be first-name on the team-sheet at LW where he has been playing out of this world for over a year now. Southgate has taken great players who have performed at a high level for their clubs and asked them all to play a different role. It's not just Jack. Mount, Foden, Rice and Philipps all play a different role for their clubs. Bellingham has been brought on further forward than he normally plays for Dortmund too. Southgate is a depressingly defensive manager, completely devoid of flair.

This.

Shame. I really liked him. Was ahead of Kourtney Howler for me in the pecking order... although KH did do well recently in those few games he played

1 minute ago, Aston_Villan4 said:

I was just thinking the same thing. Had to look it up but Real Sociedad placed a £60 million release clause on him. BvB have a €30 million buy-back clause and Transfermarkt has his value sitting around $45 million. So we’d be breaking records again if we tried to sign him.

That just made me very sad, very quick.

If we are not looking to buy that Swedish striker Alex Isak, then we need to take a long hard look at ourselves. That lad oozes class and quality - right up our street, and would suit the premiership down to the ground.
Fits the profile too, and couldnt be 'that' expensive surely... even with a good few games at the Euros?

Personally I'd like a 92' kit remake with the string neck and blue circle. It appeared a lot between 1892 and the 1950s but only once since. Needs a rerelease in my opinion.

Surely there will be a throw back to the 82'kit(s) seeing as it will celebrate 40 years next season...

Does anyone have links at the club shop or access to club numbers at all?
I would really like to know the sales % for names on shirts this year.
Firstly what % of those printed are actually JG10 shirts? My guess is that its 80%+
But also, how many England shirts are taken in now to have JG10 on the back too... it is going to be amazing to see 'one of our own' on England shirts all over Europe at Euro's and World Cups!

Any links or contacts that can give us some insight on the club shop %'s?

On the bright side though... two wins from safety currently!
then we can all start to talk about Europe.
Despite the euphoria of what is turning into a wonderful season (coupled with some absolutely fantastic and astute signings), the target for me still has to be safety first - until its secure.

Or am i the only one holding back?

9 minutes ago, May-Z said:

Sometimes brands use blank/unmarked boots when testing a new model. Could be that? They look like a Nike boot at least. 

I would guess that Nike have cottoned on the the fact Jack is a marketing dream and are working more closely with him now.

I thought similar. May have his own range soon. Can't wait for all those kids and adults buying grealish boots whilst claiming they support wolves, or even "think he's overrated". Would make my day to see a BCFC parent having to coil up in disgust as they are forced to buy them for their kids. Lol

I notice Jack played in white out boots tonight. Is he leaving nike perhaps? Weren't his normal white pink gt pair. The Laces on them didn't look like the gt ones where they are slightly off to the side. Could be a switch to the mercurial superfly perhaps. Anyone else notice this?

I'd take a hungry barkley all day long. Not so much if he's just payday hunting like drinkwater was though. 

What I can't understand is how I can't put an image on any chats unless it's smaller than a flys bits, but others can post umpteen videos... What am I doing wrong?

5 minutes ago, MaVilla said:

Did he sign a 4 or 5 year contract when he joined?

 

Signed until June 2023 I think. But i doubt his release clause is very high at the moment.

For me this is the one we should be looking to sign to a long deal while we can. 

The big boys are always after CBs so tieing him down to a long deal now with a generously high exit clause is key for me. 

1 hour ago, Gompedyret said:

One of the small, ongoing pleasures throughout the season might just be Arsenal fans publicly wondering if they sold the wrong keeper.

This. And let's put it out there now, they made a huge error selling emi..

Unless I'm the only one who thinks this, I don't think we should change numbers once associated with a player.

So much is spent on kit sales now to the fans that changes made to those players mean they are spoilt if they change. 

I have a picture of the wonky cazoo printing but I can't post anything unless its smaller than 0.29 for some reason. 

Going for a drive to the club shop this afternoon to refund or swap it.