MNVillan

Hate em

2 minutes ago, bannedfromHandV said:

We’re now top of the summer series table and playing bottom on Sunday - Emery already delivering silverware

Beat me to it

1 hour ago, est1874 said:

Why are we so obsessed with fetishizing the past? Seriously.

There is a lot of money to be made by playing into people’s nostalgia.

1 hour ago, HKP90 said:

Also, do we think the new one is sort of trying to be an update of number 7? 

I actually thought the same thing about 6, but it could easily be 7 as well. Both give off similar vibes to this year’s shirt.

37 minutes ago, Jas10 said:

Perfection: 

 

It’s when we slant to purple that I dislike it most… we have zero association with that colour and it looks bad. I remember an Under Armour shirt actually being purple - disgusting.

Claret = dark red.

Great shades of claret, but the blue is far too light.

1 hour ago, StanBalaban said:

Not aimed specifically at your Jas, but we rarely retain the same colour shades for our home kits.

Out of interest, what is the correct shade of claret from this collection?

 Not only the claret changes, so does the blue. 4 is far too light, and 8/9 is too dark.

10 hours ago, TheAuthority said:

Surely you can afford a comb for your bloody hair now you're saving money on the booze? 

Even better, I saved up for a haircut

10 minutes ago, Jas10 said:

 

 

Fwiw, the 76ers introduced one of the (imo) best brands in the NBA under Chris Heck. He joined the organization in 2013 and the brand was revealed in 2014.

Last trip to Minnesota was in mid-July and we played in our new home strip. In fact, we released the away kit at a fan event while over here.

Looking at our PL Summer Series schedule, we have no reason to wear anything other than our home strip in America. We are the “away” team for matches against Newcastle and Fulham, and the “home” team against Brentford.

That being said, I would expect us to wear the away strip at least once, if only to drive sales.

9 minutes ago, stewiek2 said:

I don't see that regards new kit launch. The pics are usually of players holding the kit at BMH. My guess is awaiting the new sponsor announcement. You do t want a new player holding up a shirt with Cazoo and old badge on.

I agree, I don’t think VP or Bodymoor for that matter have to be re-branded for the new kit launch. The club store will need to be entirely flipped though, and any remaining merch with the old badge will need to be removed.

Maybe somebody local who has popped by the shop lately can speak to its current state. The online shop still has loads of stuff with the old badge on it, which will also need to be removed and replaced.

21 minutes ago, floody555 said:

Maybe, hopefully   I wonder if that's why they've been pushing end of sales nearly everyday for nearly last 2 weeks LOL

They also need to get rid of everything with the old badge. Once they launch the new one, basically everything on the site becomes obsolete

11 minutes ago, Stevo985 said:

This is kind of my point. He might be. But there’s no evidence for it apart from he likes to get wasted every now and then. 
But that’s circumstantial, lots of people do that and they’re not alcoholics. 
 

What I have issue with is people jumping to the conclusion that he’s going to be an alcoholic and his career will be over when he’s 30 because he’s had a bender for a couple of days. It’s madness

There is at least one bit of evidence that points towards it… it seems apparent that once Jack takes his first drink, he’s not stopping until his body literally starts shutting down. He’s had sleepless nights, days-long benders, etc. 

And maybe that is only happening while he’s in public celebrating. Maybe he’s capable of sitting in front of the TV and having a couple beers. I don’t know. But when he’s in public, he’s drinking until he can’t anymore.

This is one of the biggest differences between a regular drinker and an alcoholic. Once an alcoholic has that first drink touch their lips, they lose all control and only want more.

Again, I’m not claiming that Jack is certainly an alcoholic. I’m just saying that there are worrying signs of what he does while drinking in public. Whether his public celebration behaviors are due to exceptional circumstances or manifestations of trends that are happening more often in private is a question only those close to Jack will know.

So yes, it’s unfair to label Jack as an alcoholic. But it’s also not a leap to say he has displayed risky drinking behavior in public on multiple occasions.

15 hours ago, Zero7 said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/65887372?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=648854edc408bd3c18cbc272%26Grealish helped out of hotel by Walker%262023-06-13T12%3A05%3A32.074Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:3948e709-fa5d-4eb6-9344-9b7db3d0ebd3&pinned_post_asset_id=648854edc408bd3c18cbc272&pinned_post_type=share

 

He's proper Manageld 

That’s really sad to see. I’m in full support of celebrating achievements, but holy hell what is he doing to himself? In a career where your most valuable asset is your body, he’s not keeping very good care of his.

Plus, that’s not the result of normal drinking behavior.

We need another option to complement Ollie. I certainly wouldn’t sell him, but a more clinical out-and-out striker would be hugely beneficial. A better version of what Ings was brought in to be.
 

Ollie is great against teams who stretch the pitch, where he is given room to run in behind and press the defense. However, he struggles against sides that sit back and defend, which will become a more frequent strategy for opponents should we continue to get better.

People mentioning here that he has confidence issues if not the main #1, which I agree he has in the past, but I trust Emery can sit him down and talk him through the situation without destroying his confidence. Especially if we’re playing 50+ matches per season, he can’t play them all.

1 minute ago, Stevo985 said:

Because it’s really ugly

Oh no way, I love it. I’d be a happy man if our away kit was green/red/black every year. The third shirt from our first season back in the Prem was a thing of beauty

17 hours ago, Kuwabatake Sanjuro said:

They traditionally only wear all white as a first choice in European matches barring the odd exception. 

Thanks, I did not know that. I’m sure they have navy shorts as “alternates” they can wear, so I’ll be curious how many times they actually play at home in all white.

I have been enjoying the hell out of Super Mario Odyssey during my down time in Alcohol Rehab.

On 03/06/2023 at 05:25, The_Steve said:

Palace with their Palace inspired kit

Quite like that

Any idea when the full new branding will be revealed? It was supposed to be the last match of the season, although obviously that hasn’t happened (more important things going on for that match). It must be done pretty soon though… not only do we need to release the kits but also change everything throughout VP, Bodymoor, etc and that stuff takes time.