HeyAnty Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Are the guys who own Castore mates of Gerrards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 2 minutes ago, HeyAnty said: Are the guys who own Castore mates of Gerrards? dunno but im not sure if thats what this is they're seemingly having a huge push on sports teams at the moment, their new teams for next season are us, leverkusen and sevilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarryOnVilla Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 (edited) phil, what’s you doing down there?!? Edited May 30, 2022 by CarryOnVilla 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condimentalist Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 1 hour ago, TheMelvillan said: dougie looks particularly excited about whatever it is he is doing behind Alisha's back Perhaps that is the 'passions exchanged' that the post is referencing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMelvillan Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 16 minutes ago, Condimentalist said: Perhaps that is the 'passions exchanged' that the post is referencing. Is that what the kids are calling it nowadays? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 37 minutes ago, HeyAnty said: Are the guys who own Castore mates of Gerrards? One did play for Tranmere Andy Murray is also involved with them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
His Name Is Death Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 22 minutes ago, TheMelvillan said: Is that what the kids are calling it nowadays? Ugandan discussions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLVillan Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 1 hour ago, His Name Is Death said: I know there are bigger things to be worrying about, but why does our blue have to be so pale these days? (Arguably, we no longer play in 'proper' claret either, more like magenta in some lights.) The blue in this kit is just lush. I wonder what the reasons have been for the colour changes over the years. Are they decisions meant to accommodate broadcasters, making sure that the kits produce enough contrast for the cameras filming from the gantry? I always enjoy the kit debates. I (am old enough to) remember when this kit came out everyone said the blue was too dark and hated the blue side panels... Personally, I prefer the simplicity of claret body and blue sleeves, with a few tweaks to the collar and cuffs to keep it interesting. They can do what they like with the away kit as long as it's not any shade of dark blue. This year's Kappa third kit and the Reebok navy blue from the 90's should never have been produced. Other than that, I couldn't really care what they come up with.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 I'm getting annoyed that there's now two leaked photos of an away shirt and in both you can't tell if it's light blue or white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 1 minute ago, maqroll said: I'm getting annoyed that there's now two leaked photos of an away shirt and in both you can't tell if it's light blue or white. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 5 minutes ago, Tomaszk said: Martinez will be fuming with the new goalkeepers top. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted May 30, 2022 Moderator Share Posted May 30, 2022 On 28/05/2022 at 23:02, thabucks said: @NurembergVillan How does the deal work with fanatics in terms of which manufacturer we go for. And does the club tender/negotiate or fanatics? I'm not entirely sure so it's an educated guess here. I would anticipate Fanatics have paid Villa X amount and then have the rights to negotiate with kit suppliers. My understanding of the first year of that was that the kit was designed in-house at Fanatics and then the supplier for that season paid to have their logo put onto the kit that had been designed and developed. Once Kappa came on board, they have their own design templates and styles so I would expect the deal to have been structured a little differently with them. Castore will be an interesting one as my understanding (again, could be wrong) is that their deal with Newcastle is direct but their deal with Wolves is through Fanatics. In this instance, Fanatics have a preferred manufacturer which is where the Wolves stuff was made. From what I saw, that was of a higher standard than what Newcastle fans were buying. I know there has been a lot of conjecture about Fanatics' role in our kits over the last few years, but in reality their partner factories are good. Fanatics manage to get licences from the likes of Nike and Adidas to produce American sports products with their logos on, and those two brands wouldn't sign up for that unless the quality was going to be spot on. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 4 hours ago, Steero113 said: It's just so....... plain. I don't mind if the kits is plain, too many kits these days try to be fancy with their patterns and whatnot (see Spurs third kit) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 6 minutes ago, NurembergVillan said: I'm not entirely sure so it's an educated guess here. I would anticipate Fanatics have paid Villa X amount and then have the rights to negotiate with kit suppliers. My understanding of the first year of that was that the kit was designed in-house at Fanatics and then the supplier for that season paid to have their logo put onto the kit that had been designed and developed. Once Kappa came on board, they have their own design templates and styles so I would expect the deal to have been structured a little differently with them. Castore will be an interesting one as my understanding (again, could be wrong) is that their deal with Newcastle is direct but their deal with Wolves is through Fanatics. In this instance, Fanatics have a preferred manufacturer which is where the Wolves stuff was made. From what I saw, that was of a higher standard than what Newcastle fans were buying. I know there has been a lot of conjecture about Fanatics' role in our kits over the last few years, but in reality their partner factories are good. Fanatics manage to get licences from the likes of Nike and Adidas to produce American sports products with their logos on, and those two brands wouldn't sign up for that unless the quality was going to be spot on. Am I wrong in thinking the fanatics deal had ended now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steero113 Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 4 minutes ago, duke313 said: I don't mind if the kits is plain, too many kits these days try to be fancy with their patterns and whatnot (see Spurs third kit) I think if it were to go back to being plain I would prefer them to have a slightly more retro tilt to reflect the 1982 anniversary. Just personal taste though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 5 minutes ago, NurembergVillan said: I'm not entirely sure so it's an educated guess here. I would anticipate Fanatics have paid Villa X amount and then have the rights to negotiate with kit suppliers. My understanding of the first year of that was that the kit was designed in-house at Fanatics and then the supplier for that season paid to have their logo put onto the kit that had been designed and developed. Once Kappa came on board, they have their own design templates and styles so I would expect the deal to have been structured a little differently with them. Castore will be an interesting one as my understanding (again, could be wrong) is that their deal with Newcastle is direct but their deal with Wolves is through Fanatics. In this instance, Fanatics have a preferred manufacturer which is where the Wolves stuff was made. From what I saw, that was of a higher standard than what Newcastle fans were buying. I know there has been a lot of conjecture about Fanatics' role in our kits over the last few years, but in reality their partner factories are good. Fanatics manage to get licences from the likes of Nike and Adidas to produce American sports products with their logos on, and those two brands wouldn't sign up for that unless the quality was going to be spot on. So Rob, if SQUATWOLF wanted to do the Villa kit, what would the process be? I'm assuming there would need to be a deal between SW and Fanatics, who would then go on to produce the kit and other apparel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam-AVFC Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 3 hours ago, avfc456 said: Good, plain and traditional The past 2 home Kappa shirts have been dreadful with the dodgy stripes on the claret body, and no crappy Kappa badges on the arms to peel off They have been crap, but looking at our historic kits I don't see that 'plain' claret body and blue sleeves is a tradition outside of a bit of a run in the late 50s, through 60s. Even then they kept changing the colour of the socks, which would be rigorously debated here! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam-AVFC Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 For the @Stephen_Evans of the world, who aren't au fait with Google, or have a skewed memory of reality: http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Aston_Villa/Aston_Villa.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 37 minutes ago, Sam-AVFC said: They have been crap, but looking at our historic kits I don't see that 'plain' claret body and blue sleeves is a tradition outside of a bit of a run in the late 50s, through 60s. Even then they kept changing the colour of the socks, which would be rigorously debated here! When people go on about tradition, they usually just mean the 70's or 80's 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 30, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted May 30, 2022 On 28/05/2022 at 11:35, Galway Lion said: How do they manage to get the blue wrong so often? 1970’s claret and blue should be the go to pallet! Don't bring pallets into this thread again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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