Looking forward to seeing what they have produced across 1st-3rd kits, training and women’s. Would love to see an Ecru away kit return. Their kits for Botofogo and Panama look fine.
Looks like we’re their first club for their return to the UK/European market. Hopefully means we’re not an afterthought, we’re in for decent quality and…unbelievable, I know, new kits all available in the shop before the season starts!! 😉
Following on from the Nathan Jones rumours and in keeping with today's theme of immediately crushing any hope that forms around the club, I don't think we're necessarily getting what people think we're getting from this deal.
The announcement has a comment from the CEO of Sports Hub Brands, Reebok’s UK teamwear licensee, and these are the people that are supplying the kit. They hold the current UK licence for New Balance and Patrick too. So although it's a global brand, in reality we're dealing with a relatively small-time operation (perhaps a bit like the Nike deal in the past, in that sense).
I'm not really sure how the design process works in a licensing agreement like this, but possibly the kits we should be looking at for an idea of what we might be getting are UK New Balance and Patrick ones. I couldn't find many examples of their kits from the season just finished, but there were a few.
Cardiff:
Gateshead:
Gainsborough Trinity (in the seventh tier):
When looking for these I found this comment on Gateshead's website announcing their new kit supplier for this season; it's not very flattering as far as Sports Hub Group are concerned:
Also this from Gainsborough:
I can't see anything that suggests things haven't gone smoothly for Cardiff, and it looks like we're probably now the highest profile club they're supplying kit to, so hopefully we'll end up with a great kit and won't have any issues.
Following on from the Nathan Jones rumours and in keeping with today's theme of immediately crushing any hope that forms around the club, I don't think we're necessarily getting what people think we're getting from this deal.
The announcement has a comment from the CEO of Sports Hub Brands, Reebok’s UK teamwear licensee, and these are the people that are supplying the kit. They hold the current UK licence for New Balance and Patrick too. So although it's a global brand, in reality we're dealing with a relatively small-time operation (perhaps a bit like the Nike deal in the past, in that sense).
I'm not really sure how the design process works in a licensing agreement like this, but possibly the kits we should be looking at for an idea of what we might be getting are UK New Balance and Patrick ones. I couldn't find many examples of their kits from the season just finished, but there were a few.
Cardiff:
Gateshead:
Gainsborough Trinity (in the seventh tier):
When looking for these I found this comment on Gateshead's website announcing their new kit supplier for this season; it's not very flattering as far as Sports Hub Group are concerned:
Also this from Gainsborough:
I can't see anything that suggests things haven't gone smoothly for Cardiff, and it looks like we're probably now the highest profile club they're supplying kit to, so hopefully we'll end up with a great kit and won't have any issues.
Thing is though it’s Reebok under the Reebok brand name for the first time in about 15 years, you’d hope they’d go for something big
This is a great deal for the club, and a great looking set of kits to boot. Nothing like a new season with a shiny new kit. Adds to the excitement for the first game
Always thought Reebok was a bit cheap and nasty. Hope I’m wrong.
I have 3 reebok polo type sports shirts that are 30+ years old, they still 'wash up' (almost lol) like new. As for the change, i m o Castore kit was very good. I've 2 CAFC Castore shirts and the quality is as good as Nike and far better than Hummel
TBH not a fan of the reebok kits from back in the day, old Liverpool and Bolton kits weren’t great imo. But like others have said you’d hope they’d be putting some effort in to get back into the market and that Botofogo kit is decent. Worth a go by the club if a decent deal and hopefully they offer some decent training wear to boot.
Comments
decent name but would’ve preferred adidas
Is that a typo that was meant to be "shag" - charltonlife username?
If Sir Charlton-Shag is the new lineup pitch announcer, he'll have the phone numbers of Charlton women's first 11 by Christmas.
As for the change, i m o Castore kit was very good. I've 2 CAFC Castore shirts and the quality is as good as Nike and far better than Hummel
This but our badge and RSK
Forget that just seen Hudson comment above.
There we go