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Castore kits thread (24/24\5 3rd kit page 83/84)

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  • Waiting for the kits to be delivered - delay due to Castore. Shock
  • cafc999
    cafc999 Posts: 4,967
    jams said:
    How many more years are we with castore?
    I believe this is the last year with them. 
    Only if the club exit their contract with Castore
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,035
    I'd be shocked if the new owners renewed this given it's a holdover from TS.  Would expect this to be the last season with Castore with all the issues and a new kit manufacturer for 25/26 season - hopefully someone that can actually supply kits on time and actually put some effort in design wise. 
  • SDAddick
    SDAddick Posts: 14,467
    Looking back at the initial announcement, it doesn't give a length. I thought it was five years but that might have been Hummel. Either way, I hope this is the last season. 
  • Let's be honest if they can't get kits out in time for the German champions, then we've got no hope.

    Bin them off as soon as we possibly can.
  • DA9
    DA9 Posts: 11,091
    It would be a shocking decision to renew any contract with Castore, but, money talks, so you never know.
  • ElliotCAFC
    ElliotCAFC Posts: 2,552
    I would love us to go with Adidas next year, I know they have cookie-cutter designs for lower-league clubs but at least it's good quality and delivered on time. A homage to our old Adidas shirt would sell like hotcakes.  
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,803
    "Bayer Leverkusen will activate an option to end their contract with jersey supplier 'Castore' prematurely after just 2 years. This is not because of issues with the quality, but rather the massive supply problems that led to the jerseys being out of stock. As a result, the fans at training camp mainly wear Germany jerseys with the names of Bayer stars on them. The fact that fans are unable to buy Leverkusen jerseys is a nuisance for the club, but it also opens up the unexpected opportunity of terminating the contract with Castore, which Bayer 04 will use.

    Leverkusen can now negotiate a significantly higher amount when signing a new contract, as the club's position is much better after winning the double. 'New Balance' are the favorites, but 'Adidas' are also a candidate. No matter who Leverkusen chooses, the annual revenue is likely to increase by millions once the contract is signed."
    A massive cockup if they lose one of the most exciting teams in Europe.

    I'm amazed the away and 3rd kits haven't been unveiled and put on sale yet. Yesterday would have been the perfect opportunity to see away shirts to fans going up to Wigan, where you imagine we'll (contractually) wear a change kit. Under Hummel all the kits were unveiled at roughly the same time, whereas it's been weeks since the home kit was unveiled.
    Don't buy it from Bayer, suspect they've been offered a massive deal by one of the big 3 off last season, and want to cash in 
  • cafc999
    cafc999 Posts: 4,967
    SDAddick said:
    Looking back at the initial announcement, it doesn't give a length. I thought it was five years but that might have been Hummel. Either way, I hope this is the last season. 
    I believe the deal was to supply us for 5 years, which we could break after 3.

    Happy to be corrected
  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491
    I would love us to go with Adidas next year, I know they have cookie-cutter designs for lower-league clubs but at least it's good quality and delivered on time. A homage to our old Adidas shirt would sell like hotcakes.  
    All adidas kits are the same basic designs with the finer details individual , look at the euros , Scotland, Spain , Italy etc all in the same shirts

    id only want adidas if they started producing originals shirts with the trefoil badge other than that, highest revenue into the club gets it for me 
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  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
    I'd be very surprised if we stay with them a second longer than we are contractually obliged to.
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
    I believe tomorrow is meant to be the day for the away kits btw
  • Away kit is yellow I believe
  • Rothko said:
    "Bayer Leverkusen will activate an option to end their contract with jersey supplier 'Castore' prematurely after just 2 years. This is not because of issues with the quality, but rather the massive supply problems that led to the jerseys being out of stock. As a result, the fans at training camp mainly wear Germany jerseys with the names of Bayer stars on them. The fact that fans are unable to buy Leverkusen jerseys is a nuisance for the club, but it also opens up the unexpected opportunity of terminating the contract with Castore, which Bayer 04 will use.

    Leverkusen can now negotiate a significantly higher amount when signing a new contract, as the club's position is much better after winning the double. 'New Balance' are the favorites, but 'Adidas' are also a candidate. No matter who Leverkusen chooses, the annual revenue is likely to increase by millions once the contract is signed."
    A massive cockup if they lose one of the most exciting teams in Europe.

    I'm amazed the away and 3rd kits haven't been unveiled and put on sale yet. Yesterday would have been the perfect opportunity to see away shirts to fans going up to Wigan, where you imagine we'll (contractually) wear a change kit. Under Hummel all the kits were unveiled at roughly the same time, whereas it's been weeks since the home kit was unveiled.
    Don't buy it from Bayer, suspect they've been offered a massive deal by one of the big 3 off last season, and want to cash in 
    You don't buy that they've had supply issues from Castore? Not the most far fetched thing to believe is it?

    All of their away kits are sold out - https://www.bayer04.de/en-us/shop/jerseys-co
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,265
    Adidas and a red kit with thin white pinstripes, then an away that's the reverse, with the third being bright yellow with royal blue, would be absolutely perfect IMO
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,812
    sam3110 said:
    Adidas and a red kit with thin white pinstripes, then an away that's the reverse, with the third being bright yellow with royal blue, would be absolutely perfect IMO
    a 'like' doesn't do this suggestion justice
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,803
    Rothko said:
    "Bayer Leverkusen will activate an option to end their contract with jersey supplier 'Castore' prematurely after just 2 years. This is not because of issues with the quality, but rather the massive supply problems that led to the jerseys being out of stock. As a result, the fans at training camp mainly wear Germany jerseys with the names of Bayer stars on them. The fact that fans are unable to buy Leverkusen jerseys is a nuisance for the club, but it also opens up the unexpected opportunity of terminating the contract with Castore, which Bayer 04 will use.

    Leverkusen can now negotiate a significantly higher amount when signing a new contract, as the club's position is much better after winning the double. 'New Balance' are the favorites, but 'Adidas' are also a candidate. No matter who Leverkusen chooses, the annual revenue is likely to increase by millions once the contract is signed."
    A massive cockup if they lose one of the most exciting teams in Europe.

    I'm amazed the away and 3rd kits haven't been unveiled and put on sale yet. Yesterday would have been the perfect opportunity to see away shirts to fans going up to Wigan, where you imagine we'll (contractually) wear a change kit. Under Hummel all the kits were unveiled at roughly the same time, whereas it's been weeks since the home kit was unveiled.
    Don't buy it from Bayer, suspect they've been offered a massive deal by one of the big 3 off last season, and want to cash in 
    You don't buy that they've had supply issues from Castore? Not the most far fetched thing to believe is it?

    All of their away kits are sold out - https://www.bayer04.de/en-us/shop/jerseys-co
    No doubt they had problems, and that supply off the back of a successful season is a thing, but it's also likely that Adidas are flashing the cash, and are going to switch to them 
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,803
    sam3110 said:
    Adidas and a red kit with thin white pinstripes, then an away that's the reverse, with the third being bright yellow with royal blue, would be absolutely perfect IMO
    a 'like' doesn't do this suggestion justice
    Do Adidas template kits come with that design? 

    If you want a nice Pinstripe kit, you'll going to have to hope we go to Umbro
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,918
    Away kit is yellow I believe
    it is
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 6,673
    Do our players just play in the standard Castore 'fan/stadium' shirts or do they have pro versions?
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  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
    Away kit is yellow I believe
    but It's not the pissy yellow one that was leaked on twitter
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,229
    If we're going to piss the league we might as well have a pissy kit?
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,918
    edited August 2024
    Swisdom said:
    Away kit is yellow I believe
    but It's not the pissy yellow one that was leaked on twitter
    I was told its that but a brighter yellow.. more lemoney. Hopefully we see it today anyway
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,846
    shine166 said:
    Swisdom said:
    Away kit is yellow I believe
    but It's not the pissy yellow one that was leaked on twitter
    I was told its that but a brighter yellow.. more lemoney. Hopefully we see it today anyway
    It's not as if our first away game is in 4 days time...
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,918
    shine166 said:
    Swisdom said:
    Away kit is yellow I believe
    but It's not the pissy yellow one that was leaked on twitter
    I was told its that but a brighter yellow.. more lemoney. Hopefully we see it today anyway
    It's not as if our first away game is in 4 days time...
    Was mentioned that today it's released 
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,222
    The version shown to fans back in October was the same design as the home but with a bright yellow body and black collars and cuffs IIRC
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,265
    The version shown to fans back in October was the same design as the home but with a bright yellow body and black collars and cuffs IIRC
    So a homage to the Joma/All:sports away kit from 2004? 
  • cafc-4-life
    cafc-4-life Posts: 1,306
    The version shown to fans back in October was the same design as the home but with a bright yellow body and black collars and cuffs IIRC
    And to confirm they've gone against it with the template collar of all their other kits? Unless the leaked top was just a prototype of other versions... we can hope!