davemclaren Posted November 25, 2021 Posted November 25, 2021 Small beer to them given their fanbase and the millions they get from being in the EPL. Quote
Maroon Sailor Posted November 25, 2021 Author Posted November 25, 2021 Home kit used to be every 2 years for a lot of clubs Never been a fan of every season Quote
Taffin Posted November 25, 2021 Posted November 25, 2021 Probably is a good thing from a sustainability perspective but not sure buying one new top a year is particularly awful. Quote
Forever Hearts Posted November 25, 2021 Posted November 25, 2021 8 minutes ago, Taffin said: Probably is a good thing from a sustainability perspective but not sure buying one new top a year is particularly awful. Clubs should set up a scheme where you hand back your old top for recycling and get a discount on the new top. Quote
i8hibsh Posted November 25, 2021 Posted November 25, 2021 A token gesture for a club in a league that sold the soul of every club and shat on every fan from a great height a long time ago. Quote
JJ93 Posted November 25, 2021 Posted November 25, 2021 I mean, it isn't really saving fans money.... they could just choose not to buy the new strip? Quote
JJ93 Posted November 25, 2021 Posted November 25, 2021 I think Juventus and Newcastle have been doing this for decades... Brentford are behind the times! 😄 Quote
Taffin Posted November 25, 2021 Posted November 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Forever Hearts said: Clubs should set up a scheme where you hand back your old top for recycling and get a discount on the new top. This would be a really good thing imo. 32 minutes ago, JJ93 said: I mean, it isn't really saving fans money.... they could just choose not to buy the new strip? Also this. Fans are actually one of the losers from this, along with I'd guess the club, sponsor and supplier commercially. Good on them if it does reduce waste though. Quote
Jeff Posted November 25, 2021 Posted November 25, 2021 6 hours ago, Forever Hearts said: Clubs should set up a scheme where you hand back your old top for recycling and get a discount on the new top. Surprised this isn't already popular. No idea how much an old shirt would be worth though in fairness Quote
Holyrood_Hearts Posted November 25, 2021 Posted November 25, 2021 In an era of clubs bringing out 3/4 new kits every season, fair play to Brentford (token gesture or not) Quote
Maroon Sailor Posted November 25, 2021 Author Posted November 25, 2021 11 minutes ago, Holyrood_Hearts said: In an era of clubs bringing out 3/4 new kits every season, fair play to Brentford (token gesture or not) Yep it's gone from having a home kit and a away kit (which was only used for a clash) to having about 7 or 8 kits a season for some EPL clubs. Quote
Seymour M Hersh Posted November 25, 2021 Posted November 25, 2021 But what if celtic start doing this? Won't somebody think of the kids? Those little Thai Tims who'll have no manky green and grey hand-me-downs from the great unwashed to wear! Quote
Forever Hearts Posted November 25, 2021 Posted November 25, 2021 26 minutes ago, Seymour M Hersh said: But what if celtic start doing this? Won't somebody think of the kids? Those little Thai Tims who'll have no manky green and grey hand-me-downs from the great unwashed to wear! I barely notice the difference in Celtic's home kit from one season to the next. There's not much you can do with hoops. Quote
i8hibsh Posted November 25, 2021 Posted November 25, 2021 It will take away that pre season excitement of the unveiling of the new kit. Quote
i8hibsh Posted November 25, 2021 Posted November 25, 2021 26 minutes ago, Forever Hearts said: not much you can do with hoops. Quote
Forever Hearts Posted November 25, 2021 Posted November 25, 2021 (edited) 3 minutes ago, i8hibsh said: I knew as soon as I posted it that it looked an open goal. 🙈 Edited November 25, 2021 by Forever Hearts Quote
Nookie Bear Posted November 25, 2021 Posted November 25, 2021 7 hours ago, jonesy said: Never been into buying tops (my bairns get HMFC training tops only 'coz I'm tight as feck), but this may give some parents a break from more demanding offspring, especially if it catches on. Think most kids want foreign strips just as much now so they’ll just get the latest Barca strip or whatever. I usually get my son the previous Hearts seasons kit as I’m too tight to pay full price for the latest one. Another thing that bothers me is “3rd kit” concept. How often have we worn our one and did we even need to? Quote
Nookie Bear Posted November 25, 2021 Posted November 25, 2021 32 minutes ago, Forever Hearts said: I barely notice the difference in Celtic's home kit from one season to the next. There's not much you can do with hoops. To be fair, not much you can do with all maroon either 🤔 Quote
Forever Hearts Posted November 25, 2021 Posted November 25, 2021 Just now, Nookie Bear said: To be fair, not much you can do with all maroon either 🤔 We've got more to work with than Celtic, no? We've had loads of decent home tops with different variations down the years. Celtic's just look the same with a tweak here and there. Quote
benny Posted November 25, 2021 Posted November 25, 2021 2 minutes ago, Forever Hearts said: We've got more to work with than Celtic, no? We've had loads of decent home tops with different variations down the years. Celtic's just look the same with a tweak here and there. Their fans seem to not mind about the home top being samey every season. Quote
Forever Hearts Posted November 25, 2021 Posted November 25, 2021 (edited) 18 minutes ago, benny said: Their fans seem to not mind about the home top being samey every season. They don't have any option. Obviously being Celtic supporters the hoops are iconic to them and they wouldn't want to change them. Edited November 25, 2021 by Forever Hearts Quote
Pasquale for King Posted November 25, 2021 Posted November 25, 2021 Fantastic initiative, well done them., Quote
No Idle Talk Posted November 26, 2021 Posted November 26, 2021 I wish we would do the same. This season's home top is class. Quote
Cruyff Posted November 26, 2021 Posted November 26, 2021 Fair play. Is out deal with umbro up at the end of this season? Quote
glynnlondon Posted November 26, 2021 Posted November 26, 2021 10 hours ago, Seymour M Hersh said: But what if celtic start doing this? Won't somebody think of the kids? Those little Thai Tims who'll have no manky green and grey hand-me-downs from the great unwashed to wear! Like giving disease ridden blankets to the Indians. Quote
Seymour M Hersh Posted November 26, 2021 Posted November 26, 2021 4 hours ago, glynnlondon said: Like giving disease ridden blankets to the Indians. Well, with weejies you can never be sure. Quote
Firefox Posted November 26, 2021 Posted November 26, 2021 18 hours ago, Seymour M Hersh said: But what if celtic start doing this? Won't somebody think of the kids? Those little Thai Tims who'll have no manky green and grey hand-me-downs from the great unwashed to wear! I remember Tam Cowan on Off The Ball a few years ago doing a bit about replica strips, and he mentioned the time that there was a problem with the replica Celtic strips. Apparently they fell to bits when they were washed. Tam Cowan quipped that there must still be thousand of the strips still intact 🤣 Quote
Robbo-Jambo Posted November 26, 2021 Posted November 26, 2021 13 hours ago, No Idle Talk said: I wish we would do the same. This season's home top is class. Quite glad to see it go tbh Not a fan of this year's home top. Each to their own though. Quote
Robbo-Jambo Posted November 26, 2021 Posted November 26, 2021 4 minutes ago, Firefox said: I remember Tam Cowan on Off The Ball a few years ago doing a bit about replica strips, and he mentioned the time that there was a problem with the replica Celtic strips. Apparently they fell to bits when they were washed. Tam Cowan quipped that there must still be thousand of the strips still intact 🤣 😅 Quote
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