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Castore kits thread (24/24\5 3rd kit page 83/84)
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I always liked our Hummel kits.31
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Wolves' owners Fosun apparently own a stake in Sudu.MarcusH26 said:Yeah it feels like Castore took on a load of investment cash , rapidly expanded across multiple sports and just don't have the capacity and capabilities to make it work. I'd hope we'd stick with a manufacturer that's not just going to give us off the shelf template kits like the Nike kits were.
* I've never heard of Sudu the new Wolves kit supplier who have replaced Castore.1 -
Valley11 said:
Reckon Umbro would be good. Classy kitsSage said:Castore have simply taken on far more than they’re able to deal with and cannot cope with the demand and manufacturing of each product.
The same issue was at CACT where they had to wait over a year for the kit to be delivered, the kit is meant to be the same supplier as the club for branding purposes too.
The quality might be better than previous ones but in general, they’re not very good and constantly have had so many problems.
Hopefully we can have Adidas next as I’ve wanted them for years. Think they do some good stuff.
Castore own the Umbro team kits, took them over last year.
I initially thought they were going to let any clubs unhappy with castore switch over to Umbro but that’s not the case.
Umbro are at least able to get the kits out, hearts have had their home and away kits online and in the club shop for a couple of weeks and we’ve yet to see an official photo of ours0 -
Throughout this thread (starting on page 3) I have pointed out several times that Castore are not fit for purpose. I have seen absolutely nothing that has made me change my mind. In fact they seem to be getting worse.
It now appears that we could have got a better supplier by asking the BBC Great British Sewing Bee show to knock something up for us.
Am I surprised that this shower of shit got a contract with our club in the first place? No, because at the time we didn't have the in-house competency either. Am I surprised that they have not committed sufficient breaches of contract to enable us to walk away (like others have done)? Yes.
By the way, one of the interesting things to come out of the Sports Direct v NUFC court case following the change of kit supplier, is that Sports Direct paid suppliers around £16 per shirt. That gives you a pretty good idea as to the profit available from the provision of replica kits. I think I'll get myself some software, think of a snappy name and pick up some shonky far east supplier. This time next year, I'll be a millionaire.
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Chris_from_Sidcup said:
Wolves' owners Fosun apparently own a stake in Sudu.MarcusH26 said:Yeah it feels like Castore took on a load of investment cash , rapidly expanded across multiple sports and just don't have the capacity and capabilities to make it work. I'd hope we'd stick with a manufacturer that's not just going to give us off the shelf template kits like the Nike kits were.
* I've never heard of Sudu the new Wolves kit supplier who have replaced Castore.
Oh bringing it semi in house probably makes sense for them. At least you'd hope they wouldn't have supply issues!0 -
I really really don't want a catalogue Nike/Adidas/Puma kit, when we change hopefully it's to an Umbro or back to Hummel, or someone of that level.3
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Be a good sign if Scott Fraser is modelling one of them.cafcdave123 said:Valley11 said:
Reckon Umbro would be good. Classy kitsSage said:Castore have simply taken on far more than they’re able to deal with and cannot cope with the demand and manufacturing of each product.
The same issue was at CACT where they had to wait over a year for the kit to be delivered, the kit is meant to be the same supplier as the club for branding purposes too.
The quality might be better than previous ones but in general, they’re not very good and constantly have had so many problems.
Hopefully we can have Adidas next as I’ve wanted them for years. Think they do some good stuff.
Castore own the Umbro team kits, took them over last year.
I initially thought they were going to let any clubs unhappy with castore switch over to Umbro but that’s not the case.
Umbro are at least able to get the kits out, hearts have had their home and away kits online and in the club shop for a couple of weeks and we’ve yet to see an official photo of ours1 -
No chance, I wouldn’t be surprised if he leaves Charlton by mutual consent thoughiaitch said:
Be a good sign if Scott Fraser is modelling one of them.cafcdave123 said:Valley11 said:
Reckon Umbro would be good. Classy kitsSage said:Castore have simply taken on far more than they’re able to deal with and cannot cope with the demand and manufacturing of each product.
The same issue was at CACT where they had to wait over a year for the kit to be delivered, the kit is meant to be the same supplier as the club for branding purposes too.
The quality might be better than previous ones but in general, they’re not very good and constantly have had so many problems.
Hopefully we can have Adidas next as I’ve wanted them for years. Think they do some good stuff.
Castore own the Umbro team kits, took them over last year.
I initially thought they were going to let any clubs unhappy with castore switch over to Umbro but that’s not the case.
Umbro are at least able to get the kits out, hearts have had their home and away kits online and in the club shop for a couple of weeks and we’ve yet to see an official photo of ours0 -
Yeah, but they all need help to put them on.ElfsborgAddick said:cafcdave123 said:
Make the blue lighter and that’s their old bukta kit from the 90’sRufus is a dogs name said:Appreciate this is off-topic, but Millwall's new home shirt is just bizarre...
That will be a big seller for them.
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I don't want a catalogue kit but I'd buy other training gear etc if it was Nike / Adidas/ Puma but I can't see myself buying similar if it's Macron or other budget brands.Rothko said:I really really don't want a catalogue Nike/Adidas/Puma kit, when we change hopefully it's to an Umbro or back to Hummel, or someone of that level.1 - Sponsored links:
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The quality is fine for a fan in the stands, but the material even of the match shirts is awful, too thick, not the most breathable and the designs are mediocre.Sage said:Castore have simply taken on far more than they’re able to deal with and cannot cope with the demand and manufacturing of each product.
The same issue was at CACT where they had to wait over a year for the kit to be delivered, the kit is meant to be the same supplier as the club for branding purposes too.
The quality might be better than previous ones but in general, they’re not very good and constantly have had so many problems.
Hopefully we can have Adidas next as I’ve wanted them for years. Think they do some good stuff.0 -
I Reckon they will play in the Museum stock of retro shirts , makes sense as every new players has been seen wearing one !
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Also Umbro have a huge and excellent design archive that they seem very willing to dip into for inspiration. They’ve produced some really nice kits for other clubs recentlycafcdave123 said:Valley11 said:
Reckon Umbro would be good. Classy kitsSage said:Castore have simply taken on far more than they’re able to deal with and cannot cope with the demand and manufacturing of each product.
The same issue was at CACT where they had to wait over a year for the kit to be delivered, the kit is meant to be the same supplier as the club for branding purposes too.
The quality might be better than previous ones but in general, they’re not very good and constantly have had so many problems.
Hopefully we can have Adidas next as I’ve wanted them for years. Think they do some good stuff.
Castore own the Umbro team kits, took them over last year.
I initially thought they were going to let any clubs unhappy with castore switch over to Umbro but that’s not the case.
Umbro are at least able to get the kits out, hearts have had their home and away kits online and in the club shop for a couple of weeks and we’ve yet to see an official photo of ours1 -
The Castore designs aren't stunning, but they're fine, and better than just playing in a template kit. Villa had the moisture wicking problem, but it didn't seem to be a problem for most of their other teams. They supply the England cricket kit for example, and I haven't heard of any problems. And as Hal1x said, other manufacturers at the Euros seem to have had issues with moisture wicking too.
The problem is more to do with logistics, as Castore seem incapable of coping with all number of shirts they have to design and manufacture, having expanded much too fast, resulting in dreadful customer service.0 -
The material on our shirts last season was absolutely shocking, incredibly sweaty.killerandflash said:The Castore designs aren't stunning, but they're fine, and better than just playing in a template kit. Villa had the moisture wicking problem, but it didn't seem to be a problem for most of their other teams. They supply the England cricket kit for example, and I haven't heard of any problems. And as Hal1x said, other manufacturers at the Euros seem to have had issues with moisture wicking too.
The problem is more to do with logistics, as Castore seem incapable of coping with all number of shirts they have to design and manufacture, having expanded much too fast, resulting in dreadful customer service.
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Am I missing something, has the new kit been released? Can't see it anywhere.
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Bring back Joma. They make some lovely kits these days. I'd prefer a well-run 'boutique' (like Hummel was) as opposed to a big-boy template job.
P.S. The Adidas kits at the Euros are some of the worst I have ever seen. Truly horrendous, Nike have done so much better (Poland's kit a case in point)1 -
No, we’ve had a leaked blurred photo of someone wearing what is supposed to be the home and a leaked photo of the away but apparently that isn’t what people involved in the fan consultation we’re expecting it to be.WillmoreTheRed said:Am I missing something, has the new kit been released? Can't see it anywhere.0 -
Let's play in the FADS kit.1
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The museum smashing it with these
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New Cambridge shirt is lovely
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I think Umbro have done really well with Huddersfield and Grimsby as wellCroydon said:New Cambridge shirt is lovely0 -
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Also Carlisle - home shirts informed by past kits, away shirts a bit more ‘out there’cafcdave123 said:
I think Umbro have done really well with Huddersfield and Grimsby as wellCroydon said:New Cambridge shirt is lovely1 -
Umbro would be the best, happily go back to Macron, as for Joma, they produced some of the worst kits we’ve ever worn
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The only time the Villa kit was sweaty was when John McGinn was wearing it.killerandflash said:The Castore designs aren't stunning, but they're fine, and better than just playing in a template kit. Villa had the moisture wicking problem, but it didn't seem to be a problem for most of their other teams. They supply the England cricket kit for example, and I haven't heard of any problems. And as Hal1x said, other manufacturers at the Euros seem to have had issues with moisture wicking too.
The problem is more to do with logistics, as Castore seem incapable of coping with all number of shirts they have to design and manufacture, having expanded much too fast, resulting in dreadful customer service.2 -
Le Coq Sportif were good.Rothko said:Umbro would be the best, happily go back to Macron, as for Joma, they produced some of the worst kits we’ve ever worn9 -
Anyone have any idea if we’ll release a kit this week or will we just wear last seasons at dartford ?0
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Absolutely with you on this and not just the kits. The training stuff was really nice too. Because it’s a Scandinavian brand, the quality I always found to be of a good standard. Bring back Hummel!MuttleyCAFC said:I always liked our Hummel kits.3
