RevOwl Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Does anybody agree with me that our kit manufacturers and kit designs are getting worse season after season? My personal view is that Puma was the last company to supply us with good match day and training kits. Before that Umbro supplied us with great looking kits and Bukta in my opinion supplied us with our greatest kits. Since we severed ties with Puma we've had such rubbish as Diadora and Sondico that both looked cheap and nasty. DC says manufacturing our own kits under the elev8 brand makes commercial sense but how can this be? I'm sure if he got on the phone to Bukta and asked them to do us a proper Wednesday kit they'd jump at the opportunity. 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TodwickOwl Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 On the pitch is being sorted Hopefully DC employs a team to deliver off the pitch too - because it’s desperate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nero Posted September 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 3, 2020 I think the last two home kits have been fantastic. So no i dont. 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Adem Poric Posted September 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 3, 2020 The current kits are tremendous. Well made, good looking kits. The bukta kits that old people cream themselves over look old and dated - because they are. 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Claw Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Love the grey away shirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 I can’t fault Elev8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Therealrealist Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Not seeing many wednesday shirts on the streets of South Yorkshire these days..bit worrying tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOOTIE AND THE SHIT TU Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Elev8 have provided very good kits The last time we had Puma, it wasn't really Puma, it was a genetic kit made by one of their subsideries 3 Just a bloke, who used up all his luck in one go when he met his wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrosbyKitchens Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Adem Poric said: The current kits are tremendous. Well made, good looking kits. The bukta kits that old people cream themselves over look old and dated - because they are. They were absolute nipple graters and a massive fire hazard. The Umbra kits that followed them were a massive step up. Edited September 3, 2020 by CrosbyKitchens 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCityIsOurs Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 No disagree completely, think last 3 season elev8 kits designs and quality have been great. I’m happy we’re not with someone like Adidas who just use the same templates over and over ages. My only problem with Elev8 is the price 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamsandwich Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 1) making our own kit does make financial sense. Kit costs £10 to make, Sell for £50 - keep £40. If you get it made by a supplier they keep that money and pay wednesday a "fee" of £10 2) other than the David Hirst 90s kits the "puma" all the recent kit manufacturers we've had recently have been generics. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitz44 Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 In my opinion the new training tops are the best ones for years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jack the Hat Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 11 minutes ago, CrosbyKitchens said: They were absolute nipple graters and a massive fire hazard. The Umbra kits that followed them were a massive step up. They were so uncomfortable .like wearing sandpaper. Awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnsie Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 This isn't turning out the way the OP wanted.... I agree. I've liked the recent kits. And the promotional material that went with them 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Therealrealist Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 1 minute ago, Burnsie said: This isn't turning out the way the OP wanted.... I agree. I've liked the recent kits. And the promotional material that went with them But are people buying them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S36 OWL Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 1 hour ago, RevOwl said: Does anybody agree with me that our kit manufacturers and kit designs are getting worse season after season? My personal view is that Puma was the last company to supply us with good match day and training kits. Before that Umbro supplied us with great looking kits and Bukta in my opinion supplied us with our greatest kits. Since we severed ties with Puma we've had such rubbish as Diadora and Sondico that both looked cheap and nasty. DC says manufacturing our own kits under the elev8 brand makes commercial sense but how can this be? I'm sure if he got on the phone to Bukta and asked them to do us a proper Wednesday kit they'd jump at the opportunity. Last good kits we had were from Bukta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Night-Owl Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 (edited) The last two home kits have been on the money to be fair. The previous couple before them were poor to say the least. I too prefer old shirts. My favourites being from the 80s and 90s in particular but fair do's the last two home shirts have had a nostalgic but fresh feel to them and look good for modern shirts. I don't know if it would be possible but I'd love us to have a shirt in the near future, sort of in the style of that smart Pulp charity shirt, and an away shirt kind of in the style of the Dutch 88 shirt. Edited September 3, 2020 by The Night-Owl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomtheOwl95 Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Had this conversation on twitter a few weeks ago. The quality (in terms of material and feel etc) of kits under Elev8 in my experience have been very good. Sondico ones were a bit hit and miss but mostly OK. Puma again were hit and miss but some were dreadful. 12/13 away and the 13/14 home shirt were in particular poor quality. They weren't nice shirts to wear. In terms of the look, 18/19 is the best kit we've had in years and 19/20 was up there as well. 20/21 looks decent, will properly judge when I see it in person. Some people look too much into the brand, why is there is desire for label? At least our kits are unique and not a template. It's a very small-time thing to care about who makes the kit rather than if it's actually good quality. Sheffield United fans still bang on about having an Adidas kit without realising it's a template with their badge stuck on it. I used to hate seeing us and Huddersfield having the same design with a different badge and shade of blue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevthelodgemoorowl Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 A cotton twill blue and white striped shirt with traditional badge made by Lionel Darlows would suite me ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_wells Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 Last two kits have been possibly the best since the very early 90's Club have absolutely nailed it recently with kits - and massively improved availability, launch announcement/timings. Also, social media. Signing announcements, breaking news (the good stuff!) all superb - Kachunga vid was a stroke of genius. Full credit to the club on both these counts, especially amongst everything going on around them with the financial position. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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