| Next Season's Kit 07:23 - May 17 with 8115 views | isitme |
Has anyone heard anything about the kit for next season? I am surprised there has been no launch date, teasers about what it looks like etc. |  | | |  |
| Next Season's Kit on 09:43 - May 17 with 5991 views | boromat |
Wouldn't be surprised if all the global logistics issues have delayed the kit. Even in normal years we've occasionally had delays in deliveries etc.
Also maybe a summer kit launch brings with it an additional day of making money. Have some players there, put some stuff on for the kids etc. And buy your season ticket while you're here. Type of thing.
Sure we'll hear before long. |  |
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| Next Season's Kit on 10:02 - May 17 with 5945 views | DaleiLama |
I am surprised that over 2 and a 1/2 hours have elapsed since the OP and 442 hasn't posted yet! |  |
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| Next Season's Kit on 17:32 - May 17 with 5537 views | 442Dale |
| Next Season's Kit on 10:02 - May 17 by DaleiLama |
I am surprised that over 2 and a 1/2 hours have elapsed since the OP and 442 hasn't posted yet! |
Awful.
It’s just strange that for the last two seasons, irrespective of Covid, there’s been nothing in terms of involving fans either with voting or utilising the Trust. |  |
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| Next Season's Kit on 17:46 - May 17 with 5502 views | isitme |
| Next Season's Kit on 17:32 - May 17 by 442Dale |
Awful.
It’s just strange that for the last two seasons, irrespective of Covid, there’s been nothing in terms of involving fans either with voting or utilising the Trust. |
Totally agree. How can producing kits supporters want ever be a bad thing? When the competition was run we had some excellent designs. | | | |
| Next Season's Kit on 17:53 - May 17 with 5474 views | 442Dale |
| Next Season's Kit on 17:46 - May 17 by isitme |
Totally agree. How can producing kits supporters want ever be a bad thing? When the competition was run we had some excellent designs. |
If anything, through lockdowns and uncertainty over the last couple of years, it could have enhanced fan and community involvement. It’s not that the kits haven’t been decent, more why not have that commitment to engage more around them? | |
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| Next Season's Kit on 18:00 - May 17 with 5460 views | Nigeriamark |
| Next Season's Kit on 17:53 - May 17 by 442Dale |
If anything, through lockdowns and uncertainty over the last couple of years, it could have enhanced fan and community involvement. It’s not that the kits haven’t been decent, more why not have that commitment to engage more around them? |
I think it was the price of football podcast who said that the main kit suppliers are not doing individual designs unless you can guarantee a large manufacturing batch size. Clubs like Rochdale may now have to take a generic design & just stick on their badge logo's etc. May not be all suppliers but it could be a reason why |  | | |
| Next Season's Kit on 18:27 - May 17 with 5398 views | 442Dale |
| Next Season's Kit on 18:00 - May 17 by Nigeriamark |
I think it was the price of football podcast who said that the main kit suppliers are not doing individual designs unless you can guarantee a large manufacturing batch size. Clubs like Rochdale may now have to take a generic design & just stick on their badge logo's etc. May not be all suppliers but it could be a reason why |
Errea certainly don’t fit in that category. Bar the 15/16 and 17/18 home and third shirts, our designs have always been bespoke. They are the same across the board for all their clubs and although they do have template designs, these feature rarely as the three mentioned go against seventeen that have been exclusive to Dale over the last seven seasons. | |
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| Next Season's Kit on 18:56 - May 17 with 5319 views | AtThePeake |
| Next Season's Kit on 18:00 - May 17 by Nigeriamark |
I think it was the price of football podcast who said that the main kit suppliers are not doing individual designs unless you can guarantee a large manufacturing batch size. Clubs like Rochdale may now have to take a generic design & just stick on their badge logo's etc. May not be all suppliers but it could be a reason why |
Give me a generic design by a decent quality brand over a bespoke Errea kit any day of the week. |  |
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| Next Season's Kit on 18:58 - May 17 with 5317 views | Brierls |
| Next Season's Kit on 18:56 - May 17 by AtThePeake |
Give me a generic design by a decent quality brand over a bespoke Errea kit any day of the week. |
Retweet. |  | | |
| Next Season's Kit on 19:00 - May 17 with 5307 views | 442Dale |
| Next Season's Kit on 18:56 - May 17 by AtThePeake |
Give me a generic design by a decent quality brand over a bespoke Errea kit any day of the week. |
Not against this. Would really like to see us go with Adidas sometime, if only to see if there’s a bigger interest in the associated training wear.
Always wanted to steer clear of Puma but they’ve got better recently. Unless you wear red. | |
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| Next Season's Kit on 19:01 - May 17 with 5304 views | 442Dale |
To add, black home socks with a blue turnover. | |
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| Next Season's Kit on 19:10 - May 17 with 5285 views | Brierls |
| Next Season's Kit on 18:00 - May 17 by Nigeriamark |
I think it was the price of football podcast who said that the main kit suppliers are not doing individual designs unless you can guarantee a large manufacturing batch size. Clubs like Rochdale may now have to take a generic design & just stick on their badge logo's etc. May not be all suppliers but it could be a reason why |
The ability to have more say in the kit design was the major reason given for going with Errea.
I'm with ATP on this, I'd prefer a deal with a major brand. I don't have a window into the cost to Dale and % profit on Errea vs Nike/Adidas/Puma etc, but based on my own experience I'm much more likely to spend extra £££ on decent branded training/leisurewear than the shit Errea produce. I'll buy two shirts regardless, but I haven't bought any Errea training/leisurewear. Do we make enough on Errea shirts vs major brand to balance (potential) lost revenue on training/leisurewear?
I loved Hummel shirts since the 90's and they've made a comeback in the lower leagues in the past few years. I wouldn't be against a stint with them. | | | |
| Next Season's Kit on 19:31 - May 17 with 5226 views | isitme |
| Next Season's Kit on 18:56 - May 17 by AtThePeake |
Give me a generic design by a decent quality brand over a bespoke Errea kit any day of the week. |
When we had Nike kits I spent a lot on t shirts, training tops etc, but as others have stated the quality of these under our more recent suppliers has been poor and I haven't bought any. | | | |
| Next Season's Kit on 19:51 - May 17 with 5150 views | boromat |
Umbro or Admiral would be something a bit different and UK brands.
But I'm in favour of whatever makes the most money for the club. | |
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| Next Season's Kit on 19:53 - May 17 with 5148 views | 442Dale |
These conversations are why it’s been asked for years for more fan involvement around the kits/merchandise. There’s been lip service on certain occasions but it needs a proper plan which involves the Trust. | |
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| Next Season's Kit on 19:59 - May 17 with 5125 views | 49thseason |
It would be great to go with a UK manufacturer.. Umbro?
we would be in decent company:
UK CLUBS
AFC Bournemouth
Brentford F.C.
Derby County
Heart of Midlothian F.C.
Huddersfield Town
Hull City
Linfield FC
Luton Town
West Ham United
And hopefully no supply issues. |  | | |
| Next Season's Kit on 20:13 - May 17 with 5060 views | TVOS1907 |
| Next Season's Kit on 19:01 - May 17 by 442Dale |
To add, black home socks with a blue turnover. |
I believe the kit was going to have white shorts and black socks, a combination we haven't yet worn at home with blue/black shirts, but I don't know if that's still the plan due to some changes at the club.
Regardless, can we also remember that at no point has it been said the shirts will be blue and black stripes. It has always been stated that is the colour scheme, not a specific design. |  |
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| Next Season's Kit on 20:28 - May 17 with 5008 views | EllDale |
Umbro may be a UK company but is their stuff actually manufactured in this country?
Or in the Far East like everyone else’s kit? | | | |
| Next Season's Kit on 10:28 - May 18 with 4739 views | KnavesmireBob |
I work in this industry, was at adidas just over 10 years ago and remember the teamwear guys talking about approaching Rochdale back then, agree it would have been cool to have the 3 stripes on our kits.
In the UK pretty much all the major sports brands use a specialist teamwear licensee to manage the distribution and sales/marketing of their club kit sponsorships at our level, and I think it's generally the case that the lower down the pyramid you go the less scope for using the in house brand HQ design/devpt teams on bespoke product collections - I think adidas use Specialist Sports, Nike Zelus, Puma Genesis, New Balance EZ Teamsports, Umbro GLD etc. I've worked for New Balance most of my life so would quite like to see the NB logo on a Dale kit one day! | | | |
| Next Season's Kit on 17:13 - May 18 with 4432 views | krafty80 |
Pretty sure I've said this year in year out, but the thing I loved about the Nike kits was the option to buy a long sleeved replica shirt. For reasons I can't pinpoint, I just don't get on with short sleeved replicas.
I have got an Errea navy blue training shirt that I go running in and I have been quite pleased with the quality of that product to be fair. But I am overall still firmly in the 'template kit from a top brand' camp when push comes to shove. Who makes Internazionale's kit these days? ;) |  | | |
| Next Season's Kit on 17:25 - May 18 with 4410 views | D_Alien |
| Next Season's Kit on 17:13 - May 18 by krafty80 |
Pretty sure I've said this year in year out, but the thing I loved about the Nike kits was the option to buy a long sleeved replica shirt. For reasons I can't pinpoint, I just don't get on with short sleeved replicas.
I have got an Errea navy blue training shirt that I go running in and I have been quite pleased with the quality of that product to be fair. But I am overall still firmly in the 'template kit from a top brand' camp when push comes to shove. Who makes Internazionale's kit these days? ;) |
What's wrong with short-sleeved replicas?
They're armless |  |
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| Next Season's Kit on 17:42 - May 18 with 4362 views | 442Dale |
| Next Season's Kit on 17:13 - May 18 by krafty80 |
Pretty sure I've said this year in year out, but the thing I loved about the Nike kits was the option to buy a long sleeved replica shirt. For reasons I can't pinpoint, I just don't get on with short sleeved replicas.
I have got an Errea navy blue training shirt that I go running in and I have been quite pleased with the quality of that product to be fair. But I am overall still firmly in the 'template kit from a top brand' camp when push comes to shove. Who makes Internazionale's kit these days? ;) |
Last couple of seasons, long sleeve shirts have been available.
Inter’s Nike shirt this season isn’t even blue and black stripes!
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| Next Season's Kit on 18:51 - May 18 with 4241 views | 49thseason |
Have to be honest ,I am sick of the blue / black kits , they are awful under our crappy lights and from a marketing perspective, nothing out of the ordinary. I said a while ago that if it must be blue can we have a bright blue like French Racing Blue / Bugatti Blue that will at least stand out under the lights?
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| Next Season's Kit on 19:02 - May 18 with 4210 views | 442Dale |
You don’t mess about with club colours. It’s sort of like the rules. The only “ dark” strip in recent years was the 20/21 one with black shorts and socks which, when allied with the black sleeves on the shirt was probably too dark overall. Then again the club chose that with no fan input and it’s a lesson learnt.
On the marketing perspective, we are the only club in England to use blue/black/white as a regular colour scheme. It’s up to the club to capitalise on that. | |
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| Next Season's Kit on 19:02 - May 18 with 4209 views | boromat |
Blue black and white is pretty unique. I wouldn't mind us throwing in some red now and again as we've done in the past (90s patterned home shirts). Doesn't have to always be stripes either. | |
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