BACK TO UMBRO

MartSlinger · January 28, 2014

Kitbag is the bigger problem than who makes the kit. Stupid decision by the club.

Wizard · January 28, 2014

Rupert's Tower said:
So despite the Nike deal having another season (14-15) to run and what few teams in the Football League that were with Umbro quickly ditched them when they were taken over by Nike, you're saying the kits for next season are already done and dusted and they're being made by Umbro?

How do you know this?

Umbro actually moved out of the English game when they were sold by Nike in late 2012 and Nike took their major teams (England and Man City).

I am sceptical about this whole thing though. Umbro now primarily make kits for South American teams (mainly 3rd party style deals) and some Irish teams (through Umbro Ireland). They do still make some international kits including Ireland and Norway. However Umbro very much seem to be on the way out of the game and being owned by a group like Iconix (they don't really do sportswear) doesn't suggest to me that they will be looking to make a move back into football in a big way.

I may well be wrong as I have no insider info but just seems highly unlikely, especially given we still have a year left on our Nike deal.

Anyway, here are some of Umbro's recent efforts (obviously some of them are teamwear templates)...

Deportivo Cali

Universitario

Cruz Azul

Gamba Osaka

Club Nacional

St Patrick

Derry

AaronTheBlue · January 28, 2014

umrbo kits are horrid. as are football kits with buttons.

Jayhow15 · January 28, 2014

Is it worth 30mil per year over 5 years? Nah? Not interested then. Life is so ****ing unfair.

zombie_dc · January 28, 2014

Swapping one polyster sweat shop for another.
Swings and roundabouts

USABlue · February 2, 2014

United could get 70 mil a year from Nike

Aqui1a · February 2, 2014

I saw a lot of people on this forum doing their own versions of what they thought the badge should look like. They should do the same for the kit!

scratchnsurf · February 2, 2014

AaronTheBlue said:
umrbo kits are horrid. as are football kits with buttons.

The vanilla third kit had buttons, and that was ace.

efc_greg · February 2, 2014

if it is umbro and we are their focus in the premier league, i think it will be a good thing. i would love a kit similar to the 95 kit. umbro really looked to be on the up with the tailored kits, then nike took over... i was happy when the nike deal was announced but they put zero effort into anything they have provided for us and the kits are ****

AaronTheBlue · February 3, 2014

scratchnsurf said:
The vanilla third kit had buttons, and that was ace.

Was a nice color but horrible shirt design. If it was a proper football shirt as appose to a wannabe polo shirt then it would've been better

hktoffee · February 3, 2014

Umbro is like a company living back in the mid 1990s. Their designs are outdated...out of fashion in that sense.

ijjysmith · February 4, 2014

It's

erm.....

on

Or something

allen · February 4, 2014

About to stand corrected... if we've broken the Nike three-year deal then there must be some good financial reason.

Brennan · February 4, 2014

Cool.

No templates then !

Wizard · February 4, 2014

allen said:
About to stand corrected... if we've broken the Nike three-year deal then there must be some good financial reason.

Me too, was convinced this was bull. Glad to be wrong though given it means we will get truly unique kits and also be their main focus. Should hopefully lead to some good stuff.