Something like this classic from 1994 lolgingerstudios wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:32 pmIf it is castore i can only see a stars and stripes 3rd kit castore-Newcastle-United-Third-22-23-MensShirt-TM1222.jpg
Next seasons kit manufacturer - Castore
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Crikey, there’s a guy with a track record of longevity!Chester Perry wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:24 pmHe has left 777 Partners too - Now at Saracens Rugby
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Here’s a link to some Preston Castore products for price reference etc:
https://shop.pnefc.net/collections/23-2 ... ing-travel
https://shop.pnefc.net/collections/23-24-home-1
https://shop.pnefc.net/collections/23-2 ... ing-travel
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I'm not sure on the quality, but Castore was marketed as a premium sportswear brand - they have a range at Reiss. Has this poor reputation just come from complaints from Villa players about the shirts retaining sweat?
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I think there were some issues with them managing to provide enough stock for Newcastle, for one?
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Yep Castore have done a deal with Unbro indeed , the shirts are very poor please don't try to pull it as they will rip .
They have done a deal with Ireland as shirts start at €82 and a new one out today which i will not buy . What i do understand is the knock offs from China are better quality at €15 a pop , you have to laugh .
They have done a deal with Ireland as shirts start at €82 and a new one out today which i will not buy . What i do understand is the knock offs from China are better quality at €15 a pop , you have to laugh .
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Issues seem to be widespread across all their customers.
https://www.nssmag.com/en/sports/32217/ ... s-problems
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In fairness its all about 90% of the population of Newcastle wear and the other 10% are that weird bunch who need to be seen toplessŽižkovClaret wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:32 pmI think there were some issues with them managing to provide enough stock for Newcastle, for one?
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Their marketing etc makes them look like they are aiming for the premium end of the market but then they go and make the awful chav-wear that they do
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Might be time for you to change your name to 'Can'tGetIntoEmNowadays'
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I do like that one in fact do other people remember in the seventies the club sold a claret and blue vest?Chester Perry wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:33 amPersonally this is my all time favourite - super clean look - also a new Martin Dobson would be extremely welcome
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Not sure they have even been marketed as a premium sportswear brand to be honest.
I know they tried to hit the golf market by hooking up with the likes of Matt Fitzpatrick - at the time i did think that if you are directing your brand in this way then it has to be decent quality and also quite expensive if you want to make it as a success in golf apparel.
But as soon as I went in 2 or 3 of their stores you could see from the price and the poor quality it was a lot nearer to Slazenger than Galvin Green.
Initially they seem to have a scattergun approach of getting into as many sports markets as possible but it seems like they soon settled on the volume markets of football shirts and cheap golf wear.
It’s a massively tough market to crack is sports wear and there’s been lots of mergers and takeovers of brands. Burnley FC might get a good shirt deal right now as Castore see this sector as their main avenue for growing their brand but personally I don’t think they will be around in 3 or 4 years or they’ll be purchased by Mike Ashley (who has a surprising number of brands under his empire)
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I’d say their collaboration with Reiss is definitely attempt to market as a premium sports brand.Big Vinny K wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 6:55 pmNot sure they have even been marketed as a premium sportswear brand to be honest.
I know they tried to hit the golf market by hooking up with the likes of Matt Fitzpatrick - at the time i did think that if you are directing your brand in this way then it has to be decent quality and also quite expensive if you want to make it as a success in golf apparel.
But as soon as I went in 2 or 3 of their stores you could see from the price and the poor quality it was a lot nearer to Slazenger than Galvin Green.
Initially they seem to have a scattergun approach of getting into as many sports markets as possible but it seems like they soon settled on the volume markets of football shirts and cheap golf wear.
It’s a massively tough market to crack is sports wear and there’s been lots of mergers and takeovers of brands. Burnley FC might get a good shirt deal right now as Castore see this sector as their main avenue for growing their brand but personally I don’t think they will be around in 3 or 4 years or they’ll be purchased by Mike Ashley (who has a surprising number of brands under his empire)
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I went into the Castore store at the Trafford Centre today and their general leisure wear are very nice designs. Much nicer than Umbro. Can’t feel that Umbro (with their heritage) really missed a trick with not doing versions of more iconic kits from the past.
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Don’t think so personally - a lot of brands have a premium element or range.
Reiss are largely owned by Next these days.
If that was the only thing Castore were doing then collaborating with Reiss maybe targeting the mid premium type market (Reiss are not really premium as such but it’s certainly not bottom end either !!)
But the majority of Castore sports wear is nowhere near the price they are selling with the Reiss range.
As said above with the way they are going with their stores and golf clothing they are heading nearer to the Slazenger type brands than anything premium.
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Wolves are sponsored by castors this season, have they had similar problems to Villa?
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With Pace’s ‘B’ instead of the badge for good measure. He managed to get it on the numbers for the cup tie at Spurs.gingerstudios wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:32 pmIf it is castore i can only see a stars and stripes 3rd kit castore-Newcastle-United-Third-22-23-MensShirt-TM1222.jpg
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ClaretTony wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 8:06 pmWith Pace’s ‘B’ instead of the badge for good measure. He managed to get it on the numbers for the cup tie at Spurs.
I bloody hope not, that thing is a monstrosity.
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One of the other directors Stuart Hunt is walking round wearing one of those caps now.
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Yes plus players’ shirts with club crests upside down.123EasyasBFC wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 8:02 pmWolves are sponsored by castors this season, have they had similar problems to Villa?
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Talking of kits, apparently this is a "playful update to the cross of Saint George" ...
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For anybody who actually has a clue about Castore - they make some very good premium sportswearNewClaret wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 9:38 amThere’s an article online saying we’d signed a deal with Umbro until 2026?! Good and bad news if true.
Bad:
- From what I’ve seen Castore kits are quite plain and boring
- Quality issues reported although you’d expect they might’ve resolved them next year.
Good:
- I think they do some miles better/smart merchandise I might actually wear
- Umbro have been hit & miss - they deserve sacking for this years efforts though
- We won’t have templated GK kits and training wear that are exactly the same as loads of other local clubs
I have plenty of it and it's amazing quality
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On the PNE site the Castore trackies are £60 whereas the BFC ones in the shop are only £30.
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Announced Wednesday that Castore have bought and will continue with the Umbro brand alongside theirs in UK:
https://www.sportindustry.biz/news-cate ... brentford/
Sounds like we will continue with Umbro under Castore ownership
https://www.sportindustry.biz/news-cate ... brentford/
Sounds like we will continue with Umbro under Castore ownership
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Yes, I was looking at it in Reiss earlier this week and it certainly looked decent and I’d be much more likely to buy it than some of the Umbro gear.
Like I said though, I’d like to see a good range of merchandise to suite all budgets if they do go down this route. Not everyone will want to pay those prices.
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I'm disappointed we aren't being supplied by Nike.
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Wait while you see what Castore have done with our colours and the badge
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'We have playfully reimagined the Burnley colours for the away kit featuring blue and white halves'
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I noticed on the Brentford game that there were quite a few new scarves about and they were more like Crystal Palace Blue and the Claret was more Ruby Red & then a logo that I think was Burnley College in whiteclaretonthecoast1882 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:12 amWait while you see what Castore have done with our colours and the badge
I thought mmh Red White and Blue
American influence
Next years strip with a few stripes and the odd star or 50
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They were claret scarves with white writing on saying Burnley College they were free in the fanzone, talk about making stuff upBleedingClaret wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 1:43 pmI noticed on the Brentford game that there were quite a few new scarves about and they were more like Crystal Palace Blue and the Claret was more Ruby Red & then a logo that I think was Burnley College in white
I thought mmh Red White and Blue
American influence
Next years strip with a few stripes and the odd star or 50
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I have all the Castore England cricket shirts and never had an issue, especially the Test shirt. All white away kit with a collar again would be great.
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its dearer than most sports brands - but you're paying for qualityNewClaret wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:11 amYes, I was looking at it in Reiss earlier this week and it certainly looked decent and I’d be much more likely to buy it than some of the Umbro gear.
Like I said though, I’d like to see a good range of merchandise to suite all budgets if they do go down this route. Not everyone will want to pay those prices.
i have tons of shorts, tshirts tracksuits - but i usually get them when there is a sale on
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I too have got the latest ashes cricket shirt and a leisure top, both by Castore. Quality is excellent.Milltown1882 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 2:19 pmI have all the Castore England cricket shirts and never had an issue, especially the Test shirt. All white away kit with a collar again would be great.
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I didn’t know about the free give away in the fanzone
And as I said there seemed to be loads of people wearing new scarves that as I said were more Ruby Red than Burnley Claret, more Crystal Palace Blue than Burnley Blue and had a white Burnley College emblem on them
And as I then said at the time I though those scarves are Red White & Blue oh dear I hope that’s not a prelude to next years strip and thought probably with a few Stars and Stripes
That’s all true as it happened in my little mind
Stop making up that I’m making something up
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The blue would have been the blue of the logo of Burnley CollegeBleedingClaret wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 11:11 amI didn’t know about the free give away in the fanzone
And as I said there seemed to be loads of people wearing new scarves that as I said were more Ruby Red than Burnley Claret, more Crystal Palace Blue than Burnley Blue and had a white Burnley College emblem on them
And as I then said at the time I though those scarves are Red White & Blue oh dear I hope that’s not a prelude to next years strip and thought probably with a few Stars and Stripes
That’s all true as it happened in my little mind
Stop making up that I’m making something up
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You might not be making things up, but you are overthinking things
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I can accept that
It was meant to be just a bit of a quip and I was replying to someones post, that seemed to be suggesting that they were in the know but probably aren’t, that said wait until you see what Castore has done with the Burnley colours and badge