Re: The Football Chat Thread : Wed Jan 18, 2012 9:03 pm  

flipper wrote: In other news, adidas decline to renew Liverpool kit deal http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1379466/Liverpools-mammoth-25m-year-Warrior-kit-deal-rewrites-record-books.html

flipper wrote: In other news, adidas decline to renew Liverpool kit deal http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1379466/Liverpools-mammoth-25m-year-Warrior-kit-deal-rewrites-record-books.html

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Wed Jan 18, 2012 9:55 pm  

In terms of £££££ the Liverpool shirt deal is excellent. But in practically every other aspect it is just weird.

New Balance are linked with Boston Red Sox because they are the footwear and clothing suppliers to them. They aren't even the main kit sponsors. The Boston-NB deal has obviously lead to this. But why would NB shift the deal over to their hockey and lacrosse brand? Do they know what vile creatures scousers are and don't want their main brand associated with the vermin?

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:10 pm  

Surely no new top, whoever it's made by, can beat this effort modelled by your typical chirpy scousette.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:55 pm  

Lord God Jose Mourinho wrote:

In terms of £££££ the Liverpool shirt deal is excellent. But in practically every other aspect it is just weird.

New Balance are linked with Boston Red Sox because they are the footwear and clothing suppliers to them. They aren't even the main kit sponsors. The Boston-NB deal has obviously lead to this. But why would NB shift the deal over to their hockey and lacrosse brand? Do they know what vile creatures scousers are and don't want their main brand associated with the vermin?

New Balance is a good brand. Not sure what scousers think of it, but some of New Balance's trainers are smart IMO.

I said at the time I found the Warrior sports thing odd, but I guess New Balance want to kick start Warrior in Europe as a new 'venture'. I just hope it looks good, this is obviously new ground for them, so I'm sure they'll do a bit more research than Adidas, who simply put out the same kits for every club just in different colours.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Thu Jan 19, 2012 7:08 am  

Used to be a New Balance warehouse on Woolston Grange. Is it still there?

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Thu Jan 19, 2012 8:28 am  

Catalancs wrote:

Surely no new top, whoever it's made by, can beat this effort modelled by your typical chirpy scousette.

The Gargoyle on the left looks stunning in comparison

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:23 pm  

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16624823 ..and what if Brazil stand firm? Is FIFA really so powerful that it can tell governments what to do?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16624823 ..and what if Brazil stand firm? Is FIFA really so powerful that it can tell governments what to do?

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:20 pm  

Paul HHZ wrote: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16624823 ..and what if Brazil stand firm? Is FIFA really so powerful that it can tell governments what to do? Perhaps some of the FIFA delegates who backed the Brazilian bid should have thought this through before they spent what was in those brown envelopes? If the Brazilian government refuses to amend the law just to suit one of FIFA's commercial partners, then IMO FIFA will have to either accept potentially losing Budweiser as a sponsor for the competition or (subject to what is in its constitution) consider moving the World Cup somewhere else that will play ball. Presumably there are no issues like this in Qatar, given that some other Middle Eastern states are either dry or only permit alcohol to be sold in hotels/restaurants?

Paul HHZ wrote: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16624823 ..and what if Brazil stand firm? Is FIFA really so powerful that it can tell governments what to do? Perhaps some of the FIFA delegates who backed the Brazilian bid should have thought this through before they spent what was in those brown envelopes? If the Brazilian government refuses to amend the law just to suit one of FIFA's commercial partners, then IMO FIFA will have to either accept potentially losing Budweiser as a sponsor for the competition or (subject to what is in its constitution) consider moving the World Cup somewhere else that will play ball. Presumably there are no issues like this in Qatar, given that some other Middle Eastern states are either dry or only permit alcohol to be sold in hotels/restaurants?

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:43 pm  

Hopefully the outstanding arrogance of the statement from Valcke will make the Brazilian government tell FIFA where to shove their demand.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:58 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

Presumably there are no issues like this in Qatar, given that some other Middle Eastern states are either dry or only permit alcohol to be sold in hotels/restaurants?

Apparently they'll be having penned in zones for alcohol monsters.