Castore Kit Thread

[The Specky Forum Organiser 69,649]

Wont be supporting us next year if it's like that.

[Community Note FC 8,831]

I hate it.

[superallysbears 8,218]

[CharlieHamilton 374]

When is our deal up with 32red? 

[SonicWill 1,005]

4 minutes ago, CharlieHamilton said:

When is our deal up with 32red? 

I think there's a while to run - we just renewed last year.

It's absolutely bogging having a betting company as our sponsor in this day and age. I'd happily see the club take less money for a more ethical sponsor, or just charge us £20 more for replica kits that were sponsorless.

[Nameless Ghoul 6,158]

Needs to be a rule in place to avoid the usual shite around the new kits being posted. Every year it's the same old Photoshops of old kits remade 🙈

[esquire8 45,324]

The 70s electric fireplace 3rd kit is more red than orange but pretty spot on according to some club partner guy. The home and away kits are just okay. The boxt logo is now an outline rather than solid box. 

[Loyal72 13,808]

Just now, esquire8 said:

The 70s electric fireplace 3rd kit is more red than orange but pretty spot on according to some club partner guy. The home and away kits are just okay. The boxt logo is now an outline rather than solid box. 

Wait, the fireplace kit is actually accurate?

[esquire8 45,324]

1 minute ago, Loyal72 said:

Wait, the fireplace kit is actually accurate?

So he says. Apart from like all the sponsors n logos the actual design is accurate but more red than orange.

[Loyal72 13,808]

Just now, esquire8 said:

So he says. Apart from like all the sponsors n logos the actual design is accurate but more red than orange.

Fucking knew it was.  When it first got posted and 4lads said it was close but not that and the designs were "fun", knew it was going to be that.

Like when our kits all got leaked and Castore point blank denied it. 

Doesn't bode well that the home and away are "just okay" either.

[esquire8 45,324]

1 minute ago, Loyal72 said:

Fucking knew it was.  When it first got posted and 4lads said it was close but not that and the designs were "fun", knew it was going to be that.

Like when our kits all got leaked and Castore point blank denied it. 

Doesn't bode well that the home and away are "just okay" either.

It's the last year of Castore deciding the kits. Club decide in the final year.

[Community Note FC 8,831]

Came for leaked photos. Was disappointed.

[beararse 6,929]

On 25/05/2023 at 13:35, superallysbears said:

Big thumbs up from a prominent blue nose 👍🏻

[Straight-Edge-Loyal 6,700]

On 25/05/2023 at 13:35, superallysbears said:

I actually quite like that I've not slept for 5 days so that might be part of it.

[Moody Blue 10,044]

I dislike the fact that Castore seem to just copy old kits but I then criticise when it’s something different - even if it’s not the fireplace top above (which is fucking horrendous btw) so they can’t win with me 😂 If ‘radical’ with the home kit, I’d prefer they changed the shade of blue to a darker royal blue (like the 80s and 90s tops) but I’d expect a copy of a top from the 90s.

In saying that, I thought the white 150th top was outstanding and we wore it once. 

It’s just amateur hour again that they don’t release the top immediately as the season ends to maximise sales when we all go on holidays! 

[Loyal72 13,808]

10 minutes ago, Moody Blue said:

I dislike the fact that Castore seem to just copy old kits but I then criticise when it’s something different - even if it’s not the fireplace top above (which is fucking horrendous btw) so they can’t win with me 😂 If ‘radical’ with the home kit, I’d prefer they changed the shade of blue to a darker royal blue (like the 80s and 90s tops) but I’d expect a copy of a top from the 90s.

In saying that, I thought the white 150th top was outstanding and we wore it once. 

It’s just amateur hour again that they don’t release the top immediately as the season ends to maximise sales when we all go on holidays! 

The best kits Castore have made, were never actually for wear during a normal season.

The legends kit and the 150th anniversary kits are two of the best that Castore has done.

And we didn't use them as home away or third, because Castore stupidly thought the other kits were better.

[Broxi 12,206]

I like that 3rd kit tbh 

And not going to trust the opinion of a random guy I don’t know on the other 2 kits when kits are always divisive. I’ve really liked all the Castore home kits and kits in general design wise. 

[NeoGeo7 11,309]

honestly looks like it wouldn’t be out of place on Raymond van Barneveld strolling out at the ally pally 

Either that or it’s paying homage to the Europa League 

[Bydo 3,455]

I fucking hate it, but at least it’s something different. 

Starting to get fatigued by the “we will make an orange third tap and make a fortune” attitude that seems to have been around for a few years.

I also hate that we release fourth kits that just never get registered or used (except in friendlies where nobody gives a fuck). See if the team don’t play in it, call it a training top and be done with it.

Having said that, one time we played in a training top in a Europa league qualifier, looked like right fucking amateur cunts.

[Community Note FC 8,831]

43 minutes ago, Bydo said:

I fucking hate it, but at least it’s something different. 

Starting to get fatigued by the “we will make an orange third tap and make a fortune” attitude that seems to have been around for a few years.

I also hate that we release fourth kits that just never get registered or used (except in friendlies where nobody gives a fuck). See if the team don’t play in it, call it a training top and be done with it.

Having said that, one time we played in a training top in a Europa league qualifier, looked like right fucking amateur cunts.

Weren't the fourth kits used on league duty this season and last?

[SPWF 8,932]

5 minutes ago, Assegai said:

Weren't the fourth kits used on league duty this season and last?

The fourth kits always get used once or twice. The white 150th kit was the only “official” kit that never got used. 

[DietofWorms 2,079]

4 minutes ago, SPWF said:

The fourth kits always get used once or twice. The white 150th kit was the only “official” kit that never got used. 

Did we not wear it against Dundee?

[Bydo 3,455]

12 minutes ago, Assegai said:

Weren't the fourth kits used on league duty this season and last?

The fourth kit didn’t get used in the league at all this season- it was worn once only in the Leverkusen friendly.

5 minutes ago, SPWF said:

The fourth kits always get used once or twice. The white 150th kit was the only “official” kit that never got used. 

Last year the white kit got worn once in the league against Dundee and had sponsors plastered all over it when we were told it wouldn’t.

 

[Community Note FC 8,831]

I was sure the fourth kit got used in a league game this season too.

[SPWF 8,932]

20 minutes ago, Bydo said:

The fourth kit didn’t get used in the league at all this season- it was worn once only in the Leverkusen friendly.

Last year the white kit got worn once in the league against Dundee and had sponsors plastered all over it when we were told it wouldn’t.

 

I’ve not memory of this. I remember we were told we’d wear it, against Aberdeen I think, then the players wore it to warm up because we hadn’t registered it?