Umbro

Would not want a site like this:

Edited by Camquin - 05 May 2020 at 22:47

Sweeney Delenda Est

I saw some pictures of potential designs yesterday.

I quite like them!

Loo fighters wrote:

WTF are the RFU thinking. Four year deal with THE football kit supplier. Give me strength. ££££££

Worth taking a look at the firms history LF - small co founded in Wilmslow

In the 20's and although originally football orientated went on to supply a range of sporting and leisure goods including Scout/Guide uniforms. I lived in Wilmslow during the period 48 -70 and my mother worked as a secretary for one of the Humphrey family. Shes still alive at 96 and will be excited that Umrbro have the contract and no doubt looking forward to the team wearing the new design.

Original factory was in the centre of Wilmslow near what is now the Aston Martin dealership.

Good luck to Umbro - a great traditional British brand. Any other suggestion just smacks of the snobbery so many other sports think applies to rugby union.

Neasham wrote:

Good luck to Umbro - a great traditional British brand. Any other suggestion just smacks of the snobbery so many other sports think applies to rugby union.

As a long standing company, I'm sure Umbro will be able to provide the bpnecessary quality of kit.

They are an English company so good luck to them

RAID ON

Loo fighters wrote:

PiffPaff wrote:

LF, again your impetuous nature gets the better of you. Smile

https://twitter.com/lancashirerugby/status/1258035502378299397

Not at all pp, just my opinion. A lot of dirty water passed under the bridge since then staining a brand as mentioned earlier. Also, I'd be interested to see how many replica shirts are sold, which is the main reason. I'd suggest it won't be as many as if it was a rugby brand.

Guys in the current C19 market it may be a very difficult market one which Canterbury and other major rugby suppliers would be happy to walk away

...and if it was Adidas? Nike? ...hardly rugby brands either. "Buy British!" HUZZAH!!

Bigmal wrote:

I suggest you look up who owns all or part of Umbro now chaps - as with all simikar companies things have moved on apace since it was established.

You may be correct, after all virtually all companies in this country are owned by foreign interests.

One thing the virus should have taught us is - Don't rely on getting everything from abroad, for several reasons

1 you have no control over supply (China in lockdown)
2 quality isn't assured (gowns from Turkey)
3 puts people out of work

Brexit and Corona virus give the country a chance to reset - remember the slogan. 'Buy British'

RAID ON

Loo fighters wrote:

WTF are the RFU thinking. Four year deal with THE football kit supplier. Give me strength. ££££££

RFU and thinking. It's an interesting concept.

Loo fighters wrote:

Bristol now aboard the good ship umbro.

On the Waterloo website are some links to old programmes including the North v Australia at the ground in 1984 - UMBRO have a page advertisement …

https://firwoodwaterloorfc.rfu.club/Media/FirwoodWaterlooRFC/Club%20House/Northern%20Division%20v%20Australia%2028.11.84.pdf

hope the link works, not done this before on this site ...