03 Feb 2016 19:07:47
with rumours of a kit deal with American sportswear company Under Armour being agreed for next season, I read this is in order to increase our recognition in America. I personally am looking forward to having a unique kit as UA do not do templates for top division teams.

please could someone point out any other positives coming out of this kit deal which will benefit the saints?

1.) 03 Feb 2016
03 Feb 2016 20:20:50
It's easy to underestimate the size of the under armour brand since it's only really been mainstream over here for a few years, but it's huge out in america, similar to nike and adidas

We'd be one of the biggest footballing teams they work with, so I'd imagine they'd put a lot of work in and they already do a decent job of promoting the teams they work with.


In other kit news, someone posted what was supposedly a genuine leak of the kits last night, if I can find the pictures again I'll post them

Home shirt is mostly red w/ white stripes and black trim, the white stripes fade in an arrow sort of shape. Shorts are black with a half white, half red side stripe. White socks with a thin red and black band around the top

Away shirt is mostly royal blue with yellow sleeves. Yellow shorts with horizontal blue stripes down the side. Yellow socks

No sponsor yet as the club hasn't confirmed one, but the kits look really nice if they are definitely real.

2.) 04 Feb 2016
04 Feb 2016 02:06:55
The rumored 5 year £40M deal is another positive

3.) 05 Feb 2016
05 Feb 2016 13:08:13
Yes - read the bit above about the USA Coaching camps - then add that to Under Armour branding - they are bigger than Adidas in the USA - now valued at about $25 billion - then put two and two together and that's the marketing strategy for Saints. They feel - rightly - that soccer (sic) is hugely under-rated in the USA and want to build the brand in that market.

Next premier package could well go in part to a web TV bidder - why not apple or amazon or google - bringing the content through their platforms?

With the break up of FIFA / reset button - the USA will have a bigger say in World Cup locations - I bet the house they host one of the next two slots that come up rather than the Cook Islands, or Bhutan or wherever Seb Blatter was going to sell the next ones into.

FU2.