News BLK placed under external administration

[Ice-Wolf]

'We want to be the next Nike or Adidas' - sportswear brand



http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/business/business-news/we-want-next-nike-adidas-11340880

They're already the next Adidas in that they do their own thing bugger the clients branding.

 

[Jack Stevens]

A club source on the Saints board said that this is going to hit us pretty hard financially. We'd obviously been shopping around for a better deal and landed on BLK, knocking back other companies. Now, though, we'll be scrambling to get a new deal done for 2017, which companies will take advantage of and offer us unders.

I think that what we might see is us wearing BLK until we can reach a reasonable agreement with another brand. Does that mean we wear BLK for the pre-season and then switch before the season? Does that mean we wear BLK for a few rounds and then wear something completely different? Who knows. The only item that's been sold to the general public so far has been the home jumper.

I'd love to see us in Asics or New Balance. Puma and Adidas would be cool but probably a long shot. Just please, for the love of god not COAR.

 

[Ice-Wolf]

I'd love to see us in Asics or New Balance. Puma and Adidas would be cool but probably a long shot. Just please, for the love of god not COAR.

Just crawl back to ISC they already have everything set up to do our gear.

 

[Groupie_]

Bloke on the Tiges board saying a mate that works at Adidas told him Richmond to Puma is 90% done

 

[smasha]

Bloke on the Tiges board saying a mate that works at Adidas told him Richmond to Puma is 90% done

Bloody beauty.

 

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Bloke on the Tiges board saying a mate that works at Adidas told him Richmond to Puma is 90% done

Yeah, they've been going hammer & tong for the last 18 hours or so. I've been shown some designs already.

 

[Capitano_Cotch]

Yeah, they've been going hammer & tong for the last 18 hours or so. I've been shown some designs already.

Really?

 

[offtherails9]

You'd be loving life if the Tiges actually get Puma. Seriously elite gear that they make. Also pretty exciting that a kinda big name brand is back in the business.

Have a look at the black on these guernseys - quite nice

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[Groupie_]

Yeah, they've been going hammer & tong for the last 18 hours or so. I've been shown some designs already.

post em

would love a pm

 

[Noctorniquet]

If that is true that will be massive for the Tigers, I love what Puma do with West Coast, their colours are deep and vibrant and the Black's are far better than any OLED TV so David Warner can get stuffed also.

 

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post em

would love a pm

 

[Mero]

Bloke on the Tiges board saying a mate that works at Adidas told him Richmond to Puma is 90% done

I'd like to see how they manage those two stripes down the back and where they cross the Richmond sash.
Maybe they could do them like they've done the wings for 2016.

 

[Groupie_]

haha Ive got one of those lol

 

[Groupie_]

I'd like to see how they manage those two stripes down the back and where they cross the Richmond sash.
Maybe they could do them like they've done the wings for 2016.

I'm praying for no sash on the back and the return of yellow numbers . wouldnt that be something

Also I hope the sash on the front is as thin and curved as the BLK one. That's about the only good thing that BLK did with our guernsey

 

[undefined]

haha Ive got one of those lol

Interesting that the AFL are reverting to the pre-Millenium logo.

 

[Roo Beauty]

Interesting that the AFL are reverting to the pre-Millenium logo.

Trolololol.

 

[Gibbsy]

My old BLK account manager that left them 12-18 months ago sent me an email for his new mob, Zoo Sports at 5pm yesterday.

I think he's had that email ready to go for awhile now!

I must say I had a bit of a laugh reading the Facebook comments on the BLK article that the AFL posted. Every second bloke on there is promoting his own manufacturing business! It's crazy how many there are at the local level, which makes you wonder why BLK, ISC and to a lesser extent Puma even feel the need to get involved.

 

[Capitano_Cotch]

Interesting that the AFL are reverting to the pre-Millenium logo.

Damn.

 

[undefined]

Seriously though, I can't stand BLK as the Lions' manufacturer - absolutely any other company would be a better option from my point of view.

 

[El_Scorcho]

I haven't loved Puma at West Coast or anywhere else, but that could stem from decisions made by WCE and not Puma themselves, but there have been several poor design issues in the past from them.

About 400 times better than BLK though, and the colours will be deep and vibrant. That's one thing they absolutely nail on WCE kits.

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[undefined]

Puma are incredibly overrated. Obviously that's the Arsenal in me talking.

 

[Mr Eagle]

Puma's off-field gear is ...uninspired, design-wise. But their jumpers are comfy and they have implemented our now-excellent design very well.

 

[Speedie41]

Puma are incredibly overrated. Obviously that's the Arsenal in me talking.

When Dortmund have the best Yellow and Black kit going around they can't be that overrated.

 

[Freight Train]

Puma's off-field gear is ...uninspired, design-wise. But their jumpers are comfy and they have implemented our now-excellent design very well.

Uninspired isn't really the worst thing for offfield gear. Beats the "inspired" crap that some clubs bring out.

 

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When Dortmund have the best Yellow and Black kit going around they can't be that overrated.

Never noticed how off-colour their socks are?