News BLK placed under external administration

[Clint Bizkit]

BLK are going about things "business as usual" but their future is not clear.

It's no surprise really given the number of deals they have been doing.

 

[Freshwater]

Many companies trade their way out of insolvency. They may find a way??

 

[The_torpedo]

I will say this - any new BLK jumpers that don't make 2017 will become collectors items

 

[Silent Alarm]

Would be great to see Asics and NB with a second club

St Kilda would look good with Asics.

I wouldn't mind seeing the Tigers go with someone brand new, and I was reading some reference on here to them being with someone brand new in 2018. I'd like to see that sped up for this coming season.

 

[Ice-Wolf]

Many companies trade their way out of insolvency. They may find a way??

Don't you go pouring water on this fire. No one like a party pooper.

 

[TimothyJ23]

BLK are going about things "business as usual" but their future is not clear.

It's no surprise really given the number of deals they have been doing.

How can BLK be going into receivership but be "business as usual".

Have I missed something?

 

[Ice-Wolf]

St Kilda would look good with Asics.

I'd prefer we just go back to ISC. Richmond would look awesome in ISC as well.

 

[TBellicious]

This is a rather exciting turn of events

Hopefully Adelaide go back to Puma

 

[Red Crow]

This is a rather exciting turn of events

Hopefully Adelaide go back to Puma

Can't see that happening. We had a 2+1 deal with them, and they chose not to take up the third year as we weren't making them enough money. Allegedly.

 

[Red Crow]

Slightly OT but this is really annoying timing for me. I'm supposed to be packing up my house to move this week and I've been glued to my computer/twitter for the last hour or so!

 

[Ice-Wolf]

Slightly OT but this is really annoying timing for me. I'm supposed to be packing up my house to move this week and I've been glued to my computer/twitter for the last hour or so!

It's a really exciting time to be alive with all the potential new jumper reveals this might cause.

 

[Groupie_]

St Kilda would look good with Asics.

I wouldn't mind seeing the Tigers go with someone brand new, and I was reading some reference on here to them being with someone brand new in 2018. I'd like to see that sped up for this coming season.

what do u mean brand new

and what was the post

 

[Grandsun]

What i'm hoping if this does happen:
Adelaide: Asics
Brisbane: Coar
Gold Coast: ISC
GWS: Coar
Saints: Asics
Richmond: ISC

 

[Groupie_]

I couldn't handle being with ISC at the same time Essendon is with em. I like the jumpers to be slighlty different

 

[Ice-Wolf]

I couldn't handle being with ISC at the same time Essendon is with em. I like the jumpers to be slighlty different

They will be slightly difference yours will have a Yellow Sash and different sponsors and your clash jumper wont have writing all over it and will have a single black sash on the front.

 

[Klim]

I just sent an email to BLK asking them to confirm or deny this

Yeah because BLK an massive international company will tell a 15 year old that their company is going into receivership

PLEASE dont say this is true... i love BLK

Ties into my post. Unless you are the regulator and will potentially buy them out.
.

 

[Groupie_]

damn paywall

can anyone post the article here ?

 

[Klim]

Also interesting to see if the BLK clubs start to produce in-house gear ala Southampton a few years ago.

 

[fancyscum]

I doubt we will see BLK not be able to supply kit for this season, but if that is the case then I'm really nervous about what that might mean. Clubs will be scrambling just to get some sort of sponsorship deal together and we might end up with guernseys than with BLK. I can imagine the crows with blue collar and cuffs with asics or 'fanged' hoops with adidas.

 

[Heardy_101]

So BLK is going to
*puts on sunglasses*
fade?

YEEEEEEAAAAAHH

 

[Grandsun]

they may just do it for 2017

 

[Heardy_101]

PLEASE dont say this is true... i love BLK

Put the bong down

 

[The Jack Pack]

damn paywall

can anyone post the article here ?

A LEADING Australian apparel company that supplies kit to the Gold Coast Titans, the Brisbane Lions, Gold Coast Suns and a host of other sporting clubs has gone into administration.

The Gold Coast company’s financial plight will have widespread ramifications across the entire Australian sporting landscape.

An extract from the ASIC database reveals World Rugby Specialists, the parent company of BLK Sports who supply training and playing gear to the Lions, Suns, Titans and Queensland Reds, has been placed under external administration.

According to BLK’s website, they sponsor the Adelaide Crows, GWS Giants and Richmond Tigers.

 

[Heardy_101]

I'm talking about the poor Fijian workers who may be out of a job, not the materials expert who couldn't get colours right and the graphic designers that foisted year after year of shit jumper designs on us.

Oh well.

I'm more concerned about Australian jobs

 

[JD Tomahawk]

I just had a terrible thought. Richmond sign with Adidas and run around with 'the tick'