Paid Members Carbomb Posted August 8, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted August 8, 2023 3 hours ago, gmoney said: Something about it feels like a Liverpool kit, and I can't explain why. Think it's the similarity to the old Liverpool away design, and also that particular shade of red - United kits tend to be in the brighter shades more often, whilst Liverpool sometimes ventured into the slightly darker shades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Healys Chutney Spoon Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 (edited) https://www.thekitman.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/img_2479-1024x1536.jpg Very sexy kit from Odense Boldklub Edited August 13, 2023 by Big'Olympic_Hero'Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jesse Posted August 13, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted August 13, 2023 Pretty sure I bought that t-shirt from Fleetwood Market when I was 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted August 17, 2023 Author Share Posted August 17, 2023 8 hours ago, Fog Dude said: Did that have anything to do with this though? WHO DID IT FIRST EH??? Forever in our shadow. This was when it was decided that Holsten couldn't be displayed on youth shirts* and extended to the youth teams, so Sega was on them, randomly. There can only be around 30 of these in existence, meaning they are incredibly rare. *For a short while, Holsten WAS on youth shirts for the start of a season and I was bought one before they were taken off sale, but obviously I no longer have it ffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fog Dude Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 8 hours ago, SuperBacon said: This was when it was decided that Holsten couldn't be displayed on youth shirts* and extended to the youth teams, so Sega was on them, randomly. There can only be around 30 of these in existence, meaning they are incredibly rare. That's a great story, a brilliant idea of what to do when the main sponsor isn't allowed to be advertised to kids, and those shirts look utterly gorgeous. Having said all that, I reckon nobody wore the name of a console manufacturer on their chest better than Batigol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TildeGuy~! Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 I remember when I was gonna start kit collecting, I began with that exact Fiorentina shirt with Batistuta on the back and then realised my bank account would be fucked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted August 18, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted August 18, 2023 Now that I see that pic, I'm wondering why Nintendo have never sponsored anyone in the PL. Or have they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted August 18, 2023 Author Share Posted August 18, 2023 13 minutes ago, Carbomb said: Now that I see that pic, I'm wondering why Nintendo have never sponsored anyone in the PL. Or have they? Pretty certain they have not. Sega, Dreamcast, Amiga/Commodore the only ones I am aware of. Console wise anyway, plenty of actual computer sponsors. The story of the Super Mario/Fiorentina shirts is well worth sharing as always. https://www.gentlemanultra.com/2020/12/11/fiorentina-and-super-mario-the-truth-on-one-of-footballs-most-mythical-shirts/ Truly, the shirt nonce grail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 The best Sega kits were the legendary JEF United Chiba kits from the 90's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted August 18, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted August 18, 2023 The decision Sega made to put "Dreamcast" instead of "Sega" on the shirts has always mystified me. From what I understand of the reports at the time, a lot of people just didn't understand what it was, and that it was connected to Sega (I mean, I do find it odd that gamers wouldn't try to find out, but this is apparently the received wisdom of the time); it was indicative of Sega's poor marketing policy, that eventually led to them having to leave the console market and just become a software house. A massive shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members gmoney Posted August 18, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted August 18, 2023 Hmm, not sure I buy that. The Playstation was marketed everywhere as such, not "Sony". And their TV ads could be abstract in the extreme. Dreamcast failed for a number of reasons, that might have had something to so with it, but I'm not sure it was a main one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted August 18, 2023 Author Share Posted August 18, 2023 So Arsenal killed Sega? Makes sense. Another reason to hate them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted August 18, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted August 18, 2023 1 hour ago, gmoney said: Hmm, not sure I buy that. The Playstation was marketed everywhere as such, not "Sony". And their TV ads could be abstract in the extreme. Dreamcast failed for a number of reasons, that might have had something to so with it, but I'm not sure it was a main one. Yeh, but Sony by that point had been so successful with the first Playstation, they had that luxury. The Dreamcast, on the other hand, was a new brand, not to mention Sega were coming off a flop in the Saturn. From what I was given to understand (but I also accept I may have misunderstood), Sega were keen to distance themselves from the Saturn, and they thought people might not be on board with their new console if they thought it was the "Sega" Dreamcast, in the same vein as the "Sega" Saturn. BTW, not saying this was a main reason, but more that the commentary was that it was indicative of their overall marketing policy that led to their downfall at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted August 19, 2023 Author Share Posted August 19, 2023 Cheddar AFC committing to their name here. I love a shit shirt but that is horrendous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted August 19, 2023 Paid Members Share Posted August 19, 2023 On 8/18/2023 at 3:28 PM, Carbomb said: Yeh, but Sony by that point had been so successful with the first Playstation, they had that luxury. The Dreamcast, on the other hand, was a new brand, not to mention Sega were coming off a flop in the Saturn. From what I was given to understand (but I also accept I may have misunderstood), Sega were keen to distance themselves from the Saturn, and they thought people might not be on board with their new console if they thought it was the "Sega" Dreamcast, in the same vein as the "Sega" Saturn. BTW, not saying this was a main reason, but more that the commentary was that it was indicative of their overall marketing policy that led to their downfall at the time. Sega rushed Dreamcast out to try and steal a march on the PS2, and failed to properly implement copy protection, and since the majority of a console's money is initially made on software sales they struggled. Plus the PS2 had a DVD player built in, and had a comparable price to some DVD players at the time, hence it became the biggest selling console of all time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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