👕 Chelsea Kits Thread

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Well now that I see Nike struck deal with Barca for unbelievable 150m per year, it leaves us quite behind. 

And where is that guy who was saying that top clubs always get top sponsors? And if you have like UA or unknown sponsor your not big club? Barca made deal with Rakuten (never heard of them before). So yeah its all about money. 

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Why did we cut the deal with adidas this year and not wait for end of contract?

If Nike is giving us 60m per year, but we will have to pay adidas compensation of 40m, this means we would only get 20m actual income of that Nike deal in first year (under adidas we got 30m per year). 

Unless the expenses for adidas compensation are seperated and therefore, not connected to new nike deal. 

[Belgiannutt 3,201]

9 minutes ago, BlueLyon said:

Why did we cut the deal with adidas this year and not wait for end of contract?

If Nike is giving us 60m per year, but we will have to pay adidas compensation of 40m, this means we would only get 20m actual income of that Nike deal in first year (under adidas we got 30m per year). 

Unless the expenses for adidas compensation are seperated and therefore, not connected to new nike deal. 

The adidas deal would have lasted till 2023 so it was more profitable to end it immediately and sign a better deal with Nike. 

[BlueLyon 9,359]

1 hour ago, Belgiannutt said:

The adidas deal would have lasted till 2023 so it was more profitable to end it immediately and sign a better deal with Nike. 

Oh I see I thought we had Adidas only until 2018 for some reason. But I remember now we signed 10 year deal back in 2013. 

That strikes me why did we sign for 15 years with Nike tho? Its clear that in 5-10 years, 60m per year will become "small" amount and then we will need to do same we did with adidas this year.

Right now we have brilliant deal, but Barca signed for 100m p.y., while Madrid, Bayern, etc will soon follow I think.

[kmk108 1,186]

3 hours ago, BlueLyon said:

Oh I see I thought we had Adidas only until 2018 for some reason. But I remember now we signed 10 year deal back in 2013. 

That strikes me why did we sign for 15 years with Nike tho? Its clear that in 5-10 years, 60m per year will become "small" amount and then we will need to do same we did with adidas this year.

Right now we have brilliant deal, but Barca signed for 100m p.y., while Madrid, Bayern, etc will soon follow I think.

I don't think we're quite to that level yet, but perhaps we can renegotiate a few years into the contract.

[Juguard 4]

I'm going to hate how Chelsea will look in Nike.  Don't like Nike, love Adidas, but money is money.  Lets hope they keep the kits the same color, none of this BS darker color sleeves and shoulders.

[Henrique 9,133]

Im the only one who thinks the current blue kit is a classic one? If not for the little lions, probably the best kit Adidas produced for us. I wasnt a big fan when it was revealed, but I really loved the stripes in the sides instead of shoulders, and the full kit look really great.

[Henrique 9,133]

On 22/12/2016 at 9:22 PM, Juguard said:

I'm going to hate how Chelsea will look in Nike.  Don't like Nike, love Adidas, but money is money.  Lets hope they keep the kits the same color, none of this BS darker color sleeves and shoulders.

Nike improved a lot in past years in their designs an adopted a nononsensical approach. Just compare the outrageous designs of 2010 World Cups witht he ones in last year's Euro.

[kmk108 1,186]

On 1/14/2017 at 1:59 PM, Henrique said:

Im the only one who thinks the current blue kit is a classic one? If not for the little lions, probably the best kit Adidas produced for us. I wasnt a big fan when it was revealed, but I really loved the stripes in the sides instead of shoulders, and the full kit look really great.

 

 

 

I agree, and the lion print will probably be something people remember fondly in a few decades. Right now though, it ruined the shirt. Not on the pitch (you can't really see them) but fans wearing them.

[the wes 7,212]

[TheIceMan 596]

The white one looks fucking dope!!!

[Special Juan 27,421]

Talking of kits, the black Napoli one they wore last night in long sleeve is a wonderful football shirt.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

3 hours ago, Special Juan said:

Talking of kits, the black Napoli one they wore last night in long sleeve is a wonderful football shirt.

Sponsor apart is as simple and plain as it gets. I love such designs without any nonsense.

But if we had such kits every year, people would call them boring, plain, same as previous year, etc 

[kmk108 1,186]

2 hours ago, BlueLyon said:

Sponsor apart is as simple and plain as it gets. I love such designs without any nonsense.

But if we had such kits every year, people would call them boring, plain, same as previous year, etc 

Yeah, their sponsors really kill their kits. For how much hate Yokohama gets, I still think it's one of the better looking sponsors out there.

[manpe 10,861]

18 hours ago, BlueLyon said:

But if we had such kits every year, people would call them boring, plain, same as previous year, etc 

I don't see anything wrong with that, people are just so stuck in their consumerism. The only point to making different kits every year is to sell them to people who want the latest and greatest. I wouldn't mind having the same perfectly designed kit for several years.

[BoyBlue96 990]

Nike is fucking lazy in design nowadays.

[Unionjack 7,531]

2 hours ago, manpe said:

I don't see anything wrong with that, people are just so stuck in their consumerism. The only point to making different kits every year is to sell them to people who want the latest and greatest. I wouldn't mind having the same perfectly designed kit for several years.

Me too but do you honestly think we could get even a majority to agree on which would be that design.

That white concept away shirts nice. Love our badge on it.

I like a plain shirt with small accents The Yokohama logo isnt all that bad of a designe if it was just smaller, But I suppose the sponser wouldn't like that. Least theyres no skid marks or tyre print stripes.

Looking forward to seeing our 1st Nike tho. Will have to cut my Adidas trainers from my dead feet tho! Got a few pairs lol

[BlueLyon 9,359]

2 hours ago, manpe said:

I don't see anything wrong with that, people are just so stuck in their consumerism. The only point to making different kits every year is to sell them to people who want the latest and greatest. I wouldn't mind having the same perfectly designed kit for several years.

Our kits from past few years were very decent, but people still talked they are always the same and too similar, nothing new...