Leinster Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread X: [****]

[Deleted User]

Ha. Noulder's one is quite baggy!

arsebiscuits1

awec wrote: »

It upsets my OCD how the 4 stars on the blue one appear to be off-centre.

I've had discussions about it.

It seems all the graphics online imitate the chest contour so they look quite off centre.

The first star is bang in line with the beginning of the L.

Still, technically not centred, but it isn't just randomly placed as I've seen some tweets allude to

Peregrine

arsebiscuits1 wrote: »

I've had discussions about it.

It seems all the graphics online imitate the chest contour so they look quite off centre.

The first star is bang in line with the beginning of the L.

Still, technically not centred, but it isn't just randomly placed as I've seen some tweets allude to

A fifth star would balance it out nicely.

awec

arsebiscuits1 wrote: »

I've had discussions about it.

It seems all the graphics online imitate the chest contour so they look quite off centre.

The first star is bang in line with the beginning of the L.

Still, technically not centred, but it isn't just randomly placed as I've seen some tweets allude to

In the images above it looks pretty much off centre. The star on the left has obviously been added after the fact.

Noopti

I like them both. Adidas were never going to come out with anything very different for their first jerseys I would suggest. It was always going to be simple, but non-divisive.

Also much prefer having a simple jersey like this to some of the slightly crazier ones of recent times.

I expect that the next jersey may be a little more creative though.

kmart6

awec wrote: »

In the images above it looks pretty much off centre. The star on the left has obviously been added after the fact.

This is what happened, common enough knowledge and Leinster have acknowledged it in the press release.

arsebiscuits1

kmart6 wrote: »

This is what happened, common enough knowledge and Leinster have acknowledged it in the press release.

So there was.

Now credit must also go to the team at adidas for getting the fourth star added above the Leinster crest in time for the launch of these new jerseys.

I know there is a lot more than meets the eye of kit design and I imagine it takes a lot of time and planning.

But surely they would have provisioned for potentially being 4 stars on it?! We were favourites for the trophy in January so they'd have had 8 months to plan it

kmart6

So what, because Leinster were favourites 4 months before a winner would be crowned Adidas should have started producing the kit with 4 stars then? They didn't have 8 months to plan, they had 88 days from the day of the final to launch day today.

Kit manufacturing which includes some element of acknowledgement of competitions one is always a risk and is part of the business. If Leinster were to win a 5th the same issue will arise again, may just be easier to balance 5 stars.

[Deleted User]

I don't really like the stripey effect on the home jersey. Looks like its ran in the wash.

Rigor Mortis

awec wrote: »

It upsets my OCD how the 4 stars on the blue one appear to be off-centre.

It's like the unfinished pyramid on top of the dollar bill. There is room for a fifth star.

arsebiscuits1

kmart6 wrote: »

So what, because Leinster were favourites 4 months before a winner would be crowned Adidas should have started producing the kit with 4 stars then? They didn't have 8 months to plan, they had 88 days from the day of the final to launch day today.

Kit manufacturing which includes some element of acknowledgement of competitions one is always a risk and is part of the business. If Leinster were to win a 5th the same issue will arise again, may just be easier to balance 5 stars.

Not producing. Planning.

Contingency is a pretty common concept...

Peregrine

https://www.instagram.com/p/BmNobu8jhf-/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=15w6qn6khd4ov

They physically put them on :eek:

irishbucsfan

Stupid Adidas and Leinster, sure what do they know about tendering for/production of jerseys! Why can't they just do the obviously very easy right thing!

Squatter

kmart6 wrote: »

If Leinster were to win a 5th the same issue will arise again, may just be easier to balance 5 stars.

Or maybe just get rid of them altogether! For me it's nothing more than rugby dick waving (cleverly dreamed up by the marketing gurus); indeed it's not all that different from a stud bragging about the number of notches on his bedpost.

What matters to any real rugby supporter is the next game and the current season - not what happened in any previous season; our memories exist to tell us about that.

As an aside - I can imagine how we'd react to the idea of an England Rugby jersey displaying 13 stars (the number of times that they've won the Grand Slam) - or just imagine a Welsh jersey with 11 little dragons (or leeks!) on it!

Not for me, thanks. We're playing the Blues in Cardiff in about three weeks' time and that's the game I'm interested in.

GavMan

Green looks great in this vid and the other ones on the gram of the players putting on the jerseys.

2 thumbs up. Will prob buy all 3

kmart6

arsebiscuits1 wrote: »

Not producing. Planning.

Contingency is a pretty common concept...

How would you see contingency working here then? If anything they did have a contingency plan and that's what they've done now, left enough time to apply the 4th star to each one before the season started.

Squatter wrote: »

Or maybe just get rid of them altogether!

Agree

Vince135792003

Hi everyone,

I am a new season ticket holder. I was just wondering when do you receive it after paying? Thanks.

GavMan

Vince135792003 wrote: »

Hi everyone,

I am a new season ticket holder. I was just wondering when do you receive it after paying? Thanks.

Haven't had one in years but it generally used to be just before the first preseason home game. Once or twice it was after that and they had to send paper tickets for the pre season game(s)

[Deleted User]

Peregrine wrote: »

https://www.instagram.com/p/BmNobu8jhf-/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=15w6qn6khd4ov

They physically put them on :eek:

Ridiculous. Canterbury always managed to get the additional star stitched on in time for launch. This is very much a case of Adidas producing something late last year or early this year in bulk.

I'm disappointed that it has taken this long to launch and release and still have no date for delivery.

awec

Yea you should ditch the stars. It's a needy concept.

Buer

awec wrote: »

Yea you should ditch the stars. It's a needy concept.

You're a needy concept.

iamjenko

awec wrote: »

It upsets my OCD how the 4 stars on the blue one appear to be off-centre.

It'll be grand with the 5th star on there this time next year..:D

stephen_n

Peregrine wrote: »

https://www.instagram.com/p/BmNobu8jhf-/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=15w6qn6khd4ov

They physically put them on :eek:

They’re only heat sealed on, not screen printed :eek: that’s f@*ing ridiculous for €75 a pop.

awec

They'll look well after a few goes through the washing machine.

bennyl10

Squatter wrote: »

Or maybe just get rid of them altogether! For me it's nothing more than rugby dick waving (cleverly dreamed up by the marketing gurus); indeed it's not all that different from a stud bragging about the number of notches on his bedpost.

What matters to any real rugby supporter is the next game and the current season - not what happened in any previous season; our memories exist to tell us about that.

As an aside - I can imagine how we'd react to the idea of an England Rugby jersey displaying 13 stars (the number of times that they've won the Grand Slam) - or just imagine a Welsh jersey with 11 little dragons (or leeks!) on it!

Not for me, thanks. We're playing the Blues in Cardiff in about three weeks' time and that's the game I'm interested in.

this. The Stars have always looked a little silly, especially when Leinster are the only team who bother.

[Deleted User]

bennyl10 wrote: »

this. The Stars have always looked a little silly, especially when Leinster are the only team who bother.

Best not look up Saracens, Toulon and Toulouse on the internet then :rolleyes:

Podge_irl

bennyl10 wrote: »

this. The Stars have always looked a little silly, especially when Leinster are the only team who bother.

They're not

bennyl10

Deleted User wrote: »

Best not look up Saracens, Toulon and Toulouse on the internet then :rolleyes:

my apologies,
also leicester, munster ,wasps, ulster, bath the list is a lot longer of teams who don't feel the need..

Never liked the start thing myself,
some love it I'm sure.

salmocab

Munster have had 2 stars on jerseys in the past I’m pretty sure

Podge_irl

bennyl10 wrote: »

my apologies,
also leicester, munster ,wasps, ulster, bath the list is a lot longer of teams who don't feel the need..

Never liked the start thing myself,
some love it I'm sure.

Bath do have one.

Might start looking silly when we get to 8 or 9 though I'll grant you.