Re: 2025 Principal Kit : Sun Sep 08, 2024 1:23 pm  

At least it’s the club colours this time. I don’t know why they thought it was a good idea to play in a Leeds Utd shirt this season.

Re: 2025 Principal Kit : Sun Sep 08, 2024 3:44 pm  

they did in 07 was it? sold well too

Re: 2025 Principal Kit : Sun Sep 08, 2024 5:21 pm  

tad rhino wrote:

they did in 07 was it? sold well too

They’ve had a few deviations away from the traditional blue and amber colours. I’m like you Tad, I follow the rhinos and Leeds Utd, and it’s blue and amber for the Rhinos and all white for Utd in my book. I used to love the Leeds RL away shirt back in the day that was all white with a blue and amber band, very classy, but ultimately a change strip. I know it’s all about income nowadays and to hell with heritage and history, but it pains me when I see us out of our traditional colours. Next season I’ll feel a lot better when they run out in that kit, preferably doing it justice.

Re: 2025 Principal Kit : Sun Sep 08, 2024 6:53 pm  

I agree. blue and amber it should be

Re: 2025 Principal Kit : Tue Sep 10, 2024 10:24 am  

I agree with the association of Rhinos in blue and amber.
But for me the kit is so dreary and outdated.
We complain that the game doesn`t move on and we need to improve the image.
Then we revert to a strip that was used "back in the day"
I know it`s about how we perform on the pitch but we need to step into the now or future rather than the past when promoting the product.

Re: 2025 Principal Kit : Tue Sep 10, 2024 4:27 pm  

chapylad wrote:

I agree with the association of Rhinos in blue and amber.
But for me the kit is so dreary and outdated.
We complain that the game doesn`t move on and we need to improve the image.
Then we revert to a strip that was used "back in the day"
I know it`s about how we perform on the pitch but we need to step into the now or future rather than the past when promoting the product.

If “stepping into the future” is Leeds Rhinos wearing a kit similar to that I played Sunday League football in back in the 80’s then it’s not for me. If the likes of Liverpool and Man Utd can sell millions of shirts across the world every season that are a slight twist on the traditional kit and still with the original colours I don’t see why it’s so difficult for us to create an appealing kit design in blue and amber every 12 months. A massive part of the appeal of clubs like Liverpool and Man Utd is the history and tradition, and that is first and foremost represented in the kits that are easily recognised. Our home kit this year looked like something you’d get from Seacroft Market back in the day. Cheap, tacky and not even our primary club colours.

Re: 2025 Principal Kit : Tue Sep 10, 2024 5:33 pm  

The only real issue i have with the new shirt is that it is just a lazy exact copy of the 2005 shirt except poorer quality.

If it was a ‘heritage or retro ‘ shirt then fine.

As noted above it really wouldn’t be that difficult to come up with a new design every year but keep the actual core brand and primary colours of the Rhinos.

In fact most sports clubs manage it, including some SL clubs like Saints, Hull FC and Wigan.

Re: 2025 Principal Kit : Wed Sep 11, 2024 7:25 pm  

christopher wrote:

The only real issue i have with the new shirt is that it is just a lazy exact copy of the 2005 shirt except poorer quality.

If it was a ‘heritage or retro ‘ shirt then fine.

As noted above it really wouldn’t be that difficult to come up with a new design every year but keep the actual core brand and primary colours of the Rhinos.

In fact most sports clubs manage it, including some SL clubs like Saints, Hull FC and Wigan.

Spot on.
Stick with the Blue/Amber but jazz it up a bit.

Re: 2025 Principal Kit : Sun Sep 15, 2024 6:06 pm  

Simple job wasn’t it. Won’t sell many unless they put better players in it.