Club merch and shop

Gingermoods

I'm guessing @LeftSider won't like the away kit, going by the booing I was subjected to at Forest Green.

brinyhoof

Those Truck Fest kits look good and another excellent tie-in from the new marketing fella.

JonnyBiscuits

Ahem...

https://twitter.com/jonnybiscuits/status/1534517730556186625

JamSebRob

I think the home and away shirts are a steady 6/10. I think we've done a long period of retro callbacks, and now we should be focusing on some innovation in shirt design and looking to the future. I'm still disappointed we didn't see a Headington Shark inspired keeper shirt...

Also, the BG is not ideal. Yes it's just a sponsor but it makes such a difference to the look and feel of a shirt! It's overly dominating, and means nothing to anyone (probably even to the 8 people in Southeast Asia who may see it, who may go on to purchase some glazing). Most people will probably assume it's British Gas having a lazy rebrand.... Sounds cynical, but it represents a flex from the owners, where there are probably better commercial opportunities and partnerships there for the club to explore. That said, it's no Beanie Babies or an evil betting enterprise!

Unipart for the Win

JonnyBiscuits

Always just assumed the BG deal was just a Man City style way of playing the FFP rules. IE because the owners are not allowed to just throw money at the playing budget, it provides a probably legitimate cover to increase revenue beyond what we might normally get and therefore the available pot for player wages.

brinyhoof

I assumed that too, JB. They don't even operate in the UK as far as I know and apart from Oxford supporters, no one would have a clue who they are. Put BG in to Google and you can't find them.

TrevorAylottsHeadband

It's not clear what the actual link is between BG and the current owners, although the family are also owners of Singha beer who have also been sponsors. So, on the face of it, it doesn't seem to be the same as the Man City situation where there is a clear connection between sponsors and owners. I agree that it is strange that a company with no apparent UK operations should want to invest so prominently in a 3rd tier English team though.

brinyhoof

Replica kits aside, hard to imagine there is a team with worse 'leisurewear' than our club shop has to offer. The new t-shirts look like they were designed on a Commodore 64. By a toddler.

JonnyBiscuits

I made some myself in 10 minutes on Adobe Express.

brinyhoof

..taking approx 7 minutes longer than OUFC's designer.

TimWalker

I still wear one of yours @JonnyBiscuits

Gingermoods

TimWalker Andy's is displayed in the downstairs bog.

TimWalker

Gingermoods seems appropriate

daleoufc89

Thoughts on the new/old/retro/redesigned/already seen away kit? I don't mind it

daleoufc89

Thoughts on the new/old/retro/redesigned/already seen away kit? I don't mind it

Gingermoods

daleoufc89 I like it, it feels like we've only recently revisited this one, but it is one of my favourite kits, so I don't mind too much. Not keen on the big red patch on the back though, probably good if you are getting a name and a number, but not everyone will want to do that.

TimWalker

daleoufc89 I like it, but think I like the blue one which none of us have yet seen better

JonnyBiscuits

TimWalker It's framed too.

Gingermoods

I liked it at first but by the 36th club tweet about it I'd grown to hate it.

Gingermoods

If anyone is still on Facebook it's worth reading the comments about the away kit on the club's page. They are FUMING about the colour and seemingly none of them have noticed that we have had red kits many times since the 60s.

« Previous Page Next Page »