Next seasons kits

[Bentley Bullet]

This kit please....

Still got your original one.?

Yep, still got the one Scawsby Steve gave me.

Sorry about the tam o' shanter being missing. I'll contact Wolfie and tell him he forgot to send it.

Joking apart, selling Tam o'shanters in the club shop could be a right money spinner.

[The Beast]

Got to say I liked the home kit with the white shorts Saturday, looks classy!

[Bentley Bullet]

White shorts look so much better in my opinion.

[knockers]

We were talking about this yesterday,  should change the kit every two seasons. I reckon the same amount of people or more would buy them then, knowing that it's going to be current for more than a year.

Not a lot you can do with hoops anyway

Totally agree with this.

Finding a shirt manufacturer to agree to this would be virtually impossible.

Brentford alternate new home and away shirts as they understand that’s life’s tough on people to buy two new shirts every year so it can’t be that hard to find a supplier that will play ball.

[silent majority]

We were talking about this yesterday,  should change the kit every two seasons. I reckon the same amount of people or more would buy them then, knowing that it's going to be current for more than a year.

Not a lot you can do with hoops anyway

Totally agree with this.

Finding a shirt manufacturer to agree to this would be virtually impossible.

Brentford alternate new home and away shirts as they understand that’s life’s tough on people to buy two new shirts every year so it can’t be that hard to find a supplier that will play ball.

There’s a world of difference between Brentford of the EPL and DRFC of LG1/2. Volume is everything.

[Nudga]

We were talking about this yesterday,  should change the kit every two seasons. I reckon the same amount of people or more would buy them then, knowing that it's going to be current for more than a year.

Not a lot you can do with hoops anyway

Totally agree with this.

Finding a shirt manufacturer to agree to this would be virtually impossible.

Brentford alternate new home and away shirts as they understand that’s life’s tough on people to buy two new shirts every year so it can’t be that hard to find a supplier that will play ball.

There’s a world of difference between Brentford of the EPL and DRFC of LG1/2. Volume is everything.

Surely more kits would be sold over those two seasons?
I stopped buying kits for my lad every season, just found it ridiculous. 

Plus, you'll never get an iconic kit that's only worn for 1 season.

[PDX_Rover]

Yeah. The home shirt really doesn’t need to be changed every year. San Diego Wave kept their home kit the same for the 2025 season - and it’s a cracker.

[keyser_soze]

I think this years kit has been the nicest for some time. The black edging really sets off the hoops, and they look better thinner than last years.

[ravenrover]

I don't like the solid red back

[weststander]

Can I be the first to say African Violet away kit, even though I think it's a terrible idea?

I’ll second that and I think it’s a great idea

[Spud]

I think this years kit has been the nicest for some time. The black edging really sets off the hoops, and they look better thinner than last years.

Agree, I'm always more interested to see what away kit they come up with.

[McCammon egg n chips]

Too late for this year, but it'd be nice if they gave fans a bit more of a say in the kits. We did this for about three/four years and it was great.

Think next season's should look decent with the new sponsor. Red/Blue works well, like the One Call kits.

Hoping we don't change too much, this season's was actually our best kit for year. Incorporate the logo nicely and we'll be onto a winner.

[keyser_soze]

Wasn’t the wobbly hoops chosen by the fans, or maybe the Avec ones further back? Two of my least favourites from the last 15 years or so.

[McCammon egg n chips]

Pretty certain the wavy hoops were not fan designed. This was the kind of selection we used to have:

[DonnyBazR0ver]

We were talking about this yesterday,  should change the kit every two seasons. I reckon the same amount of people or more would buy them then, knowing that it's going to be current for more than a year.

Not a lot you can do with hoops anyway

Totally agree with this.

Finding a shirt manufacturer to agree to this would be virtually impossible.

Brentford alternate new home and away shirts as they understand that’s life’s tough on people to buy two new shirts every year so it can’t be that hard to find a supplier that will play ball.

There’s a world of difference between Brentford of the EPL and DRFC of LG1/2. Volume is everything.

Surely more kits would be sold over those two seasons?
I stopped buying kits for my lad every season, just found it ridiculous. 

Plus, you'll never get an iconic kit that's only worn for 1 season.

I ran a poll on here a few years ago and if memory serves, the two season shirt option came out marginally on top.

My preference would be two seasons as I thought it would put shirts back on the Christmas list etc and more people would buy if they knew it would last longer.

On the flip side there were many who like the idea of a fresh look each season and do make the effort to buy every season.

I suppose if the design isn't to everyone's taste....or we have a bad season (like the near solid red under Wellens etc) you don't want to see it again!

I took the results to the club but they felt more would be sold on an annual basis than every two years. I.e more folk buying twice than once over the same period.

Whether folk feel the same these days would be interesting to hear.

As S_M has indicated though, logistics in supply and replenishment may not be as straight forward as we might think with obviously cheaper costs with higher volumes. There's also other factors like sponsors logos which might change during a two season term.

[German Rover]

We really did end up with the dullest away kit out of that choice. Hopefully we'll get something a bit wild for our travels next season.

[drfchound]

I like the blue away shirt that we have had this season.

[Nudga]

I like the blue away shirt that we have had this season.

I hate it. Can't stand baby blue colours.

[IDM]

The violet with black faded sash was mine.  Would have been paired with black shorts.

Maybe one day.!

[silent majority]

We were talking about this yesterday,  should change the kit every two seasons. I reckon the same amount of people or more would buy them then, knowing that it's going to be current for more than a year.

Not a lot you can do with hoops anyway

Totally agree with this.

Finding a shirt manufacturer to agree to this would be virtually impossible.

Brentford alternate new home and away shirts as they understand that’s life’s tough on people to buy two new shirts every year so it can’t be that hard to find a supplier that will play ball.

There’s a world of difference between Brentford of the EPL and DRFC of LG1/2. Volume is everything.

Surely more kits would be sold over those two seasons?
I stopped buying kits for my lad every season, just found it ridiculous. 

Plus, you'll never get an iconic kit that's only worn for 1 season.

We looked at this a few years ago because the FSF thought it would be a fabulous campaign and would deliver positive financial results for supporters.

It proved to be a complex picture full of prices, stats, and manufacturers and clubs who would have done what we were asking but it was financial suicide in some ways.

But the biggest surprise was those supporters who wanted a new shirt every season! Strange but true.

[River Don]

I always thought the kit design competition was a great way of involving supporters. Some good kits came out of it too.

Even if the manufacturer doesn’t want to relinquish so much control of the design, it’s good to give supporters options and a vote.

[Padge_DRFC]

No new kit this summer would generate nothing. There's the issue.

[Bristol Red Rover]

We were talking about this yesterday,  should change the kit every two seasons. I reckon the same amount of people or more would buy them then, knowing that it's going to be current for more than a year.

Not a lot you can do with hoops anyway

Totally agree with this.

Finding a shirt manufacturer to agree to this would be virtually impossible.

Brentford alternate new home and away shirts as they understand that’s life’s tough on people to buy two new shirts every year so it can’t be that hard to find a supplier that will play ball.

There’s a world of difference between Brentford of the EPL and DRFC of LG1/2. Volume is everything.

More volume sold per kit if alternated every two years. Makes absolute sense all round.

[Bristol Red Rover]

No new kit this summer would generate nothing. There's the issue.

Alternate home and away. And announce that's what you're doing in advance which will up the purchases on each occasion as it effectively increases the value.

[Bristol Red Rover]

We were talking about this yesterday,  should change the kit every two seasons. I reckon the same amount of people or more would buy them then, knowing that it's going to be current for more than a year.

Not a lot you can do with hoops anyway

Totally agree with this.

Finding a shirt manufacturer to agree to this would be virtually impossible.

Brentford alternate new home and away shirts as they understand that’s life’s tough on people to buy two new shirts every year so it can’t be that hard to find a supplier that will play ball.

There’s a world of difference between Brentford of the EPL and DRFC of LG1/2. Volume is everything.

Surely more kits would be sold over those two seasons?
I stopped buying kits for my lad every season, just found it ridiculous. 

Plus, you'll never get an iconic kit that's only worn for 1 season.

We looked at this a few years ago because the FSF thought it would be a fabulous campaign and would deliver positive financial results for supporters.

It proved to be a complex picture full of prices, stats, and manufacturers and clubs who would have done what we were asking but it was financial suicide in some ways.

But the biggest surprise was those supporters who wanted a new shirt every season! Strange but true.

Alternate home and away releases and that's what they get. The thing is, more people don't want that than do. And other items can be sold to keep the "loads a money" and nerdy sets happy.

[Bristol Red Rover]

I like the blue away shirt that we have had this season.

I hate it. Can't stand baby blue colours.

Baby pink then?

[GazLaz]

I can’t imagine what we make from selling shirts is that much in the grand scheme of things.

[Chris Black come back]

Clubs typically get around 10pc of the sale price. At £50 a pop, we sell how many a season? Say 3000. That's £150,000 gross income. Our cut will be £15,000. That's a rounding error even at League Two level.

[glosterred]

Not forgetting that this next season we have a new front of shirt sponsor, so a new kit is inevitable



COYR

[Belle_Vue]

Was there 2 seasons a few years back we changed sponsor but not kit. Want to say ledger mobility era?