10 Jul 2015 16:17:02
I just get the feeling that Adidas have got more to do with the lack of Stella signings than first meets the eye. If they are coming up with the money they don't want them to be photographed wearing another brand. I expect big things when we change strips

1.) 10 Jul 2015
10 Jul 2015 16:38:25
Its something to think about yes. But why would they ruin pre season and getting used to each other for that?
Last season everyone saw what happened with no real pre season with regards to signings. Look at the first game against swansea a few of them either got shipped out or didn't play much part all season.

2.) 10 Jul 2015
10 Jul 2015 16:42:50
Yeah a few of us have been saying this over the past few weeks. 1st of August apparently is when it all changes, hardly a good pre-season and not in the interests of Adidas or us. How many people do they think are bothered about these press conferences?!

How ill-informed is LVG if this is the case as well, I'd be going nuts if I were him.

Have them wearing non-descript tops for the conferences if it's that important, they will be wearing Adidas every game they play which is when people watch and the shirts people will buy. Too much credence given to this whole malarkey, pathetic Diva type attitude ruining the game and wrecking our pre-season.

3.) 10 Jul 2015
10 Jul 2015 17:09:55
If that was the case we wouldn't have announced depay or potentially announce darmian, I don't think it matters whatsoever. that's almost like saying now that you've signed for UTD you can only wear adidas boots while you play here.

I'm sure adidas were well aware that signing on August 1st could mean potential signings might wear the Nike gear.

I'd be more disappointed with whoever thought it was a good idea to let nikes deal run till August 1st.

4.) 10 Jul 2015
10 Jul 2015 17:23:12
If LVG demanded and got changes to our American tour I hardly see him standing for something like this

5.) 10 Jul 2015
10 Jul 2015 18:36:03
Maybe it was a compromise Bilko!
Can't see us waiting on purpose though.

6.) 10 Jul 2015
10 Jul 2015 19:02:41
Could be Brendan but hard to see him compromising over something like that .

7.) 10 Jul 2015
10 Jul 2015 19:57:43
Do Stella signings have to come from Belgium ?

8.) 10 Jul 2015
10 Jul 2015 20:03:52
Stella signings is that Stella Artois or Stella Cox or Stella McCartney???

9.) 10 Jul 2015
10 Jul 2015 20:40:24
It would seem strange but I guess when your pumping in £700 million u may have a few demands. I'd imagine if that was the case they would just want the stellar signing done after 1st of August

10.) 10 Jul 2015
10 Jul 2015 20:40:52
Will you be buying a new strip Kloot? I thought you hated the replica shirts?

Also I don't buy into this rumour that Adidas don't want us to to sign a player as they won't be displayed in their kit if they sign now. Surely the club would rather ensure they have a signing rather than wait 3 weeks and potentially lose out on them? For example if 2 or 3 teams are in for a player and we want to wait 3 weeks because of a kit deal, it's unlikely we'd sign that player IMO because they'd say clearly you aren't that desperate to sign me?

Also aren't we playing in the USA in our kit from last season? Our whole squad will be wearing that if we are. In that case surely there's more publicity showing our old kit because we have 4 games being covered as well as thousands of fans watching us than the publicity for a player such as Schneiderlin being signed?

11.) 11 Jul 2015
11 Jul 2015 05:27:41
I think it's hilarious that people actually believe we're waiting to change strips to unveil players when we just today revealed Memphis Depay holding the current Nike kit.