Phoenix kit - The Turquoise and Teal Thread

Fully understand the reason why they do the whole kit thing. But still is friggen annoying that one of the things about supporting your team is that you know what your home kit is and you wear that to home games. 
But no we have taken that away from the fans and sometimes the club just dosnt seem to understand fans.  

Thought this is better posted in here than in the WU game thread: perhaps an off the wall POV here….. Dome has explained the mixed use of black and gold kit because of sponsorship commitments black for Oppo and Spark for yellow. I made the comment that the club should simply have 4 kits with sponsors on each colour. Critics rejected that because of cost (which I think is a pisspoor excuse). So how much in terms of dollars, reputation etc did the kit mix up cost this week? Perhaps WU has a fair degree of fault because they didn’t bring a second kit on the plane (extra baggage cost lol) but I’m certain when packing their bags they didn’t say “fudge it, lets throw a spanner in the works and only bring the kit that clashes with the Phoenix”. They obviously have no idea what kit our team wears and when…. Reasonably to assume that the Nix are yellow, teams wear their main strip and home and the green and black won’t clash.

The blame lies (perhaps mostly) with our club for this debacle.

Napier Phoenix

Thought this is better posted in here than in the WU game thread: perhaps an off the wall POV here….. Dome has explained the mixed use of black and gold kit because of sponsorship commitments black for Oppo and Spark for yellow. I made the comment that the club should simply have 4 kits with sponsors on each colour. Critics rejected that because of cost (which I think is a pisspoor excuse). So how much in terms of dollars, reputation etc did the kit mix up cost this week? Perhaps WU has a fair degree of fault because they didn’t bring a second kit on the plane (extra baggage cost lol) but I’m certain when packing their bags they didn’t say “fudge it, lets throw a spanner in the works and only bring the kit that clashes with the Phoenix”. They obviously have no idea what kit our team wears and when…. Reasonably to assume that the Nix are yellow, teams wear their main strip and home and the green and black won’t clash.

The blame lies (perhaps mostly) with our club for this debacle.

What kits teams are wearing for each game are decided well ahead of the game. This is communicated to clus from APL. This is what both teams would have received.

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Napier Phoenix

Thought this is better posted in here than in the WU game thread: perhaps an off the wall POV here….. Dome has explained the mixed use of black and gold kit because of sponsorship commitments black for Oppo and Spark for yellow. I made the comment that the club should simply have 4 kits with sponsors on each colour. Critics rejected that because of cost (which I think is a pisspoor excuse). So how much in terms of dollars, reputation etc did the kit mix up cost this week? Perhaps WU has a fair degree of fault because they didn’t bring a second kit on the plane (extra baggage cost lol) but I’m certain when packing their bags they didn’t say “fudge it, lets throw a spanner in the works and only bring the kit that clashes with the Phoenix”. They obviously have no idea what kit our team wears and when…. Reasonably to assume that the Nix are yellow, teams wear their main strip and home and the green and black won’t clash.

The blame lies (perhaps mostly) with our club for this debacle.

What kits teams are wearing for each game are decided well ahead of the game. This is communicated to clus from APL. This is what both teams would have received.

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It's worth pointing out they only need three sets of kit. Yellow with sponsor A, yellow with sponsor B, and black with sponsor B.

andrewvoerman

It's worth pointing out they only need three sets of kit. Yellow with sponsor A, yellow with sponsor B, and black with sponsor B.

If they were doing a 50/50 split they would probably need half the away games with sponsor A though.  So 4.

Time for an article Andrew “Wellington Phoenix fans outraged by the club’s lack of concern for them”

The Nix could've told WU to play shirtless and put numbers on their backs with a marker pen!! ;) 

Thats very interesting to know, completely blows my rant out of the water lol. Thanks 2B. What a bunch of wankers WU are lol, it will be Andrew Durante’s fault.

2ndBest

Napier Phoenix

Thought this is better posted in here than in the WU game thread: perhaps an off the wall POV here….. Dome has explained the mixed use of black and gold kit because of sponsorship commitments black for Oppo and Spark for yellow. I made the comment that the club should simply have 4 kits with sponsors on each colour. Critics rejected that because of cost (which I think is a pisspoor excuse). So how much in terms of dollars, reputation etc did the kit mix up cost this week? Perhaps WU has a fair degree of fault because they didn’t bring a second kit on the plane (extra baggage cost lol) but I’m certain when packing their bags they didn’t say “fudge it, lets throw a spanner in the works and only bring the kit that clashes with the Phoenix”. They obviously have no idea what kit our team wears and when…. Reasonably to assume that the Nix are yellow, teams wear their main strip and home and the green and black won’t clash.

The blame lies (perhaps mostly) with our club for this debacle.

What kits teams are wearing for each game are decided well ahead of the game. This is communicated to clus from APL. This is what both teams would have received.

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Napier Phoenix

Thought this is better posted in here than in the WU game thread: perhaps an off the wall POV here….. Dome has explained the mixed use of black and gold kit because of sponsorship commitments black for Oppo and Spark for yellow. I made the comment that the club should simply have 4 kits with sponsors on each colour. Critics rejected that because of cost (which I think is a pisspoor excuse). So how much in terms of dollars, reputation etc did the kit mix up cost this week? Perhaps WU has a fair degree of fault because they didn’t bring a second kit on the plane (extra baggage cost lol) but I’m certain when packing their bags they didn’t say “fudge it, lets throw a spanner in the works and only bring the kit that clashes with the Phoenix”. They obviously have no idea what kit our team wears and when…. Reasonably to assume that the Nix are yellow, teams wear their main strip and home and the green and black won’t clash.

The blame lies (perhaps mostly) with our club for this debacle.

What kits teams are wearing for each game are decided well ahead of the game. This is communicated to clus from APL. This is what both teams would have received.

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2ndBest

Napier Phoenix

Thought this is better posted in here than in the WU game thread: perhaps an off the wall POV here….. Dome has explained the mixed use of black and gold kit because of sponsorship commitments black for Oppo and Spark for yellow. I made the comment that the club should simply have 4 kits with sponsors on each colour. Critics rejected that because of cost (which I think is a pisspoor excuse). So how much in terms of dollars, reputation etc did the kit mix up cost this week? Perhaps WU has a fair degree of fault because they didn’t bring a second kit on the plane (extra baggage cost lol) but I’m certain when packing their bags they didn’t say “fudge it, lets throw a spanner in the works and only bring the kit that clashes with the Phoenix”. They obviously have no idea what kit our team wears and when…. Reasonably to assume that the Nix are yellow, teams wear their main strip and home and the green and black won’t clash.

The blame lies (perhaps mostly) with our club for this debacle.

What kits teams are wearing for each game are decided well ahead of the game. This is communicated to clus from APL. This is what both teams would have received.

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Have they always done this? Would it not have prevented that disaster a few years ago at NHS with the Nix in grey, the Vucktree in white, and the sand painted green?

I assume they've sold two x Tier 1 sponsorships (jersey front) and agreed that each will have the same amount of exposure both home and away. 

I'd love to know the cost involved in extra kits, surely it's minimal? The kits are being produced anyhow, what's the difference if a few more have Oppo and a few less Spark and vice versa on the front.

Be interesting to hear from the Marketing Managers of both companies as to whether they really see this as an issue.

I assume they've sold two x Tier 1 sponsorships (jersey front) and agreed that each will have the same amount of exposure both home and away. 

I'd love to know the cost involved in extra kits, surely it's minimal? The kits are being produced anyhow, what's the difference if a few more have Oppo and a few less Spark and vice versa on the front.

Be interesting to hear from the Marketing Managers of both companies as to whether they really see this as an issue.

Dougie Rydal

I assume they've sold two x Tier 1 sponsorships (jersey front) and agreed that each will have the same amount of exposure both home and away. 

I'd love to know the cost involved in extra kits, surely it's minimal? The kits are being produced anyhow, what's the difference if a few more have Oppo and a few less Spark and vice versa on the front.

Be interesting to hear from the Marketing Managers of both companies as to whether they really see this as an issue.

My understanding is it is just the same amount of exposure across the season, not broken down to the same amount of exposure both home and away. The reason they then can't take care of that with the yellow kit at home and the dark kit away is the dark kit clashes with several other teams' home kits.

It is laziness and now they have an entrenched position and won’t rectify and apologise to fans. Its an own goal by the club and I hope they take the lesson on board for future.

andrewvoerman

Dougie Rydal

I assume they've sold two x Tier 1 sponsorships (jersey front) and agreed that each will have the same amount of exposure both home and away. 

I'd love to know the cost involved in extra kits, surely it's minimal? The kits are being produced anyhow, what's the difference if a few more have Oppo and a few less Spark and vice versa on the front.

Be interesting to hear from the Marketing Managers of both companies as to whether they really see this as an issue.

My understanding is it is just the same amount of exposure across the season, not broken down to the same amount of exposure both home and away. The reason they then can't take care of that with the yellow kit at home and the dark kit away is the dark kit clashes with several other teams' home kits.

Napier Phoenix

It is laziness and now they have an entrenched position and won’t rectify and apologise to fans. Its an own goal by the club and I hope they take the lesson on board for future.

andrewvoerman

Dougie Rydal

I assume they've sold two x Tier 1 sponsorships (jersey front) and agreed that each will have the same amount of exposure both home and away. 

I'd love to know the cost involved in extra kits, surely it's minimal? The kits are being produced anyhow, what's the difference if a few more have Oppo and a few less Spark and vice versa on the front.

Be interesting to hear from the Marketing Managers of both companies as to whether they really see this as an issue.

My understanding is it is just the same amount of exposure across the season, not broken down to the same amount of exposure both home and away. The reason they then can't take care of that with the yellow kit at home and the dark kit away is the dark kit clashes with several other teams' home kits.

How is it laziness? The not responding to fans questions about their marketing/sposnsorship strategy? 
Or the decision to have to kit sponsors in the first place?

Way to go with making out the only 2 questions are a ridiculous take on my point.

Laziness that they decided to simply go black/yellow 50/50 instead of spending some time in working out how they could achieve the same 50/50 outcome by having a yellow strip at home with 2 shirts with either sponsor. Black strip with the one sponsor for away fixtures, if a team clash, wear the yellow with the black sponsor. Its bush league, thats what it is.

theprof

Napier Phoenix

It is laziness and now they have an entrenched position and won’t rectify and apologise to fans. Its an own goal by the club and I hope they take the lesson on board for future.

andrewvoerman

Dougie Rydal

I assume they've sold two x Tier 1 sponsorships (jersey front) and agreed that each will have the same amount of exposure both home and away. 

I'd love to know the cost involved in extra kits, surely it's minimal? The kits are being produced anyhow, what's the difference if a few more have Oppo and a few less Spark and vice versa on the front.

Be interesting to hear from the Marketing Managers of both companies as to whether they really see this as an issue.

My understanding is it is just the same amount of exposure across the season, not broken down to the same amount of exposure both home and away. The reason they then can't take care of that with the yellow kit at home and the dark kit away is the dark kit clashes with several other teams' home kits.

How is it laziness? The not responding to fans questions about their marketing/sposnsorship strategy? 
Or the decision to have to kit sponsors in the first place?

I'm curious what you guys think.
I designed this as an Away kit concept due to the smart idea of playing in white in the Aussie heat.

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The winds of Wellington are represented all throughout the kit (subtly also on the white stripes).

Thoughts?

I'm curious what you guys think.
I designed this as an Away kit concept due to the smart idea of playing in white in the Aussie heat.

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The winds of Wellington are represented all throughout the kit (subtly also on the white stripes).

Thoughts?

I'm curious what you guys think.
I designed this as an Away kit concept due to the smart idea of playing in white in the Aussie heat.

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The winds of Wellington are represented all throughout the kit (subtly also on the white stripes).

Thoughts?

Thanks for the kind words everyone!

Funnily enough, I was more inspired by this shirt, which I'm not sure is a massive winner on these forums, but for me is the best away kit we've had in our existence.

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It emanates 'class' to me, and the black and yellow trim is beautiful.

And I definitely second the black shorts suggestion, that would be brilliant with the black trim! And white socks, which is also a pairing I'd love for the Nix to bring back with our home kits.

I'm curious what you guys think.
I designed this as an Away kit concept due to the smart idea of playing in white in the Aussie heat.

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The winds of Wellington are represented all throughout the kit (subtly also on the white stripes).

Thoughts?

I'm curious what you guys think.
I designed this as an Away kit concept due to the smart idea of playing in white in the Aussie heat.

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The winds of Wellington are represented all throughout the kit (subtly also on the white stripes).

Thoughts?

WhoStoleMySock

I'm curious what you guys think.
I designed this as an Away kit concept due to the smart idea of playing in white in the Aussie heat.

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The winds of Wellington are represented all throughout the kit (subtly also on the white stripes).

Thoughts?

As an away kit, it would still clash with the Mariners