ChippenhamRed Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 The trainingwear section of the online shop has a pair of shinpads, and that's it! I don't like the home kit this year (I don't need armbands anymore) but I like a few of the training tops I've seen the players wearing. I'd buy one if I could! The club are surely missing out on a lot of income due to what is presumably a huge screw-up by adidas. Anyone know if the trainingwear range will be available any time soon, or at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Don't know whether it's the clubs fault or Adidas, but it's pathetic whoever is at fault. Been wanting to buy a polo since the season began a month ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avalonred Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Scotty tweeted this morning that his day today was a funfilled one of ironing all the squad numbers onto the newly arrived training gear! There has been a huge delay on the Adidas kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted September 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 You would imagine City will be due some compensation for lost income. Pathetic effort from adidas. Guaranteed it wouldn't have happened to one of the big clubs too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Who8MySteak Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 We are a big club!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted October 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 Still no trainingwear I see, at least if the online shop is anything to go by. Anyone heard anything more about this? Just don't understand how adidas can be so far behind with this. Where I work if we were 4 months late with deliveries we would go out of business! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 We are a big club!! Massive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collier Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 Training wear!!! We don't even have have the kits in all sizes yet. The away junior shirt is not available at all either. I have emailed the club shop a month ago and was told that they don't have a date for delivery of these items yet. Massively poor effort all round to be honest and fits right in with how the season has started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingswood Village Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 Still no kids away shirt/mini kit either. Shockingly bad. Edit: Collier beat me to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 I can't imagine the lack of income we are missing. We might get a bit of compensation from Adidas if we are lucky but I guess there is a huge markup so it's all money lost. People who might have bought a shirt etc at the beginning of the season possibly won't bother now. What a mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted October 17, 2013 Admin Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 Is anyone else aware of any other club that has had problems with gettting kit etc? Surely if adidas has made a balls up of ours, we can't be the only ones affected can we? It is baffling to think something that we normally get around July is still not on the shelves over three months later! How long does it take to make these items ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Cyril Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 The clamour for a big name supplier a few years back was massive and there was universal delight when the club annoynced first Puma then Adidas. Right now we cant wait to move over to Joe Scrot's sports limited as a suppkier where we might make more than an insignificant dimple on their corporate balance sheet. Hell if we had wanted to be dictated to by arrogant German companies we should have thrown the war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 I've been waiting for ages for Bristol City thong - without any luck! Why can't the training gear be a bit more imaginative? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS15_RED Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 The clamour for a big name supplier a few years back was massive and there was universal delight when the club annoynced first Puma then Adidas. Right now we cant wait to move over to Joe Scrot's sports limited as a suppkier where we might make more than an insignificant dimple on their corporate balance sheet. Hell if we had wanted to be dictated to by arrogant German companies we should have thrown the war. I was very happy with Puma, the quality was decent, there was always plenty of stock in the shop and around Easter time you could pick up some decent gear for peanuts. I'd take Puma over Adidas all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Do The Dziekanowski Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 The trainingwear section of the online shop has a pair of shinpads, and that's it! I don't like the home kit this year (I don't need armbands anymore) but I like a few of the training tops I've seen the players wearing. I'd buy one if I could! The club are surely missing out on a lot of income due to what is presumably a huge screw-up by adidas. Anyone know if the trainingwear range will be available any time soon, or at all? The home kit has grown on me, Probably because it's red and white and not that shambles it was last year, Although it would look silly with long sleeves Can we get compensation from Adidas as we would've sold gear by now but cant ultimately losing the chance to get money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiale Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Well one good thing to come from this is that next season instead of some generic squad and coaching staff kit we get one unique and tailor made... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Taylor is GOD Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Called the shop today - Still no date from Adidas for when training gear will be arriving!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich i e Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Perhaps the management will donate their BLUE training kit to the shop. Nah, I'd prefer to have no kit, and wear their BLUE. Great job this year Adidas, well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Cyril Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Come on Adidas shame on you. Cant you beat the starving orphans you employ a bit harder to speed up production? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 No monkey sizes. Monkeyist football club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real Red Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Adidas will always supply the 'bigger' quantity clubs first and if there is any time left down the pecking order they might think about it. It is the same with their products in high street shops. The big players get first dabs on the stock and the small independents have to wait to see if anything comes there way. It's the same with Nike etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Humble Realist Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Has anyone actually confirmed A)wat the problem has been B)wen it will be resolved C) why it never happend wen we were in the championship ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted October 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 Just in case anyone is interested, I emailed Dave L about the lack of adidas stock, here's what he said:- The non-availability of certain items is entirely down to Adidas, who have let us down badly this season. They have been unable to give us an explanation for the non-delivery of items which were ordered over a year ago. As you can imagine, we are not best pleased with this and are taking this up with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Humble Realist Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 Iv emailed adidas asking for their side of the story ..will post a reply (if I get one!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted October 30, 2013 Admin Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 Iv emailed adidas asking for their side of the story ..will post a reply (if I get one!) Who did you direct that to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Humble Realist Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 Who did you direct that to? Just their customer service team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frome Red Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Iv emailed adidas asking for their side of the story ..will post a reply (if I get one!) I can guarantee that you will get a reply saying something like "Due to data protection we are unable to discuss customer orders with anyone other than the account holder(Bristol city)" .... I haven't checked but it would be intersting to know if other clubs are getting the same problem ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Humble Realist Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 I can guarantee that you will get a reply saying something like "Due to data protection we are unable to discuss customer orders with anyone other than the account holder(Bristol city)" .... I haven't checked but it would be intersting to know if other clubs are getting the same problem ? Yeah. Something doesn't feel right tho. Adidas are huge and the issues have been around for 3months now. Surely all they need to do is physically make the stuff...they cud do it in days surely ? We have had no explanation as to why...just that it isnt the clubs fault (but how do we know this to be true as we have no actual explanation ?) It may well be adidas fault but why would they default on a relatively bread and butter order ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted October 31, 2013 Admin Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 On the basis that in the past we have seen the new kit on the last game of the previous season, to say that they could have been onsale in June, that is over four months ago. Surely from scratch nothing takes four months to make - even if in limited numbers As for the company giving information, could it be obtained under FOI act? Something definately smells fishy. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glynriley Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Yeah. Something doesn't feel right tho. Adidas are huge and the issues have been around for 3months now. Surely all they need to do is physically make the stuff...they cud do it in days surely ? We have had no explanation as to why...just that it isnt the clubs fault (but how do we know this to be true as we have no actual explanation ?) It may well be adidas fault but why would they default on a relatively bread and butter order ? Doubt they need to do that TBH. It's all generic stuff, they've probably got warehouses full of the stuff, it just needs a city badge sewing on. Wouldn't be surprised if the club have already told adidas they don't want the stuff delivered now as they wont want a load of old stuff hanging about at the end of the season, and want the new supplier to have a clear run at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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