2018 Kits

[Scubby]

2 hours ago, Futtocks said:

What year did the first sponsorship name/logo appear on a British RL club's shirt?

Around 81/2 at a guess

[Futtocks]

1 hour ago, Graham said:

I remember when the BBC wouldn't tolerate adverts on jerseys (above a certain size?). I seem to recall them going to Odsal to televise a Bradford game and they wouldn't show the game because the sponsor's name was just a little bit too big. Am I right or is that a false memory?

I recall the BBC giving "too much sponsorship" as a reason for not showing the Bathurst 1000 any more, after broadcasting extended highlights for a couple of years.

[tuutaisrambo]

Quite a few nice retro cotton rugby league jerseys here

http://ellisrugby.com/product-category/great-britain-rugby-league-vintage-hoodies-jersey-tshirt-polo/

 

 

[pahars]

39 minutes ago, tuutaisrambo said:

Quite a few nice retro cotton rugby league jerseys here

http://ellisrugby.com/product-category/great-britain-rugby-league-vintage-hoodies-jersey-tshirt-polo/

 

 

Sigh 

Such a beautiful jersey that is so obviously rugby league. 

 

[EastLondonMike]

Ellis Rugby, that's the one I was thinking of. Nice.

[Futtocks]

The only RL club gear they do (so far) is Huddersfield, with a 1933-inspired polo shirt.

[Gerrumonside ref]

4 hours ago, tuutaisrambo said:

Quite a few nice retro cotton rugby league jerseys here

http://ellisrugby.com/product-category/great-britain-rugby-league-vintage-hoodies-jersey-tshirt-polo/

 

 

Brilliant jersey

[deluded pom?]

7 hours ago, Scubby said:

Around 81/2 at a guess

Fev had the first UK sponsor in Linpac. Hull's first sponsor was Shopacheck in Peter Sterling's second stint in 1984/85.

[Shaggy]

8 hours ago, tuutaisrambo said:

Quite a few nice retro cotton rugby league jerseys here

http://ellisrugby.com/product-category/great-britain-rugby-league-vintage-hoodies-jersey-tshirt-polo/

 

 

£60 for a hoodie? What are they made of? Rarest Peruvian alpaca wool with a hood lining of guinea pigs fed only on a rare Andean flower?

[Eagle Warrior]

The comment regarding Fev having the first sponsor got me wondering when this happened so I looked up the 83 cup final and Hull and Fev were unsponsored but the following year Wigan had JJB Sports and Widnes Stanley Leisure. So perhaps the followers of other clubs can remember their first sponsors and if they still exist. Wigan had JJB Sports followed by Norweb and neither exists these days.

[Stirlin]

York sponsor around 81/82 were Camerons Brewery IIRC.

[Wellsy4HullFC]

http://wiganwarriors.com/club/history1/kit-archive

This is a good idea for club websites. Well done Wigan on this one. Bit of a look through history there. You see the change from baggier shirts to skin tight ones around about 2005-2006!

[Spidey]

What's going on with Castleford's jerseys next year? They are practically identical. Are they ever going back to their proper colours?

 

[West Leeds Riviera]

17 minutes ago, Spidey said:

What's going on with Castleford's jerseys next year? They are practically identical. Are they ever going back to their proper colours?

 

Xblades don't make great kits, they think their Wests Tigers? ISC make the best kits

[Old Frightful]

A leaked photo of the new Hull FC kit :

(Allegedly...)

[Spidey]

5 minutes ago, Old Frightful said:

A leaked photo of the new Hull FC kit :

(Allegedly...)

Smart F.C. shirt. I’m always puzzled as to why sometimes sponsor logos aren’t integrated better. The one above the badge would look much better an inch higher so not going across the line of the design. Same with the one on the left. Move it up or down and it’s in the design

I know I’m being picky. ?

[Ullman]

59 minutes ago, Spidey said:

Smart F.C. shirt. I’m always puzzled as to why sometimes sponsor logos aren’t integrated better. The one above the badge would look much better an inch higher so not going across the line of the design. Same with the one on the left. Move it up or down and it’s in the design

I know I’m being picky. ?

It's an excellent shirt, instantly recognisable, but if we're picking faults I tend to agree with you. 

[Spidey]

9 minutes ago, Ullman said:

It's an excellent shirt, instantly recognisable, but if we're picking faults I tend to agree with you. 

Oh. I’m not saying it detracts from the shirt. Just minor irritations for me that could be easily avoided 

Proper RL shirt

[deluded pom?]

A proper Hull shirt.

[Old Frightful]

The officially released version...

[deluded pom?]

Bin the black shorts.

[Odsal Outlaw]

34 minutes ago, deluded pom? said:

Bin the black shorts.

I think there is some sort of RFL requirement for them to have the alternate shorts available.

[Tongs ya bas]

On 10/7/2017 at 12:01 AM, Eagle Warrior said:

The comment regarding Fev having the first sponsor got me wondering when this happened so I looked up the 83 cup final and Hull and Fev were unsponsored but the following year Wigan had JJB Sports and Widnes Stanley Leisure. So perhaps the followers of other clubs can remember their first sponsors and if they still exist. Wigan had JJB Sports followed by Norweb and neither exists these days.

I think they were sponsored by then, but wore an sponsored kit for the final. 

[marklaspalmas]

On 7/10/2017 at 12:01 AM, Eagle Warrior said:

The comment regarding Fev having the first sponsor got me wondering when this happened so I looked up the 83 cup final and Hull and Fev were unsponsored but the following year Wigan had JJB Sports and Widnes Stanley Leisure. So perhaps the followers of other clubs can remember their first sponsors and if they still exist. Wigan had JJB Sports followed by Norweb and neither exists these days.

Rovers sponsorship by Linpac started in 1980. Not sure if it was the same year as Liverpool FC started football shirt sponsorship in UK with Hitachi or not. After two years it stopped (1982/83 our Wembley year) then started again the following season right through the rest of the 1980s. Two or three years ago they came back as shirt sponsor after a 20 odd year gap.

[Tommygilf]

I'm  glad it looks like ISC have returned to 'normal' collars rather than the weird one we've had for the past couple of years.