After months of rumours and mock-ups, West Ham announced this morning that they’ve signed a five-year kit deal with Umbro.
If you’re like me then you’d be fine about this. Obviously it’s sad to be seeing the back of adidas after two years of pretty nifty looking shirts, but Umbro have made some equally nice ones in the past, too.
But a lot of fans on Twitter today are absolutely fuming with the decision to sign a mega-money deal with another kit manufacturer, with some even questioning the club’s ambition as a result.
Pretty sad, I know, but that’s the way some people think. At the end of the day, the club have probably earned a fortune on the back of the deal, so it can only be a good thing.
But as you can see by some of the tweets below, some of our fans aren’t happy unless they’re moaning…
UMBRO: West Ham United announce five-year kit deal with @umbro from 2015/16. More at http://t.co/zLuJE5JJCy #WHUFC pic.twitter.com/zk5xUrUmKZ
— West Ham United FC (@whufc_official) April 30, 2015
@whufc_official real statement of intent that is
— Adam Brown (@adambrown93) April 30, 2015
@whufc_official @umbro why would you not stay with Adidas?….
— Callum (@CallumSinclairr) April 30, 2015
@whufc_official @umbro Adidas to Umbro, that's like being in bed with Lucy Pinder and ditching her to go snog Susan Boyle.
— Liam (@liamions) April 30, 2015
"Beat off interest from Nike and Puma" basically offered more money. I'm sure it is good for the club, but the Umbro stuff looks tacky
— Dan M 父 (@monkeyteaparty) April 30, 2015
I hate umbro shirts so much
— ⚒ Lee Stirling ⚒ (@leestirling17) April 30, 2015
https://twitter.com/DaveBurdall/status/593716919787724800
Umbro is so 90's I swear to god
— emma (@emma_ferns) April 30, 2015
Umbro kits are shocking. Can this year get any worse?
— West Ham Transfers (@westhamtransfer) April 30, 2015
Imagine letting yourself get so upset about this.
We ran a load of mock ups of what West Ham shirt could look like with Umbro earlier this month. Click on the links below to see them…
KIT ONE
KIT TWO
KIT THREE
KIT FOUR
KIT FIVE
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