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Commercially, we have been poor. Seems we are locked into veho for a couple of seasons yet, decent partnership but financially poor for us. The kit deal up at end of next year with adidas will be a great opportunity to increase revenue, but the figures of top 6 are so mental it's crucial to up the deal significantly just to hang on their coat tails.

Stoke are with Warrior now, like most of there stuff it's disgusting.

True, I hadn't thought about it like that. I guess it could be interpreted in both ways. Turkish seems pretty sure of the sash. I would love that. As this deal is just picking up the last year of the contract, a new deal is up for grabs from 16/17. Seen a couple of rumours on twitter of US giants Under Armour. Connor A has mentioned it along with a couple of others. Personally I would like to renegotiate with adidas for a fresh deal. Surely next contract will be a lot more lucrative and I imagine will go to the highest bidder. well known fact that commercially we are poor compared to similar sized rivals, and peanuts compared to where we have found ourselves in the table.

Based on Jim Lucas's tweet, sounds like he's hinting at stripes. Still stand behind your sash prediction?

No, I'm sure we have had our next contract signed off for months. We won't announce yet as would effect own brand sales. only a matter of time till adidas are announced.

Great to have a local ambitious company as main sponsor. However from a purely commercial basis, we must be earning between 1.5-3 mill p.a, which for a pl team is very poor. Would Steve consider stepping aside if the club got a monster offer commercially?

We need a ****ing centre forward

Thanks for clearing this up lads! I back mini me on this one, also would be very surprised if own brand as we have been talking to adidas for over a year.

Crook's dismissed it. Put ur money on it happening.

We had the sash 1st! They are the copycats.

Berbatov

Really?! Why?

Nailing your colours to the sash mast I see Turkish. At last. I think the sash is class and gives us real identity. Adidas w/ sash could create a classic. i would be surprised by this if true. Fwiw I hope ur right.

Nice finish, looks like he's done himself a painful mishap mind.

This. Pelle needs competition for that CF role, Long looks better playing alongside Pelle than on his own. If Pelle gets crocked or suspended we are ****ed imo.... Let's hope it's a smokescreen.

He was at training yesterday according to Mancini

Correct. Not saying it is directly related, but there is a possibility.

Was thinking today that we have had a TON of injuries since his departure.

Agreed. 1 goal in 60+ apps....poor 0 direct free kicks too.

Bang on. Koeman was talking about signing a cf, but very quiet atm. GK position I find puzzling as to why the club have not acted.

Palace man u newcastle u

Zzzzz it's adidas, open secret for yonks.

3rd or 4th because there is now actually a fair chance. FA cup would mean more, don't get me wrong. But we are only in the 3rd round ffs so that is a long way off. We should focus on the greater probability at this point, we are unlikely to get a better shot of UCL for a long time.

If that is true. Got to be the Rank Xerox. They would not dare going back to all red.

He did quite well for a 1st start.