This year our super league has been took over by ISC sportswear, a lot of clubs are using them and it seems a lot of championship clubs are using X Blades, X blades have started a uk chain of there gear for clubs, why is it that the australian gear is proffered to the english brands e.g. puma, personally i think that the auzzie gear is better due to the material used.
what is your thoughts on your clubs choice of gear and is it good enough for our game over here !!!

Classic make the best shirts, shame they only do the Australia shirt, would love them to make the Bradford kit. The quality of the Australia shirt is so good and its worth the high price.

Kooga have made some horrible shirts this year, but some of their leisure wear is quite nice and decent quality. Would like Bradford to switch at the end of the season.

The supporters replica shirts ISC make look good, made from cotton, an improvement from what Bulls had 04-06, a lot of the ISC leisure wear looks cheap and tacky though.

I believe ISC changes hands reently hence their up-turn in fortunes. They want to become the number 1 League supplier.

Puma are a German company I beleive now owned by a French parent...

Are there any real british manufacturers?

Umbro are the main one that spring to mind. They are now owned by Nike though. Although to preserve its image and brand loyalty, I imagine Nike still want it to be thought of as an English company. Same with all those brands that are now under the wings of Adidas/Nike. Its a two man show this sporting kit business.

I like the 'aeriated' material that XBlades have been using recently on some of their shirts. Polyester ones normally make you sweat like Michael Jackson did when Jordy Chandlers parents were hammering on the door.

No prominent ones, but I think Admiral are still about.

Maybe an epic straw clutch by suggesting Pony? Granted not seen any of their gear in about 10 years or more, but you never know.

Reebok, but they have been took over by Adidas.

Pony is an American company.

my bad

This is correct they were founded by Rudi Dassler, brother of Adolf (Adi) Dassler the founder of Adidas, after the break up of the Dassler shoe company when they had a fall out.

Incidently both companies headquarters are still in Herzogenaurach a small town of about 23,000 people.

So is the correct pronunciation of 'Adidas' 'AH-DEE-DAS' or 'ADDY-DAS' then?

I've always pronounced it how it sounds in the first example.

Theres plenty of British sports manufacturers out there...

OPTIMUM (based in at the old Ellgren site in Wigan...make quite alot of the Amateur kits...excellent quality).

HALBRO??? (I'm pretty sure these are still going...based in Horwich near Bolton)

O'NEILLS (based in Belfast & Strabane)

PRO-STAR??? (pretty sure they're British too)

Rossco Sportswear used to make Hull FC shirts when they were known as the 'Sharks'

Kooga? Aren't they from Rochdale?