Bad news.

Spoke to Kooga today who confirmed that they will be supplying our kit next season.

As happy as I was with this years shirt, I can't help but feel disappointed we haven't gone to ISC like all the other major clubs.

It's not just about the playing kit but also the leisure wear that runs along side of it.

I'm quite confident that next seasons kit will be crap.

Damn, another reason for fans to stop going then !

Incredible having a moan about the new kit before it is released !!!

i await someone moaning next about our signings for 2016

I didn't say it was a reason to stop going however it s part of the bigger picture. Especially when it comes to getting new bums on seats. It's all part of marketing and appealing to new/younger fans.

How often do you see somebody on non match day sporting Giants merchandise?

This obviously effects the club in many ways.

But yeah let's stop moaning, put on our old (official and non official) shirts and get on with it.

I think this year's hoody and t-shirt are outstanding. I've seen lots of both around the town.

not a fan of kooga, agree wish we had ISC, superior product

I doubt very much that any potential bum in seat will have their mind changed by the kit manufacturer. I'm not bothered who makes it- I but what I like he look of- and have bought plenty! The club is limited by how many they place orders for.
As an aside- I've noticed that hudds town have
opened a new town centre shop...

You can slag off and ridicule peoples reasons for not coming all you want, however it will not help the club. If anything it will just alienate people even more. Whilst you may not agree with someone's point of view it is vital for the Giants that they listen to those views. If the Giants are unable to keep existing supporters then what hope have they got of attracting new ones.

If folk truly are turned off by a kit manufacturer then id suggest the club are on a hiding to nothing to retain said folk regardless! People are more likely to be turned off by some shocking effort on the field, a massive international gulf in class, the joke that is red hall and the way players are behaving more like primadonna footballers everyday. Who makes the kit is the least if their worries- there will always be someone complaining about the kit anyhow.

the club has listened to the fans... stuck with sundays instead of friday nights for games.

I am not suggesting people will stop going because of merchandise however new people may be put off coming.
Marketing is a massive part of running a club. Something we don't seem to have done very well over the years.

Kooga will not appeal to the younger fans as much as ISC or puma would. Therefore they will go and get themselves a Puma town hoody rather than a Kooga Giants one.

The proof is on the pudding. Nobody else is supplied by them anymore.
I have spoke to a few Wigan fans who were supplied by Kooga but have moved to ISC and cannot even compare the two with regards to the style and quality difference.

I am not moaning for the sake of moaning, I just feel that we are not moving on the right direction off the field and its little things like this that help.

i think you will find that ISC have pulled out of supplying a lot of the clubs they had this year because they are losing a fortune. they have lost Wigan, St Helens, castleford and London Irish because they cannot fund the huge losses. Bulls still owe them a lot of money so still supplying them to try ang get some back.

i can't see any potential new fan being put off by who makes our merchandise...."i fancy going to watch the Giants as its looks fun and a good sport to get into...but wait, their merchandise is poor and made by Kooga so i wont bother" ...can't really see that happening , new fans , if any, will come for the game itself not the quality of t-shirts on offer !!

Think some of the Kooga "Fartown" merchandise is crap, but not really any worse than any other sports clubs merchandise on offer. Let's face it Fartown/Town replica shirts are basically a rip off, for the price you pay for them they're crap. Best Fartown jersey i've got is the one I bought on this forum closely followed by a proper Fartown shirt bought a long time ago, early nineties, Fartown emblazened all across the back, proper badge and complete with long sleeves for them cold Sunday afternoons Not really bought much in regards to replica shirts for years but at the end of the day I can't see why the quality/style of shirt would deter people from supporting Fartown, at the end of the day if you like the gear on offer you'll buy it if you don't like it you won't.