Kooga aren't owned by JD Sports they are owned by JJB and if i remember rightly Dave Whelan owns a quarter of the shares in Kooga.

I heard Kukri and ISC were close to sealing a kit deal before Canterbury took over so i'd be suprised if it wasnt 1 of them 2

I had a fantastic Hummel tracksuit around 1990 - quality bit of gear. So 20 years ago they were OK, can't comment on what their stuffs like now. Which probably makes this a bit of a pointless comment really....

What do you think of Supertramp

i heard he's wearing your old hummel tracksuit

That's quite funny TC

I have heard from a reliable source (who I cannot name of course) that there are 1 or 2 companies interesting in buying Canterbury out of administration, and possibly taking over their stock and assets.

Would they take over the Warrington contract or has it been terminated by Canterbury going into receivership?

All contracts with Canterbury Europe were cancelled with imediate effect when the company went into administration.
I read a comment from someone at Warrington the other day saying that Wires + Canterbury had paid up/delivered on this seasons contract so Wires come out reletavely unscathed. Preston North End FC have been really hit by it as canterbury were supposed to be supplying their new kits which were due to be launched a couple of days after canterbury went into admin.

Also JD sports, JJB sports + Kugga are all at least partially owned by Mr Whealan.

Ok - memo to the club DO NOT SIGN WITH ANY OF THESE 3!!!!!!!!!!!!

Canterbury had an initial 3 year contract with Warrington. Not heard anything this year however.

Im not kidding when I say that the owner of a sports company is in the room next to me, and it sounds like he could be taking over the assets. I've definitely heard Portsmouth & Gloucester mentioned, as well as Rugby League.

Until anything's made public however, i'm not at liberty to mention names.

any chance you could possibly name several sports company leaders names at random, and possibly include a certain persons name?

I could if I could be bothered to



I'll just say that the bloke who owns the company has a fantastic accent. That is all.

Not Adi Dasler and his infamous black forest twang?!

Translation: I'm cleaning our works bogs, and there's a fella in the next stall having an important-sounding conversation on his mobile. No idea who he is though as I don't like making eye-contact with senior managers because they could fire me for looking at them funny.

Bearing in mind we had Canterbury kits in 2007 (blue with V), 2008 (blue) and 2009 (white with V), wouldn't this be the 3rd year of the 3?

It would actually take less effort and time to type the guys name than type that sentence.



Good for him, it doesn't have any impact on Warrington though, contracts have been voided.

He must have missed his meeting with the marketing team though.

Presumably - I'm sure they drop him a memo with all the details shortly.

Meant as in for next year. These companies can and have worked 6-12 months in advance and thats just design proofing so would surely be around this time next years kits are mentioned (see Celtic & Cas).

It's amazing how much you know about everything, yet work in ASDA.

You really are wasted basting chicken bumholes chief.

Can and have? Most kits are signed off for the following season in April/May way before anyone on forums start to think about it and complain no ones told them about next years kit and they should make Nike design them a kit. The exception happens when you don't have a main sponsor on board, like Wigan last season, and it gets done very fast and usually at great cost.

I love you, stick.

Which is basically what i said?

He's great.

He's wonderfully prickly to new suggestions and seems to hold the common fan in contempt. I assume he works for the club in a capacity that touches on the commercial side but I'm guessing not a people person.



I wonder if he would mind sharing with the forum how this season's shirt design/sizing/fitting fault could have occurred and whether it has affected unit sales.