Kevin Keegan and the Hamburg kit mystery

[mdingwall]

 

[bkkbear]

Colour clash and they had to borrow from opposition? Kit man forgot to pack shorts and socks? Transitioning from adidas to umbro or vice versa and weren't given enough kit?

 

[Bearskin]

'I'd love it, love it if we had the same manufacturer for both shorts and strip'

K Keegan circa 1977

 

[bean57]

If I recall correctly they had different manufacturers for home and away strips sure it was Adidas and Umbro so probably just a mash up of strips.

 

[Smkz23]

It wasn’t unknown in those days, watching The Big Match revisited it’s noticeable that a lot of the goalkeepers on teams with adidas kits would tend to wear Umbro goalie tops e.g Shilton at Forest.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1111276958514663424

 

[Glasgow Rangers (Sco)]

I remember Peter Shilton once wore Scotland shorts in an Eng v Scot game

 

[Glasgow Rangers (Sco)]

Apologies, it was the top

 

[Noddy]

Apologies, it was the top

That's a strange one. I would've bet my last penny on that being a myth.

 

[The Shadow]

Like Cryuff wearing 2 stripe adidas tops for Holland as he was sponsored by Puma(?)

 

[Noddy]

Apologies, it was the top

https://imgur.com/1ah7P8Q

 

[Davie_Mitchell]

This topic is a certainty to be on Off The Ball at the weekend.

 

[Delboy1962]

It must be said that Kevin Keegan was a magnificent footballer.

 

[crookie_bear]

It must be said that Kevin Keegan was a magnificent footballer.

He absolutely was.

 

[sofakineazy]

It must be said that Kevin Keegan was a magnificent footballer.

He had a magnificent perm too.

 

[paintyourwagon]

Kevin keegan told me I had great feet. Doing a wee training drill left foot right foot left foot right foot.

Probably the highlight if my footballing career

 

[savus]

Like Cryuff wearing 2 stripe adidas tops for Holland as he was sponsored by Puma(?)

Cryuff had a personal sponsorship with Puma boots and Cryuff being Cryuff refused to play in Adidas gear.
The Dutch FA obviously desperate for him to play accomadated him by allowing him to play in gear with only 2 stripes instead of the 3 stripe brand mark of Adidas.

You didn’t have your troubles to seek when Johann was around. Sounded like he was a real pain in the arse.

 

[Caldow3]

Cryuff had a personal sponsorship with Puma boots and Cryuff being Cryuff refused to play in Adidas gear.
The Dutch FA obviously desperate for him to play accomadated him by allowing him to play in gear with only 2 stripes instead of the 3 stripe brand mark of Adidas.

You didn’t have your troubles to seek when Johann was around. Sounded like he was a real pain in the arse.

I was going to post the same mate. Well put.

 

[Steven D]

It must be said that Kevin Keegan was a magnificent footballer.

He really was.

I dont like any of the teams he played for, but would happily watch clips of him playing for any of them.

 

[GEODGC]

It wasn’t unknown in those days, watching The Big Match revisited it’s noticeable that a lot of the goalkeepers on teams with adidas kits would tend to wear Umbro goalie tops e.g Shilton at Forest.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1111276958514663424

Big Peter McCloy did similar. He wore Umbro shorts but had an Uhlsport top.

 

[Smkz23]

Big Peter McCloy did similar. He wore Umbro shorts but had an Uhlsport top.

Good story about that in the Rangers Shirt book about how McCloy liked wearing that shirt which he got through his sports shop and wore it until Umbro complained and he got a rollicking from Jock Wallace.

 

[Sir Sidney Ruff Diamond]

It must be said that Kevin Keegan was a magnificent footballer.

Shit cyclist though. And baseball player.

 

[Scarface]

Kevin keegan told me I had great feet. Doing a wee training drill left foot right foot left foot right foot.

Probably the highlight if my footballing career

That's a tough call...not. Could you not just say ' Excuse me Mr Keegan...and boot him in the sacks.

Just for training purposes of course.

 

[bkkbear]

Shit cyclist though. And baseball player.

Showing your age!

 

[Bobby Russell]

When Coventry City won the FA cup in 1987 , the kit manufacturer was a company called triple sports, but all the tracksuits etc were Adidas.

 

[Blaew]

Umbro and Adidas had mutual distribution deals at one point. It ended around 1980.

It’s why we had Adidas tracksuits and gazelles supplied in 1972 despite wearing Umbro produced kit.

 

[Blaew]

Around that time Hamburg used Erima too which was a subsidiary of Adidas.

 

[Mainstandbear]

When Rangers won the CWC in Barcelona the kit was made by Umbro but the team were decked out in Adidas tracksuits before and after the match. I found this out in the Rangers kit book I got at Christmas.

 

[PunkScott]

Love threads like this (and if we beat them)

 

[cskasofia]

The Iranian keeper in Argentina 78, for the final match v Peru had the top he got off of Alan Rough in the previous game on. Although he had removed the lion rampant badge!

I remember Peter Shilton once wore Scotland shorts in an Eng v Scot game

 

[Bearskin]

When Rangers won the CWC in Barcelona the kit was made by Umbro but the team were decked out in Adidas tracksuits before and after the match. I found this out in the Rangers kit book I got at Christmas.

Size of McCoy's haun!