Fans of Rangers have been reacting to a post on Twitter, which relays reports that the club have agreed a deal with kit manufacturers Castore.
According to a recent article by Sportcal writer John Rest, Rangers have agreed a five-season £4-million-per-year deal with Castore, after the company beat Puma, Macron and Umbro to win the Gers contract.
In reaction to the news, fans of the club have flocked to Twitter in order to have their say on the matter, with many suggesting £4 million per year seems like a low figure, while others have been slightly more optimistic about the new deal.
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EXCLUSIVE: @RangersFC land £20m kit and retail deal with #Castore https://t.co/MONyJeZLW4 (£)
– 5 season, £4m a year deal
– Puma and Macron were also in running
– Retail component secured after end of Sports Direct deal pic.twitter.com/hxGhrmSka3— Jon Rest (@jonrest) May 4, 2020
Such a pity a bigger player didn’t land this..so cheap looking Castore.
— Olivia MacIntyre (@oliviamac79) May 4, 2020
Well that’s Hagi paid for then
— Mark Raeburn (@MarkRaeburnSM) May 4, 2020
Excellent news.
— SMcLucas OUR NHS (@StevenMcLucas) May 4, 2020
Cany wait to buy my gers merchandise in harrods ?
— Rosco ?? (@blueforme1) May 4, 2020
If it has the club crest on it, the team are wearing it, who cares? A company which seem to be building well in terms of Golf and now McLaren F1? Adidas enjoying a 3.3b bailout also
— marc anderson (@Marc_9O) May 4, 2020
??
— Its ALWAYS been The Rangers (@Rangers4Me) May 4, 2020
thats a pretty decent deal if true to be fair.
— Mark Philpott (@markyphilpott89) May 4, 2020
What do we think?
While opinion would appear to be split amongst the Rangers fans on the manufacturer of their kits for the next five seasons, there is also some positive news reported by Rest alongside the new deal.
He comments that the club’s relationship with Sports Direct is coming to a close at the end of this season, a company which has controlled the Rangers megastore for seven years, and one with which the club have been involved in a long and drawn-out court case against.
As such, it is surprising to see that many of the Gers fans have seemingly ignored this information, and appear solely concerned with which brand will be designing their club’s kits from now on.