A lot of Newcastle United fans have replied to a post from NUFC 360, which has relayed news from Sportcal that claims that the Toon have agreed a deal with Castore to manufacture their kits for next season.
Puma currently manufactures the Toon’s kits and have been doing so since the 2010/11 season but now it looks like they will be replaced by Castore, who currently produce Rangers’ kits.
This has drawn the attention of these Newcastle fans who are not happy.
So, what did these Toon fans think of this news?
I honestly foresaw this happening. Soon as I saw Rangers wearing them I said myself, that’s our next shirt manufacturer. Absolutely depressing.
— Richie Southern (@RichySouthern) October 30, 2020
It’s less than puma deal so makes no sense
— Arron Gallagher (@_arrongallagher) October 30, 2020
Did you see the state they had rangers in?
— Aaron Horner (@AaronHorner8867) October 30, 2020
Are you annoyed by this?
Yes, this could be terrible
No, everything will be fine
Castore have annoyed some Rangers fans this season with the quality of the kits, and that looks to be something that Toon fans are dreading next season.
The deal will be worth £5m a season, and the fact that Castore will be dealing with Mike Ashley’s club could make some Rangers fans angry after his history with the Glasgow-based club.
Certainly, many Newcastle fans are not happy with this news and continued to express their anger.
This better be a wind up.
— Shaun (@iamshaunmadill) October 30, 2020
A brand owned by Mike Ashley, brilliant
— Reeg?? (@reegnufc) October 30, 2020
Great…..https://t.co/uW04sf8HfC
— ???? (@JtheHall) October 30, 2020
The deal of £5m per season is almost nothing compared to the kit deals that the likes of Liverpool and Manchester United have negotiated.
So, this deal that Newcastle have negotiated with Castore is unlikely to help them that much financially, not compared with some other Premier League clubs anyway, and some Rangers fans don’t like the quality of the current kit.
So, you can see why some Toon fans are not pleased with this news.