Unfortunately there are not many stores in Brazil who are willing to ship abroad. Don't know why they are so reluctant to do it.

How is it if i buy the Manchester United Champions league jersey from the MU store online ? How do i get the respect patch as well ? My friend is studying in UK..

I think the respect patch is now a controlled item by UEFA, I mean even 'more' controlled by not releasing them commercially to club stores. But if you really want it, I can get it for you. RM90 per piece.

looking for a Westham home kit. never own a macron shirt before...

For macron shirts you can look for protech kit zone. They are official distributors for Macron. They are having a promotion for Napoli PI. I suggest you to buy the Napoli one instead of Westham.

hi,

anyone would like to buy this? BNWT Authentic Nike Man Utd GK Shirt Size M.Price is only RM150 with poslaju. Reason for sale: funding for the latest MU jersey

call or sms me at: 012-3323613 (ZUL)


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nice haul!!! where did u get the european printing??
btw is the name printing suppose to below the U curve ? cos my normal premiership printing.. the name go across the U area
urs seems to be below it...

Got this from a stopover at SG, La Vanita...

Nah, wouldn't wanna print across the seams at the "D" area, creates a potential "cracking" point due to the uneven surface, esp since its PU printing. Had some issues with patches printed on top of the adidas stripes....thats why i'm avoiding the seam areas even though its how the kitman prints it...

Anybody know which Nike Boutique sells Barcelona jersey in Boys size? Preferably within the Klang Valley.

ah ic.. damn i got two jersey printed on the seams area already - _ -
oh well lesson learnt for next time.. haha thanks for the tips

still searching for custom Liverpool's Europa NNs. the one available at kitzone is for player set only

I've extra FA Cup Budweiser + RESPECT Patch 2011 purchase from Protechkitzone for sale.

Do drop me a PM if you guys are interested.

Anybody know how much it would the shop charge if I buy those patch and names and ask those shop in kl to do it for me ?

Printing service normally cost you rm10 per jersey if you bring your own nameset/patch.

Buy nameset/patch from the store it will be free.

oo rm 10 only.. ok thanks.. im buying nameset off the net.. i dont think shops still carry WC 2010 name set hahah

Jerseyman's Review: 2012-2013 Manchester United Home & Away Jersey


It's been a while since I did a jerseyman review.. To be exact, more than a year already since last review was on the 2011-2012 Man United Home kit which as a complete kit set of jersey + shorts + socks. Mostly due to the fact that I'm slowing down and am quite busy with work and life of being a father to a baby boy who was born in early June 2012....

This time, I'm doing it differently. Only jersey on this time (no shorts and socks.. I don't want to buy them yet.. later when they are super damn cheap during near end season hehe) and this time doing it one shot (both home and away).

Man.. I feel so rusty doing this.. but here we go..

I think to many jersey collectors and enthusiasts, we are not surprised to find out what the design of the new home kit would be.. no thanks to the internet and to a silly seller from Indonesia who leaked out the early photos. The away kit was still a mystery until early this year.. and some of us already knew the design already (you know who you are.. hehe)....

Nike claims that the home kit's design (and also the away kit's shorts) is based on something called 'gingham'... What the hell is Gingham? According to wikipedia, I quote.. "Gingham is made of carded or combed, medium or fine yarns, where the coloring is on the warp yarns and always along the grain (weft)". Whatever...

Some promo photos by Nike on the new jersey:



Again Nike claims the jersey will be using recycled plastic mineral bottles....



No wonder the Nike replica jerseys nowadays feels a bit plastic and stranger compared to the past kits where they were softer.... hmmm...

Anyway... let's do the review on both jerseys... let's start with the home jersey first.


When the new design came out last time... and I saw it for the first time, it reminded me of...



Hahaha..

Haih.... anyway, to be honest, when I first saw the jersey in real life and in action... it looks OK and not bad to me. OK, the design is based on the gingham story and it's relation to Manchester (industrial past).... but honestly speaking.. what made me impressed was.. for the first time, a Manchester United jersey made by Nike... has some watermark printings and patterns on it. OK lah..

But wait.. be careful with the 'gingham' designed watermark printings... because.......... it can cause colour bleeding.. especially when you do some printings on the jersey using lextra namesets or patches...


This problem is so common on red coloured jerseys when there is extra printing done.. unless the jersey is made out of plain red coloured thread such as Man United's 1998-2000 home jersey (the one with the zipped collars and is worn during that successful 1999-2000 "treble season"). If you notice, there is no colour bleeding problem unlike the 1994-1996, 1996-1998 and this 2012-2013 home jersey. Why is that?

Try to understand on how some jerseys are made.. they are either made out of a plain white material (stitched using white thread) and then printed with red colour for certain reasons such as red white stripes like Sunderland's home jersey or to have some watermark printings such as the 1994-1996 home jersey that has the Old Trafford watermark printing.. different toned red colours on a shirt requires the usage of different red colours, so you use a plain white material and then the machine does the printing... so originally the material is white colour and red is an different substance. This causes the red to later bleed out when you print namesets/patches on it.

But if the jersey is made using 100% red coloured threads.. you will not see this colour bleeding problem. Another example is the 1998-2001 Home UCL Jersey 1 star or 2 stars.. it has the starball watermark printing on the front of the jersey... but how was it made? The watermark pattern is made from heat press.. not colour printing.. and you will not have this colour bleeding problem.. So this is why colour bleeding was not an issue for most of the Nike made Man United home jerseys.. only for this season you have this problem.. because of how the jersey is made (no thanks to the gingham pattern).

So will I print my jersey with nameset/patches.. well.. maybe later.. after i've worn this jersey for some time.. wash iron wear, wash iron wear.. maybe end of season then put nameset.. see how it goes later, but I will be prepared for the watermark problem.. it might happen.

But one thing I really like about the home jersey.. is the V neck collar:

For the first time, I am very comfortable of wearing it. I am a big guy with a big neck haha.. so the neck area is a concern for me. I don't like wearing the 1998-2001 Man United Home UCL jersey because of it's small collars... so for the first time.. this jersey provides me with a very comfy and spacious V neck collar. Also the material used to make the V neck is good and not too soft but still a bit stretchy..

Unlike the previous Man United V neck kits... Here are some example:


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So one thing I like about this jersey.. is the V neck

Another thing I like is the bigger club crest embroidered on the jersey.



When United released the 2000-2002 home jersey (the last umbro made jersey), they got stick and criticism from the fans because the club crest was smaller and it was even smaller than the vodafone logo. And it became even smaller or remained the same when nike took over the following season. Starting last season, United were using a different style of embroidered club crest... bigger and better.

The last time United's home jersey had a big club crest on the front was during the 1998-2000 home jersey, so it's interesting to compare both as you can see below:


Anyway.. here are some close up photos of the jersey..


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Regarding the D shaped stitching on the back of the jersey, I've seen the player's jersey during the game and I can see their names printed overlapping the D shaped stitching. Here's an example:

So if you want to print any nameset on the back of your jersey, you don't have to do it beneath the D shaped stitching... And don't worry, the letters will not tear off or be broken due to the D shaped stitching because it is just merely a stitching on top of a solid material, not a stitching between two separate layers such as the jersey's sleeves and the jersey's body.

So next, let's move on to the 2012-2013 Away Jersey.....



The away jersey is also interesting as well.. The design is plain white with some red trims on the end of the sleeves and collars... speaking about collars, this is the first time the club has used this style of collars:


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So what is the collars style called? The collar style is known as "Henley Crew" style.. Many thanks to the Inside United magazine for this...



When I see the collars, it reminds me of Newcastle United's 1995-1997 Home Jersey with it's famous grandad style button up collars... It also reminds me of my 'Teluk Belanga" style baju melayu that I have hehehe.... Anyway one thing that I notice is the button used by the collars... sadly, looks cheap:



Why not use a button that has a nike logo on it? Haih....

Another thing I noticed about the away jersey, is the material... It uses the similar material that is used for Nike Euro 2012 jerseys.. a different design (with a lot of circle patterns on the surface) and this is obviously clear if look closely at the jersey's material:



You can clearly see.. there is a pattern of circles surrounding the surface of the jersey's material. A new technique on constructing the jersey's material perhaps? Interestingly it feels more rigid and slightly thicker compared to the home jersey... Not sure if the home jersey uses a different material though.. but the away jersey's material is slightly thicker and heavier in my opinion..

But design wise.. it is simple... plain and white.. reminds me of the umbro emergency 1996-1997 white away kit. When you look at the jersey, you will also be reminded by the chef's uniform as well hehe.... ah well...

Anyway.. here are some close up photos of the jersey..


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Finally.. how is the cutting of both jerseys like?


The home jersey looks to me to have a slightly smaller cutting on the sleeves compared to the away.... but not much difference anyway..

a. What Jerseyman Likes:
The gingham design on the home jersey.. yes I know some dislike it and is mocking it as a 'tablecloth'.. but for years I've waited for someone from Nike R&D to design a jersey that has some watermark patterns on it.. it's a good start anyway
The plain design on the white away jersey.. that is complimented by a new collar style known as "Henley Crew"
The V neck design on the home jersey.. very comfy to wear

To be continued..