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Post by Macmoish on May 23, 2014 9:13:34 GMT
NIKE Nike welcomes QPR to the Family DATE MAY 27, 2014 TIME 1:00 PM LOCATION Phenomenal House 21-31 New Oxford Street GET DIRECTIONS EVENT SUMMARY Join Harry Redknapp and the team for the exclusive unveil of QPR’s kit for the 2014/15 season. The kit reveal will be followed by a Q+A with the London club’s management and players giving you an insider’s look into what they have planned for the season ahead. A unique opportunity for R’s fans to meet their heroes, register now for you chance to earn a place for you and a friend. Don’t forget you don’t need an invite to take advantage of all that Phenomenal House has to offer throughout the week: - The best small-sided pitch in London. Bring your mates for a game and show off your skills. Truly phenomenal football will be rewarded. - Trial the latest Nike Football innovations. Be among the first in the world to put the new Magista and Mercurial boots through their paces under the watchful eye of our Nike Academy coaches. - Honour the past. Experience the future. Check out our ‘Genealogy of Innovation’ exhibition featuring the best of Nike’s footwear innovations. - Celebrate 20 years of brilliant football with Nike F.C. Hang out in the 1994 clubhouse, the ultimate football lounge with exclusive product, customisation, Nike ID, events and experiences. www.nike.com/events-registration/event?id=2750
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Post by nomar on May 23, 2014 13:36:41 GMT
I have a funny feeling it will be white with several blue hoops around it.
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Post by eusebio13 on May 23, 2014 14:35:28 GMT
I have a funny feeling it will be white with several blue hoops around it. or the other way round
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Post by Zamoraaaah on May 23, 2014 14:38:19 GMT
other way round all the way around
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Post by Macmoish on May 23, 2014 14:47:51 GMT
Maybe bs. But someone tweeted me saying 2nd strip, red STRIPS and third strip all white... Guess we'll see
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Post by RoryTheRanger on May 23, 2014 18:01:44 GMT
An all white third kit would be rather nice IMO.
Haven't been this excited to see a kit release before, although I think this seasons home and away will take some beating!!
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Post by Lonegunmen on May 24, 2014 4:51:57 GMT
Adidas rules.
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Post by qprusa on May 24, 2014 14:20:23 GMT
Has to have hoops, anything else is an outrage.
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Post by Marc on May 26, 2014 15:53:40 GMT
Less than a day to go. Going to be interesting given that TF said, after the Nike deal was announced, that we may not get the kit we hope for for the 1st year due to time constraints
We may not get a Dennis the Menace away kit whichmay produce a backlash given the events of 2 days ago. I just hope it's not back to thin hoops!
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Post by Macmoish on May 26, 2014 15:56:16 GMT
Will comment after we see. But for G-d's sake don't let the tail wag the dog! Should be what we want; not what Nile want
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Post by Zamoraaaah on May 26, 2014 16:47:10 GMT
Less than a day to go. Going to be interesting given that TF said, after the Nike deal was announced, that we may not get the kit we hope for for the 1st year due to time constraints We may not get a Dennis the Menace away kit whichmay produce a backlash given the events of 2 days ago. I just hope it's not back to thin hoops! Nor I but I suspect we'll be disappointed.
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Post by eusebio13 on May 26, 2014 16:57:10 GMT
I'm afraid Nike is a nasty exploitative company and I won't be buying a shirt from them Facts About Nike Sweatshops By Emily Beach, eHow Contributor , last updated April 17, 2014 Nike is one of the largest athletic shoe brands in the world. While the company sells millions of shoes and pieces of clothing each year, Nike does not produce any of these products. Instead, the company contracts with manufacturing facilities located throughout the world. Nearly 800,000 people work in these factories, located primarily in Asia. Since the 1990s, the company has been criticized for the working conditions and low wages at these factories, with many critics accusing the company of profiting from sweatshop labor. While Nike has made efforts to improve conditions, many rights groups still push for higher wages and greater change. Other People Are Reading Lists of Brands That Use Sweatshops History & Background of Nike History When Nike was founded in 1972, the company contracted with factories in Taiwan and South Korea to manufacturer shoes and related goods. Over the next two decades, workers in these countries successfully lobbied their governments to win improved wages and the right to form labor unions. Faced with these new challenges, Nike moved much of their production to countries like China, Indonesia, and Vietnam, where it is illegal for workers to organize, and where wage rates are some of the lowest in the world. The Nike Campaign By the 1990s, disturbing stories were coming from many of the Nike factories throughout the world. Some described child labor, wages well below the poverty level and forced overtime. Others told of physical abuse from factory overseers, exposure to dangerous chemicals and poor air quality. These stories drew the attention of human rights groups, which began to bring media attention to these stories, hoping that pressure from the public could bring about change. Groups such as Education for Justice, Global Exchange and Students Against Sweatshop Labor led the effort against Nike. It is important to understand that the use of sweatshops was not then, and is still not, something that only Nike engages in. While many shoe and apparel manufacturer's are accused of using sweatshops, human rights groups have focused their efforts on Nike, because of Nike's role as the sales leader in the industry. Groups like Global Exchange hope that by pressuring Nike to change, other companies will be motivated to change their own practices. Along with the campaigns of human right's groups, Nike began to see protests from the factory workers themselves. While Indonesia, China, and Vietnam all have minimum wage laws on the books, Nike had successfully appealed these wages with the governments of these countries year after year, allowing them to pay wages well below the minimum rate. Nike further circumvented wage laws by paying new employees an apprentice rate for several months into an employee's tenure. In April 1997, more than 10,000 workers from Nike's Indonesian factories went on strike to protest low and unpaid wages, while 1,300 workers in Vietnam went on strike hoping for a raise of one cent per hour. The next year, 3,000 Nike workers in China protested dangerous working conditions and low wages. All of these protests took place in spite of the fact that these sorts of worker strikes are illegal in these countries. Nike Makes Improvements As pressure from the public and human rights groups began to mount, Nike made efforts to improve working conditions for its contracted workers. In 1998, dangerous petroleum-based chemicals used in most factories were replaced by less harmful alternatives. In 1999, wages in the Indonesian factories were increased to rates higher than minimum wage. The company also agreed to allow random factory inspections from the Fair Labor Association, and to set up independent monitoring with both US and international organizations. Finally, Nike added its own on-staff team of nearly one hundred workers who are responsible for performing inspections of the company's partner factories. Inspectors must score the factory on factors ranging from employee safety to humane working conditions. They then meet with factory managers to address problems that were found. New Standards In 2002, Nike issued a company Code of Conduct to all its factories, regulating the conditions and safety requirements that work should be conducted by. The company's 2004 Responsibility Report established further health and labor standards, and described increased monitoring plans. This 2004 report was considered a major victory for workers and many human right's groups, because Nike included a full list of its factories and their addresses throughout the world. This has allowed for independent monitoring and investigations. While these were perceived as positive efforts on Nike's part, the human rights campaign against the company have not ended. According to the Educating for Justice group, between 50 and 100 percent of Nike factories require more working hours than those permitted by the Code of Conduct. In 25 to 50 percent of factories, workers are required to work 7 days a week, and in the same percentage of factories, workers are still paid less than the local minimum wage.Read more: www.ehow.com/about_5485125_nike-sweatshops.html#ixzz32qExT5ty
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Post by Markqpr on May 26, 2014 18:16:26 GMT
'I like Nike, but wait a minute. The neighbourhood is so poor, so put some money in it'
- Chuck D.
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Post by Zamoraaaah on May 26, 2014 19:14:16 GMT
I'm afraid Nike is a nasty exploitative company and I won't be buying a shirt from them I hear ya Eus. Not that I'd buy a shirt anyway but as a rule I don't buy any of that particular marketing company's shoddy slave labour made crap.
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Post by RoryTheRanger on May 26, 2014 21:47:49 GMT
Calling it now (from a Twitter source)
Home Kit - thin hoops Away Kit - red and black AC Milan style stripes Third Kit - all white
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Post by Lonegunmen on May 26, 2014 23:39:07 GMT
I hate thin hoops. The club should make a deal in this way. 1 year deal for a kit, if its decent the club will open it up to a further 2 years. If it sucks, the club can pull out. If the first kit is good then we stick with that kit, not a new one every friggen year. Soon it will be only the players that can afford them on their wages. Ordinary people cant and the pressure is on to please their kids as well as the adults. Just a thought.
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Post by Macmoish on May 26, 2014 23:39:57 GMT
ditto. hATe thin stripes
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Post by auburnqpr on May 27, 2014 2:40:50 GMT
How thin? I would be ok if it the home kit is like the one from 2011 but not the ones from 2012. Those were way too thin.
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Post by eusebio13 on May 27, 2014 5:50:51 GMT
It took along time getting there but I thought all Lottos kits this season were good (including the Caterham 3rd kit)
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Post by Macmoish on May 27, 2014 6:44:25 GMT
QPR FC @officialqpr 29m
Good morning! Celebrate promotion with Harry & first team players @nikeuk's Phenomenal House from 1pm. Arrive early to guarantee your place
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Post by blueeyedcptcook on May 27, 2014 6:56:33 GMT
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Post by Macmoish on May 27, 2014 7:24:43 GMT
Why do this? Why take our happpines away!
If it was that, not great: 3 or 4 thick hoops is what should be...But still better than those THIN stipes we had
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Post by Macmoish on May 27, 2014 8:03:53 GMT
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Post by Macmoish on May 27, 2014 9:33:52 GMT
At least Tony hasn't forgotten how to retweet tweets he likes! Retweeted by Tony Fernandes Steve @steveheard82 35m @tonyfernandes Tone, it could be a Tesco Bag painted blue n white for all I care as long as it's hoops and a great deal for the club.
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Post by Macmoish on May 27, 2014 10:06:09 GMT
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Post by Jon Doeman on May 27, 2014 10:29:33 GMT
At least Tony hasn't forgotten how to retweet tweets he likes! Retweeted by Tony Fernandes Steve @steveheard82 35m @tonyfernandes Tone, it could be a Tesco Bag painted blue n white for all I care as long as it's hoops and a great deal for the club. He's been ignoring you lately I take it!!
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Post by Macmoish on May 27, 2014 11:14:54 GMT
No need! I joined the "We Love You Tony" Team - I just haven't begged him for a Retweeet - or send anything SOOOO obsequious as to merit a retweet!
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Post by bp on May 27, 2014 11:40:43 GMT
No need! I joined the "We Love You Tony" Team - I just haven't begged him for a Retweeet - or send anything SOOOO obsequious as to merit a retweet! 'Oh, indeed you must excuse me, Master [Tone] Copperfield! I am greatly obliged, and I should like it of all things, I assure you; but I am far too umble. There are people enough to tread upon me in my lowly state, without my doing outrage to their feelings by possessing learning. Learning ain't for me. A person like myself had better not aspire. If he is to get on in life, he must get on umbly, Master [Tone] Copperfield!'
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Post by Macmoish on May 27, 2014 11:51:06 GMT
"Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen pounds nineteen and six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds nought and six, result misery." - Mr. Micawber
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Post by nomar on May 27, 2014 12:17:33 GMT
Has it been unveiled yet?
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