Comments on: NSC Stars Unveil New Uniforms

By: Brian Quarstad

Brian Quarstad — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:18:08 +0000

Coach 55, evidently you have not read any of the numerous articles and interviews I have done concerning the topic of names or you would not have stated such a silly comment. Please do your homework and know what you’re talking about before shooting your mouth off.

By: Coach55

Coach55 — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:11:28 +0000

Not a huge fan of the uniforms but they are a team on a tight budget. I would not buy the uniforms even if they were really nice looking after they named the team NSC STARS after they said they were going to run the club based on fan input. Then they through out the fan choice for name and put their company right in the name, suspicous.

By: Chrös

Chrös — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:15:57 +0000

I’m glad they went with the yellow jersey (that’s what I voted for). My first choice would have been to revive the North Stars name and green and yellow uniforms, but given the circumstances I think this is just fine.

My main complaint with the blue is that it looks a lot like the Kansas City Wizards, and I’m not a fan of their uniforms, but it’s not the end of the world.

I also would have liked to see blue/yellow and yellow/blue instead of blue/white, yellow/white, but for the first uniforms of a new, minor league team, I think they are just fine. I really like the Schwan’s name and logo, too.

By: nathan3e

nathan3e — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:57:32 +0000

Super Rookie – I am anxious for the season to begin as well. My reference to your patience was your respectful responses to people who are banging away at the team mercilessly before a ball has been kicked in anger. Every team needs a True Believer, and you are that person. Please continue.

By: Super Rookie

Super Rookie — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:41:34 +0000

Nathan3e- I am just getting extremely antsy for the season to start. The players yesterday were as well. They seemed to like their training kits, but I really enjoyed the full goalkeeping kits of Crayton (DC United) and Joe Warren (Thunder with Comcast sponsorship).

Good times!

By: nathan3e

nathan3e — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:14:16 +0000

Super Rookie, I truly admire your patience. Clearly, a few boos from the gallery is wholly legitimate and expected. Not everyone is going to like everything and it does show that people care enough to comment. With all that said, there are people here whose default mode is loudly and arrogantly complaining about absolutely everything NSC does. You do not like it, ergo, it is wrong, it is bad, it is amateurish, the people making the decisions do not know what they doing, and my personal favorite, You Could Do Better. This is the online age and the bravery of being out of range makes people confident enough to make all kinds of suggestions that do not work out so well in Reality World. Do we all wish the budget was bigger? Obviously. Is it? No. Can they deficit spend? No. This is not Monopoly. I have lost track of how many times I have seen someone blithely suggest that NSC “spend the money” to “get it right”. Breaking news for the people making this demand: If NSC “spent the money” and followed your expert instructions to the letter, the first five people commenting would go on at length about how the end result sucked, what was NSC thinking, they could do better. Someone always hates it, sometimes that someone is you. Try to get past it.

By: Super Rookie

Super Rookie — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:29:03 +0000

The colors of the kits were overwhelmingly selected by a fan vote a few weeks ago.

I understand the concerns of the “cheapness” of the kit, although I don’t think it look cheap at all, but the financial implications of choosing the semi-custom kit are not due to just outfitting the players, but are mostly due to having a large amount of jerseys to sell to fans at games and inside the pro shop at the SuperRink.

One of the bigger complaints from Thunder fans that showed up to the stakeholders summit was that it was hard to get merchandise from the team, especially, replica kits that were not game-worn. How many times was merchandise out of stock, or fresh from the laundry in the tent? Finally, all merchandise will be available for sale at Soccer USA as they have signed on to be the official supplier of uniforms/merchandise for the team. Not only will jerseys be available, but team issue scarves (not the supporters scarf as this is reserved for those who buy supporters season tickets) and other cool items.

As the eternal optimist who is extremely happy that we have a team, I am even happier that there will be multiple outlets around the city (3 Soccer USA’s and the Super Rink Pro Shop) to purchase NSC Minnesota gear and merchandise. Don’t know how many other Div. 2 teams have this option, but I believe this is a damn good start for a franchise that was announced a mere three months ago.

Believe!

By: Cody

Cody — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:27:47 +0000

I think, and correct me if I’m wrong, that the reason some are upset
(myself included) is that this a NEW club, with a chance to get
everything “right” as far as sharp looking kit, and everything else…
So thinking of having a clean slate and it being “wasted” is what
is frustrating. Those type of decisions have nothing to do with
money, just bad taste. This color or shape doesn’t cost more than another.

Bad name, bad/cheap looking logo, wrong kit – when none of it had to be!
THAT is what get others, and me.

That said, happy to have a team.

(but we shouldn’t have to say “well I’m just happy to have a team”.
get what I’m saying yet?)

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:39:02 +0000

Seriously, how much could they be saving per kit? How many players are we talking about? I’ve bought countless kits over the year so I know what the best, better, and good stuff costs. You might be talking about $3K-$4K total – doubtful more, most likely a lot less, for the whole team.

By: Trevor

Trevor — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:50:59 +0000

Chris A, no one will ever blame a loss on this team’s jerseys, the color of the grass, or on the sponsor; they’ll have plenty of valid reasons to cite–like the fact that they won’t have a preseason.

I’m not real high on the kit, but while it may be a marketing mistake, it’ll never lose games for them. In the end, though, it might be worth the marketing advantage you “lose”to be able to put the money you save back into the team. The case for fiscal responsibility is a good one.

If they put a good product on the field, I’ll cheer for them no matter what colors they’re wearing.