Football Ventures

[desperado]

wrong thread!

Crack on FV you are doing a great job! 😂

Edited September 7, 2025 by desperado

[BobyBrno]

14 hours ago, gonzo said:

Ah didn't know.

Thought it was a bit lavish to be getting them all done

 

I suspect there is an element of corporate sponsorship involved with Hardscape. Well done to all involved though. 👏

[Ratwhite]

On 06/09/2025 at 18:22, BobyBrno said:

They were last week. The old ticket office next to the main entrance.👍

Sorted collecting tomorrow

[Take Hunt Off]

The memorial bricks around Lofty’s statue are still in situ .

Apparently they will be phase two of the replacement , no date yet given.

My mates stone is in that area . Had a look at the replacement bricks 

Absolute quality.

[green genie]

Any feedback from the new imminent football regulator fair game report ?

Pretty damning across the board 

https://www.fairgameuk.org/fair-game-index-2025

 

Edited September 10, 2025 by green genie

[Tonge moor green jacket]

Clear as mud.

[kent_white]

3 hours ago, green genie said:

Any feedback from the new imminent football regulator fair game report ?

Pretty damning across the board 

https://www.fairgameuk.org/fair-game-index-2025

 

I don't care as long as we get three points at the weekend! 😁

[burnden]

Just heard the fella from Reebok Joe Foster on radio manc news saying he has been asked for years by the public to connect back with Bolton and he says he would love to now they aren't owned by adidas any more and the message has been sent. 

[Tonge moor green jacket]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8jdlndg0xo

Set him a unit up at the macron!

 

[Cheese]

It's mad what football does to your brain. I would absolutely cream myself if Reebok came back as stadium and shirt sponsor.

[Lt. Aldo Raine]

Reebok is on a par with the likes of Dunlop, Hi-Tech, and Slazenger these days

One to avoid

[desperado]

1 hour ago, burnden said:

Just heard the fella from Reebok Joe Foster on radio manc news saying he has been asked for years by the public to connect back with Bolton and he says he would love to now they aren't owned by adidas any more and the message has been sent. 

 

1 hour ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8jdlndg0xo

Set him a unit up at the macron!

 

Went to the opening of the exhibition   "Reebok and Norman Walsh: The Bolton History of the Running Shoe" exhibition in July. 

My dad (and another lurker on here  😊) as Horwich Harrier VIPs were given a VIP invite (+1 😊) 

Great evening and another part of history which makes our town so special.

Despite the move to the USA the Fosters and the Reebok brand don’t forget their roots - they are Bolton through and through. 
 

It’s a great exhibition by the way. 

 

[Winchester White]

11 minutes ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

Reebok is on a par with the likes of Dunlop, Hi-Tech, and Slazenger these days

One to avoid

To be fair that's your opinion and in some ways understandable as we don't see the brand much anymore over here.

The fact is that Reebok was sold by Adidas for $2.5b only four years ago. It is however seen as an athletics brand not a footballing one. But it still dwarfs those other brands you mentioned.

 

 

 

[Tonge moor green jacket]

10 minutes ago, desperado said:

 

Went to the opening of the exhibition   "Reebok and Norman Walsh: The Bolton History of the Running Shoe" exhibition in July. 

My dad (and another lurker on here  😊) as Horwich Harrier VIPs were given a VIP invite (+1 😊) 

Great evening and another part of history which makes our town so special.

Despite the move to the USA the Fosters and the Reebok brand don’t forget their roots - they are Bolton through and through. 
 

It’s a great exhibition by the way. 

 

I'll pop down.

There's no doubt that they're not the same anymore, plus they're made in Vietnam and China. 

Can't envisage a scenario where they could come back neither.

He'd have to buy the name for a start, and it might not be easy to get the quality association back.

He'd probably have to start again. At 90 years old, he's going to need plenty of help!

[Winchester White]

42 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

I'll pop down.

There's no doubt that they're not the same anymore, plus they're made in Vietnam and China. 

Can't envisage a scenario where they could come back neither.

He'd have to buy the name for a start, and it might not be easy to get the quality association back.

He'd probably have to start again. At 90 years old, he's going to need plenty of help!

Eh?

[Lt. Aldo Raine]

2 minutes ago, Winchester White said:

Eh?

He means the Fosters owning the brand again

[Tombwfc]

It's a massive missed opportunity for the town that the football club has no association at all with the global sportswear brand that was founded here. Hopefully something gets sorted.

[little whitt]

10 hours ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

Reebok is on a par with the likes of Dunlop, Hi-Tech, and Slazenger these days

One to avoid

At School 

i loved Hi-Tech Trainers 

[gonzo]

11 hours ago, Winchester White said:

To be fair that's your opinion and in some ways understandable as we don't see the brand much anymore over here.

The fact is that Reebok was sold by Adidas for $2.5b only four years ago. It is however seen as an athletics brand not a footballing one. But it still dwarfs those other brands you mentioned.

 

 

 

Rebook workouts are rather popular amongst the naughty boy fraternity at the football. Or were a few years ago at least.

On a similar note I see Asics have made some mad resurgence and are all the rage now with younguns. They were for the dossers when I was at school.

[gonzo]

1 hour ago, little whitt said:

At School 

i loved Hi-Tech Trainers 

Now it all makes sense

[L/H White]

4 hours ago, gonzo said:

Rebook workouts are rather popular amongst the naughty boy fraternity at the football. Or were a few years ago at least.

On a similar note I see Asics have made some mad resurgence and are all the rage now with younguns. They were for the dossers when I was at school.

I've had asics for the last 10 years or so, extreme comfort for pottering about in

[Gonk]

As long as no balls is kept away from the design office they can come back for me

[Sweep]

On 01/10/2025 at 20:44, Winchester White said:

 

The fact is that Reebok was sold by Adidas for $2.5b only four years ago. It is however seen as an athletics brand not a footballing one. But it still dwarfs those other brands you mentioned.

 

They helped kill themselves as a football brand by releasing absolute dog shit like this

 

[Sweep]

38 minutes ago, Gonk said:

As long as no balls is kept away from the design office they can come back for me

See above 😁

[burnden]

https://portfoliodesign.net/FLIPBOOK/BWITC-IMPACT-REPORT-2024-2025/