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Title: KP and Flintoff Split from Woodworm
Post by: Tom on October 16, 2008, 10:31:38 AM

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/cricket/article4951169.ece

Title: Re: KP and Flintoff Split from Woodworm
Post by: e4sby on October 16, 2008, 11:20:22 AM

I wonder if Freddie is tempted with a CE?  ;)

Never been a fan of Woodworm bats, picked up and seen a few and never saw one which grabbed me.

Title: Re: KP and Flintoff Split from Woodworm
Post by: Redback Cricket on October 16, 2008, 12:06:15 PM

Chris,  I'll go halfs with you 250k each and he can use a 'CEback'

Title: Re: KP and Flintoff Split from Woodworm
Post by: yvk3103 on October 16, 2008, 12:39:56 PM

same here, never been a fan of woodworm bats and developed a definate disliking once they came out with the new labels. The new labels are horrible....

I would guess that WW lost some sales due to these horrible labels as many retialers have piles of bats and our offering very low prices...

Title: Re: KP and Flintoff Split from Woodworm
Post by: e4sby on October 16, 2008, 12:57:32 PM

Quote from: Redback Cricket on October 16, 2008, 12:06:15 PM

Chris,  I'll go halfs with you 250k each and he can use a 'CEback'

I'll have to check how much is left on the money tree, i'll get back to you, CEback has a nice ring to it.

Title: Re: KP and Flintoff Split from Woodworm
Post by: Talisman on October 16, 2008, 01:33:26 PM

Woodworm have been selling their kit to retailers at increasing discounts so that they have been devaluing the brand a lot and have massive outlay if they wanted to continue. It has been common knowledge that they will be gone in the industry for some time.

They wanted to be bigger than they could be and have paid the price.

If the CE and Redback labels are looking for an inspirational brand leader then you know my address, and I'm cheap, dirt cheap.

Title: Re: KP and Flintoff Split from Woodworm
Post by: Redback Cricket on October 16, 2008, 02:05:24 PM

So i hear, just half a larger and your anyones!!!

Title: Re: KP and Flintoff Split from Woodworm
Post by: Talisman on October 16, 2008, 03:34:45 PM

Sadly no, as of yesterday I'm solely Bev's....

Title: Re: KP and Flintoff Split from Woodworm
Post by: slogger02 on October 16, 2008, 03:49:16 PM

so if KP's close to a deal with adidas where do you reckon freddie will go?

Title: Re: KP and Flintoff Split from Woodworm
Post by: Marcussjd9 on October 16, 2008, 03:53:22 PM

Nobody In The Current England Set Up Is Puma, Plus The Link Of Puma + Adidas, Maybe?
I Don't Know To Be Honest.

Any Idea When The Adidas Range Is Going To Be Released?

Title: Re: KP and Flintoff Split from Woodworm
Post by: stevie on October 16, 2008, 03:55:41 PM

Freddie will go wherever he's offered the most money as everone would do. I have a sneaky suspision that it'll be GM or GN or maybe addidas.

Title: Re: KP and Flintoff Split from Woodworm
Post by: Talisman on October 16, 2008, 04:07:12 PM

Pietersen has signed, this could be to offset Woodworm's debt's and allow them to try and continue with Flintoff onboard. Adidas would have wanted him much more than Flintoff, he is captain and has no fitness worries and the biggest name in world cricket.

Just watch the kids buy the kit now, some idiots have written in the papers that KP will have to use untried bats in the Stanford match, maybe they don't know how to peel labels off a bat???

Since Woodworm have never made a bat and very very few were ever Hunts even though people claimed that they made them I would think that the real source of his bats will not change since he first payed for Notts.

Does anyone remember what brand he used before Woodworm???

Title: Re: KP and Flintoff Split from Woodworm
Post by: Dobbs on October 16, 2008, 04:10:01 PM

Congrats Talisman...

When will the pics of the Adidas stuff be released?

KP used to use Gunn and Moore, Freddie used Slazenger.

Title: Re: KP and Flintoff Split from Woodworm
Post by: hairson on October 16, 2008, 07:26:51 PM

wasnt flintoff with ducan fernly?

Title: Re: KP and Flintoff Split from Woodworm
Post by: irwinster on October 16, 2008, 07:33:27 PM

i had 2 woodworm bats the wand and the flame.... wand was fantastic best runscoring season with it but when i got a flame i couldnt be more disappointed. the bat cosmetically looked ok but sounded awful and played even worse

i can see freddie going off to a brand like puma maybe and hopefully fill the gap of gilchrist.... especially after losing shane watson to gunn n moore

Title: Re: KP and Flintoff Split from Woodworm
Post by: Howzat on October 16, 2008, 07:57:12 PM

Quote from: hairson on October 16, 2008, 07:26:51 PM

wasnt flintoff with ducan fernly?

Nope he was with Hunts

Title: Re: KP and Flintoff Split from Woodworm
Post by: Dobbs on October 16, 2008, 08:18:34 PM

When was he with Hunts? On Cricinfo the first picture of him in 1996 he has a Slazenger.

Title: Re: KP and Flintoff Split from Woodworm
Post by: Tom on October 16, 2008, 09:05:00 PM

I can't remember Freddie ever using Hunts either.

Title: Re: KP and Flintoff Split from Woodworm
Post by: Chaim on October 17, 2008, 01:47:22 AM

freddy used Gray Nicolls as well not sure if it was a sponsor though

Title: Re: KP and Flintoff Split from Woodworm
Post by: Talisman on October 17, 2008, 10:18:02 AM

Flintoff used Slazenger, made by Eric Loxton for him.

Title: Re: KP and Flintoff Split from Woodworm
Post by: dan_griffin11 on October 24, 2008, 12:49:30 PM

puma could be an interesting bet, no sponsored players in the england team, big pockets of money...

Title: Re: KP and Flintoff Split from Woodworm
Post by: irwinster on October 26, 2008, 10:27:13 PM

puma evolution freddie is using in the england vs middlesex game

Title: Re: KP and Flintoff Split from Woodworm
Post by: Liam-SCCC on October 26, 2008, 10:36:53 PM

no, evolution gloves, ballistic pads an a blank bat

Title: Re: KP and Flintoff Split from Woodworm
Post by: Dobbs on October 26, 2008, 11:38:17 PM

(http://www.cricinfo.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/95300/95328.jpg)
(http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee75/miroslav_dobson/83444281.jpg)
(http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee75/miroslav_dobson/83444404-1.jpg)

Personally thought the Adidas gear looked awful and cheap, overdesigned, especially the pads.

Title: Re: KP and Flintoff Split from Woodworm
Post by: jandgcricket on October 27, 2008, 12:58:18 AM

I like the glovess....

Title: Re: KP and Flintoff Split from Woodworm
Post by: Tikolo on October 27, 2008, 08:10:28 AM

Hes using a masuri helmet now as well

Title: Re: KP and Flintoff Split from Woodworm
Post by: stevie on October 27, 2008, 06:32:18 PM

Freddie had all Puma softs but no stickers on his bat anyone know why? He has to wear the puma helmit as well now.

Title: Re: KP and Flintoff Split from Woodworm
Post by: stevie on October 31, 2008, 08:05:57 PM

(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc317/gram10_safc/e23eb799.jpg)

He has the stickers now, has he had from the start and just applied them or have they just sent them out to him?

Title: Re: KP and Flintoff Split from Woodworm
Post by: choppercricket on November 12, 2008, 04:06:22 PM

Flintoff used Hunts during his U19 days. He then moved to Slazenger, then Woodworm. KP went from GM to Woodworm, and is now at Adidas.

Title: Re: KP and Flintoff Split from Woodworm
Post by: Howzat on November 12, 2008, 04:37:12 PM

I knew it lol!

Title: Re: KP and Flintoff Split from Woodworm
Post by: Talisman on November 12, 2008, 06:00:31 PM

He is not using a Puma bat now, just the stickers.

Title: Re: KP and Flintoff Split from Woodworm
Post by: stevie on November 12, 2008, 06:18:26 PM

Is he permantly sponsered by Puma (or the length of his contract) as i saw that it might just have been for the Stanford series. Is he getting his bats made where he did while he was sponsered by Woodworm?

Title: Re: KP and Flintoff Split from Woodworm
Post by: Talisman on November 12, 2008, 07:12:07 PM

I don't know, he does move about a bit bat wise.