Barney and his Adidas fixation? — Forum Archive

24 Jul 2005, 13:06

:scratch:

Anyone else notice he seems to be wearing an awful lot of Adidas clobber these days? I've not seen him wear anything other than those virgin white Adidas trainers at gigs since 2001 and lately he seems to be donning Adidas t-shirts, jogging tops, the full wardrobe :eek: I think he even said in a recent Q mag interview he prefers Adidas at all times. Where will it end? He's beginning to look like an Adidas sponsored football coach from some county league team! :laugh:

I reckon he's got a deal going with the Salford branch of JD Sports, he does a bit of advertising for them and gets free sportswear for the tour.

24 Jul 2005, 13:16

Agreed... Barney showing with Adidas clothes on starts to be pathetic. If he doesn't do it for the money, what's the rationale here??? Can't believe it!

24 Jul 2005, 13:22

At least a certain Serbian fan looked good in Adidas clothing at the Hyde Park gig :wink:

24 Jul 2005, 13:24

King of Nothing wrote: At least a certain Serbian fan looked good in Adidas clothing at the Hyde Park gig

:blush:

24 Jul 2005, 14:23

They must be sponsored... that and Stone Island...

24 Jul 2005, 14:39

I think it's all rather amusing. Maybe you could get him to wear a NOOL T-shirt for Fuji?

24 Jul 2005, 14:48

At least Barney is thinking of exercise- maybe he will eventually get around to giving birth like Hooky has...

24 Jul 2005, 15:07

they were having some banter at t in park about adidas.barney kept mentioning adidas and steve banged the drum each time
and by the way i heard that adidas was started by a german chap who name was 'adi das'. :scratch:

24 Jul 2005, 15:15

oldmonkey wrote: I think it's all rather amusing. Maybe you could get him to wear a NOOL T-shirt for Fuji?

Maybe it would be easier to convince Hooky to do that ;)

We almost did it in Chicago, but found it might be rubbish to give them to the band... :shrug:

24 Jul 2005, 15:19

bansheeman wrote: and by the way i heard that adidas was started by a german chap who name was 'adi das'.

Adolf Dassler - Adi

24 Jul 2005, 17:51

Barney wore an Adidas shirt (and white trainers) 9/9/1987 in Salt Lake City.... Kinda seems like it is his 'comfort clothing'

24 Jul 2005, 18:48

I have a PUMAS fixation, but as long as he doesn't look like some "Pimp of the week", he can wear what he wants.

24 Jul 2005, 19:01

digitalwaters wrote: At least Barney is thinking of exercise- maybe he will eventually get around to giving birth like Hooky has...

:abovelol:

24 Jul 2005, 20:49

Yeah, he also can't stop going on about them.

24 Jul 2005, 22:09

go and check the videos section. during the God alike genius awards Barney is thanking Adidas and Levi's for their support and sponsorship

By the way Adidas Superstar trainers Adi Dassler Run DMC and Ian Brown are fucking great

24 Jul 2005, 22:57

georgo konstantinidis wrote: go and check the videos section. during the God alike genius awards Barney is thanking Adidas and Levi's for their support and sponsorship

By the way Adidas Superstar trainers Adi Dassler Run DMC and Ian Brown are fucking great

I have the Ian Brown sneakers,tho dare not wear them for fear of soiling the bastards 150 quid rip offs..but I had to indulge..crazy I know only 5000 pairs worldwide tho

24 Jul 2005, 23:46

But maybe in ten years time, there will only be a hundred or so minty pairs around...more likely adidas will put them in mass production for £30 a bleedin pair,the greedy corporate shitbags :skeptic:

25 Jul 2005, 02:28

Think it's more than a fixation. Surely there's some sort of sponsorship deal in place, not just with Barney but the whole band. Hooky's been rockin' a fair bit of the trefoil logo too.

I've got a brother-in-law who does the same thing here in Aus for Nike. Hangs out with name musicians with street cred and gets them to sport Dunks in their promo shots and onstage.

Incidentally, those Ian Browns, Underworlds, Run DMCs, etc, Superstars are certainly collectable but the ultimate is the 35th Anniversary White Model:

Super Rare!

Only 35 released to the public, all leather, each with an individual leather carry case and accessories. Even Barney probably missed the cut for these badboys.

:\pimp3:

25 Jul 2005, 05:18

Superstars are shite. You got well ripped off.

Barney doesn't have a fixation. This is a fixaton.

25 Jul 2005, 05:29

thats class! suppose the word Nike is taboo to you ! :eek:

25 Jul 2005, 05:29

Hank Wiseass© wrote: Superstars are shite. You got well ripped off.

Barney doesn't have a fixation. This is a fixaton.

I know or we know that ripped off!!! other people that get them also said the same thing so there is no need to say that again. For the superstar that are shite go and tell it to the following people: Noel and Liam, Ian Brown, Gewn, Missy, Kate Moss etc etc. etc. etc.

25 Jul 2005, 06:20

I must stress my collection is far smaller than the one above, which by the way the owner described as 'some' of his.

Superstar are for bad hanks. To add to the above list of quegs, Chris Evans had them on on Top Gear last night. My portmanteau is in a state of repose.

25 Jul 2005, 06:54

NObabe wrote:

bansheeman wrote: and by the way i heard that adidas was started by a german chap who name was 'adi das'.

Adolf Dassler - Adi

Didnt the addidasen guy originally invent trainies for a czech athlete, klempa,klopek or something? Remember an ad on the telly a few years back.

Mite b wrong,as for barney an ad - e- das could probably be sponsered or he might just like shopping at sports soccer as its cheap as chips!

:nuts:

25 Jul 2005, 06:55

Hank Wiseass© wrote: I must stress my collection is far smaller than the one above, which by the way the owner described as 'some' of his.

Superstar are for bad hanks. To add to the above list of quegs, Chris Evans had them on on Top Gear last night. My portmanteau is in a state of repose.

Typical scouser :laugh:

You guys sure do love your trainies!

:nuts:

25 Jul 2005, 07:25

Yet some people believe that ADIDAS stands for All Day I Dream About Sports, which is b/s of course.

25 Jul 2005, 07:33

NObabe wrote: Yet some people believe that ADIDAS stands for All Day I Dream About Sports, which is b/s of course.

After Dinner I Dit A S**t All Day I Dream About Sex

These were just a few from the playground,thanx nobabe you just jogged my memory bout the days when i was just a young nutbag!

:nuts:

25 Jul 2005, 07:41

Here a little story I wrote on the subject.

http://www.shanklygates.co.uk/default.asp?sid=890&p=2&stid=8360428

25 Jul 2005, 10:03

Barney is a chav. Has been since 1984 and will be for the rest of time. He INVENTED being a chav - think about it a while...

25 Jul 2005, 13:31

Chris Nash wrote: Barney is a chav. Has been since 1984 and will be for the rest of time. He INVENTED being a chav - think about it a while...

O.k. I've thought about it for a while. Any chance you could tell me what you're on about?

25 Jul 2005, 15:59

i do believe he is sponsored by addidas. he mentioned this at the begining of the hyde park festival. he said he doesnt believe in sponsorhip but he thanked them anyway. it was b4 they sang crystal(which was the 1st song)

25 Jul 2005, 17:56

Anybody ever read the history of Adidas in the Beastie Boys' Grand Royal Magazine (the third issue, naturally)? A very good read about all of the errors that the company made in a number of markets, including the US which featured a burgeoning company called Nike.

25 Jul 2005, 18:46

It's got to be some sort of Barney/Adidas sponsorship deal really.

But if not it's certainly a bit strange... I mean I like cool trainers as much as the next man, I've got a particular pair of Puma's I'm very fond of but I've never felt inclined to deck myself out from head to toe in Puma merchandise because of them.

:skeptic:

26 Jul 2005, 08:24

Chris Nash wrote: Barney is a chav. Has been since 1984 and will be for the rest of time. He INVENTED being a chav - think about it a while...

I think youve hit the nail on the head. Barney probably should have been served an ASBO for his antics on stage, over the years. Liam Gallagher later became a chav and now its probably Mike Skinner from The Streets.

26 Jul 2005, 14:14

Jose Jimenez wrote: I have a PUMAS fixation, but as long as he doesn't look like some "Pimp of the week", he can wear what he wants.

Adidas is named after adi dassler. But Puma was "dassler", too. It comes from the same small town in Germany, Herzogenaurauch. Both dasslers were brothers and enemies, too.

26 Jul 2005, 19:31

Don't tell me he drives a vauxhall? :evil4: