Burn the witch.
We’ve won the Internet…
Congratulations, Southampton Football Club, you’ve outdone everybody.
The club have produced an epic parody of Netflix documentary ‘Fyre’ to show off their new 2019-20 strips in: ‘Saynts: The Greatest Kit Launch That Never Happened’ - and it’s a touch of brilliance.
‘Saynts’ follows entrepreneur Mbilly McFarmer, who’s on a mission to host the first ever football kit launch on a desert island… because it’s never been done before.
Players Danny Ings, Maya Yoshida, Angus Gunn and Nathan Redmond, and Southampton Women’s captain Shelly Provan, all make cameos.
Anyone can launch a kit, but not everybody can launch a dream…
Mbilly McFarmerMM Media
‘Saynts’ draws comparisons to ‘Fyre’ throughout from the use of quick flash-forwards, similar music and camera angles - as well as a ‘visionary’ who’s out of touch.
‘Fyre’ told the story of a doomed “exclusive music festival” which was supposed to take place on the Bahamian island of Great Exuma. The documentary showed the hype building up to the event, which social media influencers were paid to promote - but the shambolic organisation and lies about money ultimately lead to disaster.
After introducing himself as the CEO of ‘MM Media’ - or just “MMM” - McFarmer calls around some football clubs, including Portsmouth, before eventually getting through to Southampton.
McFarmer tries to speak to Ralph Hasenhuttl, but the Saints boss won’t take his calls, so he sets about calling players pretending to be him in order to get them on board.
The video draws up loads of comparisons with Fyre
After travelling down to the south coast and arranging a meeting with members of Southampton FC, McFarmer shows the team a trailer detailing his outrageous vision for a kit launch festival on an exotic island in the Solent.
The trailer showcases Saynts Festival in all its glory, with events including a free-kick masterclass with Prowsey (James Ward-Prowse), morning training sessions with Franny Benali, and Shane-Long Island iced teas on offer at the bar.
It also shows players in his vision of what the new kits will look like.
Danny Ings makes a cameo in the Saynts Festival mockumentary
After the trailer cuts, Hasenhuttl is left questioning if the whole thing is a joke before calling security to escort McFarmer off the premises.
What he does reveal though, is he loved the kits… and that’s how it ends, the official 2019-20 kit is unveiled:
The Southampton kit meets with approval - but McFarmer does not
Before the kit launch video was released, players and the club had shared cryptic posts on social media about the made-up festival, just as social media influencers were paid to do in the lead up to Fyre Festival.
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Nice that they sneaked Benali in there 
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on a 
But a great promotion - and the kit’s growing on me I s’pose.
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Oriol :- It may highlight your manly frame and physique but I bet I still start more games than you next season.
Someone at work showed me the kit
I said I didn’t like the black
Then someone said what was wrong with Nathan (who happened to by modelling it)
Oh fuck
I crawled off backed to my office and died
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It looks like it has been censored with the black bit at the top.
did they have more adverts at the top and told that was too many so they just coloured it in?
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Please. Your taste in shirts is under tight scrutiny. Surely you know that.
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Yeah, looks like a mistake badly butchered at the last moment. Even the white kit has an 80s arsenal (multi)colouring strip ruining it.
I’ll look at it as a punishment for the players.
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TBF, if we win more games than we lose in it, who gives the proverbial flying one what it looks like?
BTW, yes, it’s dog’s 
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What the fuck are you on about? You had a vote but the result didn’t go as planned. You didn’t have the morals to up hold the vote and deep down you and Bletch know that to be true. Now you have a shit forum in your own image.
True story - popped in yesterday, saw the game of thrones thread, clicked on that as it used to be interesting. You were replying to your own post with a story of what happened when you played as the wildlings on a PC game. I don’t need to insult you or take the piss anymore. You are writing your own material.
I guess you realise it’s so fucking shit here that your boring yourself and that’s why you have summoned me?
See above 
I like the white kit. Of the three I think that’s the one I’d buy (and leave unworn with the others in my wardrobe).
Is the away kit supposed to be black? Or grey? Or brown?
You don’t work for me do you?
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I must’ve missed something here
Should I have created a couple of alts instead so no-one cottoned on? 
I’m the best accounts you’ve ever had and you know it.
Yeah the white one is the best looking and i’ll get used to the censored bit. As for the away kit, i have no idea as it made my eyes hurt and i was forced to look away(won’t be looking again tii first away game).
Certainly felt that way at the time.
And I suppose multiple accounts are handy for winning votes 
Makes it more difficult to have two of your accounts win though doesn’t it?