[Albion] New Kit!

[Beanstalk]

. The away kit is nothing like Bournemouth’s kit last season, apart from the fact it’s red and black. As for the home kit being a carbon copy in white and blue, what’s wrong with that? We did in the same in the first season at the Amex

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As you can see, the below is last year's kit. You posted 16/17



I'm not over the moon that our away kit isn't bespoke, but at least it isn't another team's hand-me-downs.

 

[Jackthelad]

Both are nice, Green does look like a keeper kit but it's still nice, I actually like the back of the Brighton home kit looks cool with a red number on.

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

Neither is horrible, just disappointing. You'd have thought a club like the Albion could have done better/ told Nike to.

 

[Sussexscots]

The club went with the white backs when the old gits in East & West Upper complained they could not see the Player No & Names on a striped and blue back.
Looking at this year mainly white strip, they should have kept it simple and had a white back only.l

As one of the old gits in question, I can confirm that neither I, nor my similarly ancient and myopic friend had any problem at all!

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

The club went with the white backs when the old gits in East & West Upper complained they could not see the Player No & Names on a striped and blue back.
Looking at this year mainly white strip, they should have kept it simple and had a white back only.l

I'm proud to be an old git. It does make sense though, everyone needs to be able to see the numbers & names on the back of shirts!

 

[Jackthelad]

Taking a closer look at the Green away it's actually really nice the pattern, it reminds me of some of the classy German green away kits or werder bremen kits. The infant home kit looks really cheap like some knock off you would find on a market and why don't they have infant away kits for sale.

 

[Mellotron]

Taking a closer look at the Green away it's actually really nice the pattern, it reminds me of some of the classy German green away kits or werder bremen kits. The infant home kit looks really cheap like some knock off you would find on a market and why don't they have infant away kits for sale.

I think it's lovely and am a bit baffled by the backlash to be honest.

 

[Easy 10]

I think it's lovely and am a bit baffled by the backlash to be honest.

Same here. Well, 'lovely' might be slightly overstating, but its certainly not the MONSTROSITY some people on here are howling about.

Personally I think its always worth reserving judgement until its been seen 'in action', so to speak. I reckon both kits are perfectly ok, and opinions will change once we get used to actually seeing them on the pitch. Not that many will admit to changing their minds I suppose. But I'm far from horrified by either shirt.

I'd have preferred blue shorts and socks with the home one, mind.

 

[Superphil]

As you can see, the below is last year's kit. You posted 16/17

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I'm not over the moon that our away kit isn't bespoke, but at least it isn't another team's hand-me-downs.

Oops, blushes, trouble with the small phone screen. That said, it’s still quite different, not sure what the previous poster Meant when he said it was near identical, hey ho.

Agreed on our new away kit though, that shirt is in use all over the place, Anorthosis in Cyprus have it in blue and black for their away and third shirts.

 

[BN9 BHA]

Seem to recall there was at least one miser whinging about it at a Fans Forum with Paul Barber.

I'm not disagreeing that some fans did moan, the yellow numbers didn't stand out that well on stripes.
I just don't think the club changed things because a few fans moaned.

 

[BBassic]

I'm proud to be an old git. It does make sense though, everyone needs to be able to see the numbers & names on the back of shirts!

Do they though? If you know the team then you know who plays where, generally speaking.

I don't need to be able to see the numbers to know that the tall bloke in front of Maty Ryan, just to the left, is Lewis Dunk.

 

[TSB]

Does the Kilmarnock 2017/18 home strip count? Probably get it 70% off now, stick an American Express transfer on, plus an Albion badge and count the cash saved...

Nothing much has changed for Gary Dicker there, has it? Same kit, same tan. He even has a Guy Butters lookalike next to him.

 

[TSB]

If you were there it washes perfectly.. if you were still in your daddies knickers you dont have a clue.. ;-)

It doesn't. It really doesn't.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Do they though? If you know the team then you know who plays where, generally speaking.

I don't need to be able to see the numbers to know that the tall bloke in front of Maty Ryan, just to the left, is Lewis Dunk.

Nonsense.

Would you find it so easy to distinguish Balogun and Moore, with their backs to you? Forster-Caskey and Gardner wearing barely readable near-identical numbers (18 and 19) were difficult. We had a period when we had Barnes, Painter and Sparrow with identical builds and haircuts, that were hard. Upson and Bridge were hard.

The numbers are there for identification. The entire point of them is to be readable from a distance. Why would anybody NOT seek to make them as readable as possible?

(And I say that as someone who hates the 'bib' on the back of this latest shirt. A plain BOX is what is required)

 

[BBassic]

Nonsense.

Would you find it so easy to distinguish Balogun and Moore, with their backs to you? Forster-Caskey and Gardner wearing barely readable near-identical numbers (18 and 19) were difficult. We had a period when we had Barnes, Painter and Sparrow with identical builds and haircuts, that were hard. Upson and Bridge were hard.

The numbers are there for identification. The entire point of them is to be readable from a distance. Why would anybody NOT seek to make them as readable as possible?

(And I say that as someone who hates the 'bib' on the back of this latest shirt. A plain BOX is what is required)

Yeah I get what they're for but it's not too difficult to distinguish between the players without them. And I'm a WSU resident with glasses

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Yeah I get what they're for but it's not too difficult to distinguish between the players without them. And I'm a WSU resident with glasses

I'm a ESL resident (with glasses) and generally have no issue, but some people are sitting far further away than I am. It's a stupid argument - what possible benefit is there to NOT make the shirts as readable as possible?

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Do they though? If you know the team then you know who plays where, generally speaking.

I don't need to be able to see the numbers to know that the tall bloke in front of Maty Ryan, just to the left, is Lewis Dunk.

Nor do I, but we are dyed in the wool fans, many who watch us, especially fans of the opposing team . . . aren't.

 

[Two Professors]

Not often I agree with HKFC,but as an infrequent viewer of Albion,when I see them at St Andrew's on the 28th I will need all the help I can get!Really helps with tv coverage,as well,with the camera shifting views so often.

 

[BBassic]

I'm a ESL resident (with glasses) and generally have no issue, but some people are sitting far further away than I am. It's a stupid argument - what possible benefit is there to NOT make the shirts as readable as possible?

I'm not saying they shouldn't make it as easy as possible merely that the assertion that "everybody needs to be able to read them" isn't necessarily true.

Really isn't worth arguing about.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Not often I agree with HKFC,but as an infrequent viewer of Albion,when I see them at St Andrew's on the 28th I will need all the help I can get!Really helps with tv coverage,as well,with the camera shifting views so often.

Which is entirely the point l was trying to make.