Quote ="gnidir"I might be biased, but im not keen, it reminds me of the first panthers kit, but I advised that Blackpool should stay with the original tangerine B&W hoop for a few years to givve something consistent in the town for neutrals/not yet converts to recognise.
Ive seen the jerseys in the flesh, and I have to say im not convinced by the quality of Oneills, everything is sublimated, I like something that looks like a bit of effort was put into it for my £40, a bit of embroidery goes a long way, and the designs are off the shelf oneills ones, so it seems we arent important enough for oneills to create something for us.
Apart from that, its only a jersey, and as long as the teams winning, who really cares right?'"
The bit highlighted is pretty much the point I was getting at. Most clubs have something that is unique to them that even when they change the strip, there is a level of recognisabilty and consistancy within the new design.
Some sort of hooped design would have been preferable imho, even if not the same as last year.
Look at the way Leeds re-invented their traditional hoops on last season's kit, very classy I thought.
The "black panel with flashy trim" is almost cliched now, it's time to go back to traditional, easily recognisable strips, that give a club and it's supporters a real sense of identity.
Just my opinion
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