New Scotland adidas kit
Posted by John Devlin
OK, now I’m excited!!!
New kit being unveiled today…
09-10 Championship Kits
Posted by John Devlin
Just started adding the 09-10 Championship to the main 09-10 kits page.
You can view them here: http://www.truecoloursfootballkits.com/09-10-kits
09-10 Premier League kits
Posted by John Devlin
At last! Bar the odd pair of change shorts/socks here and there I’ve finished the 09-10 Premier League kits (just in time for 10-11!). Sorry its taken so long – you can view them all here: http://www.truecoloursfootballkits.com/09-10-kits
Championship to follow very shortly on the same page.
Blog-ette
Posted by John Devlin
I’m running out of time again as usual but I just wanted to point you in the direction of a couple of links.
Firstly, I was very flattered to be interviewed by those good people over at football-shirts.co.uk. They asked me some great questions (which I hope I answered frankly!) and gave me some ideas for new features on my site. You can read the interview at:
http://www.football-shirts.co.uk/fans/john-devlin_6013
Secondly, Umbro have just posted a short piece I wrote for them on the new England kit and how it ties in with Umbro’s rejuvenation as a brand. You can read it here:
http://blog.umbro.com/2010/02/12/england-away-brand-new-thinking/
I will be posting a full review of the England kit on my site very shortly. Its been really interesting reading everyone’s views on my earlier page. There’s some really good points there. I must say I was expecting a dubious response at first that would grow into more approval but so far the reaction has been very positive.
New Scotland kit will be worn for the first time on 3rd March so expect a full review of that as well!
Thanks also to all of you who have commented on your favourite PL and England past kits. I will be gathering the results and presenting it in an article soon. I also have some very exciting news on a similar project…
I aim to finish the 09-10 PL kits soon as well, along with adding Championship outfits (fronts only though I think) along with completing the QPR page and starting a World Cup kits page.
Finally thanks for the help on the Notts County kit I was tracking down.
Right off to Southend vs Tranmere now – before hopefully catching the Southampton vs Portsmouth match! Should be interesting…
Notts County Kit Research SOS
Posted by John Devlin
I’m trying to track down a decent pic of Notts County’s away kit from the 93-94 season. It was a Matchwinner kit with a pale blue shirt with a mottled white and navy pattern. I have a good picture of the shirt but am struggling on the shorts and socks. If anyone could help me out I’d be really grateful!
You can contact me by clicking here.
Thank you!
Visit to Umbro article
Posted by John Devlin
I’ve just posted an article about my recent visit to Umbro (not the new England away kit yet though of course!).
Click here to read it.
Poll: Favourite England Kit Ever
Posted by John Devlin
While we’re on the subject of polls, John suggested voting for the best England kit ever. I’ll try and get some illustrations up to remind everyone of the nation’s kits over the years but for now, just from memory what were the best and worst England kits in your opinion?
For me, the best without a doubt is the current home kit – an absolute classic in my view. The worst has to be the 92-93 pale blue third kit with the large ‘cartoony’ lion print. Although I have to say I wasn’t fond of the 94-95 away kit either – very dark red with a really floppy collar!
Poll: Favourite Premier League Kit 09-10
Posted by John Devlin
On the 09-10 kits blog page (http://www.truecoloursfootballkits.com/truecolours/09-10-kits-page) Adam had the great idea of getting some opinions on the best (and worst) 09-10 Premier League kits. Hope you don’t mind Adam but I thought it deserved its own page.
Over to you…lets hear about the 09-10 EPL kits you love and hate. To refresh your memory click here: http://www.truecoloursfootballkits.com/09-10-kits
New England away kit
Posted by John Devlin
I had the real privilege to be invited up to Umbro’s design studio in Manchester yesterday as part of a small group for a special presentation of the new England away kit by the designers themselves.
It was a wonderful evening as you can imagine and I will be posting a full write up of the event when the new kit is unveiled on the 3rd March.
I chatted at length to designers Aitor Throup and David Blanch (who is Umbro’s head kit designer) about the current England kits and the way Umbro are approaching kit design now. They were very open and answered all questions honestly which was fascinating. We also had the chance to rummage through the Umbro shirts archive!
Huddersfield Town Charity Kit 2009-10
Posted by John Devlin
There’s been loads of special charity shirts worn by clubs in the past few years. I’ve referred to a few of the higher profile ones in my recent article for the Umbro blog site.
But this worthwhile trend is also prevalent in the lower leagues. One of the most recent examples is this fine Huddersfield Town kit worn in their January 2010 home clash with Southend United. The club replaced their traditional blue and white stripes for the red and yellow colour scheme of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance to whom the Terriers have generously donated their standard home sponsorship package for the next three seasons. Its all part of the ‘Keep It Up’ campaign designed to raise the £7,200 a day needed to keep the lifesaving air ambulance service in operation.
The Mitre outfit followed the same design of the home and also included a red and yellow version of the Town badge. As with all similar kits special permission had to be sought from the Football League to wear the kit. Replica versions (all for the cause) are available from the club shop.
Worn in: The 2–1 win over Southend United
Worn by: Robbie Williams, Jordan Rhodes and Antony Kay.
To read more about the appeal and to lend support visit www.yorkshireairambulance.org.uk.
Thanks to Mark Jessop for the suggestion.
