DutchBorderer

Nubbad this 'un for FC Porto (obligatory cringy poses excluded). Think it'd be a much better look for Killie than Nike has been providing these past years.

It's being sold for 105 quid.... and that's just for the replica version.

'How do you want your sponsor?' 'Just f**k my shit up fam' Also a hearty guffaw at the yellow in the sponsor's logo, Norwich anyone?!

Copy+pasted from Macron's website, didn't highlight any words myself. Imagine buying a shirt that does not have 'a really important chromatic impact'!

I'm a regular contributor to HFK, probably my fave site on the web Regardless, the chap who is designing the new City crest goes by Ryan McGinnis; on his site he's made concept badges for a fictional Dundee City, an Accies redesign, and Ayr United. If anything, these give a small insight into what we can expect.

The press release says fans were consulted, but was anyone here canvassed?

Considering I'm the resident kit autist on P&B, what were the funkiest ones in the Czech leagues last season? Any clubs already announce their shirts for 18/19?

http://www.edinburghcityfc.com/2018/05/28/city-to-launch-new-club-crest/ Why though? I like the old one just fine, did anyone dislike it?

Sleeves in a darker tone would help, it's the single redeeming feature of Nike's overused vapour template and it works well for Stalybridge there too.

The left one reminds me of this top from Lithuania, except shittier; https://club25football.wordpress.com/2018/05/08/matchworn-fk-zalgiris-vilnius-2016-homeshirt/ Still not sure why Stevenage chose this angle;

Quite pleased with myself for nabbin' this 'un off eBay for just 25 GBP. It's actually more than I usually pay for squad signed tops for my blog but I really do like those one inch stripes (I paid attention to the discussion earlier). Any idea whether these tops will be retained for 18/19, or whether new ones will be introduced? Apparentely the club sold replicas with gold embroidery under the crest, but this one seems to lack it.

Shirt sponsorship raffles are a decent source of income for most smaller clubs, but there's always the risk of having your kit defaced by a gaudy yellow block which reads like it's advertising a gay bar;

Dios mio..... el monstruo amarillo.....

Walsall enter their second year of a three season contract with Erreà; the away shirt makes nice use of home colours; Stevenage, then, let fans vote on what their new shirts should be (can't blame Macron this time). A bespoke set of tops, even if they might be a bit much. Must be expensive though, as the front lad couldn't afford a set of boots;

Glad to see Arsenal endorses getting chopped up by machetes on holiday (I'm making a joke, okay). Sleeve bands already weren't a good idea, this just detracts a little more on top of it; Better pic of the Inverness tops;

I hadn't noticed that yet, my OCD is tickled. Hoffenheim's owner is the co-founder of SAP, so I don't doubt this was done on purpose. Inverness teasing half of their new tops; EDIT; the whole thing leaked already;

Hoffenheim, just a blue shirt, no gimmicks (surely this would work for Saint Johnstone too);

Just going to come out and say that Ross County's new home top is absolutely smashing, I love it! And that's coming from someone who loathes Macron. Shame about another recycling of that horrendous can't-believe-its-not-tartan template for the away shirt. Imagine signing a supply deal worth tens of millions of Pounds and then finding out you will have to wear pink captain's armbands (oh, I'm sorry, they are tiny red pinhoops) for a full season! Replicas go for 55 GBP, 'authentic' ones go for a cool 100. Arsenal confirmed this today; Puma continues their trend of giving Arsenal white shoulders, except they really went overboard this time. Not a good look at all as far as I'm concerned I hope it will be absolutely horrendous and unpopular just so I can finally buy a cheap Saints kit (tenner at the end of the season I hope). I came close to a Famous Grouse one once, but it was bought by a scalper before my very eyes. Bonus points if they got the VW on both asscheeks too

I dunno lad, this would be a good look for yous. Better than Joma at the very least;

Talking about Macron's tartan template, it was worn in yellow by Belgian champions Club Brugge in 17/18. For next season, Brugge (get out of here with your Bruges shite) will stick with Macron, donning a traditional home kit and a hooped affair away from home. White and red hoops might seem a strange choice, but I assume they are based on the city of Brugge's flag;

They are. First team to do so, I believe. I, for one, welcome the return of terrible taste and ridiculous patterns if only because it's better than the gunk Nike, adidas, and Puma have come up in recent seasons. Last year every Nike team played in the Vapour template.

A new supplier for Annan, who spent the past three years in the same Stanno designs. Never heard of the Halbro Sports, turns out it's a small brand from Horwich. The home kit looks brilliant, not to sure about the away though;

While McLaren was coach, the chairman and board went overboard in spending transfer fees and wages, banking on yearly qualification for the Champions League group stages; unfortunately for them, Ajax pipped them to the title the year after Twente had won, which meant Twente had a big fat gap in its budget. The board kept spending, while the stadium was also being expanded; during construction, a part of the roof collapsed and one or two workers died, which delayed things and cost the club another pretty penny. While all this was happening, Twente had also agreed to some shady deals with an investment group called Doyen, which would invest in players and make its money back plus a profit when players were sold. I believe both Dusan Tadic (Southampton) and Filip Kostic (HSV) were involved. Eventually, word on Twente's financial mismanagement got out, with a debt of some 40 million Euros (335 million GBP or so) to their name. The municipality and investors kept them alive, but the playing budget got slashed (still 4th in the country), and they then appointed one of the worst directors of football in the country (Jan van Halst). He signed a bunch of lightweights this season, fired the coach who was doing okayish with the unbalanced squad, and appointed Gertjan Verbeek, a coach known for being a hardass. 18 matches and one (!) win later, and Verbeek and van Halst were out, but it was too late to save the club from relegation. Not happening; Tweede Divisie teams have to upgrade their stadiums AND have 16 full time players in order to be allowed into the Eerste Divisie. None of the clubs, which aren't even semi-pro but fully amateur, have the slightest interest in committing this kind of financial seppuku, so don't expect any relegation/promotion unless a Colt team wins the Tweede Divisie (Vitesse will be in with a shout).

I am intensely satisfied by the relegation of Sparta Rotterdam; hardly do I ever cheer as hard as I do when that bunch go down. Their fans are the most stuck-up I've ever had the displeasure of running into, and the club itself is stuck in the past, thinking they're hot shit because they're the oldest pro club in the country and high class. Fortuna Sittard has a Turkish chairman, who has ties with a load of agents; slightly shady, but the guy has proven to be a miracle maker, taking Fortuna from the bottom of our second tier to promotion. I will gladly tip them forspot 13/14 in next season's Eredivisie. De Graafschap is a conundrum; they have incredible support in their part of the country, where they reign undisputedly. Their 12500 seat stadium is almost always filled to capacity, and is one of the hardest places to play in for the visiting team, with the fans always happy to intimidate and the seats nice and close to the pitch. Despite all this, the Superfarmers as they are known are a yo-yo club; this year, though, they have the best coach they could wish for, Henk de Jong, who lives and breathes the 'sturm und drang'-play the fans demand. They will no doubt be in the bottom three next season, but I hope they pull through and stick around because they are just a joy to have in the top flight. FC Emmen is the wild card; close to promotion a bunch of times, but never quite there. This time around, they happened upon a hapless Sparta, which was well-beaten across two legs. This is the first time a team from the province of Drenthe will be in the top flight, and I hope it will be a stimulant to both the club and the region. No one gave a dime for Heracles' chances when they got promoted in 2005, but they turned into a stable mid table club. Emmen have undisputed dominance in their area, like De Graafschap, and a good coach in Dick Lukkien, who isn't afraid to let his team take initiative against stronger (on paper) opponents. Relegation candidate #1 next season, but it'd be brilliant to see them establish themselves. They play in very decent kit too, an inverse of the Ajax shirt supplied by an old Dutch brand. I reckon VVV Venlo and Excelsior are pretty happy with the outcome of the relegation play-offs, but I wouldn't be surprised to see both in the relegation mix next season; both are losing their coaches, the sophomore year is always difficult in the Eredivisie (VVV is going into their second year), and Excelsior has the smallest budget, stadium, and fanbase of all 18 teams. Meanwhile, FC Twente is the juggernaut in the second tier (and will probably not survive being there for longer than a single year, they are already 40 million or so in debt), Roda JC way too big for that level as well, NEC eager to push for promotion again (backed by their sugar daddy), while Go Ahead Eagles will have a rebuilt squad and Sparta might be able to conjure up a decent squad as well. The horrid Colt teams will also be present to ruin what would otherwise be a fair competition, so it's promising to be an exciting season for sure. But who cares about that when SPARTA GOT RELEGATED! UP YOURS YOU p***kS! STAY DOWN THIS TIME!

'Grats to you lads; I own the old deckchair shirt from 2004/2005, played with yous in Football Manager before discovering Berwick. Really good to see the club return to the Prem after all the hardship following 2005/2006. Here's to sticking around for a while!