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Yup. Such a shame the stripes on arm aren't allowed to be continuous any more.

Arsenal get a long-sleeved version of their new kit. I'm hoping we get the same.

Man Utd 3rd shirt is also a banger:

Personally, I would have liked to see the 'fangs' done in silver to reference the 80s away shirts so many of us loved, and the round NUFn badge on the back of the neck to tie into that.

With reference to templates - with adidas and Nike, you will 100% get a template home shirt. However it is possible to put unique design elements into them to produce interesting shirts. The current Man Utd shirt is a good example with the sublimated rose pattern that covers the shirt. Likewise Arsenal with the lightning pattern. Unfortunately, from the leaks we've seen, there are zero unique design elements in the NUFC shirt which is why so many people find it very disappointing.

In my opinion I think its shit because: a) its exactly the same design as several other teams but with our colours. b) the curved bits on the side eating into the black diminishes our iconic black and white stripes. c) the one unique element, the retro badge, which isn't from a successful period of the club, isn't even visible when you wear it. d) it is neither a classic, timeless design (unlike Castores last two efforts) or a bold statement that could become a future classic (like 95/96), its just teamwear with our badges and sponsor stuck on it. e) there's no indication it had the slightest bit of thought or care put into it's creation. Just observations on the leaked images though, I hope I'm proved wrong.

Juventus 3rd shirt is an absolute touch of class.

And Crystal Palace

WE'VE DONE THAT! FACKING! THEY'VE DONE EVERYTHING WE TOLD THEM NOT TO DO!

Dear me, that doesn't even have any of the grey bits on it which I quite liked. And the 70s/80s badge just looks completely random. Whats the point of it only being visible if its on a hanger? If thats it we've been screwed by adidas this season, zero effort has gone into that.

When those chaps from adidas were showing Amanda and Co all the vintage stuff in the archives and pitching what great ideas they had, they concluded the meeting by announcing we'd be getting the Argentina shirt but in black and white.

That hoodie is the best lifestyle thing Castore made for us, glad I got the blue one I think that will be fondly remembered in years to come.

Just had a look in the club shop - in the words of Neville Hope its a pretty desperate place to be honest. First floor closed. Literally ONE adult home replica for sale, racks and racks of away and 3rd shirts and the worst 'lifestyle' kit we've ever had. No sponsorless shirts sadly. Looked a bit like Sports Direct in there to be fair.

Great article posted above. Surely Craig Buglass cannot possibly be talking about the 'Harvey Barnes' shirt which is the exact opposite of everything he says in that article. I have seen examples before where all the leaks have been completely wrong (adidas Juventus 22/23 being an example)....praying that's the case here.

They're celebrating their FA Cup defeat there, good grief.

All three of those are a crushing disappointment. A zero effort 100% template home shirt, away shirt a pale imitation of the 95 original thats worse in every single aspect, and a third shirt that mixes new and old in a way that has zero relevance to our history, that badge should be on a silver shirt not white and green.

Always thought it was a bit shoddy that the 95-96 shirts had 'Newcastle Football Club' written on the jock tag. Who signed off on that?

That article (if it's to be believed) says those are elite team templates tho.

https://www.footyheadlines.com/2023/12/newcastle-24-25-eqt-third-kit.html Footy Headlines reporting the same thing, no trefolil this year. BASTARDS!!!! God forbid if we were actually given what everyone wanted.

Negative. The 'Footy Headlines' website claimed we had been but theres been no actual evidence yet.

You have to obtain Elite status before you get the trefoil. I think it would be controversial if we were positioned with the adidas elite after this season.

If the real shirt looks like that it's a major disappointment- 100% template.

They did this one for me as well

I get the t shirt printing shop on Clayton Street to apply them with a heat press for me. Dont do it with an iron at home, it 100% will fall off if you wash it.

Negative, its a real ASICS shirt but I got the number set from ebay